Artopia is a comprehensive web-based arts experience designed for middle school students, covering the visual and performing arts. The following list offers quick links to Artopia's various sections.
Please note many of the web videos include transcripts.
Dance
Art History
- Dance - One Minute Art Lesson
- Bill T. Jones
- Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers
- Isadora Duncan
- Jerome Robbins
- Katherine Dunham
- Mikhail Baryshnikov
- Ping Chong
- Savion Glover
Be A Dance Critic
- Dance Word Bank
- Dance - Write About It Worksheet For Google Docs
- A Closer Look: Suspended Falls
- Dance Of The Warriors
- Danza Del Venado
- Peg Leg Bates
- Suspended Fall
Meet Dancer
The Studio
- Floor Paths (requires Flash Player)
- The Language Of Dance (requires Flash Player)
Media Arts
Art History
- Media Arts - One Minute Art Lesson
- Cindy Sherman
- Frances Marion
- Mariko Mori
- Mary Pickford
- Nam June Paik
- Spike Lee
- The Lumière Brothers
- Thomas Edison
Be a Media Critic (TV, Film, Radio and Photography)
- Critical Viewing: Cigarette Ads Worksheet For Google Docs
- Media Arts - Write About It Worksheet For Google Docs
- Media Arts Word Bank | Artopia
- Media Arts: Film And TV Word Bank | Artopia
- Media Arts: Photography Word Bank | Artopia
- Critical Viewing: Cigarette Ads | Artopia
- How To Be A Critical Viewer | Artopia (requires Flash Player)
Meet a Media Artist
The Studio
Music
Art History
- Music - One Minute Art Lesson
- Celia Cruz
- Hugh Masekela
- Igor Stravinsky
- Louis Armstrong
- Maria Callas
- Mary Lou Williams
- Scott Joplin
- Woody Guthrie
- Music - Write About It Worksheet For Google Docs
- Music Word Bank
- A Closer Look - 1812 Overture
- A Closer Look - Concert In The Park
Meet a Musician
The Studio
Painting
Art History
- Painting - One Minute Art Lesson
- Alice Neel
- Andy Warhol
- Frida Kahlo
- Georgia O’Keeffe
- Jackson Pollock
- Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Kara Walker
- Marc Chagall
- Mary Cassatt
- Pablo Picasso
- Salvador Dali
- Xu Bing
- Compare And Contrast Two Paintings
- Elements Of Design: The Piebald Horse
- Painting - Write About It Worksheet For Google Docs
- Painting Word Bank
Meet a Painter
The Studio
- How Do You Make A Painting? (requires Flash Player)
- Working With A Grid (requires Flash Player)
Sculpture
Art History
- Sculpture - One Minute Art Lesson
- Alison Saar
- Antoni Gaudí
- Camille Claudel
- Constantin Brancusi
- David Hammons
- Marisol Escobar
- Maya Lin
- Richard Serra
- Compare And Contrast Two Sculptures
- Elements Of Design: Isamu Noguchi - Kouros
- Principles Of Design: Isamu Noguchi - Kouros
- Sculpture - Write About It Worksheet For Google Docs
- Sculpture Word Bank
Meet a Sculptor
The Studio
- Carving A Figure Out Of Wood (requires Flash Player)
- How Do You Make A Cast? (requires Flash Player)
- Modeling A Head From Clay (requires Flash Player)
- The Lost Wax Process
Theater
Art History
- Theater - One Minute Art Lesson
- Anton Chekov
- August Wilson
- Eugene O' Neill
- Garcia Lorca
- Lillian Hellman
- Lorraine Hansberry
- Suzan-Lori Parks
- Tennessee Williams
Be a Theater Critic
- Theater - Write About It Worksheet For Google Docs
- Theater Word Bank
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Pinnochio
- The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow
- The Trojan Women
- Write A Theater Review (requires Flash Player)
Meet an Artist
The Stage
- Costume Shop: Fashion In Shakespeare's Time (requires Flash Player)
- Dressing Room: How To Make An Actor Look Older (requires Flash Player)
- Learning About The Stage And Auditions (requires Flash Player)
- Learning About The Stage: Acting Areas Diagram
- Learning About The Stage: Body Positions Diagram
- Learning About The Stage: The Proscenium Stage
- Lighting Studio
- Scene Shop: How To Build A Set (requires Flash Player)
- Sound Studio (requires Flash Player)
