Step inside Artopia's Media Arts lobby! Students can learn about media arts history by exploring Art History. Under Be a Media Critic, students are guided on how to closely examine a variety of media types like television, radio, photography and film. In Meet an Artist, watch videos of artists at work.
Please note many of the web videos include transcripts.
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Flipping from image to image very quickly creates the illusion of movement. Have you ever played with a flipbook? Try out this drag n' drop game.
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Maria Manhattan talks about her apple paintings and the importance of having a studio.
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Maria Manhattan talks about her process of designing the Artopia art cards. Check out the art cards below: Dance Art Cards Media Arts Cards Music Art Cards Painting Art Cards Sculpture Art Cards...
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Maria Manhattan explains her art philosophy and how we should embrace our own art styles.
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Artopia is a comprehensive Web-based arts experience designed for middle school students, covering the visual and performing arts. South Carolina Standards Sub-series Supplementary Content Dance Dance...
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Illustration by Maria Manhattan 1954-present Cindy Sherman was born on January 19, 1954 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey and was raised on Long Island. She earned a B.A. in Fine Arts from the State...
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Cecil J. Williams did a great deal of civil rights photography. Even as a young boy, before he understood what was going on, he took many important photographs.
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Cecil J. Williams is a native of Orangeburg, South Carolina. He began taking documentary photographs of his community at the age of nine. By 15, he was working professionally as a freelancer for Jet...
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Maria Manhattan shows how she adds color and shadow to bring her computer drawing more to life.
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Drop and drag the scenes around to create a storyboard.
