TED Talks
TED: How our friendship survives our opposing politics | Caitlin Quattromani and Lauran Arledge
Can you still be friends with someone who doesn't vote the same way as you? For Caitlin Quattromani and Lauran Arledge, two best friends who think very differently about politics, the outcome of the 2016 uS presidential election could...
Crash Course
The Parable of the Sower: Crash Course Literature 406
This week, John is teaching you about the near-future dystopia in Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower. Parable of the Sower tells the story of Lauren Oya Olamina, and her life growing up in a post-climate change, semi-lawless America....
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Attaching Forms for a Ceramic Sculpture
Middle School Art demo and tutorial on how to slip, score, and smooth when attaching pieces of clay together for an Abstract Ceramic Sculpture! I use this lesson with my 40 minute 7th grade classes. KEEP CREATING! :)
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Out of the Mouths of Apes: Teeth Provide Insight on Evolution
Whats a biological anthropologist from George Washington University doing teamed with a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) materials researcher? Together, they study the teeth of great apes to support the theory that...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Abstract Ceramic Sculpture
7th grade classes are creating small, non-representational or abstract sculptures containing at least 10 forms. For CLAY, I always use Amaco White Art Low Fire Clay. For GLAZE, I like Amaco's F Series low fire glazes for SOLID colors Or...
Espresso Media
Exploring Antibes: Art, History, and a Picasso Collection
In this video, the viewer is taken on a tour of Antibes, a beautiful town on the French Riviera. The town is rich in art, both old and contemporary, and the viewer is taken to a ceramic shop owned by a Picasso collector. The video also...
TED Talks
Luke Syson: How I learned to stop worrying and love "useless" art
Luke Syson was a curator of Renaissance art, of transcendent paintings of saints and solemn Italian ladies -- Very Serious Art. And then he changed jobs, and inherited the Met's collection of ceramics -- pretty, frilly, "useless"...
ARTiculations
What Exactly is the Decorative Arts? | ARTiculations
What is the Decorative Arts and what are some of the problems with its definition? #withcaptions For more videos and blog posts - visit: http://www.articulations.co You can also follow me on: Instagram:...
Ancient Lights Media
China: Arts
Video Atlas of Asia: This clip takes a look at some of China's traditional arts.
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Glazing Your Bowl
Learn how we glaze our ceramic bowls at Brambleton Middle School! This video makes explaining the glazing process fast, simple, and easy to understand. For CLAY, I always use Amaco White Art Low Fire Clay. For GLAZE, I like Amaco's F...
Curated Video
Organizing Ideas for a Persuasive Essay
In this video, the teacher explains how to organize ideas for a persuasive essay using a short plan. The teacher emphasizes the importance of defending the thesis statement and provides examples of supporting reasons and details for each...
Curated Video
Kintsugi: The Art of Embracing Damage
On the Japanese mending practice of Kintsugi. To discuss this further, follow me on tumblr and use the Ask Me Anything feature here: http://thenerdwriter.tumblr.com/ And you can follow me on twitter here: http://bit.ly/Sk3b5H Video...
The Met
Ancient Peruvian Whistling Vessel
Animation showing the interior and air flow in an ancient Peruvian whistling vessel. Produced in association with "Design for Eternity: Architectural Models from the Ancient Americas," on view October 26, 2015–September 18, 2016....
The Met
Americans and the Porcelain City Part 4
In honor of the installation Evolution of Chinese Ceramics and Their Global Influence, this March 3, 2013 Sunday at the Met focuses on the influence that the city of Jingdezhen, China has had on contemporary artists. Artists Wayne Higby,...
The Met
Fired by Passion: Vienna Baroque Porcelain of Claudius Innocentius Du Paquier—An Introduction
Learn more about the exhibition "Imperial Privilege: Vienna Porcelain of Du Paquier, 1718 - 44" on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art September 22, 2009 - March 21, 2010. http://tinyurl.com/yjmulcr Listen to co-curators Jeffrey...
TED-Ed
History’s Deadliest Colors
Zounds! Who'da thunk it? Colors can be deadly. Viewers learn about the dangers of white (lead), green (radium and cupric hydrogen arsenic), and orange (uranium oxide) pigments used in clothing, ceramics, and home decor.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Islamic Art: Qa'a: The Damascus Room
This video [6:39] discusses the Reception Room (Qa'a), Ottoman period, 1119 a.h. / 1707 a.d., Damascus, Syria, poplar, gesso relief with gold and tin leaf, glazes and paint; cypress, poplar, walnut, black mulberry, mother-of-pearl,...
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Mia: Chinese Dynasty Guide: Han Dynasty
Watch the video of Robert Jacobsen talking about the Han Dynasty, focusing especially on trade during that time. You can also click on pieces of art on the left of the page to get more information.