All videos are short clips unless otherwise noted; most of these I have used for bell ringers or for inspirational purposes in my middle and high school classes. I started this collection when I taught exclusively 6th, 7th, and 8th grades, but have expanded it since. Now I teach PK-12 grade! I have previewed these for the most part and have found nothing inappropriate, but make sure you check the site, first! You never know!
Most of the below videos marked as suitable for middle school or Art I would also be useful for upper elementary, probably grades 4-6. Some videos are marked as suitable for high school; these would not likely hold the attention of middle school students.
VIDEO COLLECTIONS:
- Fresh Artists, Cool Jobs, YouTube channel
- Mastercrafts, novices learn from master craftsmen in Great Britain; glass, wood, stone, metal, fibers, one hour episodes, high school
- Bob Ross, The Joy of Painting, YouTube Channel, 25 minute episodes
- Artedguru's video resources; comprehensive listing
- The Pop-Up Channel, Youtube; features tutorials about making pop-up paper art
- My Favorite Art Videos Under Five Minutes, Kristine Daniels, Drawn To Teaching
- Ted Talks - The Arty Teacher, Ted Talks for art teachers collection by Sarah Crowther
PAINTERS:
- Chuck Close, Note To Self, CBS Sunday Morning, Youtube
- Pop Artist Roy Lichtenstein, CBS Sunday Morning, Youtube
- Wayne Thiebaud, Youtube, Wayne Thiebaud, CBS Sunday Morning Interview, YouTube
- Salvador Dali at the MOMA, Artrageous with Nate, YouTube (features The Persistence of Memory)
- Salvadore Dali, Who's Line Is It Anyway? (celebrity appearance on the game show, 1957), YouTube
- Salvador Dali & Walt Disney Collaborative; "Destino," 1946, animated (some implied nudity), YouTube
- Rene Magritte; CBS Sunday Morning, YouTube
- Op Art Elementary, short explanation with images, by Rosio Padilla, YouTube (grades 4-8)
- Pablo Picasso, What is Cubism?, short video by SouthCityProud, YouTube (grades 3-7)
- Callen Schaub; paint pour artist (contemporary artist), Facebook video, YouTube video
- Vincent and the Doctor, Doctor Who clip of Van Gogh visiting a 2010 art museum
- Van Gogh On Dark Water, marbleing technique by Garip Ay, YouTube
- The unexpected math behind Van Gogh's "Starry Night" - Natalya St. Clair, TEDed, YouTube
- Lust For Life, 1956, YouTube, 2 hour film about the life of Van Gogh (contains many scenes of heavy drinking as well as the suicide of Vincent at the end - view first before showing students), high school... I recommend only showing clips from the movie even for high school
- Mondrian Animation, YouTube (set to Jazz music)
- Thijme Termaat, I Paint, YouTube
- Pop bang auto drawings by artist Ian Cook, YouTube
- Jesse Reno, jessreno.com
- Laurel Burch
- The Garden, by Joan Miro, animated
- Joan Miro, Brief Biography and Paintings
- Kandinsky Painting, 1926, YouTube
- Miles Davis, Flamenco Sketches, Alma Thomas, YouTube; this video is a 10 minute compilation of jazz music accompanying slow shots of Alma Thomas' beautiful abstract paintings
- Iris Scott paints "Francesca" using just her fingertips, YouTube
CERAMICS:
- Icheon Ceramics, Korea: wheel throwing, YouTube
- Icheon Ceramics (ver.2): Korean potter carves wheel thrown forms, YouTube
- Sculpting With Philippe Faraut, clay bust of a cowboy, YouTube
- Geometry In The Clay Portrait, Philippe Faraut, YouTube
- The Making of Wedgewood, 1958, YouTube
- From Clay To Mosaics, Moroccan artists, YouTube
- The Great Pottery Throwdown, (YouTube preview) television series about competing potters on BBC, one hour episodes
- Thematic Coil Pot or Piece-Decorative Coil Construction Techniques Demo for Ceramics I, YouTube
SCULPTURE:
- Janet Echelman: Taking Imagination Seriously, Ted Talk
- Andy Goldsworthy Rivers and Tides, Youtube
- Anthony Howe's Otherworldly Kinetic Sculptures, Youtube
- A Fold Apart: Origamist Robert Lang's Incredible Paper Creations, YouTube
- Sculpting With Philippe Faraut, clay bust of a cowboy, YouTube
- Geometry In The Clay Portrait, Philippe Faraut, YouTube
- Paper Mache Equinox Dragon, Gourmet Paper Mache, YouTube
- Alexander Calder; brief introduction
- My Creations, A New Form Of Life; Theo Jansen's Beach Animals, YouTube
- Chinese Paper Sculptures, busts carved out of stretchable layers of paper, YouTube
- Bronze Casting Step By Step, Colossal
- The Making of Sunflowers, London Glassblowing
- The Making of a Roman Silver Cup; Khan Academy
RECYCLED ART:
- Steel Drums in Trinidad & Tobago, YouTube, (From "Recycled - Reseen, Folk Art From the Global Scrap Heap")
- How To Sit on Burning Tires, Nigerian artists turn trash into treasure, YouTube
- Made in Kenya; Recycled Flip Flops, artists use old flip flops to sculpt toys and various other objects, YouTube
- Toronto Nurse Uses Discarded Medical Packaging To Make Massive Tribute Mural, YouTube
- Washed Ashore Project, YouTube
- The Making of a Marlin; Costa Sunglasses and Washed Ashore, YouTube
- Kathleen Plate Uses Recycled Bottles To Create Chandeliers For Chick-fil-A Restaurants, littlethings.com (Smart Glass Art, Atlanta)
DRAWING:
- Jerica Hunt's Playlist of Still Life Drawing Tutorials on YouTube
- Watch Witchblade Artist Marc Silvestri Sketch The Darkness, (comic book character), YouTube, Mr. Silvestri thinks out loud as he draws, explaining why he does what he does
- Mark Crilley, YouTube channel, drawing tutorials (middle school or Art I)
- Figure Drawing; thevirtualinstructor.com, good video for middle or high school, (no nudity), YouTube
- Figure Drawing Playlist, YouTube
- Daily Monster; the artist uses ink drips to start interesting designs for monsters (middle school or Art I)
- Abstract Art Doodle; by Frank Curkovic
Value/Light & Shadow Examples:
- Drawing a Sphere With Pencil, Gavin O'Donnell, YouTube
- Drawing a Realistic Glass of Water , YouTube (anamorphic art)
- How To Draw Realistic Drops of Water, Tutodraw, YouTube
- How To Draw Marbles, Leonardo Pereznieto, YouTube
PORTRAIT DRAWING:
- Hair, Lips, and Eye Color Pencil Time Lapse, Mira Que Video, Facebook
- How To Draw A Realistic Eye, Malen Zeichnen, YouTube
- DOs & DON'Ts: How to Draw Realistic Eyes Step by Step, Makoccino, YouTube
- Do's & Dont's: How to Draw Realistic Hair, for high school
- Do's & Dont's of Drawing Hair, for middle school or Art I
- Pen & Ink Hair Tutorial, Alphonso Dunn, 26 minute video shows how to draw a variety of hair styles and types
PAINTING:
- 13 Watercolor Techniques, Mr. Otter Art Studio, Youtube (great tutorial for middle and high school)
- One Minute Art Lesson; the History of Painting, knowitall.org
LINEAR PERSPECTIVE:
- Understanding 1, 2, & 3 Point Perspective in Under One Minute
- Art Student Guide; One Point Perspective Drawing; this article has an extensive tutorial with how-to videos and multiple examples of drawings
- Linear Perspective tutorial by art teacher Lex Gaduski, 37 minutes, YouTube
- iDraw
- 2 Point Perspective, paper clip trick, George Architect, YouTube
- How To Draw 3 Point Perspective, rubber band trick, George Architect, YouTube
- Julian Beaver; 3D street art
- One point perspective time lapse drawing
- Below: "Behind the Scenes With David Hockney" (with Penn and Teller)
PHOTOGRAPHY:
- Impossible Photography, Ted Talk, Erik Johansson
- Charles Moore; I Fight With My Camera, (27 minutes), photographer captures images from Civil Rights movement, YouTube
- Rescue Film Project: 31 Rolls of Film by a WWII officer, YouTube
- 6 photographers tell man's life story in 6 different ways, prove perception is everything, Mashable.com
PRINTMAKING:
- Printmaking Video Clips; Mrs. Nichols' Classroom Blog, collection
- Fabric and Wallpaper Designs in 1968, The Art of Wonderment, Youtube
ARCHITECTURE:
- Maya Lin; A Strong Clear Vision, (trailer), PBS documentary not available online, 68 minutes, this video tells the story of Maya Lin's journey to win the Vietnam Memorial design contest, the prejudice she experienced, and then how she went on to become a world famous architect and artist. I found this video at the library and showed it to my 8th graders and they were quite attentive!
- Samuel Mockbee, Rural Studio, Andrew Freear, dir., (Auburn University), "Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter," Rural Studio: Love Stories, Youtube, Encyclopedia of Alabama biography
ART STYLES:
- Gardens, Flowers, and a Lavender Iris Through the Eyes of Four Painters, Rachel Wintemberg, The Helpful Art Teacher
- FOUR DISNEY BACKGROUND ARTISTS PAINT A TREE IN THEIR OWN ICONIC STYLES, YouTube (This Artist Made Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" Enchanting - and Nearly Impossible To Animate, article about Eyvind Earle, by Abigail Cain, artsy.net)
.......videos featuring art historical styles:
- Best Animated Title Sequence and Credits Wall E, this video clip is an animation of art historical styles from ancient to Post-Impressionism
- Pop Art Lesson for Kids and Teens, (Andy Warhol is the focus), YouTube
CREATIVITY:
- Your Creative Bank Account, Jake Parker, YouTube
- Steal Like An Artist, TED Talk, Austin Kleon
- Alike, YouTube animated short film (8 minutes) showing a father who is taught by his son to value creativity, saving them both from smothering and mundane routines
- Dan Rozin Makes Mirrors From Most Anything He Can Find, Bored Panda on Facebook, smoothware.com, artist's website
MATH & ART:
- A Fold Apart: Origamist Robert Lang's Incredible Paper Creations, YouTube
- Doodling in Math: Spirals, Fibonacci, and Being a Plant (1 of 3), by Vihart, YouTube
- The Mathematical Art of MC Escher, YouTube
- The Art of the Impossible; MC Escher and Me, YouTube
- Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land, YouTube
- The Dot and the Line; A Romance in Lower Mathematics, YouTube
- Nature By Numbers: Fibonacci Sequence Animated, educateinspirechange.org, Vimeo
- Nature by Numbers; Fibonacci Sequence Animate, YouTube
- Pixar: The Math Behind the Movies, Tony DeRose, Ted-Ed, YouTube
- The unexpected math behind Van Gogh's "Starry Night" - Natalya St. Clair, TEDed, YouTube
CHARACTER EDUCATION:
- Chuck Close, Note To Self, CBS Sunday Morning, YouTube
- Finished Not Perfect, Jake Parker, Youtube
- Caine's Arcade, about ingenuity and kindness, Youtube
- Dove Real Beauty Sketches, Youtube
- Brene Brown on Empathy, animated short illustrates the difference between sympathy and empathy
- Terry Crews On Gratitude, the Tonight Show, Youtube (Terry Crews played professional football and is now an entertainer...he is also an accomplished photorealistic painter and author)
- Terry Crews On Being An Artist, Jimmy Kimmel Live
GROWTH VS. FIXED MINDSET:
- The Power of Belief - Mindset and Success, Eduardo Briceno, TED Talk, Youtube, recommended for high school or middle school
- Famous Failures, Youtube
- Ira Glass on the Creative Process, Youtube
- Finished, Not Perfect, Jake Parker, Youtube
ART HISTORY:
- One Minute Art Lesson, a short history of painting, knowitall.org
- The Dordogne, France: Lascaux's Prehistoric Cave Paintings, Rick Steve's Europe, YouTube
- Visit the Cave; Lascaux, official French Lascaux website guided tour
- Mondrian, (animated short) set to jazz music, 1978, by Sheila Graber, YouTube
- Snap, Crackle, POP - 5 Important Pop Artists, Brian Reverman, YouTube (middle school)
- AP Art History; overview of thought provoking questions, Youtube
- PBS - Castle - David Macaulay, Youtube
- Ancient Greek Vase Production and the Black Figure Technique, Youtube
- China's Ghost Army, National Geographic documentary, YouTube, 45 minutes
- Rare 100 Year Old Films Capture Monet, Degas, and Renoir, Huff Post Arts and Culture
- What Is Abstract Art?, Frank Curkovic, Youtube
CRAFTSMANSHIP:
- Hungarian Chef Turns Ordinary Cookies Into Stunning Embroidery-Inspired Art, Bored Panda
- Master Penman Jake Weidmann, shareably.net
- Critique & Feedback; Austin's Butterfly, about re-working a drawing to make it as accurate as possible, Youtube, features elementary students but suitable for any age
CAREERS IN ART:
- Wallace & Gromit - How They Donut - The Making of A Matter of Loaf and Death, YouTube, 20 minutes
- MHRD Careers In Art, Youtube
- The Making of Snow White, Youtube, 39 minutes
- The Making of Fantasia, YouTube, 47 minutes
- A Diamond In the Rough: The Making of Aladdin, YouTube, 71 minutes
- Tale As Old As Time; The Making of Beauty and the Beast, YouTube, 51 minutes
- Pixar Animation Studios playlist, Youtube ("Pixar in a Box," Khan Academy)
ADVOCACY:
- Encourage Creativity - Teach the Arts, Americans For the Arts, Youtube
- Why the Arts Matter, Nebraska public schools, Youtube (28 minutes)
- Art Speaks, Springfield Public Schools
- Student Success, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, YouTube (why we need art in schools)
MISCELLANEOUS:
- The Artist's Mind - Developing the Habits of An Artist, Brian Reverman, YouTube
- What Makes a Hero? Matthew Winkler, TedEd, explains the hero myth throughout time, across cultures
- A LEGO Brickumentary, YouTube trailer, 2015 documentary about the history of Legos
- Greek Designer Creates Uncomfortable Unusable Objects, theculturetrip.com
- Step Into A Miniature World of Animated Paper Wildlife, National Geographic
- Dust My Shoulders Off, music video by Jane Zhang, features famous paintings
- The Elements of Art, an animated film by Kyle Busse, YouTube
- Elements of Art and Principles of Design, YouTube
- Color In Motion by Maria Claudia Cortez, Youtube
- 8 Optical Illusions to Freak Out Your Brain, YouTube
- Kim Beck, Frotage Artist, PBS Art Assignment, YouTube
- Wintergatan - Marble Machine (music instrument using 2000 marbles), YouTube
- Dia de los Muertos, Animated Short Film, Whoo Kazoo, YouTube
- 6 photographers tell man's life story in 6 different ways, prove perception is everything, Mashable.com
- A Sketchy History of Pencil Lead, Youtube
- How It's Made; Coloured Pencils, YouTube
21 Media Resources to Use in Your Elementary or Middle School Art Room, by Amanda Heyn, theartofed.com
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