Mrs. O teaches the 4th grade lesson on Matisse to a group of senior women in San Diego! In a quaint community in North County San Diego, a group of senior women gathered eagerly for a lesson on the renowned artist Henri Matisse, led by none other than Mrs. O, a beloved art teacher and…
Artful Reading “A picture is worth a thousand words.” “A good story inspires countless works of art.” The above sayings illustrate the close connection between art and literacy. Arts Attack’s new Artful Reading series is designed to demonstrate this connection to elementary and middle school students. The series consists of 12 bundles of 10 read-a-loud…
Art Around the World with Mrs. O : Spain Mrs. O recently visited Spain. One of her first stops was to sit on this wall overlooking Toledo. She wanted to see the view painted by El Greco sometime between 1596 and 1600. Here you see the painting by El Greco which now hangs in the…
JANUARY 2024 UPDATE Prop 28, also known as The Arts and Music in Schools – Funding Guarantee and Accountability Act, aims to bring about substantial changes in the California education system. Proposition 28 has the potential to significantly impact the education landscape in the state. In this blog post, we will discuss the key…
SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT! Arts Attack had a wonderful opportunity to visit our Spotlight School this month! Roosevelt Elementary School in Santa Monica, CA has been using Arts Attack for many years. One teacher told us this is her 17th year teaching Arts Attack. We were lucky to visit during their spring art show and saw so…
Marvelous Masters MARVELOUS MASTERS by Arts Attack is a program that focuses solely on teaching students about some of the great artists, teaching the artistic style of these artists, and having the students create original artworks in that style. It is designed for students and teachers who want a strong focus on the artists, as…
Art In the Afternoon Art in the Afternoon is a smaller version of the award-winning ARTS ATTACK visual art curriculum. It is designed for those after school programs that do not have the time available to teach a full year’s curriculum, but wish to implement a cost-effective easy-to-teach, high-quality art program as an enrichment activity…
Introduction to Art The video-based Introduction to Art series is a cost-effective way to get started with the Arts Attack curriculum. Each grade consists of 12 lessons with a 1-Year subscription designed for use in a single classroom by the classroom teacher, art teacher or parent art docent. These courses can be taught by teachers…
Students really learn about the Great Masters with this program! The Great Masters Virtual Museum is an art appreciation and art history supplement to the Arts Attack curricula. It is organized into seven galleries: American Art Renaissance Art and the Dutch Masters Impressionism Post-Impressionism Cubism and Fauvism Expressionism and Surrealism, and the School of Paris…
Youth Art Month is a celebration of the visual arts! The 2021/2022 theme is “Art Connects Us”. Youth Art Month exists to: Recognize art education as a viable factor in the total education curriculum that develops citizens of a global society. Recognize art is a necessity for the full development of better quality of life…
Art Around the World with Mrs. O: Beyond van Gogh Mrs. O had the wonderful opportunity to visit this truly spectacular event right in her home town! The Vincent van Gogh San Diego is an experience that allows you to immerse yourself in Van Gogh’s artwork like you’ve never seen it before. In an imaginative and…
Arts Attack Teacher of the Month! The Arts Attack Curriculum has been taught in classrooms, virtual classrooms, after-school programs, co-ops, and homeschool settings for over 20 years. There have been so many wonderful teachers, parents, and volunteers who have used our program to bring the arts to education. We thank all of them and would…