VanGo is a travelling art museum sponsored by Gateway Center for the Arts in DeBary, Florida. VanGo connects art and artists from our community to people, cultures and art all over the world.

VanGo displays works of art including paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures and photography. This is what is called visual art. Visual art can be two-dimensional like a drawing or painting, or three-dimensional, like a sculpture.

Question: What other kinds of art are there?
Answer: Drama, Music, Dance, Poetry, Literature

VanGo will be coming to visit. During the visit, please look carefully at the art works. Everyone will have an opportunity to discuss their ideas with VanGos Teaching Artist, Ms. Sandy Fraser. She will be bringing the exhibit and leading a fun art activity afterward.

Things to think about before VanGo visits:
• Do all people all over the world make art?
• Have people been making art for a long time?
• People have different ideas about what is and is not art. What do you think is art?
• How important is it for people and societies to have and to make art?
• People write stories and poetry, make pictures and sculptures, sing, dance and act to express their thoughts and ideas. How do you express yourself?

  Teachers and Group Leaders:
  VanGo emphasizes the use of interaction and discussion to learn about art and as a means of developing critical thinking skills. VanGos exhibit is designed to encourage interaction, discussion and acute observation rather than arriving at right answers.

  Printable follow-up activity sheets:  (Will open in a new window / tab.)

  My Museum   Favorite Work of Art    Dear Artist

  Links to online art activities:  (Will open in a new window / tab.)

  Getty Museum - Getty Games

  National Gallery of Art - NGA Kids

  Museum of Modern Art - Destination Modern Art (for kids age 5-8)

  Museum of Modern Art - Red Studio (for teens)

  Artpad

  Art Institute of Chicago - Curious Corner

  Nick Jr. - Art Games

  iknowthat.com - The Arts

  Matisse for Kids

  ArtEdventures - Primary Games - Intermediate Games

  Inside Art - An Adventure in Art History

  A. Pintura: Art Detective

  Albright-Knox Art Gallery - Games Gallery

  Mr. Picassohead

  Tate Museum - Tate Kids

  Denver Art Museum - Wacky Kids

  Smart Museum of Art - Smartkids

  Artsology - Free Online Games

  National Museum of Wildlife Art - Games

  
  

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