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By its original and broadest definition, art (from the Latin ars, meaning "skill" or "craft") is the product or process of the effective application of a body of knowledge, most often using a set of skills; this meaning is preserved in such phrases as "liberal arts" and "martial arts". However, in the modern use of the word, which rose to prominence after 1750, “art” is commonly understood to be skill used to produce an aesthetic result (Hatcher, 1999). Britannica Online defines it as "the use of skill and imagination in the creation of aesthetic objects, environments, or experiences that can be shared with others"Britannica Online. By any of these definitions of the word, artistic works have existed for almost as long as humankind, from early pre-historic art to contemporary art.
Defining art
How best to define the term “art” is a subject of much contention; many books and journal articles have been published arguing over even the basics of what we mean by the term “art” (Davies, 1991 and Carroll, 2000). Theodor Adorno claimed in 1969 “It is self-evident that nothing concerning art is self-evident any more.” (Danto, 2003). Indeed, it is not even clear anymore who has the right to define art. Artists, philosophers, anthropologists, and psychologists all use the notion of art in their respective fields, and give it operational definitions that are not very similar to each others.
Nonetheless we can make some progress towards defining art in its most everyday senses. The first broadest sense of “art” is the one that has stayed closest to the older Latin meaning, which roughly translates to "skill" or "craft", and also from an Indo-European root meaning "arrangement" or "to arrange". In this sense, art is whatever is described as having undergone a deliberate process of arrangement by an agent. A few examples where this meaning proves very broad include artifact, artificial, artifice, artillery, medical arts, and military arts. However, there are many other colloquial uses of the word, all with some relation to its etymology.
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The Refrigerator Art Contest - Five submissions are picked each week for a contest. Winners pictures' are posted in the hall of fame.
Amazing Kids Artists Gallery - Sponsors art contests and provides kids a place to post their artwork.
Art Kids - Includes virtual gallery, sketchbooks, coloring books, puzzles, games, and hints and tips.
Arts and Kids - This site displays children's art on the web. You can play puzzles and win prizes. Any child can contribute art for print and web publication at no cost.
Meta Description: [ Kids art available for viewing online! Check out our daily art puzzle contest and win a deluxe watercolor set! ]
Avis First Gallery - A gallery of portraits, landscapes, still-life, and sports art work by Avis Lupovitch.
BooksAlive - County Public Library's online magazine for and by kids features reviews and original art, poetry, and stories.
Cave Wall Paintings - Re-creations of prehistoric paintings found on cave walls throughout France.
Meta Description: [ Eastchester Middle School students simulate prehistoric cave paintings, reproducing mankind's earliest artistic expressions using the lastest electronic technologies. ]
Dragons: Sculptures - Dragons depicted in original clay sculptures. Sculpted by Middle School Students.
Global Children's Art Gallery - Online art gallery with pictures from children age 1 to 12 from around the world. Free scanning is provided if needed.
Global Show-n-Tell - A virtual art gallery of children's original artwork, displayed in galleries for ages 0-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 and 13-17.
International Child Art Foundation (ICAF) - Promotes children's art, imagination, and creativity among kids around the world.
Kids Art - Prize-giving site where children of all ages can show their art and schools, hospitals, clubs and groups can have their own galleries.
Kids Art And Poems - Features art and poems for children by children, art contest and several posters.
Meta Description: [ Kids art gallery and poetry by children. Interesting facts and pictures of different animals, places, and people. This is a family-friendly site! ]
Kids' Space - Educational site devoted to fostering the creativity in kids of all ages around the world. Share your stories, pictures, and musical compositions.
Meta Description: [ Of Kids, by Kids and for Kids! An educational learning site devoted to bringing out the creativity in Kids of all ages around the world. Share your stories, pictures, and musical compositions! ]
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LACMA Nexgen Arts - Los Angeles County Museum of Arts offering art exhibition and membership information.
Mad About Art - Charity trying to unite children around the world in understanding and fighting HIV and AIDS through art and education.
Meta Description: [ About the Mad About Art organisation ]
OncoLink - Gallery of pediatric oncology patients' artwork.
Meta Description: [ Hope and help for patients, loved ones and friends of cancer patients. ]
PapaInk - Large collection of different styles of artwork organized by theme.
Meta Description: [ how to become an artist. artist and children. museum. childhood. art. gallery. ]
Romanian Kids Art - Displays the artwork of students from Timisoara, Romania.
Meta Description: [ Romanian Children Art Works ]
Sports Snapshots - Middle School Students paint about sports.
Meta Description: [ Here are Sports Snapshots from Eastchester Middle School. ]
Superclown Children's Art Gallery - A non-profit art gallery dedicated to honoring children's imagination through on-site and community exhibits.
TeleCommunity Project - Features computer art and computer graphics by young people who participate in a community outreach project in Pittsburgh.
Meta Description: [ TeleCommunity is an outreach studio activity for kids. ]
The Lost Dream of America - American children's art in response to the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks.
TheYouth Online Club's Kids Artroom - Allows users to create their own electronic masterpieces, then e-mail them to friends and family.
Meta Description: [ The Youth Online Club - Virtual Artroom - Create your own eCards! ]
Ukita Art Museum - Virtual gallery showcases the work of elementary school children in Japan.
What's Best 'Bout Easchester - Middle School Students paint life in a New York City suburban town.
Meta Description: [ What's best 'bout living in Eastchester, NY? Middle school students respond pictorially. ]
Whimsical Sculptures - Functional ceramic containers decorated with surface designs of an animal or human figure that suggest movements and whimsy. Created by eighth grade students.
Meta Description: [ Ceramic containers with a whimsical character are created by the students of Eastchester Middle School. ]
Youth Wildlife Art Contest - Annual NRA-sponsored event open to students in grades 1-12(including home-schoolers).
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