Websites for background information:

• Japanese Art (Galleries and History)
• Japanese Art-- Extensive virtual exhibits in "Art of Samurai," metalwork, netsuke, sagemono, lacquer, painting, ceramics, and sculpture
• Japanese Art Internet and Curriculum Guide-- Annotated list of links, from the National Clearinghouse for US-Japan Studies
• A Reader's Guide to the Arts of Japan-- from Asia Society
• Gallery from the Field Museum
• Art of Japan-- Brief overview of Japanese art
• Nature of the Beast: Animals in Japanese Paintings & Prints-- Beautiful Flash animation site, from Pacific Asia Museum
• Japanese Art and Western Influence-- Short art historical survey
• Japanese Prints
• Viewing Japanese Prints-- Illustrated essays on Japanese woodblock prints
• Masterful Illusions-- Japanese prints from the Anne van Biema Collection of the Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian)
• Handbook of Woodblock Printmaking-- Comprehensive site devoted to Japanese printmaking
• Guide to Ukiyo-e sites on the Internet-- Excellent portal to many sites devoted to prints
• Manga, Animation, and Graphic Arts
• Teacher's Companion to the Anime Companion-- Overview of the genre and a guide for teachers who may be thinking of using anime in class.
• Nausicaa Net-- Website focusing on animated works by Miyazaki Hayao and Studio Ghibli
• Interactive art education
• Nature of the Beast Teacher Resources-- Includes lesson plans, interactive games, timelines, glossaries. From the Pacific Asia Museum
• Art Coloring Pages: Japanese Prints-- Paint famous Japanese prints online!
• Create a Woodblock Print-- From the PBS program "Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire"
• Japanese Posters to Color-- Print various Japanese-themed images for coloring

Sample activities planned for Ohanashi festival:

• Color a Japanese poster
• Look at Japanese artworks
• Read Japanese comic books
• Display: books, pictures, posters

Contact person: Stacy Brinkman