Communication & Art Activities: Linking Art to the World Around Us

People in ancient times used symbols as a means of communication. Today we use many methods of communicating, from sign language to satellite signals. Fun, safe, and easy art activities make learning about communication interactive. Topics and accompanying art activities include: - counting with beads and a clay abacus - Egyptian hieroglyphs and calligraphy fun - sending secret codes and cipher disk art - CD ROMs, mini disks and sheet music - mail, postmarks and collage stamp art - body language and theater mask making - Cyberspace and crazy computer art - the Internet and weaving a web - microchips and making a circuit board - advertising and magnetic billboard art - animal chat and musical clay turtles - optical fibers and funky fabric phones