World Art Day, a celebration to promote the development, dissemination, and enjoyment of art, was proclaimed at the 40th session of the UNESCO’s General Conference in 2019. Art fuels the creativity, innovation, and cultural diversity of people all around the world and plays an important role in sharing knowledge and fostering curiosity and dialogue. Every year, on April 15, World Art Day celebrations contribute to strengthening the links between artistic creations and society, fostering greater awareness of the diversity of artistic expressions, and highlighting the contribution of artists to a sustainable development.
The arts include a wide range of visual modes that children use to express themselves, communicate, mediate their thinking, and engage in exploration and investigation. Therefore, providing them with the tools for their expression will help them develop the skills mentioned above.
Nowadays there are many ways to encourage a liking for the arts, so here we bring you a list of books, games, and kits that we know that both children and adults will find extremely interesting and will be able to bring out their inner artist.
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The Story of Art by H. Gombrich
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The Story of Art, one of the most famous and popular books on art ever written, has been a world bestseller for over four decades. Attracted by the simplicity and clarity of his writing, readers of all ages and backgrounds have found in Professor Gombrich a true master, and one who combines knowledge and wisdom with a unique gift for communicating his deep love of the subject. |
$35.34 amazon.com |
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Masterpiece Paintings
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This monumental book celebrates the greatest and most iconic paintings in The Met collection. Its broad sweep of material makes it at once a universal history of painting and the ideal introduction to the beloved masterworks of this world-renowned institution. |
$85.00 store.metmuseum.org |
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Nothing And Everything: Seven Artists, 1947–1962
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Nothing and Everything: Seven Artists, 1947–1962 examines a fascinating period in the history of American art: the synergistic relationship that existed between visual artists and composers living in New York City between the end of World War II and the early 1960s. |
$30.00 shop.hauserwirth.com |
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Wicked Arts Assignments: Practising Creativity in Contemporary Arts Education
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Fun, poetical, and inspiring challenges for teaching the arts, perfect for students of all ages and teachers of all disciplines. The almost 100 arts assignments compiled in this instructive new volume are designed to foster cross-disciplinary creativity in the visual arts, performance, theater, music and design. |
$25.00 amazon.com |
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How to Be an Explorer of the World
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Artists and scientists analyze the world around them in surprisingly similar ways, by observing, collecting, documenting, analyzing, and comparing. In this captivating guided journal, readers are encouraged to explore their world as both artists and scientists. |
$16.00 penguinrandomhouse.com |
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Sonia Delaunay: A Life of Color
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In this new book, Delaunay and her six-year-old son Charles have a fantastical adventure in their car, modeled after her 1925 design for a Citroën convertible. They glide into a landscape of colors and shapes, as if they’ve driven into one of her paintings. Delaunay helps Charles understand her artistic process by asking him what shapes and colors he recognizes along the way, and Charles realizes that his mother’s thoughts about art permeate every aspect of their life. |
$19.95 amazon.com |
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ABCs of Art (Sabrina Hahn’s Art & Concepts for Kids)
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Let your kid learn the alphabet through fine art! Spark your child’s creativity and curiosity with this delightfully curated alphabet book featuring some of the world’s most iconic paintings. |
$19.99 barnesandnoble.com |
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We Are in an ART-ivity Book! (Elephant and Piggie Book, An)
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Starring Elephant & Piggie and your little one! He/She will be able to draw portraits, design sculptures, create collages, build a Mo-bile, color, puzzle, and go bananas being an artist! |
$11.00 amazon.com |
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| ART INSPIRED BOARD GAMES | |||
Words of Art: A Game That Illuminates Your Mind, Card Games
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Words of Art is a creative way for players to feast their eyes and exercise their brains as they challenge friends and family to come up with the art card that best expresses the verbal prompt given by the designated Storyteller. |
$19.99 redbubble.com |
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Art Close Up: Museum of Modern Art
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Discover art of the great museums of the world as you play 5 fun card games, including “Memory,” “Old Maid,” and 2 new matching games for children of different ages. Turn your next visit to the art museum into a treasure hunt with this deck of 48 cards featuring exciting modern artists from the Museum of Modern Art. |
$10.95 birdcagepress.com |
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Manifesto!: The Art Movements Game
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Do you know the great art movements and how the great artists fit into them? Play Manifesto to test your knowledge or effortlessly learn a little art history. Collect illustrated cards of fifty-two iconic artists and group them into their art movements to win. |
$14.99 amazon.com |
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Final Touch Board Game
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In Final Touch, players hire themselves out as art forgers willing to copy the masterworks of great artists, with all of them competing to create — or rather, re-create — the same image. But only the player who uses the right colors to finish the image will receive money for their work, and this skill is sure to reveal the best painter or the best bluffer. |
$16.99 target.com |
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| KITS TO BRING OUT YOUR INNER ARTIST | |||
Kid Made Modern, Paper Mache Kit, T-Rex
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This Paper Mache T-Rex Kit is perfect for your mini that’s obsessed with all things dinosaur. This kit comes with everything your mini needs to create a one-of-a-kind creature only a child’s imagination can dream up. |
$16.99 maisonette.com |
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Sculpd Pottery Kit
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A Sculpd Pottery Kit contains everything you’ll need to sculpt, carve, paint and seal your own pinch pots, succulent plant pots, trinket dishes, vases, candle holders, sculptures and everything in between. |
$65.00 sculpdit.com |
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Crayola Assorted Zigzag Inspiration Art Case, 140 Pieces
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Let your kids take the all-in-one portable art studio with them wherever they go with the Crayola Inspiration Art Case Coloring Set. With 140 different coloring tools that include washable markers, crayons, and short colored pencils, they can keep creating for hours at a time. |
$21.49 walmart.com |
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Gift Art Set by Artist’s Loft® Necessities, 126 Pieces
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Bring your imagination to life with this all-in-one kit. This 126-piece art set is the perfect set of tools for any artist, beginner or professional. There is something here for everyone, including paints, pastels, colored pencils, and multiple brushes to supply your creativity with endless possibility. |
$64.99 michaels.com |
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