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Art history, theory and criticism Artists Art materials and techniques Conservation and restoration Fine and contemporary arts Images and image banks Museums and galleries News and information 1 3 4 5 6 9 10 11
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Cover images left to right: Cattle at the Mona Lisa, courtesy of Ben HarrisRoxas, available from http://www.ickr.com/ A contemporary art installation of a dead Oak tree covered in red fabric adorns the English countryside on December 9, 2005, in Lydham, Shropshire, England. Copyright: Getty Images, available from the Education Image Gallery: http://edina.ac.uk/eig/
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Art History
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html
http://www.ahds.ac.uk/visualarts/
A comprehensive index of art history resources, focusing on Western art from classical times to the present, including images and essays.
Papers of Surrealism
http://www.surrealismcentre.ac.uk/publications/papers/ A journal of criticism of Surrealist art and its inuences. The website is arranged by issue, but is also grouped under special themes, such as: Objects and Junk or Science and the Occult.
arlis.net
http://www.arlis.net/ arlis.net provides details about art-related materials from academic, public, national and special libraries throughout the UK and Ireland, including a directory of art libraries, archives and other collections in the UK and a periodicals database.
ARTbibliographies Modern
http://www.csa.com/factsheets/artbm-set-c.php Art Bibliographies Modern (ABM) provides full abstracts of journal articles, books, exhibition catalogues, PhD dissertations and exhibition reviews, on modern and contemporary art. Subscription required.
http://www.arlis.net/
JISCmail
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk JISCmail is a JISC-sponsored academic mailing list service with discussions covering a vast number of subjects, from drawing to new media.
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Artists
Intute Artists Index
http://www.intute.ac.uk/artsandhumanities/cgi-bin/artistindex.pl An AZ listing of artists and links to signicant, reviewed resources on them.
Da Vincis Bones Date: circa 1509. Copyright: Getty images, available from the Education Image Gallery. http://www.edina.ac.uk/eig/
Turner Collection
http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/BrowseGroup?cgroupid=999999998 The Tate Gallerys Turner Collection is the largest collection of JMW Turners work in the world. This website explores the full Tate Turner collections, and Turners work in public and private collections around the world.
Cindy Sherman
http://www.temple.edu/photo/photographers/cindy/sherman.htm This is a useful resource about the American photographer Cindy Sherman. It provides a biography and timeline, and displays images of her works.
About Stone
http://aboutstone.org/ About Stone is a resource for people who work with stone, including a directory and discussion list.
Cameratown.com
http://www.cameratown.com/guides/ Posted by a variety of contributors, these tutorials introduce photographic techniques, including colour, depth of eld, exposure, lenses and digital photography.
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Preserving My Heritage
http://www.preservation.gc.ca/ The Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) promotes the care of Canada's heritage, advances the practice and technology of conservation and works closely with Canada's museums, art galleries and academic institutions.
http://www.preservation.gc.ca/ index_e.asp
conservation-research@jiscmail.ac.uk
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/archives/conservation-research.html This mailing list aims to facilitate discussion amongst those engaged or interested in research into the conservation of objects, works of art or buildings.
http://www.philobiblon.com/
DIGITAL ART
e.space
http://www.sfmoma.org/espace/espace_overview.html e.space is the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) collection of Web-based art works and curatorial experiments. Some projects may require QuickTime, Macromedia Flash, Pulse or Shockwave plug-ins.
Lovebytes
http://www.lovebytes.org.uk/ Lovebytes is an annual digital arts festival in Shefeld. Its website features an extensive archive of past projects, publications and documentation of digital artworks since 1994.
DRAWING
The Drawing Center
http://www.drawingcenter.org/ The Drawing Center, based in New York, hosts exhibitions of emerging and established artists' drawings and runs an extensive education and events programme. The website has an archive of the Centers activities and is a useful starting point for those interested in contemporary drawing.
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INSTALLATION
Dia Art Foundation
http://www.diacenter.org/ Dia Art Foundation is a contemporary arts organisation, based in New York. Its collection, illustrated here, includes important installation, site-specic and land art by artists including Robert Smithson, Walter De Maria, Dan Flavin and Donald Judd.
PAINTING
Royal Academy of Arts
http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/ The Royal Academy of Arts (RA), founded in 1768, is the oldest ne arts institution in Britain. Its website includes current and past exhibitions, including numerous landmark painting exhibitions.
PERFORMANCE ART
Live Art Directory: Online Research Resource
http://www.liveartdirectory.org.uk/ The Live Art Directory is split into four sections: artists, venues, informative bodies (including funders) and critical texts and resources.
Museum staff look up at a projection of Michelangelos Creation of Adam at the Michelangelo Drawings: Closer to the Master Exhibition at The British Museum on March 20, 2006 in London, England. Copyright: Getty Images, available from the Education Image Gallery.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Source
http://www.source.ie/ The website of the contemporary photography magazine, Source. Free full-text articles and enlargeable images are included, from its launch in 2002.
PUBLIC ART
Artangel
http://www.artangel.org.uk/ Artangel commissions new works in public and social spaces by contemporary artists and its website includes a comprehensive archive of its projects to date.
http://www.artangel.org.uk/ pages/aboutus.htm
PRINTMAKING
V&A: Collections: Prints & Books
http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/prints_books/index.html This website draws together the varied collections of books and prints at the Victoria and Albert Museum, covering ne art and commercial prints from the Renaissance to the present.
What is a Print?
http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/2001/whatisaprint/ This Flash-based resource uses animation to explain woodcutting, etching, lithography and screen-printing. There is a detailed glossary of printmaking terms and a bibliography covering history and practice.
SCULPTURE
The Henry Moore Foundation
http://www.henry-moore-fdn.co.uk/ The Henry Moore Foundation works to promote sculpture, and as well as an online archive of images of Moores work, this website provides resources for study and research into sculpture, including information about the Foundations activities, grants, libraries and archives, and research.
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SOUND ART
Sonic Arts Network
http://www.sonicartsnetwork.org/ Sonic Arts Network (SAN) is a worldwide events, education and information resource supporting creative work in sonic art, and links to SARA, the Sonic Arts Research Archive.
VIDEO ART
British Artists' Film & Video Study Collection at Central Saint Martins College of Art
http://www.studycollection.org.uk/ The British artists' lm and video study records the history of experimental lm and video in Britain. Its website includes: a searchable database of information about British artists' lm and video; an online version of the video library catalogue; bibliographies; research papers; online exhibitions and projects, exhibitions and conference listings.
Luxonline
http://www.luxonline.org.uk/ Luxonline contains a searchable archive of works by lm and video artists, including synopses, biographies, stills and streamed clips. There are features on lm and video art and its history, a glossary of terms, links to Web and print resources and step-by-step guides to techniques and processes.
http://www.artandarchitecture. org.uk/
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Corbis
http://www.corbis.com/ The Corbis website, one of the biggest commercial stock image services, contains images covering a wide subject area, including both rights-managed and royalty-free images.
Tate Online
http://www.tate.org.uk/home/default.htm The Tate houses the national collections of British art and international modern art. Its website features details of the collection, a comprehensive AZ artist listing, 8,000 images, and details of current exhibitions.
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24 Hour Museum
http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/ The 24 Hour Museum promotes UK museums and galleries. The website provides daily listings of current events and exhibitions in UK museums.
http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk /cityheritage/
http://www.goodgalleryguide.com/
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Artsjobsonline
http://www.artsjobsonline.com/ Artsjobsonline is a free service advertising the latest arts jobs available throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland, searchable by sector, salary, function and location.
http://www.a-n.co.uk/
Arts Hub
http://www.artshub.co.uk/ Arts Hub provides subscription-based arts information including a weekly jobs bulletin; industry news; company announcements; and details of awards, commissions and competitions.
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