Online Resources in Art
Article Databases | Online Journals
General Art
Resources| | Architecture
Image Collections |
Museums | Organizations and
Associations
Photography | Regional Arts
Article Databases
Art
Abstracts
- Index to over 300 leading art publications including periodicals,
yearbooks, museum bulletins, competition and award notices, exhibition
listings, interviews, film reviews, and more; 1984--present; available via
FirstSearch.
Arts
& Humanities Search
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- Citation index for over 1,000 journals in the arts and humanities; 1980 --
present; Produced by the Institute for Scientific Information and available
via FirstSearch.
Humanities
Abstracts
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- Indexes 400 journals in the humanities (arts, literature, music and
history) 1984 - present; available via FirstSearch.
General Art Resources
Adam
- A gateway to art, design, architecture and media information on the
Internet. Searchable catalog of 2546 selected resources for academic
research. http://www.adam.ac.uk/
Art and
Archaeology Technical Abstracts
- According to the website, this database provides "over 100,000 abstracts
of literature related to the preservation and conservation of material
cultural heritage." http://aata.getty.edu/nps/
Art
and Architecture Thesaurus from the Getty Institute
- Subject vocabulary for describing and retrieving information on fine art,
architecture, decorative art, and material culture. http://shiva.pub.getty.edu/aat_browser/
Artcyclopedia
An search engine for fine arts on the Internet. http://www.artcyclopedia.com/
Art
History Resources on the Web
A vast collection of links compiled by Chris Witcombe, at Briarcliff, this
is a clearly organized and easy-to-use site . http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html
Art Deadlines
List
Lists national and international competitions, contests, call for
entries/papers, grants, scholarships, fellowships, jobs, internships, etc, in
the arts or related areas.
http://rtuh.com/adl
Arts Wire
News and information for the arts community. http://www.artswire.org
Artsource
A well-organized index to art sources. http://www.ilpi.com/artsource/general.html
World Wide Art
Resources
This database includes over 9,000 art resources. http://wwar.com/
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Museums
Louvre
- Take a virtual tour of the largest museum in the world. http://www.louvre.fr/louvrea.htm
Metropolitan
Museum of Art
- Information on the museum and its collections.
http://www.metmuseum.org
- Timeline of Art History
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm
MuseumShops.com
- Books and clothing from museum shops all over the world http://www.museumshop.com
University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaelogy and Anthropology
- Worldwide archaeological and ethnographic collections.
http://www.upenn.edu/museum
Virtual Library
Museum Pages
- Searchable database of links to museums all over the world, organized
geographically. http://www.icom.org/vlmp/
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Art Organizations and Associations
American Association of Museums
- Includes AVISO online
employment listings. http://www.aam-us.org
ARLIS/NA
- Art Libraries Society of North America. http://www.arlisna.org
ArtsEdNet
- From the Getty, online materials supporting education in the arts. http://www.getty.edu/artsednet/
College Art
Association
- Includes comprehensive reviews of books in art history at CAA Reviews. http://www.collegeart.org
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New York Foundation for the Arts
- NYFA Source provides "a searchable database of grants, services,
publications and other information for performing, literary, media and visual
artists." http://www.nyfa.org/source
Visual Resources Association
- Includes a good collection of links to copyright information on visual
resources.
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Online Art Journals
Arts
Journal
- A daily digest of arts and culture news, culled from over 100 sources.
http://artsjournal.com/
ARTFORUM
- View the current issue of this important contemporary art journal online.
http://www.artforum.com
fineArt
forum
- A source for information on new media arts and technology. The oldest
e-zine for art on the Internet. http://www.msstate.edu/Fineart_Online/home.html
Communication
Arts
- Online version of the print magazine for the graphic arts. http://www.commarts.com
Journal of
Contemporary Art
- Interviews, projects and discussions online. http://www.jca-online.com
Leonardo
- Online journal of art, science, and technology. http://mitpress.mit.edu/e-journals/Leonardo/
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Photography
American
Museum of Photography
- Online exhibits from the history of the daguerreotype to the portraiture
of dogs. http://www.photographymuseum.com/
George Eastman
International Museum of Photography
- Photography, motion picture and technology collections accessible via this
site, including a history of photography. http://www.eastman.org/
Images
of the Southwest
- A photography collection from the University of Arizona library http://dizzy.library.arizona.edu/images/images_of_the_sw.html
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Architecture
Architecture and Building Resources
by Topic
- The University of Nevada, Las Vegas has collected an excellent collection
of resources related to all things architecture. http://www.library.unlv.edu/arch/rsrce/webrsrce/contents.html
Spiro
- Searchable database of the Architecture Slide Library at the University of
California, Berkeley, over 13,000 thumbnail images. http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/query_forms/browse
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Image Collections
American
Memory Project
- The Library of Congress' searchable digital library representing the
American history in manuscripts, movies and photographs. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/
Smithsonian Institution Art & Design
- View multiple online exhibitions on topics as wide ranging as gardens,
photography, and Latino art. http://www.si.edu/art_and_design/
Perseus
Project
- Over 33,000 images of the ancient world, through art and archaelogy. Good
visual library of coins, vases and architecture. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/art&arch.html>
WebMuseum
Network
- Includes images, artists' biographies, and special exhibits. http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/
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Regional Arts
The
Collector's Guide: Sharing the Art of New Mexico
- Provides online art tours of Santa Fe, Taos, and Albuquerque, and details
on museums, galleries, studios and other information for art collectors. http://www.collectorsguide.com
Idea
of the Icon: NMSU Retablo Collection
- View one of the largest collections of retablos (religious art of the
Southwest) in North America. http://crl.nmsu.edu/Research/Projects/retablos/Newretablo.html
Museum of
New Mexico
- Links to the institution's many museums and monuments.
http://www.museumofnewmexico.org/
Museum of
International Folk Art
- Features online exhibits of Hispanic arts and folk arts from all over the
world. http://www.moifa.org/
New Mexico's Cultural
Treasures
- A database of New Mexico museums, parks and monuments with a calendar of
events. http://www.nmculture.org/HTML/direct.htm
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