A Momentary Vignette
a brief, beautiful glimpse of something from the world of architecture, design, and art.
art on the internet - resources listed and compiled by Kingwood College Library.
Access Arts - World Artist Directory - A powerful search engine site to search for accomplished artists worldwide.
Alphabet
of Art - This site explains, in simple terms, the elements of visual
design. Once you understand the Alphabet, you'll be able to "read"
pictures and other works of visual art and understand why they work the way they
do.
Artcylopedia - The front page has an amazing listing of links and also has a search engine. Search by artist (7500+), title words, or museum. Check out the art movements section on the main page - also articles of the month, the list of the top 30 searches for artists, lengthy list of links to art museums around the world. Excellent!
Art Resources on the Web - access this site for a very complete listing of sites for teens to use when researching art - including architecture, history, music and photography.
Art Gallery Exhibition Webquest - Created as a class project
Art Gallery of New South Wales - The extensive Collections area on this site is broken into Australian Art (including the country's largest Aboriginal collection), Asian, Western, Contemporary, Photography, and work by Australia's favorite artistic son, Brett Whiteley.
Art for Kids - from the Mining Company - an excellent list of links (blocked 1/07)
ART HISTORY - This is a comprehensive list of links compiled by the Associate Professor of Art History at Sweet Briar College. It seems to be updated pretty regularly and is organized very well.
Artist's
Toolkit - Practicing artists learn about line, color, shape, space, balance,
and movement at this site. Museum visuals, animation, video clips of
artists at work, and an encyclopedia of visual elements and principles are also
included.
ArtLex
Art Dictionary - You'll find definitions for more than 3,600 terms used in
discussing visual culture, along with thousands of supporting images,
pronunciation notes, great quotations and cross-references.
ArtsEdge - the Marco Polo Fine Arts Site. Excellent resources created by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the National Endowment.
Artnet
- Art Magazine which is the insider's guide to the art market with daily
news, reviews, and features by renowned writers in the art community
askart
- AskART is an
online database containing more than 34,000 American artists whose lives and
work span the time from pre-Columbus settlers through modern art expressionists.
AskART is an educational resource for students and aficionados alike. Our
clients include collectors, gallery owners, appraisers, curators, advisors,
museums, libraries, scholars, and students of fine art. We offer the most
biographical information about American artists as well as references to museums
and dealers that specialize in their works.
British
Library listing of Art Resources on the Web - very helpful as it is divided
into sections.
color,
contrast and design; poynter.org - An online guide that explains color
theory and shows how to use it in design through examples and exercises.
Electric Gallery - This extensive, colorful, and well-thought-out site includes jazz and blues art, southwest, folk, and contemporary art works, to name a few. It also includes an informative "walking tour."
Exploring Themes in American Art - Covers 10 themes in American art: abstraction, the figure, historical subjects, landscape painting, marine painting, portraiture, narrative art, scenes from everyday life, still life, and topographical views. Excellent intro to American Art.
eyes on art - a learning to look curriculum.
A History of Photography - Summarizing photography from its beginnings through 1920, this is a text presentation with information on the contributions of dozens of people and processes in early photography. It's an excellent resource, well organized for ease of use
(blocked 1/07)images of women in ancient art - Chris Whitcomb, a professor of art, has compiled and linked these sites - very comprehensive.
Internet Directory of Art Libraries - The Search engine here is "provided as a means to access over 3,000 libraries and library departments with specialized holdings in art, architecture, and archaeology throughout the world." You can find it here, whatever it is!
Internet Resources in Art History - Posted by K. Andrus-Walck, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs - some of the links are outdated (9/6/00)
maine art commission - For over 30 years, the Maine Arts Commission has been helping artists and arts organizations bring more music, dance, poetry, painting and other arts activities into the lives of people in Maine. The Maine Arts Commission works to advance the arts by supplying services and results-oriented funding to artists and arts organizations, and helpful resources about the arts to the general public. It is an independent state agency funded by the Maine State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts
mark harden's archive - wonderful images at this site - free, but be aware of copyright issues.
Resource Library Magazine - American representational art is the focus of this continually published online magazine, presented free to Web users. Learn about and view 19th and 20th century American art through articles, exhibitions, associations, museums, events, much more.
Created by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this site explores art history from prehistoric times to 1800 A.D. Don't miss the "Special Topics" section which provides articles on specific themes. Subject or artist indexes are available.Wildlife Art - A Brush with Wildlife - Learn about composing artwork with wildlife via the animated introduction to composition and the "make your own artwork" feature.
"Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures." ~ Henry Ward Beecher
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