Skip to Main Content

Art Education - Art 371, 373, 374

LibGuide to Art Education resources at Sims Memorial Library.

Websites

Art Libraries Society of North America -- Through its many works and activities - conferences, publications, awards, ARLIS-L the electronic discussion list, and web site - ARLIS/NA plays a leadership role for the 21st century by providing resources and services for the worldwide arts information community.

Artcyclopedia -- Index of 12,000 art sites with over 32,000 links to sites world wide. Only links to sites where artists' works can be viewed online. The majority of the artists are painters or sculptors, although other artistic media are presented where possible. Searching is by artist's name.

The artists.org -- Modern and contemporary artists and art

ArtLex -- A Dictionary of Visual Art-Definitions of over 3,000 terms with supporting images, notes, and quotations. Includes search tips and suggestions for citing in research papers.

ARTSUSA -- Americans for the Arts is the nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America. An organization dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts.

College Art Association -- Promotes excellence in scholarship and teaching in the history and criticism of the visual arts and in creativity and technical skill in the teaching and practices of art. Facilitates the exchange of ideas and information among those interested in art and history of art. Advocates comprehensive and inclusive education in the visual arts.

Metropolitan Museum of Art Timeline of Art History

Museums -- Most museums have there own websites and frequently display works of art online. Use a search engine like Google or Alltheweb and search for the name of the work or the artist or for the name of the museum enclosed in quotation marks. Example: "Turning the Stake" "Thomas Eakins" "New Orleans Museum of Art"

National Endowment for the Arts -- The National Endowment for the Arts is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts--both new and established--bringing the arts to all Americans, and providing leadership in arts education. Established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government.

Symbols.com -- Contains over 2,000 Western signs arranged into 54 groups according to their graphic characteristics. Includes over 1,000 articles on the histories, uses, and meanings.

WebMuseum -- A collaborative site that provides images of representative works from nearly all time periods. Browse by artist or theme in the Famous Paintings Collections.

World Wide Art Resources -- Art news, portfolios and arts marketplace.

Subject Guide