The University of British Columbia

• Art History and Theory
• Special Interest Topics:
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  • Ancient
  • Asian
  • Canadian
  • Medieval
  • Melanesian
  • Miscellaneous
  • Pre-Columbian
• Images
• News & Current Events
• Electronic Journals
• Studio Arts
• Museums
• Libraries

• Art and Art History Resources
  The University of Toronto's list offers good sites; general resources, resources in specific areas of study, professional associations, museum sites, virtual exhibits, ancient and classical sites, and online journals.

• Art History Sources on the Internet
  This list hosted by the Concordia University Libraries features major art sites, museums, and images.
   
• Art History Resources on the Web
  Substantial list of links to art-related subjects, for the most part grouped chronologically (ie. prehistoric, ancient, 18th century) but also has large sections on "non-European" art and research resources.
   
• Artcyclopedia.com
  " Our mission is to become the definitive and most effective guide to museum-quality fine art on the Internet "
   
• Contemporary Art Theory and Criticism
  A list of internet sources for contemporary art theory and criticism compiled by Sandra Gekosky of Ohio University.
   
• Contemporary Philosophy, Critical Theory and Postmodern Thought
  Hosted by the University of Colorado at Denver.
   
• Dictionary of Art Historians : A Biographical Dictionary of Historians, Museum Directors and Scholars of Art
  Developed and maintained at the Duke University Libraries, this online database is an index of major art historiographies, providing access to background information on art historians of western art history.
   
• INFOMINE - Visual & Performing Arts
  A virtual library of Internet resources relevant to university students and faculty. Built by librarians from the University of California, California State University, the University of Detroit-Mercy, and Wake Forest University.
   
• Mother of All Art and Art History Links Pages
  Hosted by the Department of the History of Art at the University of Michigan.
   
• "Inside the Discipline, Outside the Paradigm: Keeping Track of the New Art History", Art Libraries Journal 22 (1997): 12-18. A bibliography of resources (web sites, books, articles) compiled by Lyn Korenic of the University of California-Santa Barbara.
   
• Selected Internet Sources in Art and Art History
  Created by the UCLA Arts Library.
   
• Timeline of Art History
  A chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world, as illustrated especially by the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection.

• Smithsonian: Archives of American Art
  "Since 1954, the Archives has collected roughly 16 million letters, photographs, diaries, sketches, scrapbooks, business records, and other documentation that supports the study of the history of the visual arts in America."
   
• National Museum of American Illustration
  "The NMAI , a private, nonprofit organization, is an independent, educational, and aesthetic organization with the goal to present the best venue for the public to appreciate the greatest collection of illustration art."

• Ancient Near East and the Mediterranean World
  Access to full text and illustrations of books selected from the University of Chicago Library's outstanding Ancient Near East and Classics Collections, relating to the history, art and archaeology of the ancient Near East and the ancient Mediterranean world.

• Buddhist Studies - Art Resources
  Links to resources on Buddhist art.
   
• China Art Current: A Virtual Museum
  "An archive that documents important artists, art activities, and art works from contemporary China. This museum provides a different perspective on contemporary issues. "Contemporary art" means art works and activities that took place between 1840s and 2000 and beyond."
   
• Himalayan Art Resources
  The mission of the Himalayan Art Resources website (HAR) is to create a comprehensive education and research database and virtual museum of Himalayan art.
   
• Reader's Guide to the Arts of Japan
  Annotated selective bibliography of English-language publications on Japanese art. Contents arranged by medium and period.
   
• Subject Resources for Japanese Art
  UBC Asian Library's guide to web resources for Japanese art.
   
• Ukiyo-e
  Includes a catalogue of Japanese woodblock prints as well as a guide to ukiyo-e sites.
   
• Web Links (Chinese Art and Culture)
  From the Barlow Collection at the University of Sussex England

• Artists in Canada
  Part of the Canadian Heritage Information Network, this database is "compiled and maintained by the National Gallery of Canada Library (and is) a bilingual union list that identifies the location of documentation files on Canadian artists. Twenty-three libraries and art galleries across Canada have contributed biographical information and lists of their documentation files to create this resource which contains information for over 42,700 artists."
   
• Celebrating Women's Achievements ... Women Artists in Canada
  To celebrate Women's History Month 2002, the National Library of Canada has prepared biographies highlighting the achievements of twenty three women artists in Canada, working in a range of media, over the last 150 years. Each entry includes a reproduction of one work of art, a portrait of the artist, when available, and a list of suggested readings. The site also includes a selective bibliography of general material on Canadian women artists.
   
• Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art
  Its purpose is to introduce and showcase the careers of Canada's leading professional artists and art writers and to develop a context for their work by documenting the history of Canadian Art through the activities of Canada's artist groups and arts organizations.
   
• CHIN
  Canadian Heritage Information Network: Artefacts Canada, Reference Tools and Resources, Heritage Forum.
   
• CyberMuse
  CyberMuse links you to the National Gallery of Canada's permanent collection through the Internet offering a complementary experience, a new dimension in interpreting, understanding and enjoying Canada's visual arts heritage.

• Index to Art in Canada to 1930
  A database that indexes works of art listed in Canadian exhibition, auction and collection catalogues, from 1823 (the date of the earliest catalogue so far identified) up to and including 1930.
   
• Public Art
  Vancouver's public art programme, from the Office of Cultural Affairs.
   
• Researching the Visual Arts in Canada
  Excellent place to research art in Canada, compiled by graduate students of the Art History Department at Concordia University.

• Ruins in Process: Vancouver Art in the Sixties
  A new online resource and digital archive focusing on Vancouver and west coast artists and writers, produced through a partnership of The Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery at The University of British Columbia, and the grunt gallery, Vancouver.

• Digital Scriptorium
  Hosted by the University of California at Berkeley.
   
• International Center of Medieval Art
  Promoting the study of the visual arts of the Middle Ages.
   
• Internet Medieval Sourcebook
  Hosted by the Fordham University Center for Medieval Studies.
   
• Medieval Manuscripts on the Web
  Compiled by Albert Masters, University of Toronto.
   
• ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies
  " ... an academic site, written and maintained by medieval scholars for the benefit of their fellow instructors and serious students."  

• Art-Pacific
  "Masks, sculpture, body art, puppets, wood carving, furniture, fiber art and textiles: tribal art and folk art from Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and China."
   
• Tribal Arts
  "...magazine dedicated to fine and antique traditional art from the Americas, Africa, Asia, Indonesia, Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia.

• By the People, For the People - Posters from the WPA
  "... [this] collection consists of 907 boldly colored and graphically diverse original posters produced from 1936 to 1943 as part of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal. These ... posters were designed to publicize health and safety programs; cultural programs including art exhibitions, theatrical, and musical performances; travel and tourism; educational programs; and community activities."
   
• Eighteenth-Century Resources
  A list of sites by Jack Lynch of Rutgers, in the fields of art, architecture and landscape gardening.
   
• Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850-1920
  "...presents over 9,000 images, with database information, relating to the early history of advertising in the United States. The materials, drawn from the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library at Duke University."
   
• Film-Philosophy
  "A journal and discussion salon promoting a philosophical review of cinema, Film-Philosophy combines original review articles with email response and argument ... the site also exists as a portal to the best new writings and other links from around the web."
   
• National Museum of Women in the Arts
  The only museum in the world dedicated exclusively to recognizing the contributions of women artists.
   
• The Pre-Raphaelite Critic
  "Contemporary Criticism of the Pre-Raphaelites from 1846 to 1900."

• Ancient Mesoamerican Civilizations
  "Maya, Mixtec, Zapotec, and Aztec" hosted by Kevin L. Callahan of the University of Minnesota.
   
• Mesoweb
  "An exploration of Mesoamerican Cultures."
   

• Web Gallery of Art
• CyberMuse
• Wellcome Images
• Mark Harden's Artchive
• WebMuseum, Paris
• World Art Treasures

GENERAL

• Google - Image Search
• Ask - Image Search
• Yahoo - Picture Gallery
• Flickr
• Ithaki
• Picsearch
• Big Search Engine Index to Image

• Art Newspaper
   
• Arts Journal
   
• e-Flux
  Established in January 1999 in New York, e-flux is an international network which reaches more than 50,000 visual art professionals on a daily basis through its website, e-mail list and special projects.
   
• 24 Hour Museum
  "U.K. museums, galleries and heritage" current events.
   
• artnet.com
  Exhibition news and reviews from across the U.S.
   
• FineArtAmerica.com
  This site is designed to bring together artists, art galleries, and fine-art collectors from the United States and Canada.
   
• GalleryGuide.com
   
• Traditional Fine Arts Online
  Calendars of American Representational Art Exhibitions Hosted by Art Museums and Other Non-Profit Organizations
   
• World Wide Arts Resources / absolutearts.com
  Dedicated to connecting the people of the world to the world of art.

• Electronic Journals for Art, Architecture and Applied Arts
  Through the UBC Library - access to most of these titles restricted to UBC students, faculty and staff.

• ArtMetal
  includes The ArtMetal Project - a permanent archive of metalworking resources, and The ArtMetal Village - displays of jewelry, furniture, sculpture, and decorative artwork, demonstrations of techniques, forums in various disciplines in the metal arts, and links to artist web sites.
   
• CARFAC
  Canadian Artists' Representation/le Front des artistes canadiens " ... the national voice of Canada's visual artists ..." provides links to regional offices, copyright use fee schedules, the CARCC Newsletter online, Certificate of Canadian Origin, fact sheets and publications.
   
• International Print Center
  Provides links to organizations, publishers, galleries, museums and research sites, all specifically concerned with printmaking.
   
• Resources for Art and Design
  Directories of designers, firms, products and links to professional associations; maintained by the N C State University Design Library.

• Art Museum Network
  A searchable index of current exhibitions, mostly at U.S. major art museums, but also indexes art museums in Canada and Europe.
   
• Guggenheim Museum
  A collection of over 160 classical and new artists, searchable by artist name, title, date, movement, medium, concept, and museum.
   
• Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna
  Collections range from Ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman Antiquities, to Medieval Art, to the splendid Renaissance and Baroque Collections. The site has a searchable online Picture Gallery containing high quality images, with details about works and artists.
   
• Musée du Louvre
  One of the oldest and most famous art galleries in the world.
   
• Museums Around the World
  Hosted by ICOM, the International Council of Museums.
   
• The National Gallery of Art (USA)
  Houses one of the finest collections in the world illustrating major achievements in painting, sculpture, decorative arts, and works on paper from the Middle Ages to the present.
   
• Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
  A searchable database of more than 80,000 portrait records.
   
• Virtual Museum of Canada
  Locate a museum in Canada. Includes a calendar of events.

• Bridgeman Art Library
  Founded in 1972, the Bridgeman Art Library works with museums, art galleries and artists to make the best art available for reproduction. The result is an outstanding archive of images drawn from collections throughout the world, all of which are available for licensing.
   
• E.P. Taylor Research Library & Archives
  The online catalogue to the Art Gallery of Ontario's library.
   
• Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design - Library
  The online catalogue allows access to the Library's collection of contemporary art, media and design, and related subjects in art and design history.
   
• Getty Research Institute for the History of Art and the Humanities
  Useful are the vocabulary databases, and the research library online catalogue.
   
• IFLA International Directory of Art Libraries
  Access to over 3,000 libraries with specialized holdings in art and architecture.
   
• Pierpont Morgan Library
  PML has made its online catalogue CORSAIR available on the Web, allowing access to over 200,000 records for medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, rare books, literary and historical manuscripts, music scores, ancient seals and tablets, drawings, prints, and other art objects in its collection.
   
• Vancouver Art Gallery Library
  Online library catalogue of books, exhibition catalogues, and journals acquired since 1990.
   
• Vancouver Public Library, Fine Arts & Music Division
  Access to the Division's collection of print and audiovisual materials in the arts, architecture, design, and city planning, as well as specialized local resources such as B.C. Artists Files, Study Guides, and Prospectus File of art, design, and planning schools in Canada and other countries.