Art
General arts sites
Artists and artists' associations
Australian art directories online
Art and copyright
Art galleries and museums in Australia
Art history
Images
Metropolis
Search engines- image searching
General arts sites
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| ABC- Sunday Arts | The website for "Sunday Arts" lets you check program content, and download episodes. DVD copies of episodes are also available via the library. |
| Arts Almanac | A comprehensive gallery guide providing listings and profiles of events and exhibitions in all Australian states. |
| Art Cyclopedia |
Searchable by artist, movement or location. A good place to start looking |
| ArtLex - Visual Arts Dictionary | Definitions of more than 3,300 terms, along with thousands of images, pronunciation notes, great quotations, and links to other resources on the web |
| Artmilk | Artmilk provides information regarding art resources, organisations, galleries, etc. |
| Australia Council | The Federal Government's principal arts funding and advisory body. |
| Australias Cultural Network |
The online gateway to Australias cultural organisations, websites, resources, activities, news and events. |
| Compass (The British Museum) | This site showcases the artworks of the British museum and allows "tours" set to themes. |
| Community Cultural Development | Serves as a national community cultural development clearinghouse and a communication tool for artists, organisations and communities. |
| Craft Australia | Craft Australia is a national peak body for the professional craft sector. Links to other craft organisations. |
| Fuel4arts | Independent non profit, interactive site for accessing information on arts marketing, products and services. |
| Qldweb: Arts | Web-based arts resources in Queensland compiled by the State Library of Queensland. |
| Yuinart-Contemporary Australian art | Webpage showcasing australian art that blends traditional australian art with contemporary influences |
Artists and artists' associations
| Subject link | Description |
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| The Contemporary Sculptors Association Online | Includes exhibitions, forums and other links. |
| Australian Women's Register | Includes biographies and images. |
| Culture Domain | An independent network providing access to arts, science and cultural resources in New South Wales. |
| National Association for the Visual Artists (NAVA) | NAVA is the peak national advocacy body representing and advancing the professional interest of the Australian visual arts sector. NAVA members represent a broad spectrum of the community. |
Australian Art directories online
| Subject link | Description |
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| Australia's Cultural Network | The online gateway to Australia's cultural organisations, websites, resources, activities, news and events. |
| Australian Journals Online | Over 1000 electronic journals across a broad subject range, including Arts at this site presented by the National Library of Australia. |
| Culture and Recreation Portal | Useful links for artists and cultural workers |
Art and copyright
| Subject link | Description |
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| Arts Law Centre | The Arts Law Centre of Australia is the national community legal centre for the arts. It provides specialised legal and business advice and referral services, professional development resources and advocacy for artists and arts organisations. |
| Australian Copyright Council | Australian Copyright Council is a national, independent non profit organisation for copyright information. Services include seminars, lectures and publications. |
Art galleries and museums in Australia
| Subject link | Description |
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| The Art Gallery of New South holds significant collections of Australian, European and Asian art, and presents nearly forty exhibitions annually. | |
| Art Gallery of South Australia | The Art Gallery of South Australia holds one of Australia’s finest art collections and has been an important cultural focus since its establishment in 1881. |
| Australian War Memorial | The Memorial's national collection reflects Australia's contribution to armed conflicts all over world. |
| Cairns Regional Gallery | Cairns Regional Gallery is one of Australia's most innovative regional galleries with a unique Pacific-rim identity and a commitment to promoting the visual art of Far North Queensland. |
| Collections Australia Network (CAN) | A portal to institutions, collections, exhibitions and events relevant to Australia's cultural heritage. |
| Institute of Modern Art | The IMA is a contemporary art space committed to assisting, promoting and developing contemporary/experimental art and artists, and the public understanding and appreciation of experimental and contemporary art. |
| Ipswich Art Gallery | Your local art Gallery |
| Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) | The Museum of Contemporary Art is Australia's only museum dedicated to the exhibition and interpretation of work by contemporary Australian and international artists. |
| Museum of Tropical Queensland | MTQ has a collection policy where its highest priority is to accept and curate scientific collections that have resulted from published systematic studies of animals of tropical Queensland. |
| National Gallery of Australia | The National Gallery of Australia is locate in Canberra and is the premier gallery in the country. |
| National Gallery of Victoria | Since 1861, the National Gallery of Victoria has been displaying art works for the enjoyment of the community. |
| Noosa Regional Gallery | Like many regional galleries in Australia the Noosa Regional Gallery take touring exhibitions from both State and National Gallery collections and other regional gallery touring exhibitions. |
| Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory | State Gallery for Northern Territory. |
| Queensland Art Gallery | The major part of the Queensland Art Gallery collection is devoted to Australian art from colonial times to the present, including painting, sculpture, prints, drawings, photographs, decorative arts and crafts. |
| Regional Galleries Association of Queensland | RGAQ provides advice to local government and other bodies about planning and developing gallery facilities, management, policies, programs, benchmarking and research. |
| South Australia art Gallery | State Gallery of South Australia. |
| Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery | State Gallery of Tasmania |
| The Art Gallery of Western Australia | State Gallery of Western Australia. |
Art history
| Subject link | Description |
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| Art history resources on the web | Links to art history resources covering different periods in art history. |
| The World Wide Web Virtual Library: History of Art | Collection of links to art history and computer applications in art history. |
| Yahoo Arts - Art History | Yahoo art history directory. |
| Artcyclopedia | Guide to fine art with directory of artists, artworks and museums. Access images, articles and websites. |
| Mother of all Art History Links | Extensive index of online art and art history websites. |
| Uffizi Gallery Website | Exhibits online, history and more. |
| Virtual Library Museums Pages | A distributed directory of online museums. |
| ArtServe | Art, architecture and museums arranged by country. |
Images
| Subject link | Description |
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| Artists Gallery | Showcasing professional Australian visual and craft artists. Artists' website listings, images of artists work, and case histories of selected artists. |
| State Library of Tasmania Images | Discover the exciting range of images held in the Heritage Collections. |
| Picture Australia | Picture Australia is an internet based service that allows you to search many online pictorial collections at the same time. |
| Art Images for College Teaching | AICT is intended primarily to disseminate images of art and architectural works in the public domain on a free-access, free-use basis to all levels of the educational community. |
| Mark Harden's Archive | This site contains a large image collection as well as criticisms, links and forums on Art. |
| Collage | The Corporation of London Libraries and Guildhall Art Gallery is host to COLLAGE, an image database containing over 20,000 works of art from its collections. |
| Digital Imaging Project | Art historical images of sculpture and architecture from pre-historic to post modern, from Bluffton University. |
| Orazio Centaro's Art Images on the Web | Contains a Database of images on Architecture, Painting, Sculpture and Photography. |
| Web Gallery of Art | This is a virtual museum with a database that contains painting and sculpture of the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods (1100-1850). |
Metropolis
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original 1927 with original score. Also contains a documentary on the movie, photo galleries, biographies and audio commentary. |
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| Metropolis |
The novelisation of the famous 1920s science fiction film. Written by the original screen writer herself. |
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from the BFI classics series. This volume explores the cultural phenomenon of "Metropolis", its different versions, its changing meanings, and its role as a storehouse of database or the 20th century |
Search Engines for Image searching
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The Liaison Librarian for art, Max Evett, updates this resource. If you find any broken links or would like to suggest a site please send us an email with the details.
This page was last updated at Friday, 18-Sep-2009 09:57:59 EST