Art Resources on the Internet

GENERAL INFORMATION

Art a GoGo
Provides "information and news about art and the art world that is entertaining and accessible." Includes news, reviews, events and other art-related links.

Art Industri
"Promotes the work of students, amateur & professional artists and art galleries as well as encouraging the appreciation and interest in visual arts." Offers links to sites offering promotional tools, reference information and resource services.

Art on the Web
Produced by Boston College, this site links to numerous other sites on a wide range of art topics such as art programs, art therapy, art history, careers, women in art and more.

Artnet.com
Information on artists, galleries, events, and research as well as online resources.

Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
The homepage of the Ryerson and Burnham Libraries, which is the research collection for the study of art and architecture at the Art Institute of Chicago. Offers links to the electronic resources available through the Libraries, some of which are available to the general public.

Internet Public Library: Visual Arts Resources
Links to numerous resources in the visual arts.

Mother of All Art and Art History Links Pages
From the School of Art and Design at the University of Michigan, this site provides links to research resources, online exhibits, art museums, fine arts schools and more.

WorldWide Arts Resources
Information on artists, museums, galleries, fine art, art history, art education and more

ART REFERENCE MATERIALS

ArtLex
An art dictionary for "artists, collectors, students and educators in art production, criticism, history, aesthetics, and education."
Glossary of Art Terms
Basic glossary of terms related to art.
Art and Architecture Thesaurus
From the Getty Research Institute, this site serves as "a structured vocabulary that can be used to improve access to information about art (and) architecture."
ART HISTORY

About.com: Art History
From about.com, this site offers links to numerous other sites related to art history.
Art History Resources on the Web
This is an excellent "portal" to sites on the web that provide art history, this site provides links to art throughout the world during various periods of history.
Art History Network A "one stop resource for Art History, Archaeology and Architecture resources on the web."
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History
This site presents "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."
Yahoo! Directory: Art History!
A Yahoo! Directory of art history links, broken down into various categories.
ART NEWS

Art News: absolutearts.com
News updates about art around the world.
Arts Journal
"The daily digest of arts and cultural journalism.”
The Art Newspaper
Art exhibitions and art news from around the globe.
ARTISTS

Information About Artists

AllFamousArtists.com
"An attempt to feature some of the famous artists who have shaped the history of art. The primary focus is on famous artists, painters and photographers."

Art in Context
Provides an online reference library for the publication and dissemination of information about artists and where to find their work. The library catalogues and presents information added by curators, dealers, artists, writers and others from around the world.

AskART.com
"Dedicated to the creation and maintenance of the world’s most comprehensive centralized database about American artists," this site includes an image gallery, biographical documentation, book references, auction data, and an open forum.

Getty Union List of Artist Names Online
Covering more than 290,000 names and other information about artists worldwide from antiquity to the present, this source includes individuals and corporate bodies that have been involved in the design or creation of visual art and architecture. Links to each entry include information such as relationships, locations, important dates, notes and source data.

The artists.org
Information on the major 20th century & contemporary visual artists. Each artist's listing includes a portrait, brief biography, links to articles, essays and interviews; original art, limited edition artprints, photography, posters, multimedia and books.

Women Artists in History
Designed to showcase the work of women artists through the centuries, this site is arranged chronologically and provides links to other sites.

Yahoo! Arts: Artists
A directory of artists categorized by type of art.

Information For Artists

Art.Net
"A virtual space where artists join together in sharing their art with others on the Internet."

Artists register.com
This site "serves to connect the artists and their work with private collectors, gallery owners, interior designers, corporate art buyers, public art administrators, and art enthusiasts."

Chicago Artists' Coalition Online
The website of the Chicago Artists' Coalition, a non-profit service organization founded in 1974, open to artists and non-artists. The CAConline provides information on the organization's services, Chicago art community events, and features the works of member artists.

Art Museums

Art Museum Network
"The official website of the world's leading art museums since 1996," this site lists museums, exhibitions, collections, and art museum news.
Art Museums in the Chicago Area

Chicago-Area Art Museums

Art Institute of Chicago

Museum of Contemporary Art

Terra Museum of American Art

Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago

Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University

Other Art Museums

Louvre Museum

National Gallery of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Museum of Modern Art

Smithsonian American Art Museum

ART GALLERIES

Art in Context: Galleries and Dealers
Galleries listed alphabetically, geographically, by discipline, and by genre.
Chicago Art Dealers Association
Listings of Chicago dealers that are members of The Chicago Art Dealers Association (CADA).
Chicago Art Galleries
Links to art galleries in Chicago and suburbs.
Chicago Gallery Styles
Chicago art galleries listed by style of art.
Online Art Galleries

Artcyclopedia
A guide to museum-quality fine art on the internet with references to sites on the web where artists' works can be viewed online. Primarily includes works of painters and sculptors, but also includes artists from other media, such as photography, decorative arts and architecture.

Artchive
Includes scans of more than 2,000 fine arts works from more than 200 artists. Also includes theory and criticism, art reviews, and links to other art sites.

Artq.net
"Premier online art galleries for artists and art lovers, featuring exhibitions and member artist pages." Browse by medium, country, theme, or artist.

World Wide Arts Resources
"The largest fine art marketplace for original and contemporary art online. Enables users to browse or search through over 70,000 works of art by medium, subject matter, price and theme."

ART AUCTIONS/PRICES

Artnet: Fine Arts Auctions Database
"The place to buy, sell and research fine art online. Our online Gallery Network is the largest of its kind, with over 2,000 galleries in over 250 cities worldwide, more than 100,000 by over 25,000 artists from around the globe." (Fee required for use.)
Artprice
"The world leader in art market information," this site Offers access to images and 290,000 catalogues on line, with 25 million auction results, prive levels and indices covering 405,000 artists.
Biddington's
Art information for the "serious collector." In addition, Biddington's Art Valuation Service "provides an easy, inexpensive means of finding concise appraisals or estimates of an artwork's current market and/or replacement values."
Christie's
The website for the international auction house.
EWolfs.com
Auctioneers of fine art, antiques, and sculpture, EWolfs "distinguishes itself from other auction houses not only because of its original and exciting live auction software but because of the high quality "fresh to the market" merchandise offered at auction."
FindArtInfo.com
"Price information on all kinds of fine art oil paintings, etchings, engravings, watercolors, drawings, sculptures and much more ranging from Old Masters to Contemporary Art.">
Sotheby's
Current offerings, sale information, auction results, and specific catalogues from Sotheby's.
ART EVENTS IN CHICAGO

Chicago Art Links

City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs: Art Exhibitions

Spaces.org, Chicago

Compiled by Barbara Goodman. Revised May 2008.

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