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Arts / Entertainment: Art / Artists

  1. Academic Earth -

    Full video courses and lectures from the world's leading scholars. Includes a large number of subjects, from Art & Architecture, Economics, History, Law, Literature, Psychology, Test Preparation, and much, much more!
  2. Art & Architecture Thesaurus Online -

    More than 125,000 terms covering fine art, architecture, decorative arts, and more.
  3. Art & Architecture Thesaurus® Online -

    From The Getty Research Institute.
  4. Art History -

    Part of the Open Directory Project, this site provides links to information about artists, movements, museums, and stolen and looted art.
  5. Art History Resources on the Web -
  6. Artcyclopedia -

    An online art encyclopedia, this site allows users to search by artist name, movement, medium, or subject.
  7. Artists Bluebook -

    Search by artist name, regional interest, or style in this compendium of entries about American art.
  8. ArtLex Art Dictionary -

    Over 3,600 terms in art and visual culture with images, pronunciation, quotations, and cross-references.
  9. Business of Art Center (The BAC) -
  10. Center for Visual Art -

    From the Metropolitan State College of Denver.
  11. Dance History Research and Scholarship -
  12. Drawspace.com -

    Learn to draw with tons of lessons for the beginner to the advanced artist.
  13. Fine Art Appraisal, Art Prices -

    Price information on fine art from Old Masters to Contemporary Art.
  14. Fine Arts Center Colorado Springs -

    Home to world-class art galleries, Broadway-worthy live theater, and the Bemis School of Art
    30 West Dale St.
    Colorado Springs, CO 80903
    719-634-5583
  15. Google Art Project -

    View over 30,000 works of art including sculpture, paintings, drawings, and more. Developed in collaboration with Google and 151 art partners including The Art Institute of Chicago, Denver Art Museum, Hong Kong Museum of Art, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles Museum of Art, MoMA, The National Gallery in Prague, Tate Modern, and many more.
  16. History of Art -

    This overview of art history from Wikipedia includes links to sites dedicated to Prehistoric, Ancient, Eastern, Western, Islamic, and Contemporary art.
  17. Internet Broadway Database -

    Find information on current and past Broadway shows (cast, opening/closing dates, production, awards, songs, etc.). Also searchable by people, theatre, character name, awards, songs, and grosses.
  18. Khan Academy -

    Over 3000 videos covering topics in math, science, history, civics, art, and test prep. Also offers over 315 practice exercises, teacher resources, and much more.
  19. LibGuides - Art -

    Created by both public and academic librarians, these guides contain links to myriad of art resources for students and researchers.
  20. LibGuides - Arts & Humanities -

    Created by both public and academic librarians, these guides contain links to myriad art and humanities resources for students and researchers.
  21. Library of Congress Digital Collections & Services -

    Access to print, pictorial and audio-visual collections and other digital services.
  22. Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection Database -
  23. MIT World -

    Provides on demand video of significant public events at MIT. Includes more than 800 videos covering a wide range of topics.
  24. National Geographic -

    Find information on photography, animals, environment, travel, adventure, and more!
  25. New York Public Library Digital Gallery -

    This site includes over 275,000 digitized images of maps, photos, books, manuscripts, and more.
  26. Peak Radar -

    An online cultural events calendar for El Paso and Teller counties. Find local theatre, art, dance, musical, and visual art organizations, venues, and events.
  27. Performing Arts Encyclopedia -

    Guide to performing arts resources at the Library of Congress.
  28. Perseus Project -

    A Tufts University project, this site provides access to images, descriptions, and histories of objects from ancient Greece.
  29. Sistine Chapel -

    Paintings from the Chapel, along with descriptions and history.
  30. Smithsonian Archives of American Art -
  31. Smithsonian History of Art and Design -
  32. Smithsonian Image Library -

    More than 13 million images held by the 19 museums of the Smithsonian.
  33. TEDTalks -

    Free videos of talks and performances at TED conferences, covering a wide range of topics.
  34. Theater History -

    Collection of websites from Yale University Library.
  35. Timeline of Art History -

    This Metropolitan Museum of Art site provides access to a timeline of art history, as well as related works of art with descriptions of pieces and thematic essays.
  36. U.S. Government Photos and Images -

    Photos and images sorted into the following topics: defense and international relations, environment, energy, and agriculture, general government, health and nutrition, history, arts & culture, money and taxes, public safety and law, and science and technology.
  37. Vimeo -

    Created by filmmakers and video creators who wanted to share their creative work, the clips on this site are browseable by staff picks or categories like Activism & Non Profits or Education & DIY.
  38. Web Gallery of Art -

    A virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture of the Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassicism, Romanticism periods (1000-1850) that contains over 24,000 reproductions.
  39. World Art Treasures -

    The J.-E Berger Foundation makes available 100,000 slides from cultural trips to Europe, Egypt, the Near and Far East, and the United States.
  40. YouTube EDU -

    Videos and channels from YouTube college and university partners, including Dartmouth, Stanford, USC, and MIT.