LibGuides: Visual Arts & Photography: Internet Resources

Websites

The Internet can be a rich source for art related information.

When using the Internet for art research pease respect the rights of artists and museums. Remember you may not reproduce, alter, or redistribute any artwork for personal or commercial gain without permission.

Art Education - State and National Education Standards

These Art Education links provided by Annette Russo.

Illinois Learning Standards - Fine Arts
Links to the fine arts learning standards for the state of Illinois.
ArtsEdge
This website not only has the national standards, it also has lesson plans, very fun how-to guides for educators, and a nice list of links. From the Kennedy Center
American Art Therapy Association
Information on art therapy education standards, as well as resources and opportunities available to students.

Art Education - Lesson Plans & Curriculum Ideas

ArtsEdge - Lessons
The Kennedy Center ArtsEdge Program has wonderful lesson plans.
KinderArt
"KinderArt® was developed in 1997, because we think art should be an important part of any home or school curriculum, and if there are easy-to-follow lessons with readily available materials, it makes the lives of artists, teachers and parents much easier."
Incredible Art Department
Includes job listings in nearly all 50 states, links to resources, lesson plans, news, and associations.
Education at the J. Paul Getty Museum
The Getty Education site is a really good resource for K-12 teachers, that contains lesson plans and curriculum ideas with teacher material included.

Museum & Gallery Homepages

The Art Institute of Chicago
This is the homepage for the Art Institute. The "Learn" section (at the bottom of the page) has a many good resources for teachers and students.
Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Located in Fort Worth, TX. Information about the museum and its collections of paintings & sculptures by Frederic Remington, Charles Russell, and other American artists.
The British Museum
Check the "Learning" link for educational resources.
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
The Guggenheim Museum in New York
Modern art. Check out the online exhibitions and the education links.
Louvre Museum
This is the English translation of the Louvre in France's homepage.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
This site has some good imagery and good educational resources. Look under the "Learn" heading.
The Museum of Modern Art
This homepage for the museum located in New York City "provides information on current and upcoming art, film and media, and online exhibitions" while also highlighting parts of the museum's collection.
Prado Museum in Spain
Lots of classic and famous artist exhibits, including Picasso and Dali.
Smithsonian Institution Museums
This page links you to the homepages of the many different museums at the Smithsonian complex.
Tate Gallery
Links for the four Tate Museums: Modern, Liverpool, Britain, and St. Ives. Lots of online exhibits, collections, and activities.
Uffizi Gallery in Italy
This link is for the English translation of their homepage. "This is one of the most famous museums of paintings and sculpture in the world. Its collection of Primitive and Renaissance paintings comprises several universally acclaimed masterpieces of all time."
Vatican Museums
Information about the Vatican Museums including virtual tours.
Victoria & Albert Museum
The self acclaimed "world's greatest museum of art and design."

National Museums & Galleries

Almost every country has its own national museum or gallery. Search the Internet or even Wikipedia to find the links to their homepages. A few examples are listed below.

Other Online Sources

AATA Videos
Video clips of art therapy in a variety of settings from the American Art Therapy Association.
Art & Architecture Thesaurus® Online
A collection of terms for cataloging items from the Getty Research Institute.
Artcyclopedia
An online art encyclopedia. Search for paintings, artists, movements, etc.
ArtSource
"A gathering place for networked information about art."
Getty Publications Virtual Library
"An open, online repository of more than 250 Getty publications from our 45-year publishing history, available as high-quality scans to read online, or to download in their entirety, for free."
Louvre - Collections
"The Collections database consists of entries for more than 480,000 works in the Musée du Louvre and Musée National Eugène-Delacroix."
Met Publications
Nearly 400 e-books from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Almost all of the books are available for free in full text.
Pigments through the Ages
This site has good descriptions of a wide variety of pigments indexed by color.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Over two hundred full text books from the Guggenheim Museum.