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• Arts Education (American Council for the Arts)
  A section of Americans for the Arts, the Internet arm of the American Council for the Arts.
• ArtsEdge
  "Linking the arts and education through technology." "The mission of ARTSEDGE is to help artists, teachers, and students gain access to and/or share information, resources, and ideas that support the arts as a core subject area in the K12 curriculum." Developed by the Kennedy Center and the National Endowment for the Arts.
• Education - The Getty
  The Getty's art education web site. Includes lessons plans and curriculum ideas, image galleries and exhibitions, and TeacherArtExchange - an online listserv for teachers and educators.

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• Book Arts Links
  A Web site with links to information about artists books, book dealers, bookbinding, letter press printing, papermaking, typography, and more. Maintained by Yale University Library.
• Books Arts Web
  A Web site "which features links to a large selection of book arts related sites on the web, including galleries with images." Maintained by Peter D. Verheyen, Conservation Librarian, Syracuse University Library.
• Center for Book Arts
  "The Center for Book Arts is dedicated to the preservation of the traditional crafts of bookmaking, as well as contemporary interpretations of the book as an art object."

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• Ceramics Today
  A non-profit forum for international ceramic art on the Web. An interesting Web site which includes sections on virtual ceramics, museums, societies, technical issues, health & safety and more.
• The Ceramics Web
  "The CeramicsWeb is an experimental web site for ceramics. It includes a such things as database of glazes and materials, links to other ceramics web sites, health and safety information, and a variety of educational materials related to ceramics." Maintained at San Diego State University.
• InterGlaze
  An interactive glaze analysis program, by Gary Wang, San Diego State University.
• National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA)
  "The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts is a professional organization of individuals whose interests, talents, or careers are primarily focused on the ceramic arts."
• ACerS - American Ceramic Society
  A professional organization dealing primarily with technical ceramics and materials science, but also of interest to those in fine arts ceramics.

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• Drawing
  Covers linear perspective, atmospheric perspective, shading (value), and compositional models. A section of the Art Studio Chalkboard site prepared by Ralph Larmann, University of Evansville.
• The Figure Drawing LAB
  "This site is devoted to better understanding of the elements that make up the human figure and how to better portray them. It is intended as a resource for artists and art students who work with the human form. This site focuses on accepted conventions of figure drawing that have been used to model the figure since the time of the Ancient Greeks." Prepared by Ralph Larmann, University of Evansville.

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• American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)
  "The American Institute of Graphic Arts is the oldest and largest national organization committed to the promotion of excellence in graphic design... The purpose of the AIGA is to advance excellence in graphic design as a discipline, profession, and cultural force."

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• ArtMetal
  This Web site includes the ArtMetal showrooms, calendar, archives, discussion forum, and resources.
• ABANA: Artist - Blacksmiths' Association of North America
  A non-profit art and education organization focused on contemporary and traditional art metalwork. Includes sections for Resources and Links leading to information about suppliers, books, metal finishing, metal machining, etc.
• Society of American Silversmiths
  A professional association devoted to the preservation and promotion of contemporary silversmithing - specifically in the areas of holloware, flatware, and sculpture. This Web site includes interesting links to information on silver care, restoration/conservation, a glossary, technical "shop talk", and photograph and slide labeling.

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• Painting Subjects
  An interesting Web page prepared by Ralph Larmann, University of Evansville. This is a section of his Art Studio Chalkboard which also includes a section on drawing.
• Sinopia On-Line: Recipes
  A section of Sinopia On-Line (a store offering raw materials for the arts) which provides a general overview of pigments and other traditional materials.
• Watercolor Online
  Includes information on competitions, workshops, articles and tutorials, product manufacturers, organizations, and more.

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• PhotoForum
  "The PhotoForum is an educational network and databank established to serve ... as a communications link for photo educators, and interested others, dedicated to discussion of photography and imaging including aesthetics, processes, history, digital imaging, instructional strategies, criticism, equipment and techniques, especially, but not exclusively, as these apply in an educational setting." Of particular interest are the WWW PHOTO LINKS List and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• PhotoSource
  Includes a massive b/w development chart, photo links, a data page, and links to shareware and freeware.
• A History of Photography
  An online history of photography from its beginnings till the 1920s by Robert Leggat.
• Voice of the Shuttle: Photography Page
  One of the premiere sites for humanities research on the Internet. "Woven" by Alan Liu, University of California, Santa Barbara.

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• Keith Howard's Non-Toxic Printmaking Page
  The title says it all.
• Printmaking
  "Information about printmaking, the print program at Bradley University, printmaking organizations, and links to other print pages."
• Printmaking Links
  Links to sites that deal with printmaking and related topics of interest to the printmaker. From Middle Tennessee State University.

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• International Sculpture Center
  "The International Sculpture Center (ISC) is a non-profit arts organization dedicated to the advancement of contemporary sculpture and to the professional development of sculptors."
• Sculptor.Org
  "A comprehensive resource for sculptors," including a wide range of interesting and eclectic topics. Created by Richard Collins, a sculptor.

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• Communication Arts: the Essential Creative Resource
  "The World Wide Web site for Communication Arts, the world's largest magazine on creativity for graphic designers, art directors, copywriters, photographers, illustrators and multimedia designers. This site is much more than just a reuse of existing content from the magazine, it's an extensive online resource for creative professionals to enhance their work and careers and a catalyst for bringing community to visual communicators around the world." This site includes exhibits online, creative community information, creative resources, business and career information, tools and technology, production resources, and more.
• CA Resources
  A section of Communication Arts (see above), CA Web Resources is an extensive listing of Web sites, including design-related, advertising-related, typography-related, and photography-related sites.
• Mac Resources
  A Web site specifically related to MacIntosh users. Of interest to artists is the Graphics section.

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• American Council for the Arts
• College Art Association (CAA)
• National Art Education Association
• National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
• National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA)
• Visual Resources Association

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Other Sites of Interest to Practicing Artists

• Delaware Division of the Arts
  Includes a Delaware arts calendar, Delaware arts news, arts organizations, and opportunities for artists.
• Open Studio: the Arts Online
  "To define and encourage public space in the new digital environment, and in cooperation with the National Endowment for the Arts, the Benton Foundation is creating a joint effort to establish public points of access to the Internet at arts and cultural institutions throughout the country. ..Open Studio: The Arts Online creates a laboratory for the exploration of the tools and techniques that will serve arts and cultural organizations as they prepare for the networked environment of the next century."
• Health and Safety
  • Art Hazards
    A guide to print and internet resources on art hazards. Maintained by Wilson Library, Western Washington University.
  • Artist Materials Hazards
    Links to a wide variety of information about the materials that artists work with and the health hazards that these materials may pose to the artist.
  • Health Hazards in the Arts: Information for Artists, Craftspeople, and Photographers
    A guide to print and a few interet resources on health and safety for visual and performing artists. Maintained by Rochester Institute of Technology Library.
• Images
  • Art and Architecture Image Sites
    A selective list maintained at Roger Williams University Library.
  • Digital Image Collections
    A selective list of image collections on the Web. Some sites are freely available; others require a payment in order to search the site or use the images. Maintained at the University of Delaware Library.
  • Finding Images on the Web
    Includes information on image copyright, downloading, search engines, image search engines, and image archives/collections. Maintained at the Boston University Libraries.
• Copyright
  • Copyright & Art Issues
    Maintained by Christine Sundt, University of Oregon.
  • Copyright Internet Resources
    From the Library of Congress.
  • The Copyright Website
  • Copyright and Image Management
    From the University of Texas, Office of General Counsel
  • Educational Fair Use Guidelines for Digital Images
    From the University of Texas, Office of General Counsel

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