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Last updated: 17/7/08

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General, Art Search Sites
  1. http://www.artcyclopedia.com/ (Art Search Engine - Name an artist, find their art - excellent site)
  2. http://www.art.com/ (Good search site)
  3. http://www.artnet.com/ (Excellent site to find artists, galleries and exhibitions)
  4. http://www.art-connection.com/ (Links to art gallery Internet sites and artists search - good site)
  5. http://www.artrepublic.com/ (Art prints for sale but excellent site for: photos, art terms, artist biographies and links to good sites)
  6. http://www.britart.com/ (New British artists artwork)
  7. http://sunsite.auc.dk/cgfa// (Search for an artist and their work)
  8. http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk (If you want to find a museum try this)

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Art Galleries
  1. http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/ (The National Gallery, London)
  2. http://www.tate.org.uk/ (The Tate Gallery, London)
  3. http://www.tate.org.uk/liverpool/ (The Tate Gallery, Liverpool - Modern Art)
  4. http://www.tate.org.uk/stives/ (The Tate Gallery, St Ives - Modern Art)
  5. http://www.metmuseum.org/ (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
  6. http://www.moma.org/ (The Museum of Modern Art, New York)
  7. http://www.louvre.fr/ (The Louvre)
  8. http://www.sfmoma.org/(The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art)
  9. http://www.guggenheim.org/ (The Guggenheim Museum)
  10. http://www.clemusart.com/ (The Cleveland Museum of Art)
  11. http://www.nationalgallery.ie/ (The National Gallery of Ireland)
  12. http://www.kunsthauswien.com/english/mainindex.htm (The KunstHausWien Museum)
  13. http://www.hamburger-kunsthalle.de/ (the Hamburg Kunsthalle Museum)
  14. http://www.mowa.org/ (The Museum of Web Art - Look in the 'Kids Wing')

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Groups of Artists
  1. http://www.mcs.csuhayward.edu/~malek/Amore.html (Impressionist painters)
  2. http://www.artmagick.com/ (Paintings and poetry from 19th/20th Century)
  3. http://www.asianart.com/ (Asian art)
Specific Artists
  1. http://www.mos.org/leonardo/ (Leonardo da Vinci)
  2. http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/play/leonardo/ (Leonardo da Vinci's Workshop)
  3. http://www.vggallery.com/ (The Vincent van Gough Information Gallery)
  4. http://www.artnet.com/ag/fineartthumbnails.asp?aid=10775 (3 pages of Lowry paintings - click on the pictures to see a larger view)
  5. http://www.altavista.com/ (Some of Lowry's paintings from an image search of Alta Vista)
  6. http://picasso.tamu.edu/picasso/ (Picasso)
  7. http://www.ballandclaw.com/vermeer/ (Vermeer)
  8. http://www.daliprintgallery.com/(Salvador Dali)
Andy Goldsworthy
  1. http://uk.altavista.com/ (Lots of Andy Goldworthy photos amongst this image search of Alta Vista)
  2. http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues97/
    (Some photos and text)
  3. http://www.artnet.com/ag/fineartthumbnails.asp?aid=7145 (3 pages of 'thumbnails' - click on them to see a larger size)

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Education Art Sites
  1. Click here to use our search box for free
    Clipart, photos or icons
    and access other free graphics
  2. http://www.artforschools.com/ (Good for ideas for artists to match QCA schemes. Can purchase packs from them but its the ideas that are inspirational.)
  3. http://www.accessart.org.uk/ (On-line workshops for all Key Stages)
  4. http://www.thetech.org/exhibits_events/online/color/intro/ (All about Colour)
  5. http://www.crayola-europe.com/ (some useful material)
  6. http://www.artteaching.co.uk/ (Click on 'Information and Instructions' for useful Art education information and links)
  7. http://www.eduweb.com/pintura/(Turn detective - identify a painting by comparing different artists work - a fun site! Key Stage 1 & 2)
  8. http://www.eduweb.com/insideart/index.html (You are sucked into a mystery painting - to escape you have to answer questions about style and colour. Key Stage 2 & above)
  9. http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/(Art products and resources, artist's biographies and lesson plans. The following 3 links are part of this site)
  10. http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/play/play.html (Art Adventures - find out about great artists and how they made their art. Key Stage 2 & 3) (this opens in another window)
  11. http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/play/portrait1/portrait1.htmll (Fun art history and portrait making)
  12. http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/play/lineshape/flash3page.html (Lines and shape)
  13. http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/art/art.htm (Art ideas and resources. Key Stage 1 & 2)
  14. http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/ (Explore the world of art)
  15. http://www.hiraeth.com/youngembroiderers/proj_index.htm (Textile art projects)
  16. http://www.stephen.com/mondrimat/ (experiment with space and colour)
  17. http://www.aboriginal-art.com/ (Aboriginal art)
  18. http://www.art-works.org.uk/ (The National Children's Art Awards)
  19. http://www.artchive.com/ftp_site.htm (Information about artists and their work)
  20. http://library.thinkquest.org/16661/ (All about tessellation)
  21. http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html (Links to art history on the Internet Key Stage 3 & above)
  22. http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/art2/ (guide to appreciation of art)

Links on this page:
General, Art Search Sites
Art Galleries
Groups of Artists
Specific Artists
Andy Goldworthy
Education Art Sites
The numbers are for easy reference

 

 

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