Visual Arts Resources - Library and Computing Page
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Welcome to the resources pages for the School of Creative Arts. This page looks at resources relevant to the Visual Arts (VA) and Graphic Arts (GA) subjects, and pages that may be relevant across the different subject strands.
The SoCA Highlights Blog is a great way to find new resources, or explore some of the older ones. It looks at interesting resources right across the Creative Arts disciplines, covering Visual Arts, Music, Photography, Digital Media and Theatre... among other things. Make sure you visit it every week or so to see what's out there in the big wild world of web.
Special Feature!
- JCU currently has a Virtual Book Display featuring selected books from our Graphic Design collection! You can follow a series of hyperlink trails, or click through the display as a regular slide show. Check it out!
General Information
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Electronic Databases Alphabetical listing of all databases available through JCU
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Database Guides to read online or printout to help in using internet resources.
Databases
Australian Public Affairs Indexing Service (APAIS) - a broad multidisciplinary resource focusing on Australia. It provides full text of articles where available. Available via Informit.
Expanded Academic ASAP - indexes articles of general academic interest. Links to the full text of many journal articles. Available via InfoTrac.
Project Muse (Arts and Humanities) - Full text coverage of hundreds of journals.
Arts and Humanities Citation Index Available through Web of Science
AustArt - the Australian art journals index is produced by the library at the University of New South Wales College of Fine Arts. The index provides access to articles and reviews on Australian art and artists which are published in journals that are currently held by the College of Fine Arts Library, or have been held by the library in the past. A very small database with limited results.
Informit Online - Includes Australian databases such as APAIS, MEDIASCAN
ProQuest 5000 - ProQuest indexes a wide range of journals in the sciences and humanities and includes the full text of many articles.
Web of Science - Includes Arts and Humanities Citation Index. One of the better databases for Arts subjects offered by JCU at present
Reference
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Xrefer - This online, full text, reference library includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri and books of quotations, as well as subject specific titles from art, to literature, to law.
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Grove Art Online - The Grove Dictionary of Art covers all aspects of the visual arts - architecture, decorative arts and photography - from prehistory to the present day. The online edition of this standard reference work includes updates and links to other internet resources including images of art works held in public museum collections throughout the world. More a current awareness service than a database.
Gateways
Intute: Arts and Humanities - Gateway providing free online access to a variety of web pages for education and research. Over 115,000 high quality educational web resources selected and annotated by subject specialists at several UK universities.
Adam - A gateway to art, design, architecture and media information. Soon to be superceded.
BUBL Link - Catalogue of Internet Resources. Browsable by Dewey Decimal numbers.
CAN, Collections Australia Network - Formerly Australian Museums and Galleries Online. Intended to be a gateway linking collections across Australia, including the small to medium regional institutions
ANU's ArtServe - Images of art and architecture mainly from the Mediterranean, Japan and India. Downloading may require payment.
Voice of the Shuttle Art and Art History Homepage - A gateway to a very long list of resources. Worth a look.
Internet ArtResources - Extensive site which has received good reviews
Mother of all Art and Art History Links Pages - Very good gateway from the University of Michigan.
archINFORM - International Architecture Database
Search Engines
Ask Search Engine - An alternative to Google and Yahoo. Uses a different search algorithm
Vivisimo Search Engine - An alternative to Google and Yahoo. Uses a different search algorithm
E-Journals
A selection of media, culture and creative arts journals available online (Some are browsable online; others require access via JCU s E-Journal's page. For paper holdings and other sources, check Tropicat.)
The Broadsheet - A free magazine dedicated to visual arts and culture. A publication of the Contemporary Arts Center of South Australia.
RealTime +onscreen - "RealTime is Australia's critical guide to international contemporary arts. Our focus is on innovation in performance (live art, experimental theatre, dance, music, sound), photomedia, film, video, interactive media and hybrid arts."
M/C Journal - A journal of media and culture.
Continuum Journal of media and cultural studies affiliated with the Cultural Studies Association of Australia.
Cultural Critique - "A forum for international and interdisciplinary explorations of intellectual controversies, trends, and issues in culture, theory, and politics".
International Journal of Arts Management - Available through e-journals.
Art & Australia Magazine - Magazine/e-journal. Some free access
Art Almanac - "A monthly magazine listing art galleries, museums, dealers, artists, exhibitions, prizes and visual arts events Australia-wide"
Image & Narrative - Online magazine of the visual narrative
Australian CREATIVE - Magazine for design, advertising and photography
Web Pages
Walter S. Arnold - Sculptor/stone carver. Includes a resources page for stone carving.
Brick Artist - Nathan Sawaya's website, showcasing his work with lego blocks
Sight (Vision) - An examination of optical illusions, from the University of Washington. A great teaching resource for primary school science, as well.
Australian Women's Art Register - This site contains archives, catalogues, information kits for artists and teachers; information about what's on in women's art around Australia; artist of the month biography and pictures.
Digital Archive of Art - Collection of images of paintings from the 18th and 19th centuries and sculpture from the ancient Greek period, the Renaissance, and the 19th and 20th centuries.
National Library of Australia Pictures Catalogue - The Pictures Catalogue contains bibliographic records for 45,000 paintings and 550,000 photographs dating from the late eighteenth century to the present. Includes 30,000 digitized images of oil paintings from the 18th and 19th centuries, selected watercolors, and photographs.
Picture Australia - Picture Australia provides access to the online pictorial collections of the participating museums, galleries, libraries, archives and other repositories. The images, in a range of formats including paintings, drawings, photographs, sculpture, cover all aspects of Australian life. High resolution copies of the pictures may be ordered.
AHDS Visual Arts - UK project devoted to making digital resources for the visual arts community available online, particularly resources for study and teaching in higher education.
National Association for the Visual Arts Ltd - A gateway to Australian visual arts and craft.
Web Gallery of Art - A virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture of the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods (1100-1850), currently containing over 13,900 reproductions.
AIGA Design Archives - "Annual juried selections of excellence and the work of designers honoured by AIGA"
Associations & Organisations
Access Arts - A Queensland based non-profit community professional arts organisation which assists people experiencing disability and disadvantage to pursue their ambitions in the arts.
Australian Graphic Design - The national association for professional graphic designers.
ANAT (Australian Network for Art and Technology) - Australia's peak network and advocacy body for artists working with science and technology. ANAT supports emerging and established artists in the fields of new media arts, internet, video, sound and performance.
Arts Nexus - A non profit, member-based regional arts development and cultural industry association providing services for the arts, entertainment and cultural sector in Far North Queensland. Based in Cairns.
Australia Council for the Arts
Artworkers Alliance - Established in 1986 to address the professional and financial concerns of visual artists, Artworkers Alliance offers a range of services to facilitate professional development and employment opportunities for artists and art workers. Based in Brisbane.
Flying Arts - Through online courses, touring workshops and youth activities Flying Arts provides artists in regional and remote locations with the opportunity to experience contemporary professional practice.
KickArts Contemporary Arts - Based in Cairns.
AIGA - An American professional organisation for design (formerly the American Institute of Graphic Arts)
Guides & Tools
Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online - Produced by the Getty Trust
ArtLex - Visual Arts Dictionary. Very useful. Site includes links to many of the museums where the works are held.
Art Studio Chalkboard - information on technique for art students and artists
Printmaking Links - From Middle Tennessee State University.
Symbols.com - Encyclopedia of Western Signs and Ideograms. Useful for graphic designers and art historians. Also makes for an interesting read, if you've ever wondered what that little squiggle means...
Timeline of Art History - From the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Writing the Art History Paper - Dartmouth Writing Program
Australian/New Zealand
National Gallery of Australia - Canberra
Queensland Art Gallery - Brisbane
Art Gallery of South Australia - Adelaide
Art Gallery of Western Australia - Perth
National Gallery of Victoria - Melbourne
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery - Hobart
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery - Launceston
National Portrait Gallery - Canberra
Museum of Contemporary Art - Sydney
Soho Galleries - Sydney
Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts - Brisbane
QUT Art Museum - Brisbane
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art - Melbourne
University of Sydney Museums - Sydney
Perc Tucker Regional Gallery - Townsville
Pinnacles Gallery - Thuringowa
Umbrella Studio - Townsville
Cairns Regional Gallery - Cairns
Centre for Contemporary Arts - Cairns
Australis Gallery - Kuranda
Auckland Art Gallery - Auckland, NZ
Christchurch Gallery - Christchurch, NZ
Museum of New Zealand (Te Papa Tongerewa) - Wellington, NZ
Overseas
National Gallery of Art (USA) - Washington, D.C.
Art Institute of Chicago - Chicago, Illinois
Cleveland Museum of Art - Cleveland, Ohio
J. Paul Getty Museum - Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Collections Online - Los Angeles, California
Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York, New York
MoMA: The Museum of Modern Art - New York, New York
MoBa: The Museum of Bad Art - Boston, Massachusetts
Milwaukee Art Museum - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The Detroit Institute of Arts - Detroit, Michigan
Digital Library for the Decorative Arts and Material Culture: Image and Text Collections - University of Wisconsin
NYPL Digital Gallery - New York Public Library
National Gallery of Canada - Ottawa, Ontario
Art Gallery of Ontario - Toronto, Ontario
Vancouver Art Gallery - Vancouver, British Columbia
The State Hermitage Museum (the site for the film Russian Ark) - St Petersburg, Russia
The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts - Moscow, Russia
The British Museum - London, U.K.
Tate (Online) - London, U.K.
The National Gallery (UK) - London, U.K.
Victoria and Albert Museum - London, U.K.
Royal Academy of Arts - London, U.K.
Victoria Museum - Bath, U.K.
The Whitworth Art Gallery - Manchester, U.K.
24 Hour Museum City Heritage Guides - A link to museums and galleries in several cities across England.
The Louvre - Paris, France
Musee d'Orsay - Paris, France
Vatican Museums Online - Vatican City
National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art - Rome, Italy
National Gallery of Ancient Art - Rome, Italy
Hamburger Kunsthalle - Hamburg, Germany
The Albertina - Vienna, Austria
Koninklijk Museum - Antwerp, Belgium
Statens Museum for Kunst - Copenhagen, Denmark
Rijksmuseum - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
National Museum of China - Beijing, China
Hong Kong Museum of Art - Hong Kong
Greek State Museum - Thessaloniki, Greece
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (formerly known as the Prince of Wales Museum) - Mumbai, India
Goa State Museum - Panji, India
Stand in the Room
Where to find physical resources in the JCU Library
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Useful Dewey Decimal numbers for Visual Arts Resources
Resource Pages for other Creative Arts Subject Strands
Theatre/Performance
Digital Media (New Media)
Graphic Arts Students please refer to Visual Arts and Digital Arts
Your School Librarian
The Liaison Librarian for the School of Creative Arts is Claire Swift. Feel free to contact her for any information needs, including help with research, referencing and general inquiries.