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Art: General

Art Atlas
This database lets you find addresses of over 5000 international art galleries.
ArtLex
"You will find definitions of more than 2,800 terms here, along with numerous illustrations, pronunciation notes, great quotations, and links to other resources on the Web." The author got his ` from the University of Chicago and teaches art to elementary school students.
ArtSource
"Welcome to ArtSource, a gathering point for networked resources on Art and Architecture. The content is diverse and includes pointers to resources around the net as well as original materials submitted by librarians, artists, and art historians, etc. This site is intended to be selective, rather than comprehensive." Included is a guide to electronic exhibitions.
Digital Archive of American Architecture
At this site, you are able to view images of American architecture from the 17th century through the 20th century. This is an excellent site to see images of American architecture.
Internet ArtResources
Internet ArtResources provides access to galleries and museums online. In addition, this site contains feature articles and reviews of art and is searchable. This first class site is designed for everyone interested in art.
Kentucky Arts Council
Look here for links to the Kentucky Crafted program, Arts in Education, Folklife program and others.
Virtual Library museums page
This site is a comprehensive directory of on-line museums around the world and museum-related resources.
1997 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts: Summary Report
This report describes the results of the 1997 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA). This survey data is primarily national but does include data of selected states and metro areas. In addition to attendance at arts activities and participation through broadcast and recorded media, the report covers geographic and demographic differences in participation, arts socialization, music preferences and other leisure activities as well as background information on the history of the SPPA and changes introduced in 1997. (PDF format)
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Art: Education

ArtsEdge
"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 K-12 curriculum."
ArtsEdNet
"ArtsEdNet, an online service developed by the J. Paul Getty Trust, supports the needs of the K-12 arts education community. It focuses on helping arts educators, general classroom teachers using the arts in their curriculum, museum educators, and university faculty involved in art education." This is an excellent site.
 
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Art: History

Art History Network
This site is "a one stop resource for Art History, Archaeology and Architecture resources on the web." It covers "Early Eastern Art" (Babylonian and Akkad) and Western art history.
Art History Resources on the Web
This comprehensive site provides global coverage of art history. Those studying art history best use this superior site.
Dictionary of Art History
This biographical dictionary of art historians, museum directors and art scholars is searchable by name, methodology, country of origin, date of death and birthplace.

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