Green River LibGuides: Fine Arts: Explore Online Resources

Some Useful Websites

Featured Websites

Artcyclopedia
At this website you can browse for galleries and museums by geographic location. All museum websites indexed in Artcyclopedia provide images of many artworks held in their collection.
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.
Google Arts & Culture
Explore museums from around the world, discover and view hundreds of artwork at incredible zoom levels, and even create and share your own collection of masterpieces.
Mother of all Art and Art History Links
From the University of Michigan, contains thousands of links to art and art history resources on the Web.
University of Washington Art Library
Zeroland's Portal: Arts on the Web
Large annotated collection of Internet resources related to the visual and performing arts.
Open Culture: 1.8 Million Free Works of Art from World-Class Museums: A Meta List of Great Art Available Online

Local Art Museums and Galleries

Art Supporting Organizations

Artist Trust
Artist Trust is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting Washington State artists working in all creative disciplines. Resources include funding, professional development and job/internship listings.
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established; bringing the arts to all Americans; and providing leadership in arts education.
Washington State Arts Commission
Established in 1961, the Washington State Arts Commission (WSAC) collaborates with artists and arts organizations to conserve and develop critical artistic resources.

Evaluating Web Pages

When you're looking for information on the Web for school -- or really any time that you care that what you find is true and up-to-date -- you have to evaluate the website to make sure that you can trust the information on it.

AUTHORITY and ACCURACY:

Who is the author of the Web site? Is it a commercial company (.com), an academic institution (.edu), a government agency (.gov), a nonprofit organization (.org), a network of computers (.net), a military site (.mil), or a country-sponsored (.uk) site?
What are the qualifications or expertise of the individual/group that created the site? Is the information on the Web site reliable?
Is there a postal address or telephone number or just email to contact the author for more information?
Is the information free of grammatical, spelling, and typographical errors?
Are the sources for any factual information clearly listed so they can be verified in another source?

PURPOSE and CONTENT:

What is the purpose of the Web site? To provide research and scholarly information? To provide educational or factual information? Or, is there another purpose?
Is there a link to a page describing the goal of the organization, the nature of the company, or purpose of the sponsor?
Is the point of view of the author presented in a clear manner with its arguments well-supported?
If there is any advertising on the Web page, is it clearly differentiated from the informational content?

CURRENCY:

When was the Web site last updated, revised, or modified? Are any links broken (Error 404 messages)?