Digital Library

Arts & Entertainment

• Artshow.com
  Lists juried exhibitions/competitions & workshops.
• Artsource
  Searchable art directory of annotated links.
• Art on the Web
  Directory of art & architecture sites. Contains more than 1,200 links.
• Art Festivals & Craft Shows
  Database of art festivals & craft shows searchable by date, city, state, and region
• AskART.com
  American artists directory covering the 16th to the 21st century with auction results, bibliography, exhibitions, art dealers, museums, prices, books, and appraisal information.
• Coleccion Cisneros
  Collection of art of Latin America, primarily modern.
• NYFA Source
  National database of grants, awards, services, and publications for artists.
• World Wide Arts Resources
  Contains arts search engine, directory, and artist portfolios.
• WSSLINKS: Women & Art Sites
  Selective, annotated list of links with information on women in the visual arts.

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• American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works
  Information on caring for artwork, furniture, books, and other treasures.
• Antiqnet.com
  Search thousands of dealer merchandise.
• Antiques Roadshow
  Based on the PBS TV series, this site demonstrates the art of appraisal.
• Christie's.com
  Provides detailed sales listings organized by location & category.
• Collectors.org
  Provides news & information for collecting clubs.
• Curioscape
  Search 12,836 independently-owned stores.
• TIAS.com: Antiques and Collectibles Mall
  Guide to antique sellers.
• Your Old Books
  FAQ about rare books & book values.

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• Architecture and Building Resources (UNLV)
  Collection of architecture related websites divided by category.
• Asian Historical Architecture: A Photographic Survey
  Browse architecture by country. Includes bibliography.
• Cyburbia
  Directory of information on planning, architecture, urbanism, and other topics related to the built environment.
• Digital Archive of American Architecture
  Nearly 1,500 digitized images of American architecture (280 buildings).
• The Great Buildings Collection
  Images of more than 800 buildings worldwide & a database of architects.
• Skyscraperpage
  Shows diagrams of many of the tallest buildings in several international cities.
• Structurae
  Highlights structural engineering & architecture from around the world.

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• Mother of all Art and Art History Pages
  Collection of links for art history.

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• AskART.com
  American artists directory covering the 16th to the 21st century with auction results, bibliography, exhibitions, art dealers, museums, prices, books, and appraisal information.
• Art Museum Image Library
  More than 70,000 high-quality digital images of works of art from museums around the world.
• Artcyclopedia: The Guide to Museum Quality Art on the Internet
  Database of more than 7,500 artists. Includes information artists' exhibitions.
• Union list of Artists Names Browser
  220,000 names & biographical information about artists & architects.
• ArtLex: On-line Art Dictionary
  Provides definitions for more than 3,100 terms used in visual culture, plus thousands of images, pronunciation notes, quotations, and cross-references.
• Symbols.com
  More than 2,500 Western signs and 1,600 articles.

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• Barry's Clip Art Server
  Free resource for all types of clip art categorized into numerous categories.
• Istockphoto: Royalty-free Stock Photography
  Free and inexpensive images.
• Open Clip Art Library
• WebPlaces: Clip Art Searcher
  Tips for searching the Internet for clip art.

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• Chicknits.com
  Find free patterns and more.
• Crochet Pattern Central
  Crochet instructions and free patterns.
• Find a Guild
  Knitting guilds by city & state.
• Knitting Hints, Tips and Techniques
• Knitting Pattern Central
  Links to free knitting patterns.
• Knitting Stitch Library
  About.com guide to knitting stitches, with photos & instructions.
• Knitty.com
  Online knitting magazine.
• Learn to Knit
  Knitting instructions, from the Craft Yarn Council of America.
• StitchGuide.com
  Instructions & illustrations covering basic stitches, plus videos showing basic stitches.

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• The Center for the Quilt
  From the Alliance for American Quilts, this site contains educational tools, interviews, discussion boards, and more.
• Crazy Quilt Central
• International Quilt Study Center
  Information on caring for quilts, quilt history timeline, links, and searchable image database of more than 1,200 quilts.
• The Quilt Index
  More than 1,000 quilts documented in the four archives. Quilts can be viewed by archive or the collection can be searched by pattern, themes, techniques, and more.
• Quilt Event Finder
  Quilt exhibits & events by state, date, name, or search up to a 150-mile radius from a city or state.
• A Guide to Needlepoint

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• ArtServe: Art & Architecture
  Web hosting services for artists, plus vast virtual galleries.
• Digital Archive of Art (Boston College)
  Online images of historic art & architecture.
• Digital Imaging Project
  Historical images of sculpture & architecture from pre-historic to post-modern periods.
• Digital Library for the Decorative Arts and Material Culture
  Find links listing primary source documents, images, and resources.
• Photohio.org
  Exclusive images from the Columbus Citizen-Journal and Grandview Heights High School yearbooks. Born of a grant project managed by the Grandview Library.
• Web Gallery of Art
  More than 8,500 digital reproductions of European paintings & sculptures created between 1,150 & 1,800.

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• Columbus Museums
  Links from the City of Columbus website.
• Ohio Museums
  Alphbetical list from the Ohio Museums Association.
• Museums Around the USA
  Browse museums by name, state, type.
• Museums Around the World
  Museums listed by country.

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• American Museum of Photography
  Features a guide of early photo processes, book reviews, information on preserving/protecting valuable photographs, and photographs from all eras.
• Fodor's Focus on Photography
  How to take travel pictures.

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• The Ceramics Web
  Health & safety info, glaze database, and more.
• International Directory of Sculpture Parks
  Lists contact information & websites.
• Sculptor.org
  Resources related to sculptors & sculpture.
• Sculpture Parks and Gardens Directory
  International directory.

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• TV Guide Online
  Television listings & articles.
• Radio & Television Networks
  Addresses of national networks.
• E! Online
  Television network devoted to television & entertainment news.
• TVLINK
  Film & television industry links.
• TVTome
  Episode guides, cast, and crew information, analysis, polls, and reviews.

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• The Actor Site
  Information for actors: Casting calls, audition notices, and more.
• Artslynx International Theatre Resources
  Children's theater links, job listings, puppetry resources, and more.
• Costume Page
  Costuming-related links.
• Internet Broadway database
  Broadway theatre information, including records of productions from the beginnings of New York theatre to present, with information about shows, producers, directors, and more.
• Theater History on the Web
  History of theater from classical times to the present. Includes links for non-Western theater.
• Theatre Communications Group
  Non-profit information clearinghouse with directories, sourcebooks, and grant listings.
• WWW Virtual Library of Theatre and Drama
  Links to resources for theatre and drama, including many multicultural and multilingual sites.

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