Selected Art Websites

Some really cool websites with loads of information and pictures...

Art Cyclopedia
A great Art search engine with lots of info and images...

ArtFile
Art History, information about the styles and movements, artist biographies, timelines, and more...

Artchive 
An online Fine Art gallery with fine art scans. There are more than 2,000 art scans from over 200 different artists.

Artnet
Art auction site to buy, sell, and research Fine Art & Design online. Its Art Gallery features 170,000 artworks by nearly 35,000 artists from 60 countries.

ArtWolf
An online art magazine with many useful links and information.

AskArt
Online database containing biographical information about thousands of artists, as well as book and periodical references, along with artists' auction records and images.

Comiclopedia
"An illustrated compendium of over 12,000 comic artists from around the world!"

Smart History
Smarthistory is a website that focuses on art's global history. The website has many videos and articles which cover art and cultural heritage that range from the Paleolithic to the present.

The Artists
Modern & Contemporary Visual Artists (since 1900) are represented with their portrait, biography and/or portfolio, with links to web resources for further research, with images of their artworks, articles, and if it exists, the artist's personal website.

The Art Story
The Art Story aims to demystify Modern Art (1850-1980) and further art appreciation. "Modern Art is about ideas that should be exposed to the world, and this website and the organization as a whole strive to achieve this goal" (Michael Zurakhinsky).

... and, of course, Wikipedia's Visual Arts Portal

Art Teacher Blogs & Websites

Here is a short list of great blogs and websites run specifically by Art teachers. Check them out and follow/bookmark if you like...

Art Class Curator  by Cindy Ingram

Art for Small Hands by Julie Voigt

Art is Basic by Marcia Beckett

Art of Apex High by Ian Sanders and Kimberly Sudkamp

Art Projects for Kids by Kathy Barbro

Art Teacher Resources by Shelley Deck

Art Teachers Hate Glitter (not your typical art teacher blog)

Art With Mr. E by Ted Daniel Edinger

Art Units by Frank Curkovic (Yokohama International School)

Artful Artsy Amy by Amy Zschaber

Berryart's Blog by Christy Berry

Deep Space Sparkle by Patty Palmer

Draws Attention! by Dana Castrigano

K-6 Art by Rina Vinetz

Kids Artists by Jacquelien

Lines, Dots and Doodles by Holly B.

Mrs. Brown's Art Class by Mrs. Brown

Mrs Knight's Smartest Artists by Hunter Knight

Mrs Picasso's Art Room by Denise Pannell

Once upon an Art Room by Chani

One Crayola Short by Jodi Youngman 

Organized Chaos by Ms Novak

smART Class by Natalie

Student Art Guide by Amiria Gale, George Robinson-White, Maryann Darmody, Melissa Dyer-Causton

The Calvert Canvas: Adventures in Middle School by Mrs. Kamp

The Helpful Art Teacher by Rachel Wintemberg

Also, you might want to check the Blogs I follow for even more...