Note: Our policy here at Phil & Moke's Secret Place is to list only websites that have free, or some free resources, however, we've listed a few commercially oriented artists sites here. The sole purpose in listing these sites is the hope that seeing the work of these artists will serve as inspiration to you, our visitor.
Art Safari -- Art Safari invites you and your child to explore the painting and sculpture collection of The Museum of Modern Art. This site encourages learning about art by looking and sharing interpretations.
The Art Institute of Chicago -- Many museum sites post no more than their hours of operation, and admission charges on their websites, but this one's different. Many wonderful exhibits are available for viewing online. A wonderful site for any art enthusiast!
Art Deadlines -- A monthly email newsletter listing art contests & competitions, art scholarships & grants, juried exhibitions, art jobs & internships, call for entries/proposals/papers, writing & photo contests, residencies, design & architecture competitions, auditions, casting calls, fellowships, festivals, funding, and other opportunities (including some that take place on the web) for artists, art educators and art students of all ages.
Artcyclopedia -- Our mission is to become the definitive and most effective guide to museum-quality fine art on the Internet:
definitive: We have compiled a comprehensive index of every artist represented at hundreds of museum sites, image archives, and other online resources. We have started out by covering the biggest and best sites around, and have links for most well-known artists to keep you surfing for hours. We have now indexed 700 leading arts sites, and offer more than 24,000 links directly to an estimated 80,000 works by 7,000 different artists. The Artcyclopedia's custom search engine is already the fastest way to search the Net for information about fine artists. Period.
ArtsConnectEd -- The product of a partnership between The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Walker Art Center, and MCI. Using the power of the Internet to stimulate new approaches to learning, the goal of ArtsConnectEd is to make arts education timely, engaging, interactive, and pertinent for both teachers and students of all ages.
Arts Net -- This Web site contains more than 50 artworks from the Walker Art Center, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, and the Minnesota Museum of American Art.
Himalayan Art -- The purpose of the Himalayan Art Project is to exhibit and catalog Himalayan and Tibetan art from collections around the world with the long term goal of creating a comprehensive and definitive archive.
Worl Wide Art Resources -- This is the largest gateway for online arts information.
Guggenheim -- This is the Home Site of the World Famous Guggenheim Museum.
New Zealand Art -- Wonderful Teacher Resource, and Lots of Cool Art to See Here.
ArtsEdge -- Supports the place of arts education at the center of the curriculum through the creative and appropriate uses of technology. ArtsEdge helps educators to teach in, through and about the arts.
the Getty -- The mission of the J. Paul Getty Museum is to delight, inspire, and educate a diverse public through the collection, preservation, exhibition and interpretation of works of art of the highest quality.
aztec culture -- Created by artists, for artists, writers and cultural transformants to display their work online.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art -- The permanent collection includes nearly 100,000 works of art, ranging from ancient times to the present. Nearly 25,000 records and over 10,000 images from our South and Southeast Asian, Japanese, Islamic, Photography and Costume and Textiles collections are currently available online, along with bibliographic records from our non-circulating art research library of 150,000 publications. We plan to add nearly 20,000 more artworks representing a cross-section of the entire collection in 2002.
Prints -- This web site, from the Museum of Modern Art, is an comprehensive tutorial on the art-form known as "Prints". Your browser will need Flash 5 capability in order for you to view this excellent resource.
DeviantArt -- Provides a central location for graphical artists to display their creations for feedback and exposure. With an emphasis on digital works as pieces of art rather than desktop eye candy.
Association for Art History -- Professionals working in art history who are concerned with issues both relevant and particular to the field. The Association for Art History welcomes all art historians, museum professionals,
critics and scholars, including graduate students.
Oceans and Dreams -- The art of Lee W. Mothes. Celebrate all that you love about the ocean; light, color, inviting water, peace of mind and adventure. The original watercolors and limited-edition prints of Lee Mothes invite you to explore places of memory, dreams and imagination.
Robert C Wittig -- Portfolio and Gallery.
Bleu's Chamber -- Interesting artwork, poetry, and more.
Every Day Art -- A site to help make art and creativity an everyday thing in children's lives, because when art is an everday thing, creativity becomes a habit. For teachers, students, and artists.
A Lifetime of Color -- Art products and resources for creative individuals from beginner to advanced.
Color Matters -- Color Professor J.L. Morton welcomes you to the world of color.
Color Theory -- This site contains information about both electronic and pigment-based color theory. Emphasis is placed on exploratory exercises that allow the user to discover for themselves the theories and ideas introduced in each section.
Color Theory (2) -- Lots of color infromation and activities for kids and teachers.
Color Theory (3) -- This site is about the theories of color, light, photochemical processes (old & new) and addresses them from the basic to the scientific.
Color Theory (4) -- Albert Einstein never made a direct contribution to the theory of color but artists can take a lesson from his ideas.
Color Theory (5) -- Printers and artists have different definitions for primary colors. This document contains an analysis and a resolution for this difference.
Gaines-Brosseau Gallery -- An on-line gallery space dedicated to showing the works of visual artists with an emphasis on limited edition ink-jet prints. [Editor's Note: A commercial site, but there are images here worth viewing.]
Wet Canvas -- Cyber living for artists, claims to be "the largest community for visual artists on the Internet".
EasyRGB -- All about color. On this site, you'll find information on color matching, color harmonies, and a color calculator.
Kodak's DLC -- The Digital Learning Center is a collection of information, tips and techniques on Digital Imaging.
David Brougham's Treeline Studio -- This commercial site has some wonderful images available for viewing. By subject, you'll find abstracts, florals, landscapes, portraits, seascapes, and wildlife in watercolor, acrylics, and mixed medium. Well worth a visit!
Arts Wire Current -- A project of the New York Foundation for the Arts (
NYFA) featuring news updates on social, economic, philosophical, and political issues affecting the arts and culture. Your contributions are invited.
absolutearts.com -- A large and interesting arts site (with an obnoxious pop-up).
