Fine Arts Digital Library
| Musuem Links | Performing Arts Links | Art Tools | Image Links |
NEW: Smarthistory - Free, multimedia based art history text book. Excellent!!!
MUSEUM LINKS
"For though a man has sorrow and grief in his soul, yet when the servant of the Muses sings, at once he forgets his dark thoughts and remembers not his troubles. Such is the holy gift of the Muses to men." ~ Hesiod
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Smithsonian - Links to African Art Museum, American Art Museum, National Design Museum, National Portrait Gallery, & Freer Gallery
Contemporary Arts Museum, New Orleans
PERFORMING ARTS LINKS
"Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul" ~ Plato
Arts Work - Catagorized resources for performing arts from Arizona State University
Millennium Stage - Archives of the daily free performances at the Kennedy Center
Intro to Opera - from the Arizona Opera with games and other interesting info
Classical Net - Source for classical music and composers
Art Tools
"Art washes away from the soul the dust of every day life." ~ Pablo Picasso
The Artist Toolkit - Interactive tool kit that explores visual elements like line, color, and balance. Also includes commentary from working artists.
Mr. Picasso Head - Make your own Picasso like masterpieces here!
Artweaver- Paint on your laptop with this tool.
Aviary- Cloud based software that includes photo editing, logo creation, and color palettes.
Blender- Open source 3D creation software.
Google Sketchup- Make your own 3D models with Google.
Pencil - Draw traditional cartoons on your laptop.
Images
Art Images for College Teaching
