The internet fine art directories
Web directories
You can find a lot of art links on the web directories and
search engines. Here are some of them:
Open
Directory 
-
one of the largest web directory.
Web.de
-
mostly german art sites.
Yahoo
-
international and US art pages.
Metadir
- german directory for the web directories and search
engines.
Logisearch
- unified access to over 500 different international and national
search engines and more than 1.200 directories and resource
pages.
Art resources
OpenArt
-
database of artists with biographycal sketches and e-mail
addresses. Great!
Artquest
-one
of the best sites on the internet. Links, search engines, images,
descriptions etc. Great site!
ArtsWire
-
searchable database of cultural resources on the Web. The Arts
Wire WebBase was created as a public service for the online arts
community to keep abreast of new arts sites and for arts websters
to promote their new or renovated sites to a targeted audience,
vitally interested in the arts. Great!
World
Wide Arts Resources -
interactive gateway to all exemplars of qualitative arts
information and culture on the Internet.
Fine-Art
-Great
site with a lot of links. The
Internet Art Database (dART) is the largest fine art listing
service on the Web. It contains art from thousands of collectors,
artists and dealers. If you are trying to buy or sell art, this is
a great place to start.
Art
Planet -
is a comprehensive on-line fine art directory. It is the place to
be when you're looking for art on the web. By searching Art
Planet, you will discover Artists, Auction Houses, Galleries,
Libraries, Museums, Exhibitions, Publishers, and other Fine Art
Services. Best of all, all links in the Art Planet directory are
FREE.
ArteNet
Art
A to Z
Great site!
Art
Navigator
- subdivided in Art & Culture Resource Lists by Country;
iFinnish Art & Culture on the Web; Art & Design Lists by
Topic; Surfer's List to Art in The Web; Art and Design
Publications on the Web.
German
galleries
- informiert über die aktuellen Angebote führender
Kunstgalerien und Kunstvereine aus dem deutschsprachigen
Raum.
Interactive
Collector -taking
the antiquated out of antiques, icollector has created, developed
and re-defined the auction industry online. The first to bring the
auction industry online to you in 1994, the site is now home to
over 650 auction houses, dealers and galleries giving you easy and
immediate access to buy hundreds of thousands of items for
sale.
ARTLister
-classified
art listing service for limited edition prints and originals.
Artistguide
- online guide to a broad selection of artists, their CVs and a
wide range of their work. Displays exhibitions, galleries, museums
and artists.
In
View
-links to art resources on the web.
Retif's
Art Index -
directory of online artists and art related links. Like
Yahoo-directory for art. Very well, with descriptions, but no
ratings.
ArtGate
- german site for art lovers. ARTGATE sieht sich in diesem
Zusammenhang also als offenes Forum für alle Freunde der
Kunst.
ArtLinx
- compendium of links to art on the web. Leider ohne Bewertung!
Art History Resources
on the Web
- Although lacking guidance for art aficionados-in-training, this directory
is a superb reference point for exploring art and art history, from petroglyphs
to contemporary concepts.
Artcyclopedia
-
guide to museum-quality fine art on the Internet. Search hundreds
of art museum sites for exhibits and artists. At January/2000,
indexed 600 leading arts sites, and offer more than 21,000 links
directly to an estimated 75,000 works by 7,000 different
artists.
Art-Smart:
Directory of Artists and Art Resources -
for art professionals to list or find resources. Compilated by the
Gallery on Fifth in Naples, Florida. A database of art searchable
by over fifteen unique categories. Allows multiple simultaneous
searches. A lot of links and images.
ArtInContext
-
a fine art resource including exhibition listings, galleries,
museums, artists and artworks in painting, sculpture, drawing,
printmaking, film, video and other media.
ArtSeek
-
internet art resource Directory with listings of artists,
galleries, museums plis arts news and Internet resources.
Kara
Art Server -
contains online galleries of contemporary art from all over the
world, lists of worldwide art fairs and contests, artists' forum,
and more. In English and French. This server includes 14 sections
dedicated to the fine arts.To date, KaraArt holds 3100 pages
and 3850 images.
Monna
World Art Gallery -
includes US Museums, schools, artists, publications, agencies,
agents, and auction houses.
FineArt
Forum Resource -some
useful links.