Online resources for Years 8 - 12: Art & Art History

AccessArt is a charity committed to furthering the advancement of education in the visual arts.

Explore photography's role in art, war, social change and cultural identity. The image lab and teacher's guide link to resources which discuss how the images of a century of change and the role the camera has played both in creating and documenting it.

Artcyclopedia is a form of Internet search engine. The main mode of searching within the site, and the main way that web surfers find their way to us, is a search on an artist's name.

Art Facts is the new home for statistics about Australian arts. Here you will find a range of facts about visual arts and craft in Australia and the latest trends to watch out for.

With arthistoricum.net, you can research the whole subject spectrum belonging to Art History, beginning with the Early Christian era up to the present.

An extensive collection of both imagery and scholarship, this gateway covers art history from the prehistoric to the 20th century. It also has links to research resources, art departments, museums and galleries.

Best of History Web Sites contains annotated links to over 1200 history web sites as well as links to hundreds of quality K-12 history lesson plans, history teacher guides, history activities, history games, history quizzes, and more.

European and American visual arts material published between 1975 and 2007. (DB)

The aim of the DOAJ is to increase the visibility and ease of use of open access scientific and scholarly journals, thereby promoting their increased usage and impact.

Smarthistory at Khan Academy is the leading open educational resource for art history. They make high-quality introductory art history content freely available to anyone, anywhere

Interactive art you can make online.

The Getty Research Portal™ is an online search platform providing global access to digitized art history texts

The purpose of this web page is to encourage students to explore art from different cultures and time periods via the World Wide Web. All sites have been checked and reviewed by the art instructor, Judith Decker, to determine their suitability for student use

Search photographs, negatives, artworks, drawings, posters, postcards and other pictures, as well as physical objects such as puzzles, instruments and clothing

Introduction to the Aboriginal art and culture of the Arrernte people of Alice Springs.

Articles and links to abundant amounts of information on Aboriginal Art and culture.

An online professional learning community of art educators.

This community of practice is where visual arts teachers, scholars, researchers and professors, students, administrators, and art museum educators, and artists come together around a shared belief in the power of the arts in developing human potential.

A place for educators to connect with resources, programs, and tours—online and on-site.

Use engaging videos on TED-Ed to create customized lessons. You can use, tweak, or completely redo any lesson featured on TED-Ed, or create lessons from scratch.

Blog of art-related videos, searchable under 'labels'.

In 2004, Vimeo was founded by a group of filmmakers who wanted to share their creative work and personal moments from their lives.

Spontaneous conversations about works of art where the speakers are not afraid to disagree with each other or art history orthodoxy

A library of free animated films and movies, many are available for free download.