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Leading Arts-centric Cities (U.S)
- New York City, NY
- Los Angeles, CA
- Santa Fe, NM
- Washington, DC
- Chicago, IL
- San Francisco, CA
- Houston, TX
Major U.S. Museums (listed by number of visitors)
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
- National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
- Museum of Modern Art, New York City
- Guggenheim Museum, New York City
- Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
- Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
- LACMA, Los Angeles
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Freer and Sackler Galleries, Washington, DC
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Major International Museums (listed by number of visitors)
- Louvre, Paris
- British Museum, London
- Tate Modern, London
- National Gallery, London
- Vatican Museums, Vatican City
- Centre Pompidou, Paris
- Musee D’Orsay, Paris
- Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg
- Museo del Prado, Madrid
- Guggenheim, Bilbao
- Van Gogh Museum. Amsterdam
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Notable Smaller U.S. Museums
- Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
- Albright–Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
- Fogg Museum, Cambridge, MA
- Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Washington, DC
- Dia:Beacon, Beacon, NY
- Storm King Art Center
- Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
- Clyfford Still Museum, Denver
- Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC
- Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA
- New Museum, New York, NY
- Frick Collection, New York, NY
- Yale University Art Gallery, Hartford, CT
Notable Smaller International Museums
- Musée Fabre, Montpellier, France
- Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Canada
- Musee de l’Orangerie, Paris, France
- Galleria Borghese, Rome, Italy
- Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Italy
- Museu Picasso, Barcelona, Spain
- Museum for Contemporary Art in Berlin – Hamburger Bahnhof
- Beyeler Museum, Basel, Switzerland
- MALBA – Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Gallery Districts (US cities)
- New York City: Chelsea, 57th Street, Upper East Side and Madison Avenue, SoHo, TriBeCa, and Dumbo, and Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
- Los Angeles, CA: Gallery Row, Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles
- Santa Fe, NM: http://www.visitcanyonroad.com/
- Chicago, IL: West Loop, River North Gallery District, Near North Side, Chicago
- Kansas City, MO: Crossroads.
- Miami, FL: Wynwood Art District
- Philadelphia, PA: Old City District
- Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh Cultural District
Major Canadian Galleries
- National Gallery of Canada – http://www.gallery.ca/en/
- Montreal Museum of Fine Arts / Musee de Beaux-Arts – http://www.mbam.qc.ca/en/index.html
- Art Gallery of Ontario – http://www.ago.net
- Art Gallery of Nova Scotia – http://www.artgalleryofnovascotia.ca/en/landing/default.aspx
- The Rooms – http://www.therooms.ca/artgallery/
- McMichael Gallery – http://www.mcmichael.com
- Beaverbrook Art Gallery – http://beaverbrookartgallery.org/en
- Dunlop Gallery – http://www.dunlopartgallery.org/exhibitions/index.html
- Winnipeg Art Gallery – http://wag.ca
- Vancouver Art Gallery – http://vanartgallery.bc.ca/
- Calgary Art Gallery – http://www.contemporarycalgary.com
Notable International Art Galleries
- Gagosian Gallery (worldwide): http://www.gagosian.com/
- Emmanuel-Perrotin Gallery, Paris, Hong Kong: http://www.perrotin.com/
- Hauser & Wirth, Zurich, London, NY: http://www.hauserwirth.com/
- White Cube, London: http://whitecube.com/
- Pace Gallery, NY, London, Beijing: http://www.pacegallery.com/
- Max Hetzler Gallery, Berlin: http://www.maxhetzler.com/
Art Criticism – Newspapers & Magazines
- The Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/)/ Richard Dorment
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog
- The Financial Times (Visual Arts)
- The Independent
- New York Times – Holland Cotter; Michael Kimmelman
- The New Republic – http://www.newrepublic.com/authors/jed-perl
- The Nation – Arthur C. Danto | The Nation
- New York Magazine/ Jerry Saltz (http://nymag.com/nymag/jerry-saltz/)
- New York Observer – The Gallerist/ http://galleristny.com/
Art Techniques
Art Blogs
- Art Observed
- Contemporary Art Daily
- Edward Winkleman
- Gallery Beat
- I call it oranges
- NewCity Art
- Paddy Johnson’s Art Fag City
- Sharon Butler’s Two Coats of Paint
- Venetian Red
Art Critics on Twitter
- Lindsay Pollock – @lindsaypollock
- Paddy Johnson – @artfagcity
- Tyler Green – @TylerGreenDC
- Robin Cembalest – @ARTnewsmag
- Anonymous – @museumnerd
Artists Residencies & Retreats
- The Edward F. Albee Foundation
- Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Workspace
- National Park Service Residencies
- Vermont Studio Center
- Yaddo
- Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture
Art Educators Resources
- National Art Education Association – Art Standards Toolbox – http://naeaapp.com/
Online Graphic Design Programs
- Best Online Graphic Design Programs – http://www.bestcolleges.com/features/best-online-graphic-design-programs
- 101 Photoshop Tutorials – http://www.whoishostingthis.com/blog/2017/02/06/101-photoshop-tutorials/
Major Art Movements in Western Art since 1900
- Impressionism, c. 1860s–1920s
- Modernism, c. 1860s–ongoing
- Post-Impressionism, c. 1880s–1900s
- Fauvism, c. 1900–1910
- Cubism, c. 1906–1919
- Futurism, c. 1909–1916
- Der Blaue Reiter, c. 1911–1914
- Dada, c. 1916–1922
- De Stijl, c. 1917–1931
- German Expressionism, c. 1913–1930
- Constructivism 1920s
- Social Realism, c. 1920s–1960s
- Surrealism, c. 1920s–1960s
- Abstract expressionism, c. 1940s-ongoing
- Outsider art (Art brut) mid-1940s
- Color Field painting, c. 1940s-1950s
- Pop Art, c. 1955-
- Conceptual Art, c. 1960s
- Minimalism, c.1960s
- Installation art – 1970s – present
- Postmodern art, c. 1970 – present
- Video Art
- Neo-Expressionism
- Performance Art
- Photorealism, c. Late 1960s – early 1970s
- Young British Artists, c.1988
- Digital art, c. 1990 – present
A.I. Classic Bookshelf: Art Theory
- The Books that Shaped Art History: From Gombrich and Greenberg to Alpers and Krauss
- Art in Theory 1900 – 2000: An Anthology of Changing Ideas
- Inventing Abstraction, 1910-1925
- After Modern Art 1945-2000 (Oxford History of Art)
- But Is It Art?: An Introduction to Art Theory
- Modern Art: A Very Short Introduction
A.I. Classic Bookshelf: Artist Biographies
- The Lives of the Great Artists by Vasari and Giorgio
- The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini (Penguin Classics) by Benvenuto Cellini and George Bull
- A Life of Picasso: Triumphant Years, 1917-1932 by John Richardson
- Portrait of an Artist: A Biography of Georgia O’Keeffe (Library Edition) by Laurie Lisle
- To a Violent Grave: An Oral Biography of Jackson Pollock by Jeffrey Potter
- de Kooning: An American Master by Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan
- Night Studio: A Memoir Of Philip Guston by Musa Mayer
- Painting Below Zero: Notes on a Life in Art by James Rosenquist and David Dalton
- POPism: The Warhol Sixties by Andy Warhol and Pat Hackett
- Bad Boy: My Life On and Off the Canvas by Eric Fischl and Michael Stone
A.I. At The Movies: Feature Films About Artists
- Renoir – 2012 – directed by Gilles Bourdos
- Vincent & Theo – 1990 – directed by Robert Altman
- Lust for Life – 1956 – directed by Vincente Minnelli; George Cukor
- Rembrandt – 1936 – directed by Alexander Korda
- Basqiuat – 1996 – directed by Julian Schnabel
- Pollack – 2000 – directed by Ed Harris
- The Horse’s Mouth – 1958 – directed by Ronald Neame
- Frida – 2002 – directed by Julie Taymor
- The Pearl Earring – 2003 – directed Peter Webber
A.I. At The Movies: Art Documentaries
- Painters Painting Starring New York Art Scene and 1940-1970 (1972)
- Art 21: Art in the Twenty-First Century (2001)
- Alice Neel (2007)
- Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies (2008)
- Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2009)
- Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
- Robert Motherwell & the New York School: Storming the Citadel (2010)
- Joan Mitchell: Portrait of An Abstract Painter (2010)
- Gerhard Richter Painting (2012)
Artist Interviews (youtube)
- Interview: Barnett Newman on “Onement”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6sU6ft9Xjg
- Interview: John Baldessari, “This Not That” Documentary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0YED3wpKdM
- The Shock of the New, Robert Hughes – Ep. 1 – The Mechanical Paradise: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_8y0sQ0HME
- The Sculpture of Louise Nevelson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKtWwyQeG7E
- Romare Beardon’s Southern Sensibility: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFXKqQ5sQFk
- Interview: Sean Scully Examines His Evolution as an Artist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g90aclyz5wg
- Interview: Paula Rego “Girls never get pregnant at the Slade School of Fine Art”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czLxUoanKOA
- Interview: Fernando Botero: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmfxQ_PZUYo
- Brice Marden on Barnett Newman and Mark Rothko: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2I4oxEC3vU
- Highlights from Tony Award winning play: “RED” (Alfred Molina as Mark Rothko): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5yCV-v7kII
Leading U.S. Art Schools (Post Graduate Programs)
- Yale University, New Haven, CT
- Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- University of California– Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
- California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
- Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
- Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
- Columbia University, New York, NY
Leading U.S. Art Schools (Undergraduate)
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, www.saic.edu
- California College for the Arts, San Francisco, CA, www.cca.edu
- Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH, www.cia.edu
- Corcoran College of Art and Design, Washington DC, www.corcoran.edu
- Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO, www.kcai.edu
- Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, www.mica.edu
- Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA, www.otis.edu
- Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, www.pratt.edu
- Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, www.risd.edu
- Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA, www.temple.edu/tyler
Leading International Art Schools (Undergraduate)
- Slade School of Fine Art, London, UK: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/
- Goldsmiths, University of London, London, U.K: http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/
- Royal Academy, London, UK: http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/raschools/
- Camberwell College of Arts, London, UK: http://www.camberwell.arts.ac.uk
- Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London, UK: http://www.csm.arts.ac.uk/
- University of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland: http://www.taik.fi/en/
- Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Norway: http://www.khio.no/Engelsk/KHiO/