Guides: Fine Arts Research: Resources by Discipline

These are recommended resources by discipline. You'll find all of these disciplines covered in the resources on the Research + Writing page, too!

Good for Contemporary Art

Be sure to check out the resources under Keep Current on this guide's homepage.

Burlington Contemporary
Check out this platform for reviews and research on international contemporary art.
The Jealous Curator
Run by Danielle Krysa, you can follow the blog or search by medium.
Colossal
Covering all aspects of art and design, discover new works on this international platform.
My Modern Met
This blog showcases all aspects of global art, design, and culture.

Blacks Who Design
Discover practitioners, from the same folks as Latinxs Who Design and Women Who Design.
Cooper Hewitt Collection
Browse their collection spanning thirty centuries of historic and contemporary design.
InspirationGrid
Browse this international design (and art) showcase.
d.school Public Library
Find online materials to support design research.

ACM Digital Library
Get abstracts and full text of papers published in Association for Computing Machinery journals.
Ars Electronica
Browse the festival's online archive.
Rhizome ArtBase
Search their archive of digital art, freely accessible to the public online.
Women in Animation
Learn about resources from this organization dedicated to advancing women in animation.

Women Who Draw
Browse this open directory of female professional illustrators, artists and cartoonists.
Vitamin D: New Perspectives in Drawing
This book surveys international drawing. Also check out Vitamin D2.
Arcadia Contemporary
Check out the artists and exhibitions of this gallery dedicated to painting and drawing.
Vitamin P : New Perspectives in Painting
A book that surveys international contemporary painting. Also see Vitamin P2 and Vitamin P3.

Contemporary Performance Network
Browse work on this social media / community organizing network site.
Performance Art : From Futurism to the Present
Part of the World of Art series, this book provides a comprehensive overview.
Monument Lab
Critically engage with public art with this Philly-based studio.
Public Art Archive
Browse this continually growing database of completed public artworks.

Be sure to check out the Fisher Fine Arts Library's Common Press!

International Print Center New York
Find prints by emerging, established, national, and international artists.
Woodblock Printing
From print maker David Bull, find a wealth of resources on woodblock.
The Soapbox
West Philly's very own community print shop, book and zine making center.
Book Arts Web
Find a wealth of information on artists' books and making books.

International Sculpture Center
Use their directories and portfolio search among other resources.
Vitamin 3D : New Perspectives in Sculpture and Installation
This book is a survey of international contemporary sculpture and installation.
accessCeramics
Browse a collection of contemporary ceramics by recognized artists.
Vitamin C : Clay + Ceramic in Contemporary Art
This book highlights international artists working in clay.

From more, check out Streaming Video on the Finding Images + Video page.

Vitamin Ph : New Perspectives in Photography
A survey book of international contemporary photography.
Firecracker
Discover women photographers. Also check out the book!
VideoArt.Net Selections
Watch Video Art & Experimental Film Festival (VAEFF) from 2010-present.
UbuWeb Film + Video
Find avant-garde video by artist name.