Organizations,
Museums,
&
Resources Meininger's has researched
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them by national and regional organizations,
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ART
SCHOOLS - Regional
Adams
State College, Alamosa
Art has the ability to provoke, stimulate, and inspire. The mission of the Art
Department is to draw on this statement and develop in students the breadth of
understanding necessary to explore new ideas and challenge convention. Our aim
is to enable students to make the greatest art of all: art that makes a difference.
Arapahoe
Community College Art Department
With over 14,000 feet of studio space, and an art library containing over 12,000
slides, we provide a strong two-year foundation for both the degree and non-degree
seeking student. Our studio classes range in size from 12 to 18 students, with
considerable individual instruction within a supportive atmosphere. Day, night,
and weekend classes are offered each semester to accomodate needs of a broad range
of students.
Art
Institute of Colorado
Creative people require creative careers. They've been preparing for them at The
Art Institute of Colorado for over 49 years. Now that we have entered the 21st
century, our world is more visual and more dynamic than at any time in history.
There are more career opportunities in creative fields than ever before. The Art
Institute of Colorado leads the way to these opportunities.
Art
Students League of Denver
Information on The Art Students League of Denver, a nonprofit art school whose
mission is to provide quality fine arts instruction to adults and children of
all abilities in a noncompetitive environment at a low cost.
College
of Arts and Media, Department of Visual Arts, CU Denver
An educational environment where artists and art historians of promise and motivation
can explore the horizons of their own talents in the midst of intense critical
dialogue generated by their peers; by distinguished visiting artists, scholars,
and critics; and by a faculty comprising of artists and art historians of acknowledged
accomplishment.
Colorado
Academy of Art
Located near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Boulder, CO, CAA offers classes
and workshops in classical fine art including sculpture, painting and drawing.
CAA's Foundation program offers classical training for serious students who aspire
to become professional artists.
Colorado
University at Boulder, Department of Art and Art History
Committed to the creative production
and historical study of the visual arts.
It is an innovative, cross-disciplinary,
and student-centered program characterized
by excellence in art history, ceramics,
drawing & painting, photography,
digital media, printmaking, sculpture
and video.
Cottonwood
Artists School
Located in the Depot Arts District in Colorado Springs, CO, Cottonwood Artists
School offers classes and workshops, gallery spaces and artists studios.
Mesa
State Art Department, Grand Junction
Committed to offering instruction that
helps students acquire skill and achieve
an understanding of the fundamentals
of art production. New state of the art
facilities completed in 2002 enable students
to experience and express themselves
creatively. Our class sizes offer students
the ability to have individualized attention
from faculty. This personal attention
is also focused on in the department’s
advising and helps student’s plan
course work and graduate.
Pikes
Peak Community College (PPCC)
PPCC has a proud tradition of helping people get a fresh start - a start toward
completion of a degree, a start toward a better job, a start toward a better and
more enriching life. Treat yourself to one of the best Fine Arts Programs in Colorado.
PPCC currently has three full- time and one half-time faculty members and 28 part
time instructors, teaching between 120 and 140 different disciplines.
Platt
College
Platt College is a graphic art and design school in Aurora Colorado. We offer
certificates, AA, and BA degrees. We also offer classes in web design and multimedia.
Rocky
Mountain College of Art + Design
At Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, you'll learn from faculty who approach
teaching carefully and seriously. And you'll meet students who encourage one another
to reach the highest levels of achievement.
School
of Art and Art History, University of Denver
The School of Art and Art History is committed to teaching the technical and creative
processes of art, methods of analyzing and criticizing visual culture and the
diverse histories of art. We educate students to think critically, to engage in
the art making process, to express themselves creatively, to articulate their
ideas clearly, and to make significant contributions to the society in which they
live. Our faculty teaches by example through their creative activity, scholarship,
and public service.
Working
with Artists
To enhance the quality of life in the communities we serve by encouraging individual
expression and communication through arts education. Working with Artists creates
programs that inspire and support professional artists and aspiring artists of
all ages and from all walks of life. The pursuit of a personal creative vision
is an essential endeavor for an artist working in any medium.
ORGANIZATIONS
- National & International
American
Memory The American Memory Historical
Collections, a major component of the Library of Congress' National Digital Library
Program, are multimedia collections of digitized documents, photographs, recorded
sound, moving pictures, and text.
Americans
for the Arts
Americans for the Arts works with cultural organizations, arts, business and government
leaders and patrons to provide leadership, research, visibility, professional
development and advocacy to advance support and resources for the arts in communities
across the country.
Art
Dealers Association of America The Art Dealers Association of America is a nonprofit membership organization
whose purposes are to promote the highest standards of connoisseurship, scholarship
and ethical practice and to increase public awareness of the role and responsibilities
of reputable art dealers.
Art
Museum Network
Official web site of the world's leading art museums. Includes calendar of exhibitions
all over the world.
Artlynx
International
List of art-related, international links organized by publications, museums, organizations,
research tools, and education.
ArtsEdge
The mission of ArtsEdge is to help artists, teachers, and students gain access
to and/or share information, resources, and ideas that support the arts as a core
subject area in the K-12 curriculum.
ArtSource
Selective site works as a gathering point for networked resources on art and architecture.
The content is diverse and includes pointers to resources around the net as well
as original materials submitted by librarians, artists, and art historians.
ArtsWire
Communications network for the arts community that enables contemporary artists
to create and share their work and provides the broader public with opportunities
to experience and understand the arts.
Council
for Art Education, Inc. (CFAE)
In 1984, the Council for Art Education,
Inc. (CFAE) was created by The Art and
Creative Materials Institute, Inc. (ACMI)
to administer the national Youth Art
Month program and to encourage funding
for the program.
National
Art Education Association
To promote art education through Professional
Development, Service, Advancement of
Knowledge, and Leadership. NAEA is a
non-profit, educational organization.
National
Association of Independent Artists
The group's purpose is to enhance the economic well-being of people who exhibit
their work at high quality outdoor and indoor art and/or fine craft shows, encourage
creative expression and artistic excellence, and expand public awareness, appreciation
and acquisition of American art and fine craft.
National Endowment for the Arts
The arts reflect the past, enrich the present, and imagine the future. The National
Endowment for the Arts, an investment in America's living cultural heritage, serves
the public good by nurturing the expression of human creativity, supporting the
cultivation of community spirit, and fostering the recognition and appreciation
of the excellence and diversity of our nation's artistic accomplishments.
The
Taos Art School
Art workshops and art expeditions in
the heart of the southwest, Taos, New
Mexico, USA. Founded in 1996 in order
to create a unique school with a special
emphasis on creativity, Native American
authenticity, compelling class locations,
equine art and spirituality.
World
Childrens Museum
Committed to using art conceived
through the eyes of children to promote
peace and understanding among people
of the world.
ORGANIZATIONS
- Regional
Art
Adventures
Are you ready to experience a different type of art workshop? If so, pack your
enthusiasm and sense of adventure as Susan and Lee lead you on a wonderful adventure
in art workshops around the world.
Art
for the Mountain Community
Endeavors to place high-quality, enduring
art in public places in the mountain
area of Jefferson County, and of encouraging
the expression and appreciation of art
through education and other public activities
and programs. We invite anyone who is
interested in furthering our mission
to get involved in whatever way they
can.
Art
Students League of Denver
Information on The Art Students League of Denver, a nonprofit art school whose
mission is to provide quality fine arts instruction to adults and children of
all abilities in a noncompetitive environment at a low cost.
Artlynx
Colorado
Links to Colorado's art, theater, dance, and music.
ArtReach
Established in 1974, ArtReach, Inc. is
a Colorado nonprofit arts and human services
organization whose mission is "changing
lives through the arts."
Arts
for Colorado
Arts for Colorado is a statewide nonprofit
(501-C4) organization dedicated to improving
the climate for culture throughout the
state. Because public sector funding—and particularly state arts funding— has
played an important role in building
Colorado's cultural infrastructure, Arts
for Colorado focuses much of its attention
on the preservation and expansion of
state arts support.
Arts
to Zoo
Region's premier arts events listing site, bringing members, patrons and customers
to their venues. Informs arts professionals and the public on the importance of
integrating arts and cultural organizations into the mainstream of online culture.
Arvada
Center for the Arts & Humanities Offers year-round theater, concerts and dance; art galleries with changing
exhibitions, a historical museum; and classes in ceramics, dance, writing, acting,
visual arts and more.
Aurora
Arts Guild Dedicated
to providing artists in Aurora and the
surrounding areas an opportunity to work
together, encourage one another, educate
and promote fine arts as a group. Our
members are professional as well as amateur
artists. Each month we have a high level
demonstration as part of our meeting.
Blair-Caldwell
African-American Research Library
To serve as an educational and cultural resource for the people of Denver, Colorado,
and the world, focusing on the history, literature, art, music, religion, and
politics of African Americans in Colorado and throughout the Rocky Mountain West.
The Library is at 2401 Welton St., Denver, CO, 80205, (720) 865-2401.
Boulder
Open Studios
Nonprofit organization provides forum in which the Boulder public can gain a broader
awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the visual arts through personal
visits to artists' private studios.
Carbondale
Council on the Arts and Humanities
CCAH fosters a multicultural community in which all forms of the arts and humanities
flourish by encouraging, funding, and supporting artistic expression.
Chicano
Humanities and Arts Council (CHAC)
A consortium of artists, individuals and organizations dedicated to the preservation
and promotion of Chicano/Latino culture, which has included visual arts, musicians,
actors, dancers, writers, poets, educators, social scientists, community activists,
and business people. Over the years, CHAC'S members have participated in festivals,
artistic events, and presented programs on Chicano/Latino history and culture.
Colorado
Alliance for Arts Education
Since its inception in 1976, the Alliance has developed and supported innovative
collaborations between schools, arts organizations, and cultural institutions
to promote the arts as equal partners in education.
Colorado
Art Education Association
The primary purpose of CAEA is to advance, improve, encourage, and stimulate the
quality of education in the visual arts in the state of Colorado.
Colorado
Art Ranch
A nonprofit nomadic artist and
writer's residency and Artposium. The
program travels to two Colorado towns
each year and adopts themes that reflect
the area's heritage, natural resources,
topography and people. The program is
composed of two parts: a two-day Artposium
and a one-month residency.
Colorado
Artists Guild
In 1908 an idea was sparked to
create a formal group whose goal was
to encourage and gain public support
for the fine arts. It was not until 1928
that this goal was realized and The Denver
Artists Guild was born. In 1990 the name
was changed to Colorado Artists Guild.
Colorado
Arts Consortium
The Arts help us understand the human experience and in so doing build and nurture
strong communities. The Colorado Arts Consortium's vision is to integrate the
arts into the core of community life because the arts are essential to the development
of the human spirit and potential. The Colorado Arts Consortium brokers ideas,
resources, and services among communities, organizations, and individuals.
Colorado
Arts Net
Born as a vision to wire Colorado with leading arts connections like no other
site, Colorado Arts Net is the most comprehensive and best organized arts web
site in all of Colorado, and the most diverse, with scores of pages in dozens
of sections. It covers more disciplines and genres of arts and entertainment than
any other site.
Colorado
Council on the Arts
The Colorado Council on the Arts (CCA) was created in 1967 by an act of the Colorado
State Legislature to stimulate arts development in the state, to assist and encourage
artists and arts organizations, and to help make the arts more accessible to the
people of Colorado.
Colorado
Endowment for the Humanities
Established in 1974, the Colorado Endowment for the Humanities (CEH) sponsors
and provides support for humanities programming throughout the state. These programs
typically include local history exhibits, free public lectures, radio programs,
and Chautauqua performances.
Cultural
Arts Council of Estes Park
Dedicated to supporting all forms of art in the greater Estes Valley, they provide
free or affordable arts programming and act as a vital information and support
resource for the arts community. Their overall mission is to ensure that the arts
are an essential part of the cultural environment in the greater Estes Valley.
The
Dairy Center for the Arts
The Dairy Center for the Arts provides
an affordable home for artists & art
organizations & encourages appreciation & advancement of the arts in Boulder
& surrounding communities through programming, education, advocacy & outreach.
Denver
Allied Arts Guild
To promote a high quality of original
work among its member artists through
critiques, exhibits, lectures, workshops
and demonstrations and to encourage interest
in the allied arts.
denverarts.org
Dedicated to promoting
the visual arts in Denver via an informational
website featuring current events and
gallery listings, arts workshops, studio
tours and artist lectures.
Denver
Office of Cultural Affairs
The Denver Office of Cultural Affairs is devoted to encouraging arts and cultural
activities in Denver. We hope to enliven communities with arts projects and cultural
festivals to enhance pride in our heritage, in the diverse communities found throughout
the metropolitan area.
Downtown
Aurora Visual Arts (DAVA)
A non-profit art organization designed
for kids. DAVA's programs include OASIS
(a free open studio after school), job
training/art internship with more structured
arts programs in all media, computer
art lab, portable art school and the
DAVA Gallery at 1405 Florence Street.
Englewood
Cultural Arts Center Association
The Englewood Cultural Arts Center will
focus on arts education and performances
by combining three exciting elements – an
innovative education center, a multi-stage
performance venue and convenient conference
spaces.
Evergreen
Artists Association
Evergreen Artists' Association EAA was founded in 1958 by a group of artists who
joined forces to provide mutual support and an organization for the advancement
of the visual arts in the mountain community.
Evergreen
Arts Council
The Arts Council promotes the Arts through our Arts in the Schools Program, through
our highly successful Summerfest and Winterfest Fairs and our Art at the Lake
Program. The Arts Council presents an annual Arts Person of the Year award at
our Art Attack Celebration and produces an Arts Newsletter and Arts Guide.
Foothills
Art Center
A 35-year-old non-profit arts resource for Golden and the Denver Metro area as
well as for the state, the Southwest, and through competitive exhibitions and
invitational opportunities for artists across the nation.
Funktion
Flux
Developed in 2003 in Colorado Springs and fiscally sponsored by the Pikes
Peak Arts Council, Funktion Flux focus in artistic liberation and funding
for the arts. They have produced five shows that have showcased over
150 local artists; visual art, performance art, dance, poetry and music and
raised over $7000 for local non-profit organizations and continues to grow.
Golden
Fine Arts Festival The festival welcomes more than 140
high-quality artists in a variety of
media, including ceramic arts, fiber
arts, glass, jewelry, mixed media, painting,
photography, sculpture and more. The
juried festival is an open-air art gallery
in a lovely foothills setting adjacent
to Clear Creek.
Lakewood
Arts Council The Lakewood Arts Council is a non-profit arts organization dedicated to serving
the community by promoting and supporting the arts in Lakewood and the surrounding
area. Founded in 1988, LAC encompasses all the arts: theatre, music, dance, visual
arts and literature.
Lakewood
Cultural Center The Lakewood Cultural Center offers
regional, national, and internationally-recognized
artists and is host to community performances,
presentations, and exhibits featuring
work by local performing arts organizations,
artists, and schools.
Larimer
Arts Association LAA's mission is to promote, stimulate
and encourage the cultural welfare of
Denver through interactive cultural events
and cooperative art programming for emerging
artists.
Longmont
Museum & Cultural Center The Longmont Museum and Cultural Center is located at 400 Quail Road in south
Longmont. This striking facility features four exhibit galleries, three classrooms
for special events and programs, and an outdoor courtyard, all in a beautiful
building with public art, great views, and lots more to explore.
Friends
of the Longmont Museum The mission of the Friends of the
Longmont Museum is to promote the knowledge
and understanding of history, arts and
science(s) through active support of
the Longmont Museum and to encourage
public involvement and financial support
to the Museum and its cultural activities.
Louisville
Art Association
A non-profit corporation celebrating 23 years, with over 150 members. Our main
purposes include: assisting and promoting the advancement of the visual arts;
encouraging greater appreciation and knowledge of the visual arts; integrating
visual art activities into the mainstream of cultural activities in the community;
sponsoring art shows, exhibits, and competitions; sponsoring workshops and seminars,
for both members and non-members.
Loveland
Art Academy
Dedicated to providing competent, professional
art instruction in a creative environment
to students of all abilities.
Loveland
High Plains Arts Council
Site for the annual "Sculpture in the Park" showcase.
This is the nation's largest juried sculpture
exhibition including demonstrations by
sculptors and a two-day silent auction.
Loveland
Museum/Gallery
The mission of the Loveland Museum/Gallery
is to serve as a regional cultural center
by collecting, preserving and interpreting
Loveland's history, and by presenting
exemplary art and history exhibits, programs
and events for the enrichment of visitors
of all ages and backgrounds.
The
Milestones Project
When we can replace our fear of those who are different with a sense of our shared
humanity, we will safeguard our planet from hatred and war. The Milestones Project
is a photographic tribute to our shared humanity.
Mizel
Center for Arts and Culture
he Mizel Center offers programs and events that span the cultural spectrum. Exhibitions,
concerts, films, author appearances and theatrical performances are joined by
annual events that include the Denver Jewish Film Festival (presented in partnership
with the Denver Film Society) and the Leah Cohen Festival of Books and Authors.
Mountainside
Art Guild
Mountainside Art Guild is dedicated to the pursuit and promotion of artistic endeavors
in visual fine arts including original painting, drawing, photography, collage,
silk-screen, etching, sculpture, etc.
Old
Firehouse Art Center
The visual arts center serving the St. Vrain Valley, dedicated to increasing public
awareness and understanding of the visual arts through regional and national exhibits,
lectures, classes and seminars.
Pan
African Arts Society (PAAS)
A program component of the African American Leadership Institute that organizes
and executes a myriad of arts education, social change venues throughout the year
and within the Denver metro-area.
Pikes
Peak Arts Council
In 1967, a group of dedicated individuals
in the Pikes Peak Region combined their
talents "To promote, stimulate and
foster the growth of the arts and humanities
and to aid, encourage, advise and correlate
all activities in the promotion of arts
and humanities."
Rocky
Mountain Quilt Museum
To enrich the lives of people of all
ages, backgrounds, and cultures through
the celebration of, education about,
and preservation of the art and history
of American quilts and quiltmaking, past
and present.
Sangre
de Cristo Arts Center
The mission of the Sangre de Cristo Arts & Conference Center is to make the
arts an active part of everyone’s
lives by leading in managing, promoting
and providing quality facilities, arts
programs and services which educate,
challenge and meet the needs of the people
of Pueblo and southern Colorado.
Scientific
& Cultural Arts District / Denver
In 1988, voters in the Denver metro area
created the Scientific & Cultural
Facilities District (SCFD) to provide
a consistent source of unrestricted funding
to scientific and cultural organizations.
Steamboat
Springs Arts Council
A community-based nonprofit organization
dedicated to art and cultural programming,
and an advisor and advocate for affiliate
local arts organizations. Housed in an
historic train Depot along the Yampa
River. Manage The Eleanor Bliss Center
for the Arts and a community arts & culture
Resource Center.
The
Other Side Arts (TOSA)
Serving the Denver community through
free children’s workshops, art
exhibitions, the Alliance monthly publication,
festivals, art auctions, outreach, interactive
art events where the general public creates
the art that fills the gallery itself,
studio spaces, tours and art instruction
to school and youth groups, exhibition
space for school groups and other nonprofits,
and a free community gallery that provides
exhibition space to emerging artists.
The
Laboratory of Art and Ideas at Belmar (The Lab)
A unique institution that combines elements of a museum, think tank, and public
forum. Focused on contemporary art and culture, The Lab offers international
art exhibitions, lectures, performances, symposia, and publications. A small
organization with a big cultural vision, The Lab offers all audiences the opportunity
to engage in both personal reflection and public discussion on contemporary art.
Tri-Lakes
Center for the Arts
A non-profit organization in downtown Palmer Lake, Colorado, just 20 minutes north
of Colorado Springs, promoting the arts and humanities in the Tri-Lakes region
by creating and enabling community partnerships for demonstrating, teaching and
exhibiting the arts advocating artisitic growth for the benefit of artists, students,
commerce, residents and those who appreciate the arts.
VSA
arts of Colorado
Established in 1978, VSA arts of Colorado
is creating a world where people with
disabilities have the opportunity to
learn through, participate in, and enjoy
the arts.
MUSEUMS
Art
Institute of Chicago Museum
Listing of museum's library holdings, exhibitions, family and children's programs,
and permanent collections.
Art Museum Network
Art Gallery of Ontario The Art Gallery of Ontario is the eighth largest art museum in North America.
Its collection comprises more than 24,000 works representing 1,000 years of extraordinary
European, Canadian, modern, Inuit, and contemporary art.
Aspen
Art Museum Founded in 1979, the Aspen Art Museum is recognized internationally for presenting
outstanding exhibitions with a particular emphasis on contemporary art. The museum
is housed in an historic brick building located along the scenic Rio Grande Trail
near the heart of Aspen. Stimulating year-round programming includes numerous
art workshops for children, teens and adults, free public lectures, docent tours,
site rentals, special events, and members' art trips.
Black
American West Museum and Heritage Center
Tells the forgotten story of the African American pioneers who helped shape the
West. This small museum is housed in the former home of Dr. Justina Ford, Colorado's
first African American female doctor.
Boulder Museum
of Contemporary Art
Nonprofit contemporary visual and performing art facility that promotes excellence,
diversity and education in all programming, representing many ideological, aesthetic,
philosophical and cultural points of view.
Brooklyn
Museum of Art BMA's web site contains in-depth descriptions of their permanent collections
and special exhibits. Besides getting detailed driving directions from their site,
you can also link to museumshop.com, a virtual gallery where you can buy your
favorite artist's prints.
Colorado
Springs Fine Arts Center
The Fine Arts Center, with its unique
heritage and multidisciplinary focus,
serves as a community catalyst to celebrate
and promote the arts.
Denver
Art Museum
Listing of current exhibitions, programs, and activities, general information,
membership application, and special events. Even includes online museum gift shop!
Denver Museum of
Miniatures, Dolls and Toys
Provides educational and cultural services to the greater Rocky Mountain
region through the preservation, exhibition, collection and interpretation of
the visual arts using miniatures, dolls and toys.
Detroit Institute of Arts
Fifth-largest fine arts museum in the United States with holdings of over 60,000
works including paintings, sculpture, and graphic and decorative arts that reveal
the scope and depth of human experience, imagination, and emotion.
Fine Arts Museums
of San Francisco Details the De Young and Legion of
Honor Museums with information about
their permanent collections, current
exhibitions, cafés, and stores.
Getty Museum / Los Angeles
The J. Paul Getty Museum seeks to delight, inspire, and educate the public by
acquiring, conserving, studying, exhibiting, and interpreting works of art of
the highest quality within its fields of collecting. It offers a wide range of
public programs, including lectures, classes, films, and performances.
Guggenheim
Museums: Berlin
/ Bilbao / Las Vegas / New York / Venice
The mission of the Solomon R. Guggenheim
Foundation is to promote the understanding
and appreciation of art, architecture,
and other manifestations of visual culture,
primarily of the modern and contemporary
periods, and to collect, conserve, and
study the art of our time.
Kemper
Museum of Contemporary Art / Kansas City, Missouri
Website includes information about the permanent collections (Frankenthaler, Wegman,
O'Keeffe, Mapplethorpe, annual programs of temporary exhibitions, and a preview
of upcoming exhibitions.
Los Angeles County
Museum of Art
LACMA, a premier visual arts museum in the Western United States, features superb
permanent collections, ever-changing special online exhibitions, and a full series
of film and music programs for your enjoyment.
Loveland
Museum/Gallery
Situated in the heart of downtown Loveland, Colorado, the Loveland Museum/Gallery
is a regional center for cultural events. The 28,000 square foot museum hosts
exhibits, art classes, workshops, poetry readings and demonstrations. Outside,
special events, concerts and performances take place throughout the year.
The
Metropolitan Museum of Art / New York
The Met's site features a calendar of events, listing of collections, educational
programs, general information, membership and current news, along with online
store and special exhibition list.
Modern
Art Museum of Fort Worth
Dedicated to collecting, presenting,
and interpreting international developments
in post–World War II art in all
media and creating a welcoming environment
for its public appreciation. The Modern
promotes understanding and interest in
art and artists through curatorial research
and publications, and a variety of educational
programs, including lectures, guided
tours, classes, and workshops.
Museo
de las Américas / Denver
The purpose and mission of the Museo
de las Américas is to foster understanding
of and appreciation for the achievements
of the Latino people of the Americas
by collecting, preserving, and interpreting
the diverse art, history, and cultures
of this region from ancient times to
the present.
Museum
of Contemporary Art / Chicago
Chicago's newest major museum offers exhibitions of the most thought-provoking
art created since 1945. The MCA documents contemporary visual culture through
painting, sculpture, photography, video and film, and performance.
Museum
of Contemporary Art / Denver
The mission of the Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver is to establish a world class
center of contemporary art that will educate and inspire artists, students, and
the general public about new developments in regional, national, and international
visual arts.
Museum
of Fine Arts / Boston
The Museum of Fine Arts houses and preserves preeminent collections and aspires
to serve a wide variety of people through direct encounters with works of art.
Museum
of Modern Art / New York
Award-winning web site showcasing art collections and exhibitions, as well as
programs and services available at MoMA. You can even send an e-card or browse
through the online museum store.
Museum
of Outdoor Arts / Englewood
A synthesis of fine art, architecture
and landscape design integrated into
the community and business environment.
It is fully accessible to the public,
exemplifying the belief that "art
is a part of everyday life."
Museum of Western
Art / Denver
At 1727 Tremont Place is the Museum of Western Art, with a collection that includes
important pictures by Albert Bierstadt, Frederick Remington and Georgia O'Keeffe,
three artists who found their inspiration in the American West. (303) 296-1880
The
National Gallery of Art / Washington DC
European and American paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, and selected works
on paper are displayed in the permanent collection galleries, and temporary exhibitions
of art from countries and cultures throughout the world are presented on a regular
basis. Admission is always free.
National
Museum of Wildlife Art / Jackson Hole, Wyoming
The museum is unique among American art museums, distinguished by its mission
and location. With collections of nearly 2,300 works of art, the museum strives
to enrich and inspire public appreciation of fine art and man's relationship with
nature by focusing its exhibitions and programs on wildlife.
National
Museum of Women in the Arts / Washington DC
Brings recognition to the achievements of women artists of all periods and nationalities
by exhibiting, preserving, acquiring, and researching art by women and by educating
the public concerning their accomplishments.
Georgia
O'Keeffe Museum
Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the
museum opened to the public in July 1997,
eleven years after the death of the artist
from whom it takes its name. The Museum’s
permanent collection of over 130 O’Keeffe paintings, drawings, and sculpture
is the largest in the world. In addition, the Museum presents special exhibitions
that are either devoted entirely to O’Keeffe’s
work or that combines examples of her
art with works by her American modernist
contemporaries.
Philadelphia
Museum of Art
Founded over 125 years ago, the Philadelphia Museum of Art stands among the great
art institutions of the world. Today the Museum houses over 300,000 works of art
encompassing some of the greatest achievements of human creativity, and offers
a wealth of exhibitions and education programs for a public of all ages.
Smithsonian
Complex
The Smithsonian is committed to enlarging our shared understanding of the mosaic
that is our national identity by providing authoritative experiences that connect
us to our history and our heritage as Americans and to promoting innovation, research
and discovery in science and the arts.
Vance
Kirkland Museum
Established in 1996 as a non-profit museum
to "acquire, preserve, maintain,
display and exhibit paintings of the
distinguished Colorado artist, Vance
Kirkland; the work of other 20th Century
American artists; and other objects or
collections of lasting public interest
or value relating to the life, times
or art of Vance Kirkland."
The
Wildlife Experience
The Wildlife Experience is a wildlife conservation museum featuring natural history,
fine art, and film. Located 10 miles south of Denver, Colorado, the facility opened
in 2002 and offers a wonderful experience for all who visit. The Wildlife Experience
is dedicated to promoting the understanding of the natural world and its conservation
through art, education and community.
RESOURCES
Art
& Creative Materials Institute (ACMI)
An international association,
composed of a diverse and involved membership,
and is recognized as the leading authority
on art and creative materials. Founded
in 1936, ACMI was organized to assist
its members in providing the public with
art and creative materials for children
and artists that are non-toxic.
Art
Job Online
Whether you're looking for a new job, or just want to understand what's happening
in the arts field, ArtJob is the place to find comprehensive, up-to-date national
and international listings of arts employment and other opportunities.
Art Teacher on the Net
Project ideas and educational links for
teachers, art program leaders, organizations,
and parents.
Artinfonet.com
ArtInfoNet.com exists to encourage individuals
to experiment and explore the world of
art materials. It is made possible by
the members of NAMTA (National Art Materials
Trade Association).
Artisans
Market
Artisan’s Market is an artists
professional platform to show and sell
their handmade crafts, clay pots, handmade
silver jewelry or other handmade items
competitively.
Artists
Register
ArtistsRegister.com showcases visual art by artists who are US residents represented
through many disciplines. The Web site serves to connect the artists and their
work with private collectors, gallery owners, interior designers, corporate art
buyers, public art administrators, and art enthusiasts in general!
Artline
The Artline web site is a premier guide to fine art on the Internet. The foremost
dealers worldwide can be easily accessed through this high-traffic volume web
site.
ArtNet
An international art market, complete with historic price information, exhibitions,
and inventory from hundreds and hundreds of galleries and artists, an online magazine,
and coming soon, online auctions of fine art. Everything you need to find, appraise,
buy and sell art.
Arts
Perspective Magazine
A free newsprint quarterly, offers a
venue for all of the arts. Artists, writers,
musicians, dancers, performers and galleries
are encouraged to showcase their work.
A resource for supporters of the arts
to share a common thread in the continuum
of creative expression. Serving southwest
Colorado.
Colorado
Lawyers for the Arts (COLA)
The only organization in Colorado devoted
exclusively to helping artists and arts
organizations obtain pro
bono legal services
and education on legal matters that affect
them.
DenverArtists.com
Your source for emerging and established artists. You will find a great variety
of artists from Denver and Colorado. This site is intended to connect artists,
art organizations and art enthusiasts.
Double
Daughters Self-Made
Each Tuesday afternoon, casually starting
at 5:30pm, Double Daughters invites a
member of Denver's creative community
to share their work, experience and ideas
with others interested in building and
maintaining a creative culture in Denver.
Happy hour and complimentary hors d'oeuvres.
Etsy.com
An easy-to-navigate online store that
links buyers directly with artists, designers
and crafters.
FindArtInfo.com
An art appraisal tool, FindArtInfo.com
contains current price info on all sorts
of fine art — oil paintings, etchings,
engravings, watercolors, drawings, sculptures
and much more — ranging from Old
Masters to Contemporary Art.
Internet
ArtResources
Ever-changing site detailing galleries, artists, museums, schools and shows. Includes
news articles and reviews.
Modern Renaissance,
Inc.
Publisher of fine art limited edition
giclees (pronounced zhee-clay), a French
term meaning "spray of ink." The
color and vibrancy is so astounding it
often fools the eye of the beholder,
making it almost impossible to distinguish
the print from the original.
Micro Business
Development
A Colorado
non-profit organization, was founded
in 1993 to eliminate barriers to economic
independence for disadvantaged entrepreneurs,
both youth and adult, through access
to markets, resources, and business capital.
PBS
Since 1995, Public Broadcasting Service Online has provided high-quality Web content
built on our PBS mission; to advance education, culture and citizenship. The Internet
is a global medium that gives us a chance to share ideas, information, and experience
across demographic and geographic boundaries.
Western
States Arts Federation
(WESTAF), a nonprofit arts service organization dedicated to the creative advancement
and preservation of the arts. WESTAF fulfills its mission to strengthen the financial,
organizational, and policy infrastructure of the arts in the West by providing
innovative programs and services. WESTAF serves the largest geographical area
and number of states of the six mainland regional arts organizations, including
the state arts agencies, artists, and arts organizations of Alaska, Arizona, California,
Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
World
Art Directory
A guide to art and artist information on the Web, designed to bring together those
who love art with those who create it and to provide an affordable means for artists
to promote their work. World Art Directory also provides a comprehensive guide
to art related sites on the Internet.