Visual Arts

Entire text of The Dictionary of Art (1996, 34 vols.), updated annually; 45,000 articles, 40,000 links to art images from major galleries and museums. A handy starting point for definitions of terminology and subject overviews: architecture, design, visual arts.

Reference information about artists, works of art and images.

Bloomsbury Applied Visual Arts offers access to over 170 books which combine visual inspiration with practical advice on idea generation, research techniques, portfolio development and more, across the main visual arts disciplines. The fields of practice include Fashion and Textiles, Design and Illustration, Photography, Film and Media, Architecture and Interiors, and Marketing and Advertising.

SRMO is a research tool supported by a newly devised taxonomy that links methods, terms and content. It provides research methods (quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods) across arts, humanities, the social and behavioural sciences.

Trove is a free discovery service focussed on Australia, Australians and items found in Australian memory institutions. Trove provides integrated access to over 45 million items from a range of the National Library of Australia's collaborative services and from elsewhere.