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Art, a disciplined activity that may be limited to skill or expanded to include a distinctive way of looking at the world. The word art is derived from the Latin ars, meaning “skill.” Art is skill at performing a set of specialized actions, as, for example, the art of gardening or of playing chess.

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• ArtLex  - dictionary of art terminology, especially for art students elementary through undergraduate.
• Art Movements and Periods - brief descriptions of major art movements.
• Grove Dictionary of Art Online - subscription service including the complete, fully searchable text with images.
• Textile Dictionary - definitions of cotton, silk, specialty, and plant fibers.
• Words of Art: An On-line Glossary of Theory and Criticism for the Visual Arts
• ArtLinks - Devoted to visual art of all kinds; Fine art, graphic art, photography, and art services
• The School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Internationally esteemed as a school of art and design, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago offers a comprehensive college education centered in the visual and related arts.
• Express Yourself - A not-for-profit arts organization that explores the individual creative process through various art forms including movement, music, theatre, and visual arts.
• Burning Press - ". . . experimental/avant guard/exploratory poetry, visual literature, audio art, and intermedia, using any means necessary to forward the language arts .
• Preview of the Visual Arts - Home page of Preview of the Visual Arts, a guide to artists, art dealers, galleries and arts services in British Columbia, Alberta, Washington and Oregon.
• Rixon, John - Digital Art,abstract,and compositions.
• London Association of Art and Design Education - Visual arts education organization which supports primary through tertiary art teachers.
• YYZ Artists Outlet - Gallery for contemporary visual art, performance art, publications, artist projects, and membership.
• Artemple: Original Fine Art - A fine art studio which represents a group of visual artists.
• Department Art - Services offered include art and production design, visual effects, models and sculpture, and independent production. The Flash driven site provides an indexed list of projects worked on, and contact details.
• Other Voices - A magazine publishing poetry, fiction, nonfiction, visual art and reviews.
• John Michael Kohler Arts Center - Visual and performing arts complex exhibiting contemporary American art.
• The Australian National University - Department of Art History and Visual Studies.
• ArtLex - Visual Arts Dictionary: Collage - Collage in art, defined with illustrations, great quotations, and links to other resources.
• Finger Art & Design - Design, illustration and watercolor for print, multimedia and internet visual communication.
• Evans, Brian - Visual soundscapes, frozen music, unique fractals and computer graphics as available as original, limited edition art prints.
• Mariotti, Guiseppe - ArtLab - Digital art (2D, 3D images) and traditional forms of visual art, paintings, comics, free web images and animations
• CIRCA Art Magazine - Visual arts and visual culture in Ireland. News, reviews, interviews, online projects, discussion forums, and more.