Links

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Selection of web links gathering information and resources of great interest for those who are interested in art and contemporary culture in general

Sites

http://www.masdearte.com/ [2]

Site specialised in art where information on exhibitions, calls for entries, etc. can be visualised. It is worth pointing out their weekly digital bulletin that you can receive on you e-mail for free.

http://w3art.es/ [3]

Professional distribution and housing services for the artistic community on the Internet. In addition to visualising their new contents on the web, their "e-mailing" allows you to receive them directly on you e-mail.

http://www.tumuseo.com/ [4]

This website allows any amateur or specialised user in the field of museology to easily access to complete information on museums and everything around them over the world.

http://www.alg-a.org/ [5]

Virtual community defining itself as "of free art and action". You can find texts, calls for entries, gallery of artwork, news, etc.

http://www.culturagalega.org/ [6]

Reference site on Galician culture on the web. In this site you can find news on art, literature, language, history, shows, communications, etc. It is worth pointing out its sub-sites devoted to A/V, comics, literature and music.

http://www.culturagalega.org/atalaia [7]

culturagalega.org web sup-portal dedicated to Contemporary Art in Galicia including information about artists, exhibitions and works.

http://www.exitmail.net/ [8]

Internet news distribution list made by the editing group Exit. They can be visualised on the web or received through the e-mail.

http://www.dosdoce.com/ [9]

Cultural site acting as a link among all activities regarding cultural matters: publishing companies, libraries, museums, foundations, bookshops, etc. You can find there researches, editorials, specialised search engine, cultural blogs directory, etc.

http://www.notodo.com/ [10]

Cultural site aiming to dissociate itself from trends, to show what they consider worth showing, without falling for what is in fashion. Over time, they have launched their own projects, like notodofilmest.com, a short film festival on the web; notodopublifest.com, an add festival for Internet users; notodofotofest, a group photographic festival, etc.

http://arte10.com/ [11]

Art site where interesting monographs, artistic proposals and an important museum and artists directory can be found, etc.

Art and Market

http://www.arteymercado.com/ [12]

"Arte y Mercado" [Art and Market] is structured into the following sections, which are quite broad and periodically updated: collecting, art job opportunities, techniques, directories, art galleries, promotion, artists cycle, calls, etc. In addition to the site, they publish the space "Menudo Arte" [What a Work of Art!] to bring art closer to youngsters and they send the e-bulletin "Mirón de arte" [Art voyeur] with new and information of interest.

http://www.artnet.com/ [13]

Site for buying, selling and researching on art, including information and works from 2,200 galleries of 250 towns around the world. Through the web, art distributors and buyers review the market and its trends and take advantage of the distance and real time communication.

http://www.artfacts.net/ [14]

Highly well-known artistic service provider. It is worth pointing out: a data base containing over 130,000 artists all over the world, the ranking established according to the success of the exhibitions in which said artists are included and the professional analysis developed according to auction results, the social networks, the artist's international scope, the exhibitions, the kind of show, etc.

http://web.artprice.com/ [15]

Art market site gathering and showing information on a wide data base. Data comes from artwork auctions, taking place in 2,900 auction houses in 40 countries, in addition to those coming from the thorough reading of specialised media.

http://www.picassomio.com [16]

Virtual gallery of art and design that, apart from its own buying and selling services offers the possibility of looking up articles on art market, investments, etc.

Virtual magazines

http://www.1000wordsmag.com/ [17]

On line magazine, showing work by six artists in every issue, including high resolution images and accompanying texts.

http://www.formatmag.com/ [18]

Magazine on urban art, graffiti, design street-art and fashion.

http://www.a-desk.org/spip/ [19]

Magazine of the platform a-desk for the development of the critical thought in art.

http://www.theslogan.com/es_content/ [20]

Digital magazine of design and advertising.

http://www.trendesombras.com/ [21]

This website brings us in independent cinema, with common sense and personally tackling this matter and also other issues. Broadly diversified, it let us go into different spaces — criticism or other issues — always paying attention to high quality cinema.

Didactics

http://www.jacksonpollock.org/ [22]

Move the mouse if you want to draw paintings, Jackson Pollock style. Each time you click, you will change colour and you just have to move your mouse to get amazing results.

www.zefrank.com/flowers [23]

Paint and draw floral schemes; there are many different ones. First, you to select the base flower on the right column and then play with the combinations of colours and stems. You can make them bigger or smaller by moving your mouse.

http://recursos.pnte.cfnavarra.es/artistica/index.html [24]

Many activities related to art and music, divided into three worlds for different ages: World 1 for 1st cycle pupils; World 2 for 2nd cycle pupils; and World 3 for three cycle pupils. To enter all different exercises just scroll your mouse-magic wand over the drawings. When they shade in or change place, click to be transferred to the various activities.

www.mrpicassohead.com [25]

Create different faces with geometric and disproportionate elements, typical of this great artist.

http://www.joystiq.com/media/2006/10/mii-v3.swf [26]

Make your own caricature by using different parts of the body. Just click and they will be drawn. On the right side, you will see a series of buttons with which you will can make it bigger or smaller, colour it, etc.

http://stripgenerator.com/create/ [27]

Create your own comic by adding the elements you will find on the top of the stages (humans, beings, etc.). In order to insert them, you just have to click or drag them to where the place you like. Finally, if you click on "publish" you will publish it on the Internet so that you can watch it whenever you like.

http://www.educa.jcyl.es/educacyl/cm/gallery/Recursos%20Infinity/escritorio_infantil/escritorio.html [28]

Julius the hedgehog teaches us the combinations of colours and he lets us paint with different elements. You can choose drawing sets, add objects to your drawing, etc.

http://www.pnte.cfnavarra.es/piki/plastica/ndibletras.php [29]

By combining colours, shapes and words you can make amazing drawings.

http://www.pekegifs.com/pekemundo/pegatinas/pegatinas.htm [30]

Stickers to put on the drawing. Place the characters by clicking and scrolling them with the cursor to wherever you want.

Blogs

http://www.salonkritik.net/ [31]

Directed by José Luis Brea and sponsored by CendeaC this blog is a meeting point for thought and art criticism and all its surrounding elements and circumstances.

http://inicios.es/ [32]

Personal blog aiming to be a tool to investigate the relationships between "art and activism".

http://www.adesgana.com/blog/ [33]

Designer Carlos Lorenzo's blog in which in a funny and easy going way, his favourite artists and designers are introduced.

http://www.senoritapuri.com/ [34]

Personal blog which brings together many design objects, art works, publications, presents, etc. which are outstanding for their originality and extravagance.