LibGuides: ART-215: Start Here

Writing About Art

How to See : Looking, Talking, and Thinking about Art by David Salle
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books N 6490 .S178 2016
ISBN: 9780393248135
In My View : personal Reflections on Art by Today's Leading Artists by Simon Grant, editor
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books N 7475 .I569 2012
ISBN: 0500238960
Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art : A Sourcebook of Artists' Writings by Kristine Stiles and Peter Selz, editors
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books N 6490 .T492 2012
ISBN: 9780520253742
Coaching the Artist Within : Advice for Writers, Actors, Visual Artists & Musicians from America's Foremost Creativity Coach by Eric Maisel
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books BF 408 .M232 2005
ISBN: 9781577314646

Finding an Art School

Find programs of further study in North Carolina and across the country.

Career Guidance Center (Ferguson's) This link opens in a new window
Use the "Plan Your Education" section, and select "Undergraduate." Choose the "Four-Year School" option under "Institution Type." Set "Areas of Study" to "Visual & Performing Arts." You may set any other options you like--such as "Location" or "Campus Setting" before searching.
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Career and Industry Resources: more than 55,000 searchable, browsable resource entries, divided into convenient categories on fellowships, organizations, internships, scholarships, and awards

School Searches: four comprehensive, current databases, provided by Peterson's Nelnet, LLC, covering undergraduate, graduate, nursing, and vocational and technical schools in the U.S. and Canada; search for schools by type, region, areas of study, and a variety of other characteristics

Career Interest Assessment: ranks users' work interest areas and suggests related occupations and industries

Links to Current Job Opportunities: access to live job postings.

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Selected Books About the History of Art

Art : Over 2,500 Works from Cave to Contemporary
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books NX 440 .A77 2008
Provides samples of all forms of art by period with with signinicant themes and includes biographies of key artists.
Art: The World of Art, from Aboriginal to American Pop, Renaissance Masters to Postmodernism
Call Number: Wilm Reference Books N 5300 .A693 2002
ISBN: 0823003426
Publication Date: 2002-09-01
Art in Time: A World History of Styles and Movements by Robert Shane; Sarah Symmons; Monica Kjellman-Chapin; Matthew McKelway (Contribution by); Gauvin Alexander Bailey (Contribution by); Alistair Rider; Phaidon Press Editors
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books N 5303 .A755 2014
ISBN: 9780714867373
Publication Date: 2014-09-22
A People's Art History of the United States : 250 Years of Activist Art and Artists Working in Social Justice Movements by Nicolas Lampert
Call Number: Wilm Circulating Books N 72 .P6 L37 2013
ISBN: 9781595583246
Publication Date: 2013-11-05

Art Journals & Magazines in Print Format

Search for Articles

ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Searches 47 ProQuest resources at one time. Contains millions of full-text articles from magazines, journals and newspapers, including peer-reviewed and scholarly works. Get the most out of ProQuest Central by viewing our tutorial.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Ebooks and journals from renowned scholarly publishers covering the disciplines of history, language, literature, education, philosophy, classical studies, music, art and art history.
Dates of available issues are controlled by a "moving wall"—an agreed-upon delay between the current volume of the journal and the latest volume available on JSTOR—usually 3 to 5 years.

Browsing Books by Call Number

Most of the Library's art books will have call numbers beginning with N though some useful books will have call numbers beginning with T.

N Visual arts (general)
NA Architecture
NB Sculpture
NC Drawing, design, illustration
ND Painting
NE Print media (includes printmaking & engraving, etc.)
NK Decorative arts (includes ceramics)
NX Arts in general
TP TP 785-869 Clay industries, ceramics, glass
TR Photography
TT Handicrafts. Arts and crafts (includes metal working and fiber arts)

Art Dictionaries

Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art
Call Number: Wilm Reference Books N 7560 .H34 2008
ISBN: 0813343933
Publication Date: 2007-12-25