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Art and Feminism: Researching contemporary artists

What you need to know to participate in the Wikipedia: Art + Feminism Event at Cornell

Resources at CornellNon-Cornell ResourcesArt and Feminism's List of ResourcesArt Databases Sources for researching African artists Sales, pricing, and auction resourcesNews sources

Non-Cornell Research Resources

Sales, pricing, and auction resources

  • Artnet.com
  • Universes-in-universe.org
    Visual arts from Africa, Asia, the Americas in the international art context
  • Artvalue.com
    Partially searchable without a subscription. Includes Mayer's Guide, a database of 150,000 artists and over 45,000 sales from 950 auction houses 1987 to the present.
  • Artron.net
    An interactive online community devoted to Chinese works of art.
  • Artsy
    Links to current high-profile live auctions and recent auctions

Art Databases

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Find articles about art by using databases that index thousands of journals

Sources for researching African artists

Open online journals

 

Artist residency and workshop programs

 

Commercial galleries

 

Exhibition histories at major African museums

 

Biennales, art fairs, and festivals

News Sources