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Subject Guide: Arts and Design

This guide brings together library resources for your studies and research. Use these resources alongside your recommended reading from your tutors to extend your research into new areas.

Useful web resources

coloured stripsThere are many web sites that are great sources of information for art and design subjects. Professional associations or industry organisations, government departments and research bodies often publish research that is freely available to download - his includes research reports, professional practice and current news.

Here are a selection of sites you may want to explore for your research.

Cultural and Research Organisations

Museums and Galleries

Museum and gallery websites are brilliant resources to draw on for inspiration and background information for your research. They often have superb sections with information about art and artists, blogs which tell you what’s trending, education sections with valuable resources, and of course are the best place to go to find out about up coming exhibitions and events.

If you aren’t able to visit an exhibition in person, you may find that we have a copy of the relevant exhibition catalogue in our library collection.