The Canny Link Directory

Afghan

African

A Plummer Art Africa  Welcome to Art Africa, we are a Harare based company in Zimbabwe, the center of the Shona Sculpture World, where most of the world renowned  Shona Sculptures are created.

Yoruba and Akan Art in Wood and Metal

African American

Dallas Black Dance Theatre - contemporary modern dance company with a mixed repertory of modern, jazz, ethnic, and spiritual works by nationally and internationally known choreographers.

LittleAfrica

Signifyin' Monkey, The - contains links to Pan African Diaspora-centered web sites ranging from African continent to African American culture.

Albanian

Argentine

Arteuna - espacio de arte multiple.

Rubin, Pablo - joven pintor sudamericano que quiere mostrarle al mundo su obra.

Asian

Great China Art Supermarket

Orientations - monthly publication for collectors and connoisseurs.

Australian

Austrian

Mirabile Puppet Theater - includes repertoire. Site in English and German.

Interesting WWW Sites In & About Belarus

Belgian

Art Expo - listings of galleries, museums, and cultural centers in Belgium and Luxembourg.

Artsite Belgium - guide to galleries, museums and artists.

Nationaal Architekten Verbond (NAV) - Belgian professional organisation provides support for architects and info for builders.

 

Brazilian

Mundo das Artes

Museu Virtual de Arte Brasileira - artistic sites created by Brazilian artists. Thoughts, works, poetry, critiques, and other inventions by Roberto Moriconi, Rubens Gerchman, Angelo de Aquino and many more

Canadian

Military War Art and Artists

Celtic

Kernunnos

Children

Global Children's Art Gallery - accepts, scans, and displays art from children age 1 to 12 from around the world.

International Child Art Foundation - dedicated to promoting child art and visual learning globally. Site includes contest and event information, and links to drawing sites and galleries.

National Society of Arts and Letters - non-profit, volunteer organization dedicated to creating opportunities for young artists.

Night Scary Beasties Popped out of my Head, The - by Daniel and David Kamish. Site includes some tips for drawing, and activities for encouraging creativity.

Chilean

Coleccion Virtualde Patrimonio Artistico y Arquitectonico Chileno y LatinoAmericano

Chinese

China Folklore Photographic Association China Folklore Photographic Association, founded in 1993, has been working for the folk-culture by means of photographic technique. It is dedicated to protect the human cultural heritage and promote understanding and communication between different nations.

Colombian



Commercial Art

Costa Rican

SinFronteras - fine art on display permanently; paintings, sculpture, and other media reflecting the many facets of Costa Rica.

Croatian

Croatian King Tomislav - researching the historical details of the death of King Tomislav in 928.A.D.

Cuban

Algunas de Mis Poesias Cubanas Preferidas - a selection of over 20 poems from different Cuban poets, with brief biographical notes. In Spanish.

Czech

Black Light Theatre IMAGE

Danish

ARKEN Museum of Modern Art

Arnamagnæan Institute, The - collection of medieval and early-modern Scandinavian manuscripts.

Botanical Museum and Library

Danish Telephone Museum - Danish telephones through time. The history of the telephone.

Experimentarium - science centre concentrating on nature and technology, the environment, and health.

Louisiana Modern Art Museum - Danish modern art museum.

Randers Art Museum - Danish and foreign works of art from circa 1800 to the pressent.

Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum

Disabilities

Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists (AMFPA)

Blindspots - movie reviews for visually impaired people.

National Institute of Art and Disabilities (NIAD) - art program for people with developmental disabilities which promotes creative expression, independence, dignity and community integration.

Dutch

Art E-boulevard - Amsterdam Art

ArtSite - includes an interactive artcalender, an artmagine and links to galleries and museums in Holland.

Arti et Amicitiae - founded 157 years ago, it sponsors a number of exhibitions a year.

Baars, Marion - paintings in oil and water.

Beroepsorganisatie Nederlandse Ontwerpers (BNO) - Association of Dutch Designers.

Brinkman, Jan - includes goaches, oil paintings, watercolors, and more. In Dutch and English.

Circus Herman Renz - in Dutch.

Hendriks, Sijmen - photos by Dutch freelance photographer.

Sinnige, Peter - 1st-Art. Oil paintings, exhibitions and links to related artists.

Ecuadorean

Pintores de Tigua: Indigenous Artists of Ecuador - paintings by indigenous artists of Tigua, Ecuador from a catalog written by Jean Colvin and Alfredo Toaquiza for exhibitions at the OAS and University of California Hearst Museum.

Egyptian

English

Beckenham & Bromley Branch of the Historical Association

Earl of Loudoun's Regiment of Foote: As part of the English Civil War Society the Earl of Loudoun's Regiment of Foote, which belongs to the Armie of the Covenant, participates in the accurate re-enactment of 17th century life and warfare.

Historical Wiltshire - in depth view of Wiltshire`s fascinating history.

Penny Magazine - 19th Century magazine aimed at the working class of England.

Finnish

National Board of Antiquities - responsible for the preservation of Finland´s material cultural heritage and environment and for the acquisition and distribution of knowledge about them.

French

ArtSol - painters and sculptors living in villages near Uzes in Provence invite you to see their work.

Le Centre international du Vitrail - collaborates with scientific, cultural and professional organizations to promote the study and conservation of stained glass.

German

Peitsch, Peter - photos of writers from around the world, and from theatre performances in Hamburg, Germany.

Greek

Hispanic

Hungarian

Soros Center for Contemporary Arts - assists in the development of the arts community.

Reykjavik Arts Festival - Where the Currents Meet: an international art, music, and culture event.

Indian

Harappa - images, sounds, movies and flashbacks from South Asia before 1947.

Sari Magic - sarees from India with explanatory text.

Indonesian

Network Indonesia - collection of Indonesia's most prominent contemporary artists.

Inuit

Inuit Art Foundation - and Inuit Art Quarterly Magazine.

McMichael Canadian Art Collection - Canadian public art galleries, collecting exclusively Canadian art; including the Group of Seven, First Nations art, and Inuit art.

Iranian

Persian Carpet Gallery, The - includes a history of Persian carpets, design styles from various regions and links to other related sites.

Irish

Chester Beatty Library - houses an unrivalled collection of Islamic manuscripts, Chinese, Japanese, Indian and other oriental art.

Strokestown Park House and The Irish Famine Museum - the famine museum uses a combination of original documents and images from the Strokestown collection to explain the circumstances of the Irish Famine.

Israeli

Israel Association of Illustrators - non-profit organization for the promotion of illustration in Israel. Includes member portfolios.

Jerusalem Seminar in Architecture - conference on megaform as urban landscape, June 21-23, 1998.

Italian

Thais: Galleria Borghese - detailed information and photos regarding the sculptural collection of the museum; in Italian.

Japanese

Japanese Embroidery Center - nonprofit organization whose mission is to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of traditional Japanese embroidery. Also offers courses and supplies.

Kampo Cultural Center - promotes intercultural awareness by supporting both the traditional and experimental arts.

Million Dollar Quartet - host to an array of color graphics, paintings, photographs and other arty things Japanese.

wavering line - exhibits of five artists including video art, photography and techno landscapes from Japan.

Jewish

Jewish Museum - New York - captures 4000 years of history and culture.

STaM On Line - history and background of STaM--Jewish scribal arts. Visit a scribe's studio in Israel.

The Ketubah Gallery - The Ketubah Gallery features some of the world's most beautiful lithographs.

Latvian

DanceSport Latvia - information about competitions, results, press releases, addresses, links to the dance clubs in Latvia and more.

Karsta, Maira - Latvian ceramic artist. Site contains photos of her art work, short biography and more.

Lebanese

Willy's World - a comic about a gay teenager by Jo McDougal.

Lithuanian

Lithuanian Romuva - is a native ethnic religion that seeks to preserve pagan ancestral traditions.

Macedonian

Soros Center for Contemporary Arts - current exhibitions and database of artists and their work.

Malagasy

Native American

American Indian Ritual Object Repatriation Foundation - intercultural partnership committed to assisting in the return of ceremonial material, both NAGPRA and non-NAGPRA related.

Arizona Highways Magazine - photography and writing about Arizona.

Southwest Museum - dedicated to the preservation of Native American art and history.

Vision, The - original artwork reflecting her Native American interest and research.

Windsong Gallery - paintings by D. Gordon.

New Zealander

Artspace - progamme focuses on new developments in contemporary art and includes screenings, performances and lectures as well as exhibitions.

Moving Image Centre - a creative media not for profit arts organisation in New Zealand that exhibits, distributes and promotes film, video and new media.

Virtual Tart - virual art gallery. This month featuring Raewyn Turner's "Ships and Engines" and the NZ UNESCO Children's Art selection.

Northern Irish

Conflict Archive on the INternet (CAIN Project) - a developing collaborative multi-media database of resources relevant to teaching and research on the Northern Ireland conflict.

Remembering Bloody Sunday - January 30, 1972.

Peruvian

Philippine

National Commission for Culture and the Arts - independent government body tasked to be the over-all coordinating and national policy-making body for all culture and artistic endeavors in the country.

Polish

Jews in Poland

Wolf Lewkowicz Collection - Yiddish letters (with English translations) written by a Polish Jew to his American nephew from 1922 to 1939. They provide insight into Jewish life in pre-war Poland.

Portuguese

Museu de Cera de Fatima - dedicated to the Christian saint Fatima.

Religious

Yoruba and Akan Art in Wood and Metal

Russian

From Russia With Art - contains artworks of Russian artists.

Scottish

Declaration of Arbroath - Scotland's declaration of independence, 1320. Latin text with English translation.

Historic Scotland

Major-General John Gordon of Glenbucket's Regiment: Major-General John Gordon of Glenbucket's Regiment (aka the 18th century persona of Loudoun's) participates in the accurate re-enactment of 18th century Highland life and warfare. And in particular the '45.

Scotland: Notable Dates in History

Scottish Civil Wars

Scottish History Tour - includes links and essays.

Singaporean

South African

Amaclick-click - listing of South African photographers, photo services, supplies and portfolios.

South Korean

Kim, Yung-soo - Korean news photographer. Site in Korean and English.

Works of Korean Photographers - exhibition of work by young Korean journalists and freelance photographers.

Spanish

Sri Lankan

Swiss

Basler Fasnacht

www.Jazz.ch - on the jazz scene in Switzerland.

Taiwanese

National Palace Museum - Contains the world's largest collection of Chinese arts and treasures.

Thai

National Museum Chiang Saen

Tibetan
Silver Sky Imports  Silver Sky Imports is the best resource for Tibetan Singing Bowls with individual sound files for each bowl and other unique handicrafts. Some of our other products include prayer flags, bell and dorje, prayer wheels, wood masks, gongs, tingshas, statues, incense, mala, chakra, and sound healing.

Turkish

Izmir Devlet Opera ve Balesi - ballet and opera.

Ukrainian

Jurii Maniichuk Collection - realism and socialist realism in Ukrainian art of the Soviet era.

Ukrainian Museum - dedicated to enriching its audience with all that Ukrainians throughout the world have achieved and contributed to civilization.

Yara Arts Group - brings together drama, poetry, song, historical materials and movement to create original theatre pieces that explore timely issues rooted in Ukraine and the East.

Uruguayan

Museo Virtual de Artes El Pais - showcasing contemporary artists from Uruguay. In English and Spanish.

Vietnamese

Viet Touch - art, architecture, literature, and music history of Vietnam.

Women

Australian Women's Art Register - collects, preserves, and makes available information about 2,000 Australian women artists and craft workers from 1840 to the present time.