Remember. . . We have Arts books in the Multimedia Room, too.

        Arts

• Open Textbook Library – Textbooks available to cover Art (theory and history), Music (theory and history), Drama/Theatre (theory), Cinema/Movies (theory and history), Graphic Design.

Dance

• RealTime Arts – Information about dance in Australia.
• Steezy – How to choreograph a dance in 6 simple steps.
• Theatrical Worlds – Online textbook.

Drama

• Drama Online – Useful explanations of genres, time periods and playwrights for free, but most of the content behind a paywall.

Media

• Australian Screen – Operated by NFSA.
• Exploring Movie Construction and Production – Online textbook.
• Filmink – Source about all things movies and screen.
• National Film and Sound Archive (Australia) – Thousands of video and audio clips.
• Open Culture – 1,150 Free Movies.
• Open Textbook Library – 10+ texts about journalism, media studies and communications.

Music

• Europeana – European recordings, sheet music and more.
• Introduction to Pitch Notation in Music – Music Fundamentals 1.
• Minor Keys and Scales – Music Fundamentals 3.
• Music and the Child – Online textbook.
• Music: Its Language, History and Culture – Online textbook.
• Music Textbooks – Seven freely available.
• Pixabay Audio – Range of genres to freely download and remix.
• Sound Reasoning: A New Way to Listen – Online textbook.
• Triads, Chords, Introduction to Roman Numerals – Music Fundamentals 5.
• Understanding Basic Music Theory – Online textbook.
• Understanding Music Past and Present – Online textbook.

Photography

• Artsy – Photographs from galleries, museums, auctions and more.
• Europeana – Photographs from European galleries, museums and other collections.
• First Nations (Australian Museum) – An extensive collection of First Nations realia, information and cultural material. Writers from First Nations offer their interpretations on a number of subjects.
• Phlearn – Free and subscription tutorials on Photoshop, Lightroom and photography.

Visual Arts, Ceramics & Glass

• Art Cyclopedia – Artist biographies, information on artworks, and art museums.
• Art History Rules – Information and advice on writing art history essays and finding sources.
• Artsy – Collections from galleries, museums, auctions and more.
• Artvee – Browse and download high-resolution, public-domain art works (mainly European).
• Design & Art Australia online – A database and research tool for Art and Design.
• Europeana – Artworks from European museums and galleries.
• First Nations (Australian Museum) – An extensive collection of First Nations realia, information and cultural material. Writers from First Nations offer their interpretations on a number of subjects.
• Getty Museum Virtual Library – 300+ free ebooks.
• Introduction to Art: Design, Context and Meaning – Online textbook.
• The Journal of Australian Ceramics – Online journal providing insight into the industry and inspiration for your own work.  CLICK HERE to access password.
• Khan Academy – Free online courses about art history.
• Metropolitan Museum of Art Publications – 580+ free art history books
• National Gallery of Australia – Search their collection: Australian/other artists, works of art, periods, styles etc.
• National Library of Australia: Pictures collection – Australian people, places, events.  Early European exploration of the South Pacific to contemporary events.
• Textbook of History of Painting – by John Charles Van Dyke (2006)