OTHER ARTS COUNCILS
Brampton Arts Council
Culture Canada
list of links to government grant programs, learning resources, online services, events, news and a variety of publications.
Canada Council
Community Arts Ontario Online
Guelph Arts Council
London Arts Council
Milton Arts Council
Mississauga Arts Council
Oakville Arts Council
Ontario Arts Council
Scarborough Arts Council
Southern Georgian Bay Arts Circle
Toronto Arts Council
Women Artists in Canada -- Archive
Detailed information on artists - academic training, exhibitions, collections and images of work.
CRAFTS
Ontario Craft Council
Glass Art Association of Canada
Info on call for entries, workshops, awards and more.
CHILDRENS LINKS
Children's Literature Web Guide
Huge site maintained by the University of Calgary.
HPL's Children's Literature Resources
Collection of Canadian links from the Hamilton Public Library.
Schoolnet's Art Links
Extensive list of online resources in all arts disciplines. Useful for students but highly recommended for all.
DANCE
Canadian Dance Teachers Association
Canada's National Ballet School
Canadian Modern Dance Companies
C/o Looksmart.
The Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival
Dancer.com
Dance Links
Dance Umbrella of Ontario
McMaster Centre for Dance
Newdance.com
Includes discussion forums, event listings, job offers.
MEDIA ARTS
Canadian Filmmakers' Distribution Centre
Canada's oldest artist run centre. The CFMDC has provided film distribution services to its members since its foundation 30 years ago.
Independent Film Channel
Arts Council
Lots of digital arts links.
InterAccess
Ontario's only artist-run electronic media arts centre.
ASSOCIATIONS
Book Aid International
Works in partnership with organizations in developing countries to support their work in literacy, education, training and publishing by providing books and other reading materials.
Canadian Authors' Association
CARFAC - Canadian Artists' Representation/Le Front des artistes canadiens (CARFAC) is the national voice of Canada's professional visual and media artists. www.carfac.ca
The League of Canadian Poets
National Library of Canada
Playwrights Guild of Canada (formerly Players Union of Canada)
Writers in Electronic Residence
Program of the Writers' Trust of Canada "linking Canada's writers with Canada's schools". Has an excellent collection of online resources for writers.
The Writers' Union of Canada
Monsoon Books - Independent Publisher
Hamilton Writers
MUSIC
Artset
Comprehensive listing of Canadian music resources.
CAMMAC - Canadian Amateur Musicians
CIPO-OPIC - Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Information on copyright.
CRTC - Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission
Information on policies, ownership profiles, news releases
CMRRA - Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency
Choral Net
The Internet center for choral music with over 1000 links.
Orchestras Canada
Piano Page
Piano Technicians Guild
Royal Conservatory of Music
SOCAN
Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada offers information on performing rights.
Burlington Choral Society
PUBLICATIONS
Art Focus
Contemporary Canadian and international magazine with online archive, calendar and links.
C Magazine
Published by The Visual Arts Foundation, a non-profit, educational Canadian organization.
Border Crossings
Excerpts from Canada's award-winning international arts magazine.
Applied Arts Magazine
Canadian design publication with Portfolio section that showcases work of photographers, illustrators and design studios profiled in magazine in past years.
Fuse Magazine
Includes online arts directory.
Mix Magazine Online
Canada's independent art and culture periodical.
Parkett
Published in collaboration with important international artists; includes archived articles and images, alternative e-cards and much more.
Slate Art Guide
Online version of guide to Canadian galleries, with focus on Toronto and environs.
Tate Magazine
Britain's best selling art magazine features online interviews with major artists.
THEATRE
Theatre Ontario
Central source of information on training, career opportunities, awards, publications, productions and resources focused in theatre in Ontario.
Canadian Theatre
History of Canadian theatre plus projects, resources and links.
Centre for Indigenous Theatre
Non-profit Canadian organization providing services for persons of Aboriginal ancestry.
Theatre Canada
Listings, study resources, newsletters, news and reviews.
AMIS, The Acting and Modelling Information Service
Toronto Association of Acting Studios
Information on youth and adult acting programs.
Western Ontario Drama League
Serving the theatre community since 1931.
Acting Coaches
Mark Ellis & Stephanie Morgenstern bring forty years of professional experience to the Oakville community.Trust your talent to award-winning, working actors who are known and respected in the industry.
VISUAL ARTS
About.com
Canadian art - virtual art exhibits, museum and gallery collections and resources and lesson plans on the art works of Canadian artists.
Art Gallery of Ontario
Artnet
Huge site with art search engine, links to art auctions, galleries, artists' info, books etc. Extensive Dictionary of Art.
Art-online
"the leading contemporary art site" - offers free (artserve) email.
Art In Canada
Describes itself as a "powerful marketing tool" for Canadian artists.
Artexte
Information centre on contemporary art for research, publishing & documentation. Includes databases of files on artists, public art & organizations.
Artists in Canada
A national directory of Canadian artists, galleries, associations and art resources.
Canada Online
Art galleries guide-many links.
Canadian Arts Foundation
Aa charitable organization established to foster & support the visual arts in Canada.
Canadian Art Scene
Listings of Canadian artists where you can search by the last name of the artist, medium, province or organization.
Canadian Heritage Information Network -- Artists in Canada
Basic facts about Canadian artists and libraries in Canada that have files on them.
CanArtist
A study on Canadian artists which includes an illustration of their work and a biography. Famous and lesser-known Canadians are listed.
CAPIC
Canadian Association of Photographers and Illustrators
Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art
Internet Archive of Canadian Professional Artists. Excellent resource; links to galleries across the country and much more.
Canadian Art Galleries Guide
Looksmart
Cybermuse
National Gallery of Canada's online equivalent.
International Sculpture Center
Includes Sculpture Magazine archive.
Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art
Info on North York (Toronto) gallery.
Royal Ontario Museum
For general information please call (416) 586-8000
Sculptors Society of Canada
Dedicated to the education, promotion and exhibition of contemporary Canadian sculpture for the past 70 years.
Slate
An online list of art gallery, links to all things art.
Vanity Gallery
Online gallery to promote the work of contemporary Canadian artists. Also has an excellent resource section.
Visual Arts Ontario
Extensive info and resources.
MISC.
Niagara.com artslinks
Links to Canadian arts organizations, magazines and more.
World Wide Arts Resources
"Interactive Arts gateway."
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
Academy of Art University
To suggest arts related links, please email ArtsHamilton.
