There are many non-profit art organizations and institutions in and around Maryland that provide programs and services in support of American art, art history and living artists. Some of these organizations and institutions are listed below, with their names as links to their Web sites. Web sites that provide resources about American art are also referenced below. If you know of an organization, institution or Web resource that we have overlooked in this listing, please contact info@marylandartsource.org with the name of the organization and its Web site address. Academic Programs in Art & Art History American Art Inventories Archives Art Centers Art Criticism & Literary Arts Art News Art Research Arts Advocacy Arts Councils Arts Education Associations Communities and Cultural Districts Community Colleges That Offer Art Courses Contemporary Artist Resources Events & Tourism Galleries Historical Societies and History Museums Jobs, Grants and Funding Libraries Museums (MD & DC Art Museums) Museums (American Art Museums Outside MD & DC) Standards: Documents Standards: Images Academic Programs in Art & Art History Bowie State University, Department of Fine and Performing Arts College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Art Department Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area Coppin State College Frostburg State University, Department of Visual Art Goucher College, Art & Art History Department Hood College, Art Department Johns Hopkins University, Department of the History of Art Loyola College, Department of Fine Arts Maryland Institute College of Art McDaniel College (formerly Western Maryland College), Art & Art History Department Morgan State University, Department of Fine Arts Mount St. Mary's University, Visual and Performing Arts St. John's College St. Mary's College of Maryland, Art and Art History Department Salisbury State University, The Fulton School of Liberal Arts Towson University, Art Department University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Art History and Archaeology University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Art University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Department of Visual Arts University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, Fine Arts Department University of Maryland University College, Minor in Art University of Maryland University College, Minor in Art History Villa Julie College, Academics Washington College, Department of Art Back to top American Art Inventories Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (SIRIS): Inventories of American Paintings & Sculpture Back to top Archives Archives of American Art ArchivesUSA Baltimore County Public Library Goucher College: Special Collections & Archives Johns Hopkins University: The Sheridan Libraries' Special Collections Maryland State Archives Maryland State Archives: Exhibits and Museum Online Maryland State Archives: Architecture Maryland State Archives: State Art Collections (2,100 images online) MD GenWeb Archives Project, part of the Maryland Digital Library: Archives List By County Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (SIRIS): Archives, Photographs, Manuscripts Catalog Back to top Art Centers Black Rock Center for the Arts (Germantown) Chesapeake Arts Center (Brooklyn Park) Howard County Center for the Arts (Ellicott City) Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts (Annapolis) Montpelier Cultural Arts Center (Laurel) Art League of Ocean City Rockville Arts Place School 33 Art Center (Baltimore) Strathmore Hall Arts Center (North Bethesda) Back to top Art Criticism & Literary Arts Beltway: A Poetry Quarterly Digital Words Webring LINK, A Critical Journal on the Arts in Baltimore and the World Maryland Writers' Association National Arts Journalism Program PEEKreview, Baltimore's Written Arts The Poet Connection, Designed By and For Poets in the Prince George's County, MD Area Poetology Online Poetry Webring Potomac Review: A Journal of Arts and Humanities POZATIV CHAINGE RADAR, a print publication reviewing the Arts & Culture of Baltimore, Maryland Washington Writers' Publishing House The Word Works The Writer's Center (Bethesda, MD) Back to top Art News e-flux Maryland Public Television's "MPT Artworks" Absolute Arts Art Daily Art Newspaper Arts Journal Back to top Art Research Artcyclopedia Art History Network Art History Resources on the Web ArtServe Getty Research Institute Internet ArtResources Joan of Art, a service of the Smithsonian American Art Museum Mother of All Art and Art History Links World Wide Arts Resources Back to top Arts Advocacy Americans for the Arts Maryland Citizens for the Arts Back to top Arts Councils Allegany Arts Council Cultural Arts Foundation of Anne Arundel County, Inc. Baltimore City Arts Net (Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts) Carroll County Arts Council Cecil County Arts Council Charles County Arts Alliance Frederick Arts Council, Inc. Harford Artists Association, Inc. Harford County Cultural Arts Board Howard County Arts Council, Inc. Hyattsville Community Artists' Alliance Kent County Arts Council Maryland Printmakers, Inc. Maryland State Arts Council Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County Queen Anne's County Arts Council Talbot County Arts Council Washington County Arts Council Wicomico County Worcester County Arts Council Back to top Arts Education ArtsConnectEd ArtsEdge Teaching Materials, a program of the Kennedy Center ArtsEdNet (Getty Education Institute for the Arts) Arts Education Partnership Arts Education in Maryland Schools Alliance (AEMS) Arts Extension Service Creative Writing Workout, Designed By A Poet-in-the-Schools With The Maryland State Arts Council Educational Web Adventures National Art Education Association Back to top Associations American Association of Museums American Library Association Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS-NA) Art Museum Network College Art Association Society of American Archivists Special Libraries Association Visual Resources Association Back to top Communities and Cultural Districts Baltimore City ArtsNet Baltimore Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation (CHAP) Baltimore City Heritage Area Baltimore's Art & Culture: An Interactive Map Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District Creative Alliance (Baltimore) Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance Hagerstown Arts & Entertainment District LiveBaltimore Maryland Government Mount Vernon Cultural District (Baltimore) Prince George's Gateway Arts District: Mt. Rainier, Brentwood, North Brentwood, Hyattsville Silver Spring Arts & Entertainment District Station North Arts & Entertainment District (Baltimore) Back to top Community Colleges That Offer Art Courses Anne Arundel Community College Baltimore City Community College Carroll Community College Community College of Baltimore County - Catonsville, Dundalk, Essex, Hunt Valley, Owings Mills Cecil Community College Frederick Community College Garrett College Hagerstown Community College Harford Community College Howard Community College Montgomery College Prince George's Community College Back to top Contemporary Artist Resources ArtMob(ile), Baltimore's online artists community Creative Alliance e-flux Maryland Art Place Maryland State Arts Council Visual Artists' Registry, housed and maintained by Maryland Art Place Maryland Federation of Art NYFA Source Resource Bulletin, a program of Maryland State Arts Council administered by Maryland Art Place

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Events & Tourism

Annapolis Event Calendar
Artscape
ArtQuest
Baltimore Area Convention & Visitors Association Calendar of Events
Baltimore Book Festival
Baltimore FunGuide: A Complete List of Entertainment, Outdoor, and Sporting Events
Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts Daily Events Calendar
Carroll County Tourism
Choose Maryland
Discover Harford County
Discover Howard County
Dorchester County Tourism
Explore Charles County
Frederick County Events & Tourism
Hagerstown, MD Calendar of Events
High Zero
Kent County Tourism
Maryland Arts.Net: Event Calendar
Maryland Film Festival
Maryland Office of Tourism: Visit Maryland
Maryland Public Television MPT ArtWorks Events Calendar
MicroCineFest
Ocean City Calendar of Events (More Event Listings)
Prince George's County Events
Somerset County Tourism
Southern Maryland Heritage Association (Calvert, Charles, St. Mary's County)
Visit Western Maryland (Garrett, Allegany, Washington County)
Wicomico County Special Events & Festivals
Worcester County Event Calendar


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Galleries

Art Institute & Gallery, Inc. (Salisbury)
Baltimore Clayworks
Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center
Goucher College, Rosenberg Gallery
John Fonda Gallery (Theatre Project)
Maryland Art Place
Maryland Federation of Art
Maryland Institute College of Art Galleries
McDaniel College (formerly Western Maryland College) Art Galleries
Montpelier Cultural Arts Center
School 33
St. John's College Mitchell Gallery
University of Maryland, Baltimore County/Fine Arts Gallery
University of Maryland, Baltimore County/Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
University of Maryland, College Park Art Gallery
University of Maryland, University College Galleries
Villa Julie College Art Gallery


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Historical Societies and History Museums

Allegany County Historical Society
Anne Arundel County Historical Society
Baltimore County Historical Society, Inc.
Calvert County Historical Society
Carroll County, Historical Society of
Cecil County, Historical Society of

Charles County, Historical Society of (reference available at "Explore Charles County Maryland" site)

Dorchester County Historical Society
Frederick County, Inc., Historical Society of
Garrett County Historical Society
Harford County, Inc., Historical Society of
Maryland Association of History Museums, Inc.
Maryland Historical Trust


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Jobs, Grants and Funding

Art & Design Career & Employment
ArtJob: WESTAF
Association for Art History: Jobs
ArtsWire Current Jobs
Artist Resource: Job Listings for Artists and Writers
Aviso, American Association of Museums Employment Resources Online
College Art Association: Career Development Resources
Chronicle of Higher Education Career Network
Getty Research Institute: Grants
JobsPlus (a Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance service)
Managing Your Organization’s Funding
Maryland Grants, Searchable Database
Maryland Humanities Council
Maryland State Arts Council

Major Grantmakers to the Arts and Culture compiled by NASAA, with links to the major private funders of the arts in the country

Museum Employment Resource Center
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities
NYFA Source

Resource Bulletin, a program of Maryland State Arts Council administered by Maryland Art Place

Resources in Art History for Graduate Students: A Newsletter of Fellowships and Other Opportunities

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Libraries

Access Southern Maryland: Library Services
BAROC Partner Libraries
Corcoran Gallery of Art Library
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Research
Jewish Museum of Maryland Library
Library of Congress
National Gallery of Art: Library
National Museum of Women in the Arts: Library and Research Center
Sailor, Maryland's Public Information Network: Maryland Libraries
Smithsonian American Art Museum Library
Smithsonian Institution Research

Smithsonian Institution Research Information Service: Six searchable Smithsonian catalogs containing collections from Archives, Art Inventories, Libraries, Juley Photo Archives and Research units

Washington County Museum of Fine Arts Art Library Information


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Museums (MD & DC Art Museums)

Academy Art Museum
American Visionary Art Museum
Baltimore Museum of Art
Banneker-Douglass Museum
American Dime Museum
Contemporary Museum
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Historic Houses of The Johns Hopkins University
Jewish Museum of Maryland
Julia A. Purnell Museum
Library of Congress Exhibitions

Reginald F. Lewis Maryland Museum of African American History and Culture (MAAHC)

National Gallery of Art
National Museum of Women in the Arts
National Portrait Gallery
Phillips Collection
Renwick Gallery of the National Museum of American Art
Textile Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Walters Art Museum
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
White House Art


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Museums (American Art Museums Outside MD & DC)

Amon Carter Museum (Fort Worth, TX)
Biggs Museum of American Art (Dover, DE)
Butler Museum of American Art (Youngstown, OH)
Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art (Winter Park, FL)
Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum (Minneapolis, MN)
Hunter Museum of American Art (Chattanooga, TN)
Long Island Museum of American Art (Stony Brook, NY)
Minnesota Museum of American Art (St. Paul, MN)
New Britain Museum of American Art (New Britian, CT)
Reynolda House, Museum of American Art (Winston-Salem, NC)
Terra Museum of American Art (Chicago, IL)
Westmoreland Museum of American Art (Greensburg, PA)
Whitney Museum of American Art (New York, NY)


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Standards: Documents

Encoded Archival Description (EAD) and Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) for Finding Aids

Library of Congress Standards for Bibliographic Records
Machine-Readable Cataloging (MARC) for Bibliographic Records


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Standards: Images

Art Museum Image Consortium
Categories for the Description of Works of Art

CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model (CRM), an 'ontology' for cultural heritage information

Dublin Core Metadata Initiative
Visual Resources Association Core Categories, Version 3.0


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