Ngā rauemi toi Art Resources
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Recent Picks
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Photography feature:
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Useful Dewey numbers
| Subject | Dewey number |
|---|---|
| Architecture | 720 |
| Art history | 709 |
| Drawing | 741 |
| Graphic arts (for more detail, see also the Graphic Arts page) |
760 |
| Handicrafts | 745.5 |
| Interior decoration | 747 |
| New Zealand art | 709.931 |
| Painters & history of painting | 759 |
| Painting techniques | 751 |
| Photography | 770-779 |
| Sculpture | 730 |
| Textiles - e.g. quilting, embroidery etc. | 746 |
Magazines online
Check out our Magazines on Overdrive and our Pressreader database for digital magazines which can be read on desktops, tablets and smartphones.
You'll find many popular titles, including Art New Zealand, Artists & illustrators and many more -- have a browse!
Online databases
- Index New Zealand
Describes over half a million magazine and newspaper articles published in New Zealand over the past 25 years, including those on New Zealand art and artists. Index New Zealand is updated daily and approximately 3,000 documents are added monthly. Art New Zealand is just one of the publications indexed on INNZ... (more about Index New Zealand) - New Zealand Artists Database
This index is a guide to material held in Wellington City Libraries on New Zealand artists. At present that means mainly painters, photographers, sculptors, and mixed media and installation artists, but as the database is expanded craft artists, jewellers, potters and architects will gradually be included. The aim of the database is to be a useful resource for the general interested reader and students at secondary and tertiary levels... (more about the New Zealand Artists Database)
More databases?
The databases listed on this page are a snapshot of just some of the online resources the library offers on the arts. Visit The Arts on MyGateway.info to browse more.
Useful websites
NZ Galleries & museums- Auckland Art Gallery,
- Christchurch Art Gallery,
- Dunedin Public Art Gallery,
- Govett-Brewster Art Gallery,
- Suter Art Gallery,
- Wellington City Gallery
- Metropolitan Museum of Art,
- Museum of Contemporary Art,
- Museum of Modern Art,
- National Gallery of Australia,
- National Portrait Gallery (UK),
- Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery,
- Tate Britain,
- Tate Modern,
- Web Gallery of Art
Contact us
This page is written and maintained by library staff. Our aim is to keep you informed about the visual & graphic arts section of the library and to highlight parts of the collection which may interest you. We'd be pleased to hear from you about this page - contact us with any feedback @ enquiries@wcl.govt.nz.