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p o r c i n e k i t e - l i n k s

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Listed here are some useful sites for you to enjoy or possibly even to hate. It is mostly stuff that helps the work done here at porcinekite HQ.

So, with a cup of tea and biscuits in hand, you can visit many colourful worlds via my porcinekite. They have been split into categories according to site content.

Click on the category links below to short-cut to the particular adventure you require.

Galleries, Materials sites, Music, Resources and Research

No responsibility for any of the content on external internet sites is taken, so don't try and shift the blame this way.

Sites are listed alphabetically to prevent any arguments. Please let me know if any of the links fail to work via my email here.

Galleries

www.balticmill.com - BALTIC, the major new international centre for contemporary art, situated on the South bank of the river Tyne in Gateshead. 'BALTIC is a new breed of public art space'.

www.british-museum.ac.uk - BRITISH MUSEUM - The British Museum holds in trust for the nation and the world a collection of art and antiquities from ancient and living cultures. Housed in one of Britain's architectural landmarks, the collection is one of the finest in existence, spanning two million years of human history. Access to the collections is free.

www.cccb.es - CCC BARCELONA - Opened in February 1994 at the Casa de la Caritat in the Raval district. A multidisciplinary institution. Organising exhibitions, music, dance, courses, debates, lectures, and city walks. A support for artistic and creative experimentation and are open to new languages, looking for new exhibition formats.

www.cnac-gp.fr - POMPIDOU - The Pompidou Center houses one of the most important museums in the world, featuring the leading collection of modern and contemporary art in Europe. Providing knowledge on all creative works of the 20th century and those that herald the new millenium.

www.deutsche-guggenheim-berlin.de - DEUTSCHE GUGGENHEIM - Based on the private collection of Solomon R. Guggenheim with its focus on "non-objective" art. Today it comprises a worldwide network of museums and cultural partnerships. The exhibition space hosts three to four important exhibitions each year, many of which showcase a work specially commissioned by a single artist.

www.fng.fi - THE FINNISH NATIONAL GALLERY - The Finnish National Gallery fosters and promotes the cultural heritage of visual arts and reinforces the significance of current visual culture developing the art museum field.

www.guggenheim.org - GUGGENHEIM - New York/Bilbao/Venice/Berlin/LasVegas - Based on the private collection of Solomon R. Guggenheim with its focus on "non-objective" art. Today it comprises a worldwide network of museums and cultural partnerships.

www.hayward-gallery.org.uk - HAYWARD GALLERY - The Hayward, a purpose-built, modern art gallery, opened in 1968. The Gallery plays a vital role in the visual arts in the UK and internationally. As one of the largest and most versitle temporay art exhibition spaces in Britain, it has proved remarkably adaptable for presenting a wide range of groung-breaking exhibitions over thirty years.

www.kimbellart.org - KIMBELL ART MUSEUM - The Kimbell Art Museum is widely regarded as one of the most outstanding modern public art-gallery facilities in the world. Holding a range of artworks in period from antiquity to the 20th century, including masterpieces from Fra Angelico and Caravaggio to CŽzanne and Matisse, with a substantial collection of Asian arts.

www.louisiana.dk - LOUISIANA, HMBLEBAEK DENMARK - situated in Denmark on the North Zealand coast, it houses an exquisite collection of modern art by international artists such as Arp, Francis Bacon, Calder, Dubuffet, Max Ernst, Sam Francis, Giacometti, Kiefer, Henry Moore, Picasso, Rauschenberg and Warhol.

www.louvre.fr - LOUVRE - The palace of the kings of France, and a museum for the last two centuries. Divided into 7 departments, the Louvre collections incorporate works dating from the birth of the great antique civilisations right up to the first half of the XIXth century.

www.modernamuseet.se - MODERNA MUSEET, STOCKHOLM - Moderna museet's collection includes around 5 000 paintings, sculptures and installations, around 25 000 water colours, drawings and graphic sheets, and around 100 000 photographs. Including well-known works by Kandinsky, Matise and Brancusi. (Reopening in February 2004).

www.moca-la.org - MOCA, LOS ANGELES - The museum is housed in three unique facilities: MOCA at California Plaza, at The Geffen Contemporary, and at the Pacific Design Center. MOCA identifies and supports the most significant and challenging art of its time, places it in historical context, and links the range of the visual arts to contemporary culture.

www.moma.org - MOMA, NEW YORK - Founded in 1929 as an educational institution, The Museum of Modern Art in New York seeks to create a dialogue between the established and the experimental, in an environment that is responsive to the issues of modern and contemporary art.

www.musee-orsay.fr - MUSEE D'ORSAY - The MusŽe d'Orsay is a national museum which opened to the public in December 1986 in order to show, in all its diversity, the artistic creation of the western world from 1848 to 1914. It concentrates on a given period and enlarges the scope of its collections to include areas previously neglected: besides painting, sculpture, graphic and decorative arts, the museum has also established collections of furniture, architecture and photography.

museoprado.mcu.es - PRADO, MADRID - Museo Nacional del Prado (Note. the Engish version doesn't work).

www.nal.vam.ac.uk - NATIONAL ART LIBRARY, LONDON - The NAL is both a major reference library and the Victoria and Albert Museum's curatorial department for the art, craft and design of the book. The Library's fundamental strength lies in the range and depth of its holdings of documentary material concerning the fine and decorative arts, from many countries and periods.

www.nationalgallery.org.uk - THE NATIONAL GALLERY, LONDON - The National Gallery was established for the benefit of all. The Gallery continues to pursue a vigorous and socially inclusive outreach programme, and caters to the needs of all groups in society.

www.ngprague.cz - NATIONAL GALLERY, PRAGUE - Based in several locations across the city, the best being at Veletrzni Palace which houses a collection of 19th, 20th and 21st century Czech art alongside the work of other European artists. Its presentation of work from the years 1910-1914 supports the distinctive Czech contribution to cubist expression.

www.palazzograssi.it - PALAZZO GRASSI, VENICE - Fiat's cultural institution in Venice The Palazzo Grassi has been completely renovated and remodelled to house an efficient space for cultural encounters. It has hosted wide ranging exhibitions that cover a broad spectrum from Futurism, surealism and expressionism to the art of Ancient Civilisations.

www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk - THE SAATCHI GALLERY - Presenting work by largley unseen young artists or by established international artists whoose work has been rarely or never exhibited in the UK. The gallery operates as a springboard for young artists to launch there careers.

www.secession.at - SECESSION, VIENNA - The Secession is the world's oldest independent gallery devoted entirely to exhibitions of contemporary art. The basic objective is the presentation of current developments in Austrian and international art, as well an to cultivate an openness for experimentation.

www.stedelijk.nl - STEDELIJK, AMSTERDAM - "It was a quiet, civilised museum for the Amsterdam bourgeoisie in a time when there was nothing as troublesome as modern art,". The Stedelijk now holds a vast collection of works by artists from the begining of the last centuray to the present day. Covering many schools and disciplines from CoBrA, Arte Povera and the Dutch Stijl artists to contemporary American artists like Judd, LeWitt and Nauman.

www.tate.org.uk - The Tate galleries house the national collection of British art from the sixteenth century to the present day, including the Turner Bequest, and the national collection of international modern art.

www.vam.ac.uk - V & A - The Victoria and Albert Museum is the National Museum of Art and Design. Its purpose is to enable everyone to enjoy its collections and explore the cultures that created them; and to inspire those who shape contemporary design.

www.ysp.co.uk - Yorkshire Sculpture Park. A vibrant, changing programme of exhibitions, displays and projects is held throughout 500 acres of eighteenth century landscaped grounds and in two indoor galleries. Oh and the restaurant's is pretty good too.

Music

www.dominorecordco.com - London based independent label and home to some of the best bands and music (oK, in my opinion) of the last 10 years - The Third Eye Foundation, Palace Brothers, Pavement, Clinic, Sebadoh, Clearlake, Movietone, The Pastels, Hood and some band called Arctic Monkeys.

www.fencerecords.com - Fife based label / fanzine /collective. Home to the fence collective, king creosote, U.P.N.O.C., H.M.S. Ginafore among many more.

www.geographicmusic.com - The superb domino affiliated label created by Stephen McRobbie aka Pastel. Artists include the fabulous Bill Wells, Maher Shalal Hash Baz, International airport, Future Pilot AKA and more. Producing some of my favorite music of the last couple of years, the 2002 compilation 'You Don't Need Darkness To Do What You Think Is Right' has to be played on almost a weekly basis.

www.internationalairport.co.uk - Glasgow based collective, playing a beautiful mixture of eclectic jazzy pop noises. Fronted by quiet voiced Tom Crossley who is sometimes in the pastels and Appendix out, the band also boasts appearances from Aggi and Katrina from the pastels. More info also available thru domino records.

www.myspace.com/thepastels - Truly the best band in the world ever!! The Pastels are ledgendary round here (my house). I've travelled to some strange places to see them live (that village hall event near Stirling??) and also bumped into them accidentally on occaision at art /music events (ICA London). A hugely influential sound and an inspiring 'ramshakle' (their words) band ethic. Their part in the development of indie glasgow in the 1980s is key (53rd & 3rd label). The Vaselines, Shop Assistants, Jesus & Mary Chain, BMX bandits, Teenage Fanclub, Melody Dog are some of the many bands linked with early pastelism.

www.myspace.com/blueyates - Latin / flamenco influenced acoustic guitar player Blue Yates produces his own brand of crazy shtetl funk. Recent collaborations include Kerry Sanson (Cardiff), The Master Chaynjis (Bristol) and Andy Lunn from Zil (Leicester). Pick up the excellent and rare Blue Yates 45 on Rekoba Sound via tunes.co.uk here.

www.myspace.com/satsumajazz - Satsuma is a mix of styles like a wave of joy as dull as titans, like something desperately trying to get outside of Henry the giant vacuum cleaner, so our citrus guitar style will take you by the hand and make you weep like a hunt in a catbox. Come, let us spread our nomadic fun butter all in your ear holes.

www.myspace.com/monorail_music - Monorail Music is a proudly independent record shop, found inside a vegan cafe / bar named Mono. It first opened it's doors to a musically-deprived Glaswegian public in 2002 with the aim to support sounds that deserve to be heard and may be difficult to find elsewhere. Also see the www.monorailmusic.com site for events and listings.

Artist Resource

www.a-n.co.uk - Artists Newsletter - Monthly magazine and web site developed to provide a database for the variable services within the visual arts. Generating partnership programmes, projects and research, serving to maximise collective resources and widen artists' access to professional information.

www.AbsoluteART.net - Original art online resource. Absolute art offers a tailored service to help customers find the right original art for their space. They have a growing base of talented artists in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, London, Sydney, and New York.

www.artscouncil.org.uk - Arts Council England - The national development agency for the arts. Investing £2 billion of public funds in the arts in England, including funding from the National Lottery. - Various funding strategies and useful information.

www.britisharts.co.uk - British Arts - A Directory of the Arts in the UK

www2.britishcouncil.org - BRITISH COUNCIL Arts - Running up to 2000 arts events in 100 countries, reaching an audience of millions, and nurturing long lasting relationships between artists internationally. Emphasis is on work that will appeal to young people from 16 to 35. Funding and support for a wide range of arts projects.

LAVA - LAVA started in 1993 when a group of students of the Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE) created an Internet site about Architecture.

www.lomography.com - 'Welcome dear photo-adventurer'. 'Interactiv, vivid, blurred and the crazy face of photography worldwide'. 'The biggest snapshot portrait of our planet'. - Words fail me, please visit and enjoy!

www.seniority.co.uk - Oil Paintings and Art Prints Directory - Free listings site for artists and arts suppliers - add your site to Seniority now.

www.scottisharts.org.uk - Scottish Arts Council - One of the main channels for Government funding for the arts in Scotland, receiving its funding from the Scottish Executive. Funding a range of arts organisations and making project and lottery grants to individual artists and arts organisations.

www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk - UK Film Council - Aims to stimulate a competitive, successful and vibrant UK film industry and culture, and to promote the widest possible enjoyment and understanding of cinema throughout the nations and regions of the UK. Provides information, funding, training and support for filmmakers.

Materials

www.artdiscount.co.uk - Art Discount at Granthams - Why pay more!! - The Art & Repro. Supplies division stock and supply an enormous range of art and graphic materials. These guys have never let me down, even replacing a damaged strecher within in 48hrs.

www.artifolk.co.uk - ArtiFolk Online Art Supplies - All manner of arts and crafts materials. ArtiFolk works closely with its suppliers to ensure it gets the best price. Fast delivery of quality products and good customer service. They are currently the best place for buying somerset printing papers on the net.

www.graphicsdirect.co.uk - Graphics Direct UK - Low cost graphics and artist materials online - A friendly, helpful & efficient service! This is the best place for all your graphics and presentation materials. Foam board, spray or display mount pantone products, mountboard etc.

www.jacksonsart.com - Jacksons Art Supplies - Operating now out of North London and offering fast delivery, friendly service, expert advice. I use these guys for the top end specialist products. They supply a great range of high quality ready made canvases and stretchers. Best place for mediums, glazes, gesso primers etc. in bigger sizes than your usual 550ml containers.

www.johnjones.co.uk - John Jones l artSauce sums up an original mix of art materials, conservation framing and art photography services. Stretchers, art supplies, framing consultation and archive photography.

www.lawrence.co.uk - T N Lawrence & Son Ltd. Artists' materials. And a very friendly looking bunch too!