Advice and interest sites for artists and photographers

Here are some websites that may be of interest to artists and photographers. This list has been compiled by QUAD's exhibitions team.

The Artists Information Company - a comprehensive listing of artists resources, funding and work opportunities, with an empahasis on contemporary visual arts practice.

Artquest - London's advice and information service for visual artists and craftspeople. A first port of call when creating, exhibiting or selling new work, developing your career and exhibiting internationally.

Artnet - the place to buy, sell and research Fine Art online.

Artfacts - an international online gallery and museum guide for modern, contemporary and emerging art.

Artupdate - an international contemporary art listings guide.

Artefact - a one-stop guide to galleries and antiques in London and the UK.

Axisweb - the national online database of over 2000 selected artists currently practising in the UK.

FORMAT - Derby's international photography festival.

Photography Now - the first international online platform for photography and video art.

Drik - a picture agency based in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.

Victoria & Albert Museum - the famous V&A in London has an 'exploring photography' resource, which includes a database of photographer's biographies and a historical listing of photographic techniques from salt prints to digital imaging.

Contrasto - a multifaceted photography agency and publishing house with an extensive online image bank providing access to high quality photographic archives such as Magnum and Reuters.

Rhubarb Rhubarb - photography training and development agency based in the West Midlands.

Ffotogallery - the national development agency for photography in Wales.

Literacy through Photography - the educational component of FotoFest International, helping classroom students achieve better communication skills through the use of photography.

Redeye - photography network based in North West England.

Prodig - international forum for digital professionals.

Fotonet - a project to develop and promote photography in collaboration with galleries and arts organisations in the southern region.

Photography Forum - dedicated to everyone with a love of photography who want to improve their photographic technique.

Pavilion - a Leeds based visual arts commissioning agency that collaborates with artists and audiences to make exceptional new works of art using photography and digital media.

The Association of Photographers - the AOP brings professional photographers together, protecting their rights and promoting photography.

The Photographers' Gallery - the UK's primary venue for contemporary photography.

Photofusion - London's largest independent photography resource centre.

Magnum - a photographic cooperative of great diversity and distinction.

Flickr - online photo management and sharing application, helping you make your photos available to other people.

The Frontline Club - it exists to promote freedom of expression and support journalists, cameramen, and photographers who risk their lives in the course of their job.

Photofest - the annual Hereford Photography Festival website.

Brighton Photo Biennial - a firmly established event in the photographic calendar that celebrates international photographic practice.

Photoworks - commissioners of new photography projects, based in Brighton.

British Journal of Photography - photography magazine for professional photographers.

Photomonth - an annual international photography festival focusing on East London.

Fotofest - international biennial of photography in the United States.

E-flux - an international network of visual art professionals.

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