Art, Photography, Illustration and Graphic Design

Archives are a good source of primary material. Find out if there is an archive on your research area, where it is, and how to access it.

The national development agency for creativity and culture

A volunteer-led organisation that connects people with the arts and with each other, creating inviting spaces to share and explore the richness of art together. It offers highly-rated talks on the arts and events across 360 local Societies in the UK and abroad

The Association for Public Art (aPA) commissions, preserves, interprets and promotes public art in Philadelphia. The association (formerly the Fairmount Park Art Association) was established in 1872 and is the nation’s first private, nonprofit civic organization dedicated to creating a “museum without walls” by integrating public art and urban design.

Since 1901, the BIPP has been the core Institute exclusively for professional photographers and those in the wider photographic industry.

Large commercial image website

London’s leading space for contemporary culture. Commissions, produces and presents new work in film, music, performance and the visual arts by today’s most progressive artists.

Commercial print company

Educational charity and research institute that champions new ways of understanding British art history and culture.

Originally known as the Society of Painter-Etchers, the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE) was founded by Francis Seymour Haden in 1880 in reaction to the Royal Academy of Arts' reluctance to exhibit etchings and engravings.

The Royal Society of Portrait Painters contains a broad collection of stylistic and intellectual approaches that continue to make a significant contribution to the ongoing tradition of portraiture in Britain today

An artist-led society made up of an elected Membership who are amongst the finest practitioners in contemporary water-based painting

Organisation for professional fashion and glamour photographers based in the UK.

Decorative arts and craft, and design history. Subject areas covered reflect the museum’s collections. Open to the general public but if you want to access the collections you will need to join the library; details on how to do this can be found on their webpages.

A national museum housing a collection of paintings, sculptures, furniture, arms and armour, and porcelain built over the 18th and 19th centuries