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'''WikiProject Visual arts''', a sub-project of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Arts|WikiProject Arts]], is a place for [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians|Wikipedians]] to discuss issues and organize information about the [[visual arts]].  Like any page on Wikipedia, all are welcome to edit and contribute to this [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|WikiProject]]. 

Rather than try to force information to appear in a uniform way, this WikiProject presents guidelines to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians. These recommendations for creating visual arts content are based on various Wikipedia [[:Category:Wikipedia style guidelines|style guides]] and common practices for [[Wikipedia:The perfect article|writing good articles]]. Use your own judgment in applying these guidelines, along with other [[:Category:Wikipedia_guidelines|Wikipedia guidelines]], to compose articles and [[WP:BB|be bold]]. 

If you would like to help, see the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Visual_arts#How to help|How to help]] section below and ask questions on the [[{{NAMESPACE}} talk:{{PAGENAME}}|talk page]]. 

Feel free to add your name to the [[#Participants|participants list]] and/or add the project userbox {{tl|User WikiProject Visual arts}} to your user page.

==Scope==
The project seeks to improve the quality of articles related to the visual arts. The main category that represents articles that fall within the scope of this project is [[:Category:Art]].

===Sub-projects===
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Visual arts/Performing Wikipedia|Performing Wikipedia]] – Live and performance art

==Goals==
# To provide a place to discuss common issues on visual arts related pages.
# To thoroughly explore the visual arts globally and historically.
# To ensure all pages meet the standards of [[Wikipedia:Cite sources]]. See also [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|WikiProject Fact and Reference Check]]. 
# To manage editing of the [[Portal:Visual_arts|Visual Arts portal]].
# To discuss and categorize project pages.

==How to help==
How you can help depends on your time, resources, and interest. Here are a variety of ideas for contributions ranging from simple to complex. Take a look at the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Visual_arts#Open_Tasks|Open Tasks]] section of this page for more article-specific tasks.

If you'd like to help with any of the below and want assistance, post a query on the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Visual arts|talk page]]. Project members will be glad to help.

===Develop articles===

====Writing and editing====
* Create new articles: A good starting point might be [[Wikipedia:Requested_articles/Arts_and_entertainment/Visual_arts|requested visual arts articles]].
** List articles that are needed, but you aren't creating yourself, at [[Wikipedia:Requested_articles/Arts_and_entertainment/Visual_arts|requested visual arts articles]].
** If creating pages about artists, see [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (biographies)|Manual of Style (biographies)]] and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography|WikiProject Biography]].
* Expand [[Wikipedia:Stub| stubs]]: 
** Choose an article from a [[:Category:Visual arts stubs|visual arts stub subcategory]] and develop it. (See [[Wikipedia:Article development|Article development]].)
** Choose an article from an [[:Category:Artist stubs|artist stub subcategory]] and develop it. (See [[Wikipedia:Article development|Article development]].)
* [[Wikipedia:Citing sources|Check references]] on visual arts pages.
* [[Wikipedia:How_to_copy-edit|Copy-edit]] pages. Fix up grammar, spelling, links and the like.
* [[Wikipedia:Advice for the cultural sector]] is a special page dealing with the concerns of editors who are museum curators, librarians or archivists.

====Open Tasks====
{{ Portal:Visual_arts/Things_you_can_do }}

====Article alerts====
{{/Article alerts}}

====Biographies====
Work in tandem with [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/Arts and entertainment]]

====Cleanup==== 
An automatically updated list of articles that have been tagged for cleanup is [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Visual_arts/Cleanup listing|linked here]].{{User:WolterBot/Cleanup listing subscription|banner=Visual arts|hidden=1}}

====Visual arts portal====
* Maintain and update the [[Portal:Visual arts|visual arts portal]].  There are no parameters for how frequently things can be updated on the portal. Be bold.
** Update the [[Portal:Visual_arts/Selected_article|selected article]].
** Update the [[Portal:Visual_arts/Selected_picture|selected picture]].
** Update the [[Portal:Visual arts/Did you know|did you know section]].
** Complete tasks listed in the [[Portal:Visual_arts/Things_you_can_do|Things you can do]] section. Add new open tasks as relevant. Try to maintain a consistent number of items in each section.

===Maintain articles===
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting|Sort stubs]]:  
** Move articles from [[:Category:Visual arts stubs]] to more specific stub categories.
** Move articles from [[:Category:Artist stubs]] to more specific stub categories.
* Manage infoboxes (Please use these judiciously and be conscientious of page layout.)
** Add artist infoboxes {{tl|Infobox Artist}}
** Add painting infoboxes {{tl|Infobox Painting}}
* Check categorization of existing articles and help organize. (See [[Wikipedia:Categorization|Categorization]] and [[:Category:Visual arts|Category:Visual arts]])
* Revert [[Wikipedia:Vandalism|vandalism]] on this portal and on articles to do with [[:Category:Visual arts|visual arts]].
* Contribute to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Visual arts|articles for deletion]] discussions.
* Contribute to conversations on articles listed here: [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Media, art and literature|Requests for comment/Media, art and literature]].

====Articles for deletion====
It is important to have an input into [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion|Articles for deletion]]. There is now a special page for visual art articles, which needs to be maintained, updated and monitored. It can be found here: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Visual arts|WikiProject Deletion sorting/Visual arts]]. Articles need to be added manually: please add any AfD you want to draw attention to, and also put it on your watchlist.

===Images===
* [[Wikipedia:Images|Upload and add images]] to visual arts pages.
** [[Wikipedia:Public domain image resources|Public domain image resources]] is a great place to start looking for images to add.
** [[Wikipedia:External links|External links]] to online galleries/images can also be helpful, especially when free images are not available for upload and [[Wikipedia:Copyrights|copyright]] violations might be an issue.

===Larger tasks===
*'''Move art images to Wikicommons.''' Suggestion only. Move eligible (world-wide public domain) art images to Wikicommons
*'''Categories.'''See [[Portal:Visual_arts/Categories]]. Categorization ideas [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Visual arts/Art categories|Art categories]]
*'''Increasing the representation of visual art outside the Western canon''': a [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Visual_arts/Global_visual_art_taskforce|task force page]] lists target articles for improvement or creation, as well as related resources 
*'''Development.''' Can we try and get [[Arts and Crafts Movement]] at least up to B-Class? The article on this important and influential movement, which dominated the decorative arts in Britain from 1890–1915, should be a lot better than it is. I have added to it but I'd appreciate some collaborators.

===Visual arts project===
* Add the project template {{tl|Visual arts}} to the talk pages of relevant articles that don't already have one. 
* Join the discussions on the [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Visual_arts|project talk page]].
* Publicize – Inform editors who have displayed interest in visual arts about the project via their talk page.
* Take a look at the project [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Visual arts/to do|to-do list]] and help with listed project-related tasks.

===Other===
* Answer [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Media, the arts, and architecture|requests for comments]]

==Useful information==


===Online resources: artworks/art books===

*Guggenheim modern art books for free [https://mymodernmet.com/guggenheim-museum-free-books-online/?fbclid=IwAR1D5QKuEWMAY6V1N6B4f2udVY5pGU6UgEFBwqyc2t-HDM7qrfbxrPZdae0]
*Paris Musees released digital artworks [https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/01/paris-musees-free-digital-artworks/?fbclid=IwAR07lKbMAogrROy_V-lKAsGPDH9nWuK8byjXN8iYB1MZwYbAnfZ7mGtygtg]
*Art Institute of Chicago released digital images [https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2018/10/art-institute-of-chicago-image-collection/]
*Metropolitan Museum of Art: art works in public domain [https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2017/02/the-met-places-375000-artworks-into-the-public-domain-for-unrestricted-use/], 600+ art books to download or view online for free [https://www.metmuseum.org/art/metpublications/titles-with-full-text-online?&searchtype=F]
*Getty Museum artworks: virtual library to download [https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2019/12/getty-museum-virtual-library/]
*New York Public Library: released artworks, images, books. [https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2016/01/nypl-public-domain-image-archive/]
*Smithsonian Open Access: Artworks, images and data from across the Smithsonian’s 19 museums, nine research centers, libraries, archives, and the National Zoo. 3 million images and resources available for open source use as of late 2020 <ref>https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/smithsonian-releases-28-million-free-images-broader-public-use</ref> [https://www.si.edu/openaccess]

===Other===
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Visual arts/Art Manual of Style]] tips on writing articles, and further information
* [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_panorama Freedom of panorama] – copyright on public sculptures etc.
* [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Licensing http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Licensing] Too much information about licensing images on Commons
* [[WP:GLAM]] for Museum etc. professionals. See [[Wikipedia talk:GLAM/Archive 1|talk Archive 1]] for further discussion on notability of artworks
* [[WP:CREATIVE]] governs notability for artists

===Statistics===
{{Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Visual arts articles by quality statistics}}

===Most popular pages===
* Most visited pages: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Visual arts/Popular pages]]

==Similar WikiProjects==
* Parent: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Arts|Arts]] (largely inactive)
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Philosophy/Aesthetics|Aesthetics task force]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Architecture|Architecture]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Animation|Animation]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Color|Color]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics|Comics]]
** [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Anime and manga|Anime and manga]]
** [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Comic strips|Comic strips]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Graffiti|Graffiti]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject History of photography|History of photography]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Public art|Public art]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Symbolism and Art Nouveau|Symbolism and Art Nouveau]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women artists|Women artists]]

;See also
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles/Hotlist of Art & Architecture]]

==Participants==
New names at top. It's not necessary to list your name here to edit this page or edit related articles. Feel free to display the project userbox on your userpage: {{tl|User WikiProject Visual arts}}.
*[[User:Bearian]]; assessment by class.
*[[User:rachelmward]]; digitizing living artists' archives and preserving underrepresented legacies
*[[User:Anticrash]]; life-long art enthusiast, illustrator, digital artist, visual designer, UX architect.
*[[User:AddressingArt]]; 19th c. art
*[[User:Worldish2024]]; loves painting and drawing! Hewo!
*[[User:Omnis Scientia]]; quite interested art works, especially classical and realist, and photography. Will help where I can.
*[[User:Sm8900]]; focused on paintings, art history, and provenance of artworks from past eras. 
*[[User:Steelyphilly]] - Visual arts and theological training. Also a painter.
*[[User:Air on White]]
*[[User:Robbandstra]]
*[[User:MorrisStuff]] - art historian, Victorian art and design
*[[User:GranCavallo|GranCavallo]] ([[User talk:GranCavallo|talk]])
*[[User:Cinematic Poetry]] University Professor - NY
*[[User:Slacker13]]
*[[User:Laflaneuse]]
*[[User:Zbybasel]] - Art history, comtemporary art
*[[User:DrMedRenArtHistory]] - University Professor, PhD in medieval and Renaissance art history + teach medieval Islamic art
*[[User:Homerethegreat]] - Art History, School Of Paris, Architecture
*[[User:Professor Penguino]] - Interested in art and art history, amateur artist
*[[User:JBeens]] - Visual artist
*[[User:Reykcultura7193]] - art researcher, interested in visual arts, art history, and architecture
*[[User:KateKabob]] - art student, interested mostly in contemporary art
*[[User:MgSane]] - interesting to write about art
*[[User:Melissa040106]] - art history, student
*[[User:Wil540_art]] - photography (1820-today), stone sculpture, and contemporary art
*[[User: Ppt91]] - Western modern art (19th-20th c.), Eastern European modern art, Socialist Realisms, history of photography
*[[User:TheWiki93]] - Teenage cartoonist who goes to high school every day. Interest in cartoons and comical strips.
*[[User:CobaltSteel]]
*[[User:Lunagrouh]] Art student, will try to help.
*[[User:Audie Scribener]] Digital artist and professional, with wide-ranging interests and education in the history of visual arts.
*[[User:ReffPixels]] Digital artist and professional [[Pixel art|Pixel artist]], will focus mostly on anything related to computer graphics.
*[[User:Bellakine]] Love Impressionism, studying arts intersection with religion
*[[User:Abdul_Muhsy]]
*[[User:Orson12345|Orson12345]] - Love portrait paintings, my favorite artist is [[Lucas Cranach the Elder|Lucas Cranach]]
*[[User:PenangLion|PenangLion]] - Chinese art lover.
* [[User:Voltaireloving|Voltaireloving]] -Art Librarian
* [[User:Toslash|Toslash]] ([[User talk:Toslash|talk]]) 19:55, 9 September 2021 (UTC)
* [[User:Liam2520]] - Art history enthusiast, primarily 19th Century and Victorian art
* [[User:ArtistWatch MuseumSurvey]]
* [[User:Tjess20]]
* [[User:Otherart]]
* [[User:Bello Na'im]]
* [[User: InsufficientVespeneGas]] - Art History Studen - Melbourne Australia
*[[User:CohuttaBlue]] - Artist. North Georgia. 
* [[User: Noahby]]
* [[User: ArtistAmyKarle1]]
* [[User: ThatLaurelGirl]] - Art lover
* [[User: Witnearionberg]] - Painter: Realism & Impressionism / Digital Artist
* [[User: JordanTimothyJames]] - Archivist. Primary interest stained glass and architectural/monumental art and related subjects; biographies.
* [[User:Thellomerca]]
* [[User:Mysteriumen]]
* [[User:GinnyTonic]] Modern and Contemporary art, 20th-21st c. primarily in the Americas.
* [[User:dorkinglad]]
* [[User:El cid, el campeador]]
* [[User:Isaksenk]] - focused on 16th-17th C Western European art, particularly female artists and subjects
* [[User:Triethylborane]] - Self-taught photographer/videographer
* [[User:Hochithecreator]]
* [[User:BoriquaZurdo]] - Focus on art and artists from Puerto Rico, Latin America and USA
* [[User:Badabara]]
* [[User:Eruditess]] - art history fan, I volunteer for teaching children about influential artists.
* [[User:Sicklemoon]] - mid to late 20th c. art in America
* [[User: Solangelo19]] - actor, dancer.
* [[User:Interesting009]]
* [[User:Coffeycp]] - art historian, Latin American art
* [[User:Aza24]]
* [[User:Cpfffr]]
* [[User:Orlando the Cat]]
* [[User:GeneralPoxter]]
* [[User:Aroundthewayboy]]
* [[User:MauraWen]]
* [[User:JeBonSer]]
* [[User:Barbara (WVS)| Barbara Page]] - gallery owner; mixed media artist
* [[User:Uberlibris]] - Australian arts librarian
* [[User:Foxtreetop]] - medical and scientific illustration; comics and sequential art
* [[User: Edwardjones76]] -esp. Los Angeles contemporary art and {{Cl|Art galleries in Los Angeles| galleries}}
* [[User:FencingQueen]]
* [[User:KolArt]]
* [[User:Mduvekot]]
* [[User:Steveow]]
* [[User:Robertgombos]] - esp. [[photography]] related articles and contemporary art.
* [[User:Vivsss]]
* [[User:OhioOakTree]]
* [[User:Artchivist1]]
* [[User:Jamesmcardle]] biographies
* [[User:JordiNN]]
* [[User:Webmeister1]]
* [[User:Dharampal Singh]]
* [[User:HarrisonSteam]]
* [[User:Gkuriger|Gkuriger]] ([[User talk:Gkuriger|talk]]) 18:28, 11 August 2016 (UTC) - interested in writing about exhibitions, biographies, art museums
* Andy Mabbett, [[User:Pigsonthewing|Pigsonthewing]] - esp. biographies. Also good with templates and Wikidata
* [[User:Seazzy|Seazzy]]
* [[User:Daniel kenneth]]
* [[User:Phantrix]]: Art student, so interested in(and studying) all forms of visual artworks
* [[User:Jscarboro]]: Interested in contemporary art and artists, painting, feminist artists and African-American artists
* [[User:Netherzone]]
* '''[[User:DGG| DGG]]''' ([[User talk:DGG| talk ]]) 08:42, 4 March 2016 (UTC) primary interest is in rescuing inadequate or  threatened artist  biographies 
* [[User:Greenadia06]]: Conservator for wall paintings, interested in painting techniques, art history and art in general.
* [[User:Artevida]]: Greetings from Spain. Interested in Art in general.
* [[User:Jamesmcardle]]:Australian and international photography, women artists, modernism.
* [[User:Vivek.bekhabar]]: Recently I have developed an interest in Visual arts, so reading a lot these days. Happy to contribute here.
* [[User:Kwork2]]
* [[User:Jocelyndurrey]]
* [[User:Massimiliano79]]: Aerospace Engineer and working in the field of screen printing technique and screen printing machines.
* [[User:Max roosevelt]]
* [[User:Pelarmian]]
* [[User:STSC]]
* [[User:Xenxax]]
* [[User:Mashkawat.ahsan]]: Interested in Bangladeshi art. Also art in general & art history.
* [[User:Hza a 9]]
* [[User:VickiAnderson]]: Contemporary visual arts, performance, music and film.
* [[User:AminaDiriqsay]]
* [[User:AJK2014]]: Interest in contemporary art, curating, performance, Southeast Asian and feminist art practice.
* [[User:Arthistorygrrl]]: Primary interests are contemporary art, women artists, and performance
* [[User:Cm8587a]]: Interested in Central American Art
* [[User:Rssyng]]: interested in contemporary practices as well as minimalism and conceptual art, particularly familiar with [[Donald Judd]]
* [[User:Artchick27]]
* [[User:14GTR]] 
* [[User:Hafspajen]]
* [[User:Byrappa]]
* [[User:Scribbleink]] – interested in the visual arts of France (Impressionism and Post-Impressionism), Japan (wood-block) and India (art history)
* [[User:Chrome15]]
* [[User:Artethical]]
* [[User:GreyWinterOwl]] ask me help if needed
* [[User:Amandajm]], all visual art, but particularly Renaissance 
* [[User:iopensa]], focus on visual art in Africa (institutions, artists, art scene) and related to Africa (exhibitions, publications, scholars) – [[contemporary African art]].
* [[User:Yakikaki]]
* [[User:Turn685]]
* [[User:Philafrenzy]]
* [[User:Xcia0069]] – Interested in early modern European art, particularly Italian artist [[Gianlorenzo Bernini]]
* [[User:Hillbillyholiday81|User:Hillbillyholiday]]
* [[User:Global Microscope]]
* [[User:Pcatanese]]
* [[User:Pgboultbee]]
* [[User:WriterArtistDC]] – [[Nude (art)]], [[Model (art)|Art Modeling]], Figure Drawing, Figure Painting
* [[User:RussellM]]
* [[User:Reneduchamp]] Contemporary artists active in France
* [[User:Francoisalex2]]
* [[User:Artventure22]] • American Art Historian living in Paris researching Modern Art
* [[User:Franciselliott]] • Modern art, conceptual art, artists' books.
* [[User:psubhashish]]
* [[User:Karithina]]
* [[User:Gobonobo]]
* [[User:Amadscientist]]
* [[User:Sad_Lil_Artsy_Guy]]
* [[User:Jobrjobr]]
* [[User:Euartcurator|Euartcurator]] Wide ranging art interests,from Latin to European,Modern,Post Modern,Neo-expressionism etc.
* [[User|Gothicfilm]]
* [[User:Khidekel]]
* [[User:Jamesmcgrey]] Contemporary artists in America.
* [[User:Sionk]] Particular interest in modern (western) visual art and street art.
* [[User:Whiteghost.ink]] Australian Art and European art of the fin-de-siècle
* [[User:LoriLee]], Working with the [[Indianapolis Museum of Art]] on a model for [[Outreach:Wikipedian in Residence|Wikipedians in Residence]] and increasing content creation around art history.
* [[User:Rorchester]] European Curator, contemporary art
* [[User:Gmcbjames]] American Ceramists, ceramic art
* [[User:SunRiddled]] Art writers and bloggers, mostly US and UK.
* [[User:Babajobu]], Asian-American painters
* [[User:CaroleHenson]]
* [[User:Chimino]] – Post-Impressionism & Street Art
* [[User:GuzonjinSin]]
* [[User:Korruski]]
* [[User:Rob Myers]]
* [[User:Samil20]]
* [[User:Deltabaryon]]
* [[User:Artiquities]]
* [[User:warrenking]] interested in contemporary art in San Francisco and New York, especially artist-run initiatives, biographies, and recent history (90s-Present).
* [[User:ArtnHistory]]
* [[User:Sargentprivate|Sargentprivate]] ([[User talk:Sargentprivate|talk]]) 05:06, 6 June 2010 (UTC) interested in figurative painting, vorticism and contemporary and modern movements.
* [[User:Scriberius|Scriberius]] ([[User talk:Scriberius|talk]]) 15:08, 2 June 2010 (UTC) esp. work old masters 
* [[User:LaNaranja]] 
* [[User:JuneGloom07]]
* [[User:Artiquities]], working on contemporary art in Britain, Europe and USA.
* [[User: Art&concepts]] [[Contemporary art|contemporary]] and [[Conceptual art|conceptual art]].
* [[User:Emiraly]] Attempting to overhaul several pages and focus on elements and principles of two-dimensional and three-dimensional design.
* [[User:Ocarrollcian]] Focusing on French/European C19 art, European Architecture 1800–1955, Japanese Art and Yoshitaka Amano.
* [[User:Vaishal]]. Interests : minimalism and greenpeace
* [[User:Pamela Gardiner]] Focusing on all forms of visual art and biography.
* [[User:Paloma747]] Focusing on [[Abstract Expressionism]], and [[Classical Realism, technique]].
* [[User:Grhabyt]] Focusing on [[Contemporary Art]], [[New media art]], and [[Visual Culture]].
* [[User:Tshelford]] Focusing on the art movement [[Classical Realism]].
* [[User:RayNorris]] Concentrating on [[Indigenous Australian art]] of all types (e.g. [[Bark painting]])
* [[User:ChristianGL]] Focusing on the old masters and all kinds of classical figurativity.
* [[User:Salmon1]] Focusing on American abstract and figurative expressionism.
* [[User:Bobf]] All, especially Visual Theatre
* [[User:Riwo]] Printmaking,Painting,[[Visionary Art]],[[Mandala]].
* [[User:Sketchee]]
* [[User:Slaviclands]] Focusing on Slavic arts and artist.
* [[User:sparkit]] Focused on the time since the beginning of the industrial revolution.
* [[User:Solipsist]]
* [[User:Maria_N|Maria_N]] Focused on [[Installation art]], [[New media art]] and British contemporary artists.
* [[User:Ham]]
* [[User:DENAMAX]]
* [[User:TheArtistT2001|Richard T.]] Focused on Paris 1848–1914, Art Theory/Dada/etcaa and ink on paper.
* [[User:Philthecow]]
* [[User:MarcMyWords]] (kinda new to this, could use some guidance)
* [[User:PiCo]] focused on [[Art of Australia]] at the moment
* [[User:Dsmdgold|Dsmdgold]] interested in Medieval art especially [[illuminated manuscript]]s
* [[User:Tyrenius]] Doing work on contemporary UK art – artists, shows, critics, institutions
* [[User:Clubmarx]]
* [[User:Renice]]
* [[User:Annlanding]] Art History, primarily 20th Century-current, expanding and clean up of existing articles.
* [[User:R.P.D.]] 19 & 20 European art
* [[User:camitava]] Art in general, Art History, Painting materials and techniques
* [[User:Johnbod]]: [[Old master print]]s and [[printmaking]] generally, with a historical pov
* [[User:TonyTheTiger]]
* [[User:Carptrash]] Mostly American sculpture – but I want to talk about '''art stubs''' – or  .  .  . ... To stub or not to stub? That is the question.
* [[User:Freshacconci]] Contemporary art in general, and Canadian art and media and film art in particular, with an interest in Modern Art history (1850–1970) as well.
* [[User:Cosmopolitancats]] Practising artist with particular interest in drawing and sketching and associated media – and the overall organisation of information.
* [[User:Planetneutral]] I'd like to focus on better organization of this project; also lesser known Florentine painters
* [[User:Jdcollins13]]
* [[User:Joedogthe1st]] Focusing on tasks in general and American art, Folk Art, Pop Art, Pollock etc.
* [[User:Kimon]]
* [[User:Printguy]] 19th/20th Century American and European original prints/works on paper, also Japanese woodcuts and ancient Chinese ceramics
* [[User:LordAmeth]] – Art of Japan
* [[User:Bus stop]]
* [[User:Modernist]]
* [[User:Lighthead]] Minor help since I'm mostly involved with related Spirituality projects. "Hee-hee.."
* [[User:MChew]] – Japanese arts
* [[User:Fanturmandos]] – Art in general, specifically paintings
* [[User:Fenbaud]] – Art in general; [[Fauvism|Fauve]]; [[Late Modernism|Post-war]], [[Contemporary Art|Modern]]
* [[User:OnlineWall]] – Art Online, Images, Online Art Retailers and Framers
* [[User:Olpl]]
* [[User:Ceoil]] – My taste is mainly figurative; I particularly like Bacon, Giacometti, Ingres and Caravaggio. On wiki, I enjoy copy editing articles.
* [[User:Pádraig Coogan]]
* [[User:Miguelemejia]]
* [[User:Grandpafootsoldier]]
* [[User:Gordonofcartoon]] general cleanup/sourcing, but particularly working (unsystematically) through [[:Category:United Kingdom painter stubs]] where I can expand them through ''ODNB'' and ''Times'' sourcing.
* [[User:Platinumbuddha]] contemporary Australian, medieval, art theory, art historian biographies. Grammar/syntax corrections, bibliographies.
* [[User:Ernst Stavro Blofeld]] I'll be trying to add every Hungarian painter and sculptor to wkipedia. I'll also be adding a few stubs on articles on European paintings – notably the works of Corot
* [[user:Attilios]]
* [[User:Underbelly02]]
* [[User:Ethicoaestheticist]] Contemporary and late twentieth century art.
* [[User:Infiniteawe|Infiniteawe]] &emdash; Contemporary art, especially American [[Modernism]] and [[postmodern art]].
* [[User:Ramirez72|Ramírez72]] – Mainly focuses on 19th to 20th Contemporary art of Mexico, Latin America and the United States.
* [[User:georgequizbowl08]]
* [[User:Susanlesch]] – mostly inactive
* [[User:Silentaria]]
* [[User:Aminz]]
* [[User:Thaliapap]]
* [[User:William P. Coleman]] Ancient Greek, Renaissance Italian, Dutch, Impressionism and Post Impressionism, 20th Century
* [[user:TicketMan]] Have somehow found myself creating and expanding artist stubs.
* [[user:Pamela Gardiner]] Sculpture, drawing and contemporary art galleries.
* [[User:RiverHockey]]
* [[User:Justizin]] Plan to cover accuracy, disputes, and improve sources for ancient to modern art history during four semesters, and to continue contributing.
* [[user:ShamanDhia]]
* [[user:SuperNeek]] 20th Century Art and general clear ups.
* [[User:Artethical]]
* [[User:Paula clare]] Ancient art, letter forms and signs; and abstract art from 1900 onwards.
* [[User:Sara_USA]] All forms of visual, especially invention and innovation in visual art, and fine art
* [[User:Jpbowen]] Art galleries/museums and their collections; individual artworks.
* [[User:Kafka Liz]] Diverse interests, currently focusing on mediaeval manuscripts but also including Ancient, Early Christian, and Byzantine periods. Very interested in iconography and funerary art.
* [[User:I_live_on_Planet_Art]] Notable Contemporary Artists and Outsider/Self Taught Aritsts 
* [[User:Sean.fletcher]] and [[User:IsabelReichert]] Intangible media and the intersection of life and art
* [[User:AntonioArch]] Canadian Art, contemporary art, contemporary Canadian art, art theft, art crime
* [[User:Cuprum17]]  Copper wall sculpture, silversmithing
* [[User:Ladyson]]
* [[User:Research Method]] An Oak Tree. Seeking to improve the academic quality of articles, and challenge unsupported statements.
* [[User:ScarTissueBloodBlister]]
* [[User:jlg4104]] Early and middle 20th c. modernism. Sourcing. Editing for clarity.
* [[User:TravisNygard]] Working on general improvements of, modern Western art—especially American, pre-Columbian art, the academic discipline, and methodology.
* [[User:Chickeninapram]]
* [[User:PoizonMyst]]
* [[User:HansEworth]] Working on Tudor portraiture and, more broadly, Italian Renaissance Art.
* [[User:Littleolive Oil]]
* [[User:Txmod]] Working on modern and contemporary American art.
* [[User:Harrypotter|Harrypotter]] Situationism
* [[User:Junius49]], working on graffiti art, street art, illegal art
* [[User:Ackees]], working on general art, African art, art of the African diaspora
* [[User:Mandarax]]
* [[User:Kurtcool2]] Working on Renaissance Art, Modern Art, and Classical Art.
* [[User:Neon Sky]] Graphic Design, Computer Art, Printmaking
* [[User:Tsbshb]] American Art
* [[User:Uyvsdi]], focus on [[Native American art]]
* [[User:Ender78]], focus on Graphic Design, Computer, and New Media Art
* [[User:Vejvančický]], Czech art
* [[User: Simonewharton]] intern at the Art Gallery of Ontario, working on putting up pages for individual works of art from the permanent collection.
* [[User:TakuyaMurata]] a.k.a. Taku
* [[User:Rocco718]] Contemporary art
* [[User:OR drohowa]] contemporary artists
* [[User:Kwameghana]] I love the visual arts and the creative arts 
* {{User|Alexandru M.}}
* [[User:NoJin]], [[ArtLib.cz]]
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==Recognized content==
{{Shortcut|WP:WPVA/RC}}
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Visual arts/Recognized content}}

==Templates==
Please add them as you find them, using caution, especially with the larger ones, which may disrupt carefully designed pages.

===Info boxes===

====Artists====
* {{tl|Infobox artist}}

====Art works====
* {{tl|Infobox artwork}}

====Image pages====
* {{tl|Image information art}}

===Navigation aids===
See also [[:Category:Arts and culture templates]]

====Cultural periods====
''Not specific to art''
* {{tl|Middle Ages sidebar}}
* {{tl|Modernism}}
* {{tl|Renaissance}}
* {{tl|Culture of the United States}}

====Art periods====
* {{tl|Art history}}
* {{tl|Ancient art history}}
* {{tl|Westernart}}
* {{tl|European art history}}

====Art nationality====
* {{tl|French art history}}
* {{tl|Japanese art history}}
* {{tl|Russian art movements}}

====Art groups====
* {{tl|Arte Povera}}
* {{tl|Cubism}}
* {{tl|Dada}}
* {{tl|Federation of British Artists}}
* {{tl|Futurism}}
* {{tl|Group of Seven}}
* {{tl|Grosvenor School}}
* {{tl|Impressionists}}
* {{tl|Stuckism}}
* {{tl|Young British Artists}}
* {{tl|Vorticism}}

====Artists====
* {{tl|Edward Burne-Jones}}
* {{tl|Henri Matisse}}
* {{tl|Vincent van Gogh}}
* {{tl|El Greco}}
* {{tl|Dante Gabriel Rossetti}}
* {{tl|Andy Warhol}}

===Project and stubs===

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! What to type !! What it makes !! What it's for
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The ''project notice'' designed to be placed in the talk page of any article that fits within the scope of this project.
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{{tl|WPVA}}
| style="border-right: 1px solid #484898; border-bottom: 1px solid #484898; border-top: 1px solid #484898; border-bottom: 1px solid #484898;padding: 5px"|See below.
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The ''project notice'' designed to be placed in the talk page of a user who edits relevant articles.
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{{WPVA|category=no}}<br>
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{{tl|User WikiProject Visual arts}}
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{{User WikiProject Visual arts}}
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This can be placed on your user page to show that you are a part of this Wikiproject.
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{{tlu|User:UBX/artlover}}
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{{User:UBX/artlover}}
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Just for fun.
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{{tl|User Art}}
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{{User Art}}
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Just for fun.
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<nowiki>{{portal|Visual arts}}</nowiki>
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{{portal|Visual arts}}
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To add a link to the Visual Arts portal.
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'''Stubs'''
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{{Art-stub}}
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To mark art articles in need of expansion. Adds article to [[:Category:Visual arts stubs]]. Use [[:Category:Visual arts stubs|more specific stubs]] whenever possible.
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{{tl|Artist-stub}}
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{{Artist-stub}}
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To mark artist articles in need of expansion. Adds article to [[:Category: Artist stubs]]. Use [[:Category:Artist stubs|more specific stubs]] whenever possible.
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{{tl|art-org-stub}}
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{{art-org-stub}}
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To mark art or artist organization articles in need of expansion. Adds article to [[:Category:Art_organization_stubs]].
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{{see also|Category:Visual arts stub templates}}
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