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Grove Art Online

Grove Art Online is a key source of authoritative information on all aspects of the visual arts from prehistory to the present day which also includes over 5,000 images.

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Relevance to the National Curriculum

Grove Art Online is suitable for the teaching, learning and coursework requirements of art and art-related subjects as well as a source of contextual information for a broad range of subject areas (such as history and geography) at Key Stages 4 as well as at A/AS level.

Grove Art Online has applications that are both subject-specific and cross-curricular.

Content

Grove Art Online covers all aspects of the visual arts from prehistory to the present day - from art and architecture to ceramics and photography. It provides online access to the entire text of over 50,000 articles from the acclaimed 34-volume Grove Dictionary of Art and the Oxford Companion to Western Art.

It also includes the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics and the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, plus specially-commissioned articles and updated bibliographies.

Updated regularly, it also includes newly-commissioned articles, extensive bibliographies, a fast expanding range of images embedded in the article text (currently over 1,500), plus thousands of invaluable web links to images, and to museums and galleries worldwide.

Grove Art Online includes information on the following subject areas, people, styles and cultures:

  • Abstract Expressionism
  • Aesthetic Movement
  • Ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome
  • Archaeology
  • Architecture
  • Art Movements - Deco, Nouveau, Cubism, Impressionism
  • Arts and Crafts Movement
  • Art Conservatism and Restoration
  • Art Dealers and Suppliers
  • Art Education
  • Art History and Theory
  • Artists, Architects and Craftsmen
  • Baroque
  • Bauhaus
  • Books and Manuscripts
  • Ceramics
  • Collecting and Patronage
  • Design
  • Dress and Jewellery
  • Gardens and Landscape Design
  • Glass
  • Gothic Revival
  • Graphic Arts
  • Interior Design/ Decoration and Furniture
  • Medieval Art
  • Metalwork
  • Mixed Media and Multi Media
  • Mosaics
  • Painting and Drawing
  • Patrons and Collectors
  • Performance Art and Music
  • Photography, Film and Video
  • Printmaking
  • Printers and Publishers
  • Sculpture and Carving
  • Social Realism
  • Textiles
  • Theology
  • Women Artists, Architects and Craftsmen
  • Women Patrons and Collectors
  • Writers and Scholars
  • World Wide Geographical Locations

Further information about Grove Art Online can be found at www.oxfordartonline.com/public/

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Reviews

"This site is very relevant to the Art curriculum, providing a wealth of information covering the widest possible range of topics in the area of the visual arts. In addition there are vast quantities of material to enhance many other subjects, for example Drama, History, RS, English, Geography, and Design and Technology." TEEM (Teachers Evaluating Educational Multimedia)

"This is a magnificent resource: a vast encyclopedia of art..." The Guardian

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Access options

A range of access options is on offer to enable teachers and learners to use all JISC Collections for Schools resources both within the school (for example, by IP address) and from home (for example, via Shibboleth, a link on the school's secure intranet, and/or username and password).

An unlimited number of staff and students at subscribing schools can access each JISC Collections for Schools resource concurrently so they can be used in the classroom with confidence.

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Pricing

Pricing is calculated according to the total number of learners at a school, or schools within a region - so the more schools that subscribe to a resource as a group, the lower the price per learner is likely to be.

All suppliers have guaranteed that the prices negotiated by JISC Collections are the lowest available.

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Subscription and invoicing information

The agreement for Grove Art Online runs until 31 August 2011.

Schools and buying groups can subscribe at any time but are committed until the end of the subscription year in which their subscription starts i.e. 31 August 2010 or 31 August 2011.

Charges will be prorated - for example, if a subscription starts on 1 January 2010, the cost of the subscription will be for 8 months until 31 August 2010.

Please note that subscriptions will not be set up, and access granted, until a signed copy of the Acceptance of Licence Agreement Form (see below) has been received by JISC Collections for Schools.

An invoice from the subscription start date until the end of the subscription year will also be issued when the signed copy of the Acceptance of Licence Agreement Form (see below) is received.

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How to subscribe

  • View the Licence Agreement for Grove Art Online
  • Download the Acceptance of Licence Agreement Form for Grove Art Online
  • Complete the Acceptance of Licence Agreement Form, sign it, and return the full form as follows:

Scan and email it to schoolshelp@jisc.ac.uk
OR
Post an unbound copy to:
JISC Collections for Schools
Unit 7, North Leigh Business Park
North Leigh
Oxfordshire OX29 6SW

  • Keep one signed copy of the full Acceptance of Licence Form for your records.
  • When the signed Acceptance of Licence Form has been received by JISC Collections for Schools, the publisher will be notified and access will be set up.
  • An invoice from the subscription start date until the end of the subscription year will also be sent when the signed Acceptance of Licence Form has been received by JISC Collections for Schools.
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How to get the best price

Prices offered through JISC Collections for Schools are guaranteed to be the lowest available. Schools subscribing individually to one or more JISC Collections for Schools resources benefit from discounts on publishers' list prices in the majority of cases, but schools subscribing as part of a buying group can achieve discounts of up to 75%.

A buying group can consist of any group of schools in a region with a combined total of at least 2,500 learners that places an order for a resource at the same time.

Local authorities, and organisations such as School Library Services, are taking an active role in coordinating buying groups in many areas in order to achieve the highest possible discount.

In addition, an increasing number of schools in informal local or regional networks are also working together to secure the best possible pricing.

To find out what is happening in your area, or if you would like help setting up a buying group, contact jcs-info@jisc.ac.uk.

  • Click here for pricing information
  • Click here to request a free 30-day trial
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Support for teachers

Grove Art Online is suitable use in project and coursework requirements due to the diversity of information offered.

No classroom support materials are currently available but a range of training resources (including an introductory presentation) is available here.

Online training sessions are also available free of charge - view the schedule here.

If you wish to submit your own thoughts on classroom use and application of Grove Art Online, please contact jcs-info@jisc.ac.uk

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Free trials

Free 30-day trials for all JISC Collections for Schools resources are available to enable schools and local authorities to assess their value in teaching and learning.

  • Request a free trial for your school, or for a group of schools
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Further information

Login URL

www.oxfordartonline.com

Links to useful information

Technical, administrative, and user support

Email schoolshelp@jisc.ac.uk
phone: 01993 880044

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