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Arts & Humanities

Arts
Arts Organizations
Arts in Kentucky
Awards & Prizes
Libraries

Literature
Louisville Arts
Museums
Philosophy & Religion

Arts

The Webmuseum - A really nice online museum with hundreds of art works for viewing online. Also has biographical and other information on artists, art history, stylistic movements.
Artchive - This site includes art links, criticism, galleries and other information on painting.
French Culture.org - All things French culture, courtesy of the French Embassy in the United States.

Arts Organizations

National Endowment for the Arts - A public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established; bringing the arts to all Americans; and providing leadership in arts education.
Americans for the Arts - Americans for the Arts is the nation's leading non-profit organization for advancing the arts in America.
The Arts Education Partnership - A national coalition of arts, education, business, philanthropic and government organizations.
Arts Marketing.org - ArtsMarketing.org is a project of Arts & Business Council of Americans for the Arts
National Association of Latino Arts & Culture - "NALAC was founded in 1989 in response to a need for a service organization for Latino arts and cultural organizations and artists

Arts in Kentucky

Kentucky Craft Marketing Program - The Craft Marketing Program's purpose is to develop the state's craft industry
Kentucky Arts Council - "The Kentucky Arts Council supports, through grants and technical assistance, Kentucky arts organizations, non-profit community organizations, local arts councils, local government agencies, individual artists and craftspersons.

Awards & Prizes

African-American
- BCALA Awards - The BCALA Literary Awards recognize outstanding works of Fiction and Nonfiction by African American authors for adult audiences. Sponsored by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association, the award has been presented since 1994.
- The Coretta Scott King Award - The Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary presents the Coretta Scott King Award which honors African American authors and illustrators for outstanding contributions to children's and young adult literature that promote understanding and appreciation of the culture and contribution of all people to the realization of the American Dream. This award has been presented since 1970.
- Springarn Medal - The NAACP awards the Spingarn Medal annually for outstanding achievement by a black American.
Books on Tape
- The Audie Awards - The Audie Awards are sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association (APA), a not-for-profit trade organization consisting of over 200 member companies including publishers, retailers, distributors, and suppliers along with other industries related to the production, promotion, and sale of audiobooks.
Children & Teens
- See the awards lists on our Kids site and Teen site
Cookbooks
- James Beard Foundation Awards - The James Beard Foundation Awards recognize culinary professionals for excellence and achievement in their field. The Awards were first presented by The James Beard Foundation in 1991.
- IACP Cookbook Awards - Formerly called the Julia Child Cookbook Awards, this award annually celebrates the year's most outstanding food and beverage publications. Sponsored by the International Association of Culinary Professionals. This award has been presented in various forms since 1971.
Entertainment
- Academy Awards Searchable Index - Search the Academy Awards nominations and winners. Oscars have been awarded since 1927.
- Emmy Awards Searchable Index - Emmys have been awarded by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences since 1949.
- Grammy Awards Winner Searchable Index - A GRAMMY is awarded by the Recording Academy's voting membership to honor excellence in the recording arts and sciences. The first Grammy was awarded in 1958. Find the index at the bottom of the page.
General Awards
- Nobel Prize - The Nobel Website presents information about all Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace since 1901 and the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel since 1969.
Horror
- Bram Stoker Awards - The Horror Writers Association gives the Bram Stoker Awards for Superior Achievement annually. The winners are determined by vote of the Active members of HWA.
Local
- Grawemeyer Awards - "H. Charles Grawemeyer, industrialist, entrepreneur, astute investor and philanthropist, created the lucrative Grawemeyer Awards at the University of Louisville in 1984. The awards are for education, "improving world order", music composition, psychology and religion.
Literary
- The Pulitzer Prizes - This site includes detailed information on the previous years winners, as well as an archive back to the first award in 1917.
- PEN/Faulkner Awards - Named for William Faulkner, who used his Nobel Prize funds to create an award for young writers, and affiliated with PEN (Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists), the international writers' organization, the PEN/Faulkner Award was founded by writers in 1980 to honor their peers, and is now the largest juried award for fiction in the United States.
- Costa Book Awards - "The Costa Book Awards were originally established in 1971 by Whitbread Plc. Costa, the UK's fastest-growing coffee shop chain, announced its takeover of the sponsorship of the UK's most prestigious book prize in 2006, the year both Costa and the Book Awards celebrated their 35th anniversary."
- National Book Awards - Awards are given to recognize achievements in four genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People's Literature. The award has been given since 1950.
- Indie Book Awards - Members of the American Booksellers Association nominate the winners of these "Indiebound" books.
- Man Booker Prize - The Man Booker Prize, aims to reward the best novel of the year written by a citizen of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland. The award was established in 1969.
Mystery
- Agatha Awards - Malice Domestic presents the Agatha Awards are named for Agatha Christie and voted by the convention attendees. They are presented for the Best Novel, First Mystery Novel, Short Story, and Nonfiction work in the genre. They were first awarded in 1988.
- Edgar Awards - The Edgar Allan Poe awards (the "Edgars") are named after MWA's patron saint, Edgar Allan Poe, and are awarded to authors of distinguished work in various categories of the genre. Awarded by the Mystery Writers of America since 1956.
Romance
- Romance Writers Association of America - The RWA has 2 awards - the RITA Awards and the Golden Heart Awards, as well as the Lifetime Achievement Awards.
Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Hugo Awards - Presented by the World Science Fiction Society since 1953.
- Nebula Award - These awards are voted on and presented by members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. They have been presented since 1965.
- Phillip K. Dick Award - A panel vote for best original science fiction paperback. Sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, these have been presented since 1983.
- Science Fiction Awards Database - find other awards here.
Western
- Spur Awards - The Western Writers of America. established the Spur Awards in 1953 for distinguished writing about the American west.

Libraries

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General
- The Library of Congress - The Library of Congress has provided a wealth of information to the public on this site. Included is the THOMAS database of current and historical information on the Congress, Copyright information and many other links.
Kentucky
- Directory of Kentucky Public Libraries
- Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Louisville
Southern Indiana

Literature, Literary Criticism, Plays and Playrights

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Looking for a good book? Check out Readers Corner for genre information, book reviews, book group information and more.

Poets.org - from the American Academy of Poets. Features poems, essays, reviews, audio and more. Includes a poem search.
Cambridge History of English and American Literature - "the Cambridge History contains over 303 chapters and 11,000 pages, with essay topics ranging from poetry, fiction, drama and essays to history, theology and political writing."
LitQuotes - LitQuotes makes it possible to search by author, title or topic.

Louisville Arts

Museums

Smithsonian Institution - There are 19 Smithsonian Museums, mostly in the Washington, D.C. area.
The Conrad-Caldwell House Museum - in Jeffersonville, IN
Frazier Kentucky History Museum
Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium
J. B. Speed Art Museum
KMAC - Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft
Kentucky Derby Museum
Kentucky Science Center
Louisville Slugger Museum
Locust Grove Historic Home Museum
Museum Row on Main - find links to all the museums on Main Street.
United States Holocaust Museum - The Holocaust Museum is in Washington, D.C.

Philosophy & Religion

The Association of Religion Data Archives
The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Provides basic but informative summaries of major thinkers and general topics in philosophy. Articles are primarily directed toward the general reader.
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Contains articles on both general and technical philosophical issues. New articles are regularly added, older articles are revised and updated, and scholars, topics and articles are extensively cross-referenced and linked. Created and maintained by Stanford University's Center for the Study of Language and Information.
Internet Sacred Text Archive - Sacred texts of the world religions are included on this site.

Last Updated: 01/30/2019