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Cambridge Open Studios 
Robert's narrowboat, clay sculpture and geophysics
Picture Framing with John Caldwell at Frameworks
Rachel Wood, sculptor
Katy Bailey, painter  
Dave Wood
, painter
Adam Butler, photographer
Open Air Swimming Pools in the UK, Oliver's award winning site! 
Cambridge Certificates Italic Handwritten inscriptions
Photosreconnected  Random historical photos with a Cambridge connection.
Life Drawing Sites
Cambridge Life Drawing, my new life drawing site with more information,  added images,  and exhibition of drawings  (May 2006).
Life Drawing message board
for models and artists. (Choose 'skip' on the opening advertising page and then enter as a 'guest'.)
Figure Drawing Lab  devoted to split infinitives and to better understanding of the human figure and how to better portray them.
Tom Richardson at figuredrawings.com maintains a massive archive with lots of classic life drawing photos, books and artwork.  
Peter's Nudist Site
  Nude modelling, nude sunbathing and naturism. 
Dan Hawkins, Art Model  in the Dallas/Fort Worth area serving the needs of universities, art schools,  and artists.
Anti-spam, junk mail and cold calling. 
Local man, Paul Oldham, here tells you how to manage junk mail, spam and unwanted telephone calls.  Go there, get it done and praise the-hug!   http://the-hug.org/paul/junk.html
Cambridge Information
Keith Edkin's excellent site:  Cambridge (UK) Web Guide 
Cambridge Online City: essential Cambridge links  www.colc.co.uk
Local paper including news, property and jobs:  Cambridge Evening News
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire:  www.bbc.co.uk/cambridgeshire
Cambridge University Students Union   CUSU
Cambridge University  Combined Boat Clubs:  CUCBC
Ever thought of learning to row?  1st and 3rd Trinity
Can you recommend a good...:   Essential reading for all Cambridge folk!  
Cambridge area bus times:  http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/bus_timetables/
Online street map:  http://www.streetmap.co.uk/
Cambridge Museums and Galleries 
Kettle's Yard House    A unique experience of art in a domestic setting.  Good book and magazine collection.
Kettle's Yard Gallery
  Changing exhibition of contemporary art.
Fitzwilliam Museum   Fine and applied art from ancient times to the present day in a magnificent building.

Museum of Classical Archaeology 
Wonderful collection of copies of Greek and Roman Sculpture.  
Zoology Museum 
  Natural history preserved including skeletons, butterflies, birds, shells and fish.
London Museums and Galleries

British Museum   Art and artefacts from around the world from ancient times to the present. 
Courtauld Gallery   Best collection of Impressionist paintings in Britain including Monet, Gauguin, Van Gogh and Toulouse Lautrec.
Estorick Collection  Excellent modern Italian paintings including Boccioni and De Chirico
Hayward Gallery     Changing exhibitions of modern contemporary art.
National Gallery
    Old master collection of paintings up to 1900.
Royal Academy   Block buster exhibitions of old and more recent artists.
Serpentine Gallery   Exhibitions of contemporary art.
Tate Britain   British art including Francis Bacon, Lucien Freud, David Hockney and Barbara Hepworth.
Tate Modern
  International modern art grouped according to themes rather than dates.  
Victoria and Albert Museum   Art and applied art from around the world including photography, ceramics, sculpture and painting. 
Whitechapel Art Gallery   Exhibitions of contemporary art. 

Worldwide Museums and Galleries
Harvard University Libraries and Museums 
John Paul Getty Museum   

Universities and Colleges
Universities and Colleges Admissions Service  www.ucas.ac.uk/

Edinburgh College of Art      www.eca.ac.uk/

Colleges in or close to London 
Wimbledon School of Art  http://www.wimbledon.ac.uk/

City and Guilds Art School  www.cityandguildsartschool.ac.uk
Kingston University  www.kingston.ac.uk/design
College of North East London www.conel.ac.uk

University of the Arts, London http://www.arts.ac.uk/
Central St Martins http://www.csm.arts.ac.uk/
Camberwell College of Arts  http://www.camberwell.arts.ac.uk/
Chelsea College of Art and Design  http://www.chelsea.arts.ac.uk/index.htm
London Institute www.linst.ac.uk
London College of Communication http://www.lcc.arts.ac.uk/
London College of Fashion http://www.fashion.arts.ac.uk/index.htm

Art Teaching Resources
Barry Lucas, teacher at King Edward VI Five Ways School maintains this awesome art teaching site.  Do take a look.
Comprehensive Guide to Museums, Galleries and Exhibitions in UK  http://www.artguide.org/uk/

Search!  Use these sites to find everything else via the web:
Google  http://www.google.co.uk
Looking for a picture of something?  Use the Google Images search.  Most amazing.  

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