Welcome to WikiArt.org, the online home for visual arts from all around the world.
Aim of the project
Our primary goal is to make world’s art accessible to anyone and anywhere. WikiArt already features some 250.000 artworks by 3.000 artists, localized on 8 languages. These artworks are in museums, universities, town halls, and other civic buildings of more than 100 countries. Most of this art is not on public view. With your active involvement, we are planning to cover the entire art history of the Earth, from cave artworks to modern private collections. We also provide you with tools for translation on as many languages as needed.
Financial status
The project is non-profit. We use advertising as financial source to cover hosting and technical service expenses. The content of the site is launched for free by our Volunteer Team – and you are welcome to join it. Check out ’how to contribute’ section to know more about it.
Copyright policy
WikiArt presents both public domain and copyright protected artworks. The latter are showcased in accordance with fair use principle:
- as historically significant artworks
- as used for informational and educational purposes
- as readily available on the internet
- as low resolution copies unsuitable for commercial use
We respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement and remove copyright protected artworks, or block them for users from countries where infringement is alerted. But mostly we try to get artists' permission to demonstrate their art, and confirm it with a credit line.
We provide information to help copyright holders manage their intellectual property online. If you think somebody is violating your copyrights and want to notify us, please submit the notice by [email protected]
Collaboration
WikiArt filling system is based on wiki principle: free adding and editing the content by anyone who wants to participate. The quality and reliability of information is ensured by consistent moderation of all updates.
We encourage all our users to join WikiArt Volunteer Team. Check out ‘how to contribute’ section to know more about it.
The system was developed and supported by the software application development studio Implex.