The VML Hub's primary mission is to research, acquire, and provide access to creditable high-quality images and multimedia resources in support of the arts and humanities curriculum and learning.
Jordan Crandell. Trigger, 2000. Video. 10nma_148_134
Gunnar Aagaard Andersen. Armchair, 1964. Polyurethane and rubber. dva2304
LUNA enables faculty and students to discover, explore, and share more than 250,000 resources through the VML Hub curriculum-based collections along with assets from our sister academic institutions, including Cornell University, Brown University, and Pratt Institute of Art, to name a few.
Jan Vermeer (Dutch 1622 - 1669 or 1670). A Young Woman with a Water Pitcher, ca. 1662. Oil on canvas. 07dpmmap879_203
Art, Design, & Culture and the Amica Art Library are the main CVPA teaching and learning collections. Each represents western and non-western design, visual, and material works of art, architecture and archaeological sites, and cultural artifacts throughout the centuries. In recent years, the collection has expanded its holdings to include late 20th_ and 21st_ century artworks representing new media and technology, installation, gaming, animation, and social practice.
LUNA has several public collections, including architectural drawings of the UMass Dartmouth campus by Paul Rudolph, CVPA college and thesis collections, and the University Art Galleries archives.
For the purpose of research, evaluation, and scholarship, some collections are restricted to specific groups within the university community. Please contact the VML Hub for more information.
Leesa Abahuni and Nicole Abahuni (American). Chaotic Robotic Synesthesia, 2000. Performing Art
Logon: To adhere to copyright requirements, the LUNA curriculum-based image & media collections are restricted to the UMassD community and require university email credentials for access.
Access to Links: For copyright reasons, you must be login to LUNA to activate the link.
Training:
Pieter I. Bruegel. Peasant Wedding, 1568. Oil on panel
Media Groups: Are a collection of image and media files under a single heading (similar to a folder of image files).
Locate a Media Group (more info)
Create a Media Group (more info)
Help is available during hours of operation. Please contact Allison J. Cywin at 508-999-8701 or email.
No more searching for collections on museums, archives, and libraries websites, we have done the work by providing direct links to collections around the world. Just click the link and start searching.
Georgia O'Keeffe. Evening Star III, 1917. Watercolor on paper
Claude Monet. Blue Water Lilies, ca. 1916 - 1919. Oil paint on canvas
Claude Monet. The Hay Ricks, Late Summer, 1891. Oil paint on canvas
A collection of links to interviews, lectures, and talks with artists, curators & critics from museums and art organizations around the world.
Dan Collins. Return to the Garden, 2003. Internet and interactive software
Vanessa Beecroft. VB46.026.ai, 2001. Mix media installation
Shelley Eshkar, Paul Kaiser, & Merce Cunningham. Hand-drawn Spaces, 1998. Animation and computer art
Visual & Media Literacy Hub's digital collections are available to the UMassDartmouth campus community for the sole purpose of instruction, scholarship, and study in accordance with the Visual Resource Association Statement on the Fair Use of Images for Teaching, Research, and Study, and the College Art Association for Best Practice in Fair Use for the Visual Arts. All other uses are strictly prohibited and are subject to U.S. Copyright Laws.
Allison J. Cywin
508.999.8701 acywin@umassd.edu
College of Visual & Performing Arts, RM 257
Main Campus
285 Old Westport Road •
Dartmouth
MA
02747
Diana Carns
508.910.6472 dcarns@umassd.edu
College of Visual & Performing Arts, RM 257
Main Campus
285 Old Westport Road •
Dartmouth
MA
02747
Hours: M-F, 8am-5pm and some eveinings depending on the semester