Visual & Performing Arts

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS

We provide visual and performing arts collections in a variety of specialized formats with corresponding reference, reserve and circulation services and facilities for all programmes.  Come see our new look!

LibGuides – created to help you identify and effectively use key resources

Subjects: Architecture & Design | Art & Art History | Dance | Drama | Film Studies | Music

Formats: Images | Sound Recordings | Video | Video Games and Related Media | Multimedia Creation Resources

Services: SAMPL: Southern Alberta Music Performance Library |  Art Auction Database Search Service

Quick Links

Streaming video resources

Streaming music: Classical Music Library | DRAM

Online music scores: Classical Scores Library, Online Sheet Music

Music Sound Recording Database (for LPs)

Digital images: ARTstor | Image Catalogue

Canadian Artist Files Name Index (Excel)

Canadian Public Art & Buildings Index (Excel) 

Direct to Catalogue

Collections in Open Stacks:

VP Arts Reference (print) collection for architecture & design, art & art history, dance, drama, film studies and music

Music scores, both collected sets for reference and circulating scores

Circulating collection of art booklets, many of which are Canadian exhibition catalogues

Collections in “Reading” Room:

Sound recordings: mainly music but also spoken word, accents for actors, sound effects, and a few language learning resources

Interdisciplinary collection of videos (DVDs and VHS)

Video games and related media (Xbox, Nintendo/Wii, Playstation): coming soon

Chamber music parts

Southern Alberta Music Performance Library reference scores and choral octavos

Canadian Art Files | Theatre and Playwright Files | Go to Canadian Music Centre for Canadian Composer Files

16mm Film Catalogue* (Excel *Please note this list is not updated. Films must be specially requested in advance)

Collection of miscellaneous formats, such as slide sets, art CDs, portfolios of loose plates…