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Visual Arts Data Service

Also known as VADS

VADS is the online resource for visual arts. It has provided services to the academic community for 12 years and has built up a considerable portfolio of visual art collections comprising over 100,000 images that are freely available and copyright cleared for use in learning, teaching and research in the UK. VADS provides: expert guidance and help for digital projects in art education; resource development and hosting for art education; project management and consultancy for art education; leadership in the innovative use of ICT in education through its research and development activities. VADS offers advice and guidance to the visual arts research, teaching and learning communities on all …

Getting access

Open access Open

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About this database

Websitehttps://vads.ac.uk/
SubjectsHumanities and Social Sciences · Humanities · Fine Arts, Music, Theatre and Media Studies
Last updated2026-09-13

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