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Curious about how to navigate your options for online art experiences? From classroom and museum activities to art history lessons and virtual gallery tours, there is no end to the possible options. We've done some research to help narrow your search for engaging online content relating to the visual arts.

We've been sharing tips relating to the best ways to care for your original art based on the mediums utilized for their creation. Included on our list is neon, with its unique characteristics which require a specific approach to care.

While we hope a fire scenario is one you never have to face, taking preparatory and preventive steps to protect our art and other investments is an important consideration. As part of our series on caring for art, we thought it worthwhile to share a few tips about the best ways to do so.

When our friends and clients ask us whether they should be somewhat vigilant about common insects causing damage to their collections, the answer is yes. Fortunately for us all, there fairly simple options for protecting an art collection from these vermin. As part of our series on caring for art, we’re taking a closer look at this pesky problem.

You may have noticed a common theme in our recent articles about how to care for art. While some aspects of care vary depending on the mediums utilized to create the art, one piece of advice is universal. Protecting your paintings from heat and sunlight is fundamental in preserving the quality of each individual piece.

If caring for your paintings on wood canvases has you “stumped,” we're reviewing some common questions, as well as what we've discovered about art on wood surfaces and how to preserve and mitigate issues associated with these special pieces.

As part of our series about how to care for your paintings and other artwork, we're taking a look at art for which metals are the foundation upon which the artist paints. It can be difficult to find resources about the best way to care for these unique pieces, so we've done our research and come up with a few tips.

In our recent series about how to care for art, we've focused on the types of materials artists use as their medium to paint or draw artworks. Now we're switching things up and examining the ways in which the chosen canvas for paintings and drawings is also important in how we preserve and maintain the integrity of our art, starting with a discussion of works on paper.

We've occasionally received questions over the years about the best ways to preserve charcoal drawings. As part of our series on how to care for your art, we're reviewing and researching your questions and sharing what we've learned to help ensure the longevity of your treasured charcoal artworks.