Rate my drawings is an online drawing community. It provides a place for artists to show and develop their craft and features drawing tutorials, collaborative drawing on-line, chat, forums, competitions and feedback through ratings. It also has a link to rate my animations.

The next Wave Festival happens every two years (next one in 2010) and is aimed at helping new and youth artists get their work out into the community. It aims to provide a platform to encourage innovative and engaging artworks and performances across a range of genres and provide not only stage space but also support and guidance to those in the industry. Once on the page, also click on "Our Programs" to read about 'Kickstart' which happens in non festival years and helps artists to develop their works in the lead up to the next festival.

Devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham (Klein Dytham architecture) in 2003, Pecha-kucha is a worldwide event which takes place in over 119 cities across the globe. It provides a forum for people to share and showcase their work and is aimed at people interested or involved in design, architure, art and craft. Each presenter is allowed to show 20 images for 20 seconds each which adds up to a six minute PowerPoint showcase of your work. Once you get to the main page, click on Melbourne in the tag cloud to see details about Pecha Kucha in Melbourne and how you can get involved.

This resource is primarily aimed at visual artists, but has a wide range of categories including film, animation, artisan crafts, cartoons and comics and photography. It houses a shop, collections and also a forum. It advertises itself as "a hub for onliine graphic artists to display their creations for feedback and exposure". This site is very interactive. You have options to do the following: start your own free art collection, share it or blog it, download, buy, and see the artist gallery profile. Artworks cna also be rated and the front page is constantly changing to feature new artworks. CH

This is not art is an annual festival which happens in Newcastle, NSW. It bills itself as an "independent, emerging and experiemental arts festival". 'This is not art' actually encompasses several smaller festivals which take place under its banner. The festival's aims are to allow artists to "meet and collaborate, share ideas, passions and skills, and showcase...work". Artists can respond to the calls for proposals if they would like to exhibit or perform, or they can also get involved through volunteering. CH

Gigpig is a great resource for local musicians and punters. It's a mashup of data contributed by its users and is basically a huge database. "Every member is encouraged to add bands, venues, gigs and pictures". Gigpig provides "forums, a gig calendar, music news and a powerful search function". CH

Before there was facebook, there was my space. My space is the original social networking site. Of particular interest to artists and musicians is the fact that you can set up a profile, upload vidoes, pictures and music, get your own web address, send bulletins out to your contacts and get access to blogs, instant messaging (IM), and forums. My Space provides an avenue for artists and musicians to network, stay connected to what is happening, and advertise and market themselves directly to their audiences. CH

Red bubble markets itself as a place where artists and writers can get together to collaborate through giving feedback and viewing other people's work. You can also purchase and sell artwork and purchase and sell artwork in a range of forms. Red bubble is also a forum and aims to provide "inspiration" as well as to promote "a supportive and welcoming community". CH

Red bubble markets itself as a place where artists and writers can get together to collaborate through giving feedback and viewing other people's work. You can also purchase and sell artwork in a range of forms. Red bubble is also a forum and aims to provide "inspiration" as well as to promote "a supportive and welcoming community". CH