Art Cars

American Visionary Art Museum - Art Cars
A primer on how to make an art car.
http://www.avam.org/artcar/

Art Car Agency
Art cars by name, region and genre.
http://www.artcaragency.com

The Art Car Museum
Houston, Texas. Map, news, cars, current and former exhibits, hours, history, articles, and related links.
http://www.artcarmuseum.com/

Art Car Parade
The Minnesota art car parade.
http://www.artcarparade.com

Art Car World
A museum dedicated entirely to the celebration and preservation of this popular mobile art form. Located in Arizona.
http://artcarworld.org/

Art Cars Calendar
Art car events calendar. Mainly USA based.
http://www.artcarcalendar.com/

Art Cars in Cyberspace
Gift shop, listserv, photo galleries, events, and tips on how to build a temporary or permanent art car.
http://www.artcars.com/

The Art of Tom Kennedy
Ripper the Shark and The Whale, art car photos.
http://www.tomkennedyart.com

Art On Wheels
Art car parade located in Prescott, Arizona.
http://zenzibar.com/artonwheels.htm

The Artcar Epicenter of the Internet
Events and calls for participants, directories of artists, how to organize and run an artcar event, webrings and mailing lists, technology, techniques, publications, news articles and essays, and a help and materials wanted section.
http://www.geocities.com/artcars/

ArtCar Fest
An annual gathering of art cars from around the US and Canada. The largest event of its kind on the West Coast.
http://www.artcarfest.com/

ArtCar Webring
Collection of sites related to art cars.
http://www.blert.net/acwr/

Austin's Art Car Parade
Includes the parade schedule and route and volunteer opportunities.
http://www.austinartcar.com/

Blue Genie Art: Art Cars
Business based in Austin, Texas shows off a number of its past projects.
http://www.bluegenieart.com/art_cars.html

BMW ArtCars
Pictures and information about BMW Artcars.
http://www.7-forum.com/artcars/

BMW World: Art Cars
Artists, original art and art cars.
http://www.bmwworld.com/artcars/

Bob Sokol
Art car photos and guides to creating your own from Robert Sokol.
http://www.BobSokol.com

Burning Man Art Car Email List
Specifically for communication between people who build art cars and use them at Burning Man.
http://www.armory.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/bm-artcars

Burning Man: Art of Burning Man - Art Cars on the Playa
Pictures and related materials from the Art Car Camp which meets most every year at Burning Man.
http://www.burningman.com/art_of_burningman/art_cars_on_the_playa.html

The Button King
Button art, including a hearse and a Chevy.
http://www.scbuttonking.com

California Mojo Car
A religious, magical, and good-luck themed assemblage car covered with statues and amulets from all cultures.
http://luckymojo.com/mojocar.html

Camera Van
The world's most rolling photographic studio.
http://www.cameravan.com

Cartopia
Art cars on parade in Berwyn, IL.
http://www.berwyncartopia.com/

The Cat
1991 Ford Taurus LX station wagon best known for having quotations written all over it. Pictures, travelogue, FAQ, future plans, and a vehicle biography.
http://www.blert.net/thecat/

Conrad Bladey's Art Car Site
Information about local World Art Car Day events.
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Garage/1329/artcarshow2.html

The Cow Car
Photographs and frequently asked questions about Jessie, the cow car, painted with a Holstein cow spot pattern. Cambridge, MA. Also pictures of other cow cars.
http://www.cowcar.com/

The Cow Goddess
Performance artist discusses her Holstein cow inspired 1992 Lebaron convertible.
http://www.cowgoddess.com/

Doc Atomic
An ongoing art truck project for self expression.
http://www.docatomic.com

The Elements
Tim Klein's yarn car. Photo gallery, FAQ, background of the car and the project and art cars in general, and recommended links.
http://www.theelementscar.com/

Emendav's Photos
Photos of a decorated Bug, 2005.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stereotype_one/

Flickr: Art Car
Art cars, art vans, art trucks, anything that rolls that has been made into public art.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/artcars/

Flickr: Art Cars
Art cars posted to a photo sharing group. Handcrafted cars only.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/63198946@N00/

Flickr: Art On Wheels
Around the world there are modes of transportation that belong in art museums. Post your shots of artful buses, trucks, cars, jeeps, rickshaws, skateboards.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/27283959@N00/

Flickr: Funked-Up Cars
For fans of tricked-out, funky, screwed up and bejeweled automobiles to share photos.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/funkedupcars/

Flickr: Mutant Vehicles
Radically modified vehicles and art cars.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/mutantvehicle/

Flickr: Road Squadron
Focused on Star Wars or space themed art cars.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/roadsquadron/

Flickr: VW Bugs and Buses
Showcase for VW Bug photos. Art cars especially welcomed.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/vwbugsnbuses/

Gremchild's Gremlin Page
1975 Gremlin with many photographs and history.
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/4981/

GypsyMermaid and the Artcar Society of Canada
Lots of personal interests on site, but of note are details from past and future Funky Artcar Festivals (an annual event).
http://www.gypsymermaid.com/

Harrod Blank
Oh My God! was the first art car created by artist and filmmaker Harrod Blank.
http://www.harrodblank.com/artcars/index.html

The Herb Alpert Whipped Cream & Other Delights Art Car
Pictures, history and travelogue.
http://www.deuceofclubs.com/whip_it.htm

Holey Mercatoy'd
Art car news and photographs of a Mercury full of holes and toys.
http://otuts.homestead.com/Merc.html

Houston Art Car Klub (HACK)
Meeting and contact details, information about the annual parade, image archive, calendar, email list, and related links.
http://www.houstonartcarklub.com/

Houston's Art Car Weekend
Information, photographs and winners from the recent show.
http://www.orangeshow.org/artcar.html

The Incredible Motorized Couch
A story in pictures of the construction of a gasoline-powered couch, its trip to Burning Man, and a marriage proposal on the Black Rock playa.
http://www.pifflesquit.com/motorizedcouch/

Jiggle Box
Writer and traveler with a photo gallery for his art car, Duke.
http://www.jigglebox.com

Kelly Spot
Drives "Leopard Bernstein", a leopard print art car. Seattle area.
http://www.kellyspot.com

Kentucky Art Car Weekend
Official website for KY art car weekend.
http://www.kentuckyartcarweekend.com/

Kozmic Dreams
Home of the Music Machine: the art car dedicated to Frank Zappa. See the airbrushing process from start to finish.
http://www.kozmicdreams.com/art_cars.htm

The Lady
Inspired by the rhetoric of war and religious hatred that became front line news after 9/11. The car celebrates women and the ways they re-create their worlds when those worlds have been damaged or destroyed.
http://www.anitagale.com/thelady.html

Let There Be Lights
A black 1992 Hyundai Elantra that was covered with 404 colored lights arranged in seven circuits.
http://the-light.com/lights.html

MediaDog
Home of the TropiCar (1984 Toyota SR5 with a beach theme), Ed's Art Car (a now retired 1983 Toyota with a variety of paintings) and the upcoming TechnoCar (a 1974 Buick LeSabre with plans for an electronic parts theme). Also some picture samples of a very large Hawaiian shirt collection.
http://www.mediadog.com/

Meteorite Dodge Viper
Documenting a $150,000 paint job executed in 2000 on a 1999 Dodge Viper by Hawaiian marine artist Christian Lassen. Two dolphins swim on the hood, and raging flames surround the front and sides.
http://meteoriteviper.com/meteor/viper.htm

Miss Liberty's Artcar and Related Goodies
Documents a year-long sabattical spent building an artcar (a 1991 blue Subaru stationwagon Loyale, 4WD) and appearing in parades around the United States.
http://www.missliberty.org/

Mount Dora Art Cars
Art car event in central Florida.
http://www.mtdoraartcars.com/

Mr Black's Toy Car
Pictures of a black car with toys attached.
http://www.mrblack.com/toycar.html

The New Acousti Car
The Acousti Car and the Guitarbike. Both sculptures were built in San Jose, California.
http://www.guitarsnotguns.org/Acousti.htm

New Orleans Art Car
Created by Kelly, it has thousands of objects glued to it. The car is driven every day.
http://ucmmuseum.com/artcar1.htm

The Nowhere Van
A series of Dodge vans covered with over 5000 stickers on the outside alone. Many photographs.
http://www.geocities.com/skulz1967/

Painter of Maritime Life - David P. Stephens
Painter and art car artist. Annotated photo galleries.
http://davidpstephens.tripod.com/

The Pen Guy
Costas Schuler is The Pen Guy and owner of an art car called the Mercedes Pens. A 1981 Mercedes Benz 300SD covered inside and out in over 5,000 pens.
http://www.pen-guy.blogspot.com/

Philo
Philo Northrup's art cars.
http://www.philo.com

The Ponti-Wreck
An '84 Pontiac Sunbird J2000.
http://www.geocities.com/pontiwreck/

Providence Rhode Rally
Pictures from the event held in 2000.
http://www.blert.net/rhoderally/2000.html

Samonberry
Amethyst, the Magick Bus. Painted inside and out by Samonberry Mariposa.
http://www.samonberry.com

S.A.N.E. - Society of Artcars in New England
Photo gallery, membership qualifications, events, and contact details.
http://www.blert.net/sane/

The Sashimi Tabernacle Choir
Pictures, stories, and video about an art car sporting 250 singing, dancing animatronic fish and lobsters.
http://www.sashimitabernaclechoir.org/

Seattle Art Cars
A loosely knit group of cartists who decorate their daily drivers, embellishing these vehicles through paint, sculptures or glued assemblage (or combinations thereof).
http://www.seattleartcars.org/

Shell Car
An art car covered with thousands of sea shells arranged in intricate mosaic patterns, San Francisco Bay area.
http://www.evolvearts.com/shellcar.html

The Sunflower Car
Tim Young's sunflower car and other sculptures. Based in Houston.
http://www.sacredheartstudio.com/sunflowercar.html

Tulsa ArtCar Weekend
Art car parade.
http://www.livingarts.org/artcar.htm

Undersea Mah Jongg
An ocean themed art car.
http://ovenall.com/artcar/umj.php

Whimsy
A 1958 Citroen 2CV art car created by owner Bill Stevenson.
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Nook/5543/

Yahoo Groups - Artcarz
List for artcar artists to share information on artcars only. Posts should be limited to topics related to artcar events, ideas, assistance, questions.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/artcarz/

Yarn Car
A yarn covered art car by Tim Klein.
http://www.yarncar.com