Frequently Asked Questions about the VADS catalogue
- How much does it cost to use the VADS catalogue?
- Where can I find more information about an object that I've found through VADS?
- How do I obtain permission to publish an image from VADS?
- Who should I contact to update a caption or provide more details for an image?
- How can I make my collection available through VADS?
- Can you value my artworks for me?
Access to the VADS catalogue is provided free of charge to all users and without any need for registration. The images are copyright cleared and free for use in non-commercial education and for personal research purposes only.
You can either contact the organisation that supplied the image, or contact VADS with your question and we will forward your request on to the relevant organisation.
If you would like to reproduce an image from VADS in a book, magazine or any other publication, you must contact the organisation that supplied the image to gain permission from the copyright holder. If you are not sure who to contact, you can contact VADS with details of the image and we will forward your request on to the relevant organisation.
We value your input into improving VADS collections. You can either send the information to the organisation that supplied the image, or, email VADS with the information, which we will forward on your behalf to the relevant organisation.
VADS accepts digital resources created by, and of relevance to, visual arts education. These resources may originate in higher education institutions as well as museums, galleries and cultural heritage organisations as well as individual artists who are developing digital resources. We invite members of the community, who are creating digital resources, to consider depositing these resources with VADS. For more information, see our page on depositing data with VADS or contact us.
VADS staff are unable to provide valuations. The National Art Library has compiled a list of art auction and antique dealers and a guide to finding information on art sales that may be helpful in valuing your collection.