ArtandCulture.com is the new creation from the producers of the award-winning marketing and media company PlanetLive, Inc., today's leading Internet publisher and promoter of world culture content. Founded in 1996 by San Francisco-based Ed Rivera and Marc Lafia, PlanetLive, Inc. is devoted to meeting the demands of a rapidly expanding market of culture seekers by providing an advanced interactive and comprehensive resource for information and shopping services. As a result of their vision and commitment, Rivera, Lafia, and their team of over 20 dedicated professionals, have developed ArtandCulture.com, the first-ever one-stop cross-disciplinary destination for the best in arts and culture.

Why an interconnected guide to all the arts?

The Internet revolution has resulted in the global publishing of millions of arts and culture resources. As a result, anyone with a computer has access to an infinite amount of content around the world, from established museums to the homepages of relatively unknown artists.

Too much data, not enough context

The pervasiveness of online arts content brings the challenge of mining relevant information. Today, a typical search engine can list over 20,000 page results for information about Pablo Picasso. Up until now, the web has lacked a trusted resource to deliver more than the simple search function for all the arts including Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Design, Music, Literature & Film. ArtandCulture.com's unique mission is to curate the best arts and cultural content and products on the web. At ArtandCulture.com, information is logically organized by artist discipline and by movements. We synthesize content so visitors can obtain meaningful information.

ArtandCulture.com features a unique information engine that allows visitors to discover connections between artists and movements. Finding connections helps create the broader context necessary to develop a higher level of understanding. By facilitating discovery, ArtandCulture.com is both functional and entertaining. We invite you to join our journey as we continue to curate the arts.