Washington Resources

Artist Trust

Artist Trust: www.artisttrust.org/

Artist Trust is a non-profit organization that awards grants and other funding opportunities to Washington State artists in the visual, performing, and literary arts. They also have a database of regional, national, and international artist opportunities.

Arts Resources Network

www.artsresourcenetwork.org

City of Seattle arts resource for funding and opportunities.

ArtSupport

www.art-support.com

A Seattle based resource for photographers including links to many photo-centered galleries nation wide.

The Informed Artist

http://www.viewit.com

The Seattle Public Library Fine and Performing Art's Department's Guide to Books, Periodicals and Web Sites for the Working Artist. Includes links for regional and national exhibition, funding, and employment.

Washington State Arts Commission

www.arts.wa.gov

Opportunities for public works projects ranging from craft to multi-media installation.


Federal Resources


National Endowment for the Arts

arts.endow.gov

This is the homepage. Guide to NEA programs, application processes, publications, legislative updates and listing of grant recipients. Check out who has gotten grants in the visual arts, it’s a good way to see what kinds of projects organizations are pursuing.

Library of Congress Copyight Office

lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/

Guide to copyright info and downloadable forms.

General Art Resources and Links


Artifact

www.artifact.ac.uk

A guide to quality internet resources in the arts and creative industries- UK based, but includes all internet arts resources.

Cameo

www.mfa.org/cameo

Cameo is a searchable encyclopedia developed at the Conservation and Collections Management Department at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

New York Public Library

home page

Information about every and anything, including archived exhibitions.

Printmaking Sites

http://mtsu.edu

Middle Tenn. State University Art Department

World Wide Arts Resources

http://wwar.com

A comprehensive registry of visual and performing arts resources. Provides a searchable database for anything of interest to artists: jobs, exhibitions, books, history, materials, etc.


Books | Encyclopedias | Journals


Artlex

www.artlex.com

Art dictionary for artists, students, and educators in art production, criticism, history, aesthetics, and education. Great descriptive links.

Arts Journal

http://artsjournal.com

A daily updated digest of some of the best arts and cultural journalism. Arts Journal combs through more than 100 english-language newspapers, magazines, and publications featuring writing about arts and culture.

Culturekiosque

http://www.culturekiosque.com

The European guide to Arts, culture, and entertainment.

Worldwide Books

http://www.worldwide.com

Provides a searchable database of art exhibition catalogs and art books for sale.


Funding | Insurance | Exhibition Opportunities


Art Deadlines

http://artdeadlineslist.com

List of juried competitions, call for entries/proposals/papers, contests, jobs, internships, scholarships, residencies, fellowships, casting calls, grants, festivals, funding, financial aid, and on and on.

Artist Help Network

http://www.artisthelpnetwork.com

The Artist Help Network is produced by Caroll Michels, a career coach, artist advocate and author of How to Survive as an Artist. Check out the bartering and art materials resources.

Creative Capital Foundation

http://creative-capital.org

CCF is a non-profit organization that supports artists pursuing innovative approaches to form and content in the media, performing, visual arts, and emerging fields.

Foundation Center

http://fdncenter.org

Grants, fellowships, awards, and information about foundations.

Grants and Fellowships for the Arts

http://www.library.arizona.edu

An extensive compilation by Gayle Wimmer, Professor of Art, University of Arizona School of Art and Miguel Juarez, Fine Arts Librarian, Fine Arts/Humanities TEAM, University of Arizona Library.

New York Foundation for the Arts Interactive

http://nyfa.org

NYFA gives financial support to more individual artists and organizations than any other comparable institution. NYFA offers a free hotline and and email assistance to artists through it’s program NYFA Source. This service provides specific answers, when possible, to artists’ business and technical questions, and referrals to appropriate organizations and resources.

Gallery Guide Online

http://galleryguide.org

Alliance of Artists Communities

http://www.artistcommunities.org

Find out more about artists residencies, retreats, and cooperatives.


Employment


ArtCareer Network

www.artcareer.net

College Art Association

http://www.collegeart.org

Artist Help Network

http://www.artisthelpnetwork.com

The Artist Help Network is produced by Caroll Michels, a career coach, artist advocate and author of How to Survive as an Artist. Check out the bartering and art materials resources.

Art Job.com

http://artjob.com

Job openings, post your resume

Artist Resource Network

www.artistresource.org

Museum Employment Resource Center

www.museum-employment.com

Rhode Island School of Design

http://www.risd.edu

Public access to job listings, internships etc.


Misc.


Art Beyond Borders

www.artbeyondborders.org

An international site designed by and for artists to exchange ideas and organize exhibitions in members respective countries.

Arts and Healing Network

www.artheals.org

“Arts and Healing Network is an on-line resource celebrating the connection between art and healing. Our web site serves as an international resource for anyone interested in the healing potential of art, especially environmentalists, social activists, artists, art professionals, health care practitioners, and those challenged by illness.”

Arts Radio

www.wps1.org

P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center announces the launch of WPS1 (www.wps1.org), the world’s first internet art radio station. Sponsored by Bloomberg L.P., WPS1 provides an extraordinary lineup of music and talk shows broadcasting 24 hours a day.

Artist Resource for Designers, Artists and Illustrators

http://www.artistresource.org

Career advice for artists and other links.

Internet Archives

http://www.archive.org

The Internet Archive is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, they provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, and the general public. Check out the moving images section.

Portfolios.com

www.portfolios.com

Post your art portfolio for freelance or job openings.

Rhizome

www.rhizome.org

a web resource for technology based artists.

Sculptor.org

www.sculptor.org

a web resource for sculptors

World Newspapers- Art

http://www.world-newspapers.com

Great place to get a list of Arts magazines online.