More Links for the Self-Employed Artist
Call it the potpourri page. Some of these sites are accessed elsewhere, but not at the home page level, and we didn't want you to miss them. Others aren't accessed, they don't fit into other categories, but they're too useful to miss.
This is a grant-making organization that focuses on individual artists with innovative projects. It also administers the Rockefeller Foundation's Multi-Arts Production (MAP) Fund.
This organizaton makes grants itself, but also maintains links to other groups that will help an artist--usually with small bridge grants in an artist's period of crisis.
National Association of Independent Artists
Born at an art fair in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood, this non-profit's organization maintains a site for and by the self-employed artist. It's a membership organization, but makes a great deal of helpful content available to any visitor. There are show directories, tips for finding fairs and shows, what to do when you get there, member galleries and lots more.
An advocacy organization concerned with making sure the marketplace makes room for Indie musicians and labels. Besides advocacy, a lot of useful information for the independent musician, especially legal issues as they concern copyright and digital media.
As the name implies, CAA is devoted to art instructors and students in higher education. It also provides some very-well developed tools, such as formal guidelines for portfolios, artist statements, and CVs.
Headquartered in Denver, this group's main goal is to help artists get their work shown and seen. It contains online galleries and portfolios of members, but also provides useful articles and other resources to all visitors.
World Wide Arts Resources (Absolute Arts)
If you don't mind a little commercialism--this site is rife with ads--you'll find a trunkful of stuff. Job boards, arts news, mailing list vendors, and a forum called the Visual Arts Cafe are a few that might be worth your while.
A portal dedicated to fine art photography.
EBSQ Self Representing Artists
Here's an online gallery dedicated to independent artists. The founders of the site helped establish sections for self-representing artists at online auction sites. This site is representative of dozens of other online galleries, plus offers some good electronic marketing advice.