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Organizations are listed in alphabetical order by name.
Art Connection (The), 539 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116.,
Email: info@theartconnection.org
URL: www.theartconnection.org/About-The-Art-Connection
Description: An art donation and placement program for artists and collectors who want to donate artwork to public and nonprofit organizations. Serves as an art clearinghouse, simplifying the donation process and offering a wide range of original works for selection by qualifying nonprofit agencies.
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Art Connects New York, 491 Broadway, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10012,
Email: acny@artconnectsnewyork.org
URL: www.artconnectsnewyork.org
Description: A nonprofit organization that creates professionally curated collections of donated original art by New York City artists for social service agencies and nonprofit organizations. The collections are permanently installed in the offices and facilities of recipient agencies and organizations.
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Art in Embassies Program,
Email: artinembassies@state.gov
URL: aiep.state.gov/
Description: Loans artwork to American embassies throughout the world for up the three years. Accepts applications from individual artists only online.
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Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, 11-03 45th Avenue, Long Island City, New York 11101,
Email: info@dorsky.org
URL: www.dorsky.org
Description: A nonprofit organization that presents independently-curated exhibitions of contemporary art. Explores timely themes that are relevant to our understanding of visual arts today.
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ExhibitsUSA, MidAmerica Arts Alliance, 2018 Baltimore Avenue, Kansas City, MO 6410,
Email: info@maaa.org
URL: www.eusa.org/SiteResources/Data/Templates/t1.asp?docid=514&DocName=HOME
Description: Organizes exhibits that travel to small and mid-sized museums, university galleries, and community art centers throughout the United States. Also provides various exhibition-related services.
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Independent Curators International, 799 Broadway, Suite 205, New York, NY 10003,
Email: info@ici-exhibitions.org
URL: www.ici-exhibitions.org
Description: Develops, organizes, and circulates exhibitions focusing on recent trends and aesthetic concerns. Also underwrites exhibition booking fees.
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Museum Store Association, 4100 East Mississippi Avenue, Suite 800, Denver, CO 80246,
Email: feedback@museumdistrict.com
URL: www.museumdistrict.com
Description: Provides members with a mailing list of museum shops nationwide and abroad. Affiliate memberships are available to artists who sell work to a museum shop at wholesale prices.
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Smith Kramer, Inc., 1622 Westport Road, Kansas City, MO 64111,
URL: www.smithkramer.com
Description: Organizes traveling exhibitions that encompass a variety of themes, including those related to paintings, ceramics, photography, graphics, and textiles.
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The Art Connection in the Capital Region, 1632 U Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009,
Email: info@artconnection-cr.org
URL: www.artconnection-cr.org/?c344b400
Description: Works with artists and art collectors in donating artwork to nonprofit community groups.
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Publications are listed in alphabetical order by title.
Title: Annual Craft Shows Book
Description: Published annually. A comprehensive directory of hundreds of annual craft shows listing dates, contact information, application details, and jurying information.
Publisher: Ontario Crafts Council
Publication Date:
Publisher's Address: Ontario Crafts Council, 990 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON M6J 1H1, Canada,
Email: info@craft.on.ca
URL: www.craft.on.ca/publication-acsbPage.php
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Title: Art Guide Texas: Museums, Art Centers, Alternative Spaces, and Nonprofit Galleries
Author/Editor: Rebecca S. Cohen
Description: Entries include contact information, ding Web sites, and a description of collections and past exhibitions. Organized regionally.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication Date: 2004

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Title: Art of Displaying Art (The)
Author/Editor: Lawrence B. Smith
Description: Provides advice and tips on displaying art, including oils, graphics, drawings, and photographs.
Publisher: The Consultant Press
Publication Date: 1998

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Title: Art of Showing Art (The)
Author/Editor: James K. Reeve
Description: Revised edition. Includes guidelines for protecting and displaying paintings, sculpture, and photographs, and information on display concepts, storage, records, and appraisals.
Publisher: Council Oak Books
Publication Date: 1995

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Title: Art on Campus: The College Art Association’s Official Guide to American College and University Art Museums and Exhibition Galleries
Author/Editor: John J. Russell and Thomas S. Spencer
Description: Arranged by state, each section has an alphabetical listing of institutions by city, and an entry for each museum or gallery.
Publisher: Friar’s Lantern
Publication Date: 2000

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Title: Artist's and Graphic Designer's Market (The)
Description: Revised annually. Describes a selection of galleries throughout the United States.
Publisher: Writer's Digest Books
Publication Date:

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Title: Artists' Gallery Guide for Chicago and Surrounding Areas
Description: Revised. A comprehensive and well-organized guide to commercial and alternative galleries, museums, and arts organizations in Chicago.
Publisher: Chicago Artists' Coalition
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher's Address: Chicago Artists' Coalition, 70 E. Lake, Suite 230, Chicago, IL 60601,
URL: www.caconline.org
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Title: Artist's Guide to New Markets (The). Opportunities to Show and Sell Art Beyond Galleries
Author/Editor: Peggy Hadden
Description: Provides advice on selling art to clients that many artists would never consider approaching.
Publisher: Allworth Press
Publication Date: 1998

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Title: Booking and Tour Management for the Performing Arts
Author/Editor: Rena Shagan
Description: Revised edition. Provides information on how to book performances and organize tours.
Publisher: Allworth Press
Publication Date: 2001

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Title: Complete Guide to New York Art Galleries (The)
Author/Editor: Renee Phillips
Description: Revised edition. Profiles more than 1,000 commercial art galleries and alternative spaces in New York City.
Publisher: Manhattan Arts International
Publication Date: 2007

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Title: Crate Itself (The). Proven Design Techniques and Alternative Ideas.
Description: Filled with dozens of illustrations, it covers the packing case from the conservator’s perspective, the slat crate, the standard wood crate, and an alternative to wood. Available through the Packing, Art Handling & Crating Information Network.
Publisher: American Association of Mueums
Publication Date: 1996
URL: www.pacin.org
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Title: Gallery without Walls: Selling Art in Alternative Venues (A)
Author/Editor: Margaret Danielak
Description: Discusses innovative ways to market and sell art without a gallery. Includes information on effective sales strategies, locating alternative venues, and dealing effectively with the press.
Publisher: ArtNetwork
Publication Date: 2005

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Title: Getting Exposure. The Artist's Guide to Exhibiting the Work
Author/Editor: edited by Carolyn Blakeslee, Drew Steis, and Barb Dougherty
Description: Compiled by editors of Art Calendar, this guide includes information on juried shows, cooperative galleries, commercial galleries, college and university galleries, and more.
Publisher: Art Calendar
Publication Date: 1995

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Title: Good Show! A Practical Guide for Temporary Exhibitions
Author/Editor: Lothar P. Witteborg
Description: Revised 1991. A how-to manual for developing temporary exhibitions.
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service
Publication Date:

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Title: How to Survive & Prosper as an Artist. Selling Yourself without Selling Your Soul
Author/Editor: Caroll Michels
Description: Revised edition. Written by a career coach and artist advocate, who created the Artist Help Network. See chapter "Exhibition and Sales Opportunities: Using Those That Exist and Creating Your Own." Revised edition.
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Publication Date: 2009
Email: carollmichels@gmail.com
URL: www.carollmichels.com

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Title: Little Museums
Author/Editor: Lynne Arany and Archie Hobson
Description: Describes more than 1,000 little museums throughout the United States, including those that specialize in themes.
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Publication Date: 1998

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Title: MUSEUM AND INDEPENDENT CURATORS LIST
Description: More than 630 museum and independent curators nationwide. Updated on an on-going basis. Also available on a CD-ROM.
Publisher: Caroll Michels
Publication Date:
Publisher's Address: Caroll Michels, Career Coach and Artist-Advocate, 1724 Burgos Drive, Sarasota, FL 34238,
Email: carollmichels@gmail.com
URL: www.carollmichels.com/resources/resources.htm
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Title: Official Museum Directory
Description: Regularly revised. Profiles more than 8,100 museums and institutions.
Publisher: R. R. Bowker
Publication Date:

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Title: On the Road Again: Developing and Managing Traveling Exhibitions
Author/Editor: Rebecca A. Buck and Jean Allman Gilmore
Description: Provides pointers for developing traveling exhibition, including the development of an exhibition concept and budget, crating and shipping, and dealing with foreign custom officials. Also includes contracts and loan agreements.
Publisher: American Association of Museums
Publication Date: 2003

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Title: On Your Own. Alternative Exhibition Strategies
Description: A step-by-step analysis of how to mount your own exhibition.
Publisher: Visual Arts Ontario
Publication Date: 1995
Publisher's Address: Visual Arts Ontario, P.O. Box 1159, TDC Postal Station, Toronto, Ontario M5K 1P2, Canada,
Email: info@vao.org
URL: www.vao.org
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Title: Ontario Association of Art Galleries Directory
Description: Includes contact information for 457 key individuals in 183 art galleries and organization throughout Ontario.
Publisher: Ontario Association of Galleries
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher's Address: The Ontario Association of Art Galleries,, 111 Peter Street, Suite 617, Toronto, Ontario M5V 2H1, Canada,
URL: www.oaag.org
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Title: Ontario Gallery Guide (The)
Description: A comprehensive guide to galleries in Ontario, Canada, including commercial venues, public, artist-run, and cooperatives.
Publisher: Visual Arts Ontario
Publication Date: 2004
Publisher's Address: Visual Arts Ontario, P.O. Box 1159, TDC Postal Station, Toronto, Ontario M5K 1P2, Canada.,
Email: info@vao.org
URL: www.vao.org/index.php?section=publications&&subsection=current
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Title: Photographer's Market
Description: Revised annually. Includes and describes a selection of photography galleries throughout the United States.
Publisher: Writer's Digest Books
Publication Date:

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Title: Presenting Performances. A Basic Handbook for the 21st Century
Author/Editor: Thomas Wolf
Description: Revised. Covers the topics of acquiring space, dealing with unions, and handling promotion.
Publisher: Association of Performing Arts Presenters
Publication Date: 2000

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Title: Soft Packing. Methods and Methodology for the Packing and Transport of Art and Artifacts.
Description: Addresses the methods, principles and decisions involved in safely transporting soft-packed art and artifacts. Available through the Packing, Art Handling & Crating Information Network.
Publisher: American Association of Museums
Publication Date: 1994
URL: www.pacin.org
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Title: Technical Drawing Handbook of Packing and Crating Methods.
Description: Crating styles and designs for packing two-demensional and three-dimensional objects.
Publisher: The Packing, Art Handling & Crating Information Network
Publication Date: 1993
URL: www.pacin.org
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Title: The Artist-Museum Relationship Package
Author/Editor: Alyson B. Stanfield
Description: An e-book that deals with various aspects of cultivating museum relationships.
Publisher: ArtBizCoach.com
Publication Date:
Publisher's Address: Stanfield Art Associates, P.O. Box 988, Goldon, CO 80402,
URL: www.artbizcoach.com
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Title: University Galleries in Illinois
Description: A list of university galleries in the Ilinois region. Available to members of the Chicago Artists' Coalition.
Publisher: Chicago Artists' Coalition
Publication Date:
Publisher's Address: Chicago Artist's Coalition, 70 E. Lake, Suite 230, Chicago, IL 60601,
Email: info@caconline.org
URL: www.caconline.org/default.asp?page=resources
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Title: Way to Go!: Crating Artwork for Travel
Author/Editor: Stephen A. Horne
Description: Provides information on how to crate two-and three-dimensional work.
Publisher: Gallery Association of New York
Publication Date: 1985

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Periodicals are listed in alphabetical order by title.
Title: Art in America Annual Guide to Galleries, Museums, Artists
Description: Alphabetical listing of American museums, galleries, and alternative spaces arranged by state and city.
Frequency: Annually
Publisher: Art in America
Publisher's Address: Art in America, 575 Broadway, New York, NY 10012,
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Title: Art Opportunities Monthly
Description: A listing of opportunities for artists, including exhibitions. Available only via e-mail.
Frequency: Monthly
Publisher's Address: studioNOTES, P.O. Box 502, Benicia, CA 94510-0502,
Email: subs@artopportunitiesmonthly.com
URL: www.artopportunitiesmonthly.com
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Title: Photograph
Description: Formerly Photography in New York International. A guide to photography galleries in New York City. Also includes national and international listings.
Frequency: Bi-Monthly

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Title: Resource Bulletin
Description: Lists hundreds of exhibition opportunities.
Frequency: Quarterly
Publisher: Maryland Art Place
Publisher's Address: Maryland Art Place, 8 Market Place, Suite 100, Baltimore, MD 21202,
Email: map@mdartplace.org
URL: www.mdartplace.org/artists/opportunities.html
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Web Sites are listed in alphabetical order by title.
Title: Art in Context
Description: An extensive data base for locating information about fine art. Includes contact information on galleries, which can be searched by discipline, geography, and other criteria.Developed by the Center for Arts Management, Carnegie Mellon University.
URL: www.artincontext.com
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Title: Art Museum Network
Description: Provides links to 200 museums.
Email: webmaster@artmuseumnetwork.com
URL: www.amn.org
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Title: ArtDeadline
Description: A monthly list of career-related information for artists, including exhibition opportunities.
URL: www.artdeadline.com
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Title: Artsopportunities.com
Description: An on-line data base of opportunities for artists on a state and national level, including exhibitions. Sponsored by the Center for Arts Management and Technology.
URL: www.artsopportunities.com
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Title: CARFAC Fee Schedule Introduction & Guidelines
Description: A bilingual official exhibition fee schedule outlining the amounts of money that visual artists in Canada receive for exhibiting in nonprofit galleries.
Email: carfac@carfac.ca
URL: www.carcc.ca/fee_schedule_2008_0_introduction.html
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Title: Fine Art Adoption
Description: Arranges for the adoption of artwork by collectors. Artists can specify if they want work adopted by a nonprofit organization.
Email: info@fineartadoption.net
URL: www.fineartadoption.net
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Title: International Directory of Sculpture Parks
Description: An annotated list of sculpture parks throughout the world, with addresses, descriptions, and links. Compiled by sculptor Benbow Bullock, who has visited or worked in many of the parks.
URL: www.artnut.com/intl.html
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Title: Musee
Description: Provides links to museum shops.
Email: musee@museeonline.org
URL: www.musee-online.org
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Title: Museum Stuff
Description: Provides links to various museum shops, including those that specialize in art and design.
Email: admin@museumstuff.com
URL: www.museumstuff.com
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Title: MuseumsUSA
Description: Contains a searchable directory of more than 15,000 museums throughout the United States.
URL: www.museumsusa.org
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Title: National Association of Artists’ Organizations
Description: Provides links to alternative spaces that are organization members.
URL: www.naao.net/links.htm
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Title: Packing, Art Handling & Crating Information Network (The)
Description: Dedicated to expanding the network of information and resources available to museum and art handling communities.
URL: www.pacin.org
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Title: Re-title.com
Description: An information resource for contemporary art. Provides directory services for locating internationally focused galleries located in North America, South America, Central America, Europe, Eastern Europe, Middle East, Australasia, Africa, and Asia.
URL: www.re-title.com
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Title: Visual Artist Management Project (VAM-P)
Description: Visual Artist Management Project: VAM-P (http://vam-p.net/vam_p.html). Offers a very reasonably priced data base called “Venue Viewer” compiled by artist Brian David Dennis of nearly 8,200 national and international galleries with Web sites, and when possible, it includes a contact person’s name.
URL: vam-p.net/vam_p.html
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Title: World Wide Arts Resources
Description: Provides links to galleries in the United States and abroad.
Email: info@wwar.com
URL: www.wwar.com
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