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Artist Accounting & Bookkeeping

A list of artist bookkeeping and accounting, resources. The list contains information and advice on artist bookkeep and accounting, including recordkeeping, taxes, deductions, and hobby loss and challenges. ORGANIZATIONS ARE LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER Business Volunteers for the Arts, Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council Provides artists and arts organizations in Southwestern Pennsylvania with legal and accounting assistance www.pittsburghartscouncil.org/bva Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts Provides accounting and legal services to qualified artists and arts organizations. Read more…

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Art Sales & Commissions

Resources that contain advice and information about selling art and obtaining project commissions, reaching new markets, selling art online and through auctions and museums stores. Also includes resources for selling art and obtaining commissions through corporate art consultants and interior designers, and creating relationships with art collectors.   ORGANIZATIONS ARE LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER Museum Store Association www.museumstoreassociation.org Provides members with a mailing list of museum shops nationwide and abroad. PUBLICATIONS ARE LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL Read more…

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Artist Registries

Organizations that sponsor online artists registries. ORGANIZATIONS ARE LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER Arkansas Arts Council www.arkansasarts.org/Programs/Arkansas-Artist-Registry/artist-registry-list Sponsors the Arkansas Artists Registry, an online registry of Arkansas artists. Art in Architecture Program https://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/104456 Oversees the commissioning of artworks for new federal buildings nationwide. Sponsors a national artists registry. Artists interested in being considered for Art in Architecture commissions may apply to have their names placed  a registry, which review panels use when selecting artists for each Read more…

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Public Art

A list of public art resources in the USA and abroad, including public art programs, public art projects, and advice on participating in public art projects.   ORGANIZATIONS ARE LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER Art Production Fund www.artproductionfund.org A nonprofit organization dedicated to producing ambition public art projects, reaching new audiences, and expanding awareness through contemporary art. Arts Council of Indianapolis https://indyarts.org/public-art Publishes an online Public Art Directory The Association for Public Art http://associationforpublicart.org The nation’s Read more…

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Juried Shows

Resources that provide advice and guidelines for participating in juried shows, including perspectives on submission fees for juried shows.   WEBSITES Ethical Guidelines for Juried Shows Prepared by the Illinois Institute of Technology. An abbreviated reprint of the now defunct National Artist Equity Association’s guidelines for participating in juried shows. http://ethics.iit.edu/ecodes/node/3024 “Ethics of Artist Submission Fees” Penned by Caroll Michels. Blog: Comments, News, and Ideas about Artists’ Career and the Art World https://blog.carollmichels.com/2020/06  “The Case Read more…

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Corporate Art Market

A list of resources for reaching the corporate art market, and businesses, interior designers, architects, and residential clients. Also includes resources for obtaining advice on working with corporate art consultants and advisors.   ORGANIZATIONS ARE LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER Association of Professional Art Advisors  www.artadvisors.org Provides guidelines and standards for professional art advisors and a network for communication among art advisors, curators and art service professionals. A membership list is published online. International Facility Management Read more…

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Gallery Relations

Resources that provide advice to artists on gallery relations, and working with art galleries. Also includes information on various facets of art gallery relations.   PUBLICATIONS ARE LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER (As an Amazon Associate, the Artist Help Network  earns from qualifying purchases.) How to Start and Run a Commercial Art Gallery Author/Editor: Edward Winkleman Although written for the art gallery world and those considering opening a gallery, many aspects the book will be of Read more…

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International Connections

  A list of international artist resources, including residency programs, exhibition directories, fellowships and grants, and organizations offering support services. PUBLICATIONS ARE LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER (As an Amazon Associate, the Artist Help Network  earns from qualifying purchases.) Title: International Directory of the Arts Description:  A guide to museums, universities, associations, dealers, galleries, publishers, and others involved in the arts in Europe, the United States, Canada, South America, Asia, and Australia. Publisher: de Gruyter Saur Read more…

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Exhibition Places & Spaces, and Exhibition Planning

Resources for obtaining artist exhibition opportunities in alternative spaces, for-profit and nonprofit galleries, museums, university galleries, and other venues. Also includes resources for exhibition planning and shipping artwork. ORGANIZATIONS ARE LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER  Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs www.dorsky.org A nonprofit organization that presents independently-curated exhibitions of contemporary art. Explores timely themes that are relevant to our understanding of visual arts today. ExhibitsUSA http://eusa.org  A traveling exhibition program managed by the Mid-America Arts Alliance. Independent Read more…

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