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Arts Services

Please note that all categories contain services for individual artists.

Artist Support
Business and Marketing
Information and Advocacy
Management, Boards and Fundraising
Technical Assistance

ARTIST SUPPORT

ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION at http://www.actorsequity.org/
Actors Union which also represents stage managers. Provides application guidelines, audition hot lines for selected cities, and links to theater resources.

THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA at http://www.actorsfund.org/
helps entertainment and performing arts professionals in theater, film, music, opera, television and dance through a broad spectrum of social, health, employment, and housing programs that address their essential and critical needs.

ART IN ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM at http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/contentView.do?contentId=8146&contentType=GSA_OVERVIEW
GSA maintains a large registry of artists interested in being considered for commissions in federal building projects. The website includes information on how to be included in the registry.

ARTIST HELP NETWORK at http://www.artisthelpnetwork.com
A free information service designed to help artists take control of their careers.

ARTIST TRUST at http://www.artisttrust.org/services/AA
Artist Trust offers informational and resource support to individual artists working in all disciplines.

ARTISTS' HEALTH INSURANCE RESOURCE CENTER at http://www.actorsfund.org/ahirc/whatisahirc.html
A major concern among Americans is their lack of access to affordable insurance and appropriate health care.

ArtistsRegister.com at http://artistsregister.com/resources.phtml
ArtistsRegister.com showcases visual art by artists who are US residents represented through many disciplines. It also has opportunities, articles of interest, etc.

ARTJOB at http://www.artjob.org
ArtJob is published by the Western States Arts Federation bringing comprehensive, up-to-date national and international job listings.

ARTMONTANA at http://www.artmontana.com
ArtMontana a comprehensive on line directory providing free listing for Montana Artists, Art Centers, Museums, Galleries, Art Resources, and Services.

ART NETWORK at http://www.nafa.com
Art Network offers a variety of artist services including new approaches to marketing.

ArtsOpportunities at http://www.artsopportunities.org/
ArtsOpportunities is a free resource for artists, students and arts administrators seeking to further their careers in the arts. This service is brought to you by the Southern Arts Federation.

ARTS RESOURCE NETWORK at http://www.artsresourcenetwork.net/professional_growth/default.asp
of the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, Seattle, WA provides information and resources to help artists of all disciplines increase their skills in creating, facilitating and promoting their work.

ArtTable Inc. at http://www.arttable.org
ArtTable, Inc. is a national leadership organization for professional women in the visual arts.

CRAFT EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND at http://www.craftemergency.org/
CERF accomplishes its mission through direct financial and educational assistance to craft artists, including emergency relief assistance, business development support, and resources and referrals on topics such as health, safety, and insurance.

HINT: The Health Insurance Navigation Tool at http://www.futureofmusic.org/HINT/
The goal of this project is to provide informed, musician-friendly support and advice to curious musicians who need information about health insurance.

LINC at http://www.lincnet.net/
LINC (Leveraging Investments in Creativity) is a ten-year national initiative to improve conditions for artists in all disciplines, so that artists can more readily do their creative work and contribute to community life.

NYFA INTERACTIVE at http://www.nyfa.org/default.asp
The New York Foundation for the Arts is a state-wide service organization for artists that provides this free national information resource for artists in all disciplines and for those who support them in any way.

PEW FELLOWSHIP IN THE ARTS ARTISTS' RESOURCE GUIDE at http://www.pewarts.org/resources.html
The guide is divided into topic-specific chapters such as Promotion for Artists and Work Space & Housing. Pew created this with a regional focus but there are still many national resources that would be useful to Montana artists.

WESTERN ALLIANCE OF ARTS ADMINISTRATORS at http://www.westarts.org
WAAA, the Western Alliance of Arts Administrators, is an association of touring artists, agents, managers, consultants, and presenters serving the western United States.

BUSINESS AND MARKETING

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS at http://www.ascap.com
Events, membership info, links to resources in the music business, and a searchable database of performed music in the ASCAP repertory. Information and a searchable database.

ArtBizCoach.com at http://artbizcoach.com
ArtBizCoach.com is for beginning, emerging and established artists everywhere who would like help promoting themselves and building their businesses.

ARTS MARKETING at www.artsmarketing.org
Arts Marketing.org helps your organization address its daily marketing needs and longer-term marketing issues.
Practical Lessons in Marketing: SECTION 4 - Basic Marketing Strategy

BUSINESS COMMITTEE FOR THE ARTS, INC. at http://www.bcainc.org/
BCA,founded in 1967 by David Rockefeller, is a national not-for-profit organization that brings business and the arts together. It provides businesses of all sizes with the services and resources necessary to develop and advance partnerships with the arts that benefit business, the arts and the community.

THE CRAFTS REPORT at http://www.craftsreport.com/
The Crafts Report, established in 1975, is a monthly business magazine for the crafts professional.

DIA ART FOUNDATION at http://www.diacenter.org/
DIA partners with performing arts presenters across the country to develop and present websites that generate interest in upcoming national tours by outstanding artists. DIA has also created a series of artists' projects for the web by commissioning significant projects from artists who are interested in exploring the aesthetic and conceptual potentials of this medium.

MONTANA-ARTISTS at http://www.montana-artists.com
This web site helps promote Montana artists and their artwork on a global scale. /

MONTANA PERFORMING ARTS CONSORTIUM at http://www.mtperformingarts.org
MPAC is a non-profit coalition of Montana and regional performing arts presenting organizations and artists. Its mission is to promote booking of quality artists, increase skills in presenting and touring, and reduce expenses for artists and presenters through block-booking.

NATIVE AMERICAN ART SHOW at http://russell.visitmt.com/listings/12428.htm
The Great Falls Native American Art Association, a non-profit organization, showcases the work of Native American artists from Montana and the west in this annual event.

NPI PRODUCTION SERVICES at http://www.npiproductionservices.com
A national company specializing in payroll and consulting services for developing or established, small or large companies in the theatre, television, radio or film industry involving union or non-union talent and/or crew.

PHILADELPHIA BUYERS MARKET OF AMERICAN CRAFT at http://www.americancraft.com/BMAC/artist/index.html
This show provides a professional setting for the development of wholesale contacts and to generate new business for both buyers and sellers.

SUNSHINE ARTIST at http://www.sunshineartist.com/index.html
is the nation's leading publication for art and craft show exhibitors, promoters and patrons.

U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION at http://www.sba.gov/services/index.html
SBA offers loan, disaster assistance and training programs and services to the small business person.

INFORMATION AND ADVOCACY

AMERICAN ARTS ALLIANCE at http://www.americanartsalliance.org/
National arts advocacy group in Washington, provides information for arts advocates and updates on legislative matters that affect non-profit arts groups.

AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL at http://www.craftcouncil.org/
National, nonprofit educational organization dedicated to promoting understanding and appreciation of contemporary American craft.

ARTSJOURNAL at http://www.artsjournal.com/
ArtsJournal is a weekday digest of some of the best arts and cultural journalism in the English-speaking world.

ASSOCIATION OF PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTERS at http://www.artspresenters.org/
Creating public awareness and acknowledging outstanding accomplishments in the presenting field.

BOOKWIRE at http://www.bookwire.com
Bookwire is a resource for the literary community.

COMMUNITY ARTS NETWORK at http://www.communityarts.net
The Community Arts Network (CAN) project promotes information exchange, research and critical dialogue within the field of community-based arts, that is, art made as a voice and a force within a specific community of place, spirit or tradition.

CPANDA (Cultural Policy & the Arts National Data Archive) at http://www.cpanda.org/
CPANDA's mission is to acquire, archive, document and preserve high quality data sets on key topics in arts and cultural policy, and make them available in a user-friendly format to scholars, journalists, policy makers, artists, cultural organizations, and the public.

FOLK ARTS LINKS at http://www.art.mt.gov/folklife/folklife_weblinks.asp
Links to web sites and pages for folk and traditional arts programs.

GLASS ART SOCIETY at http://www.glassart.org
The Glass Art Society promotes the appreciation and development of the glass arts, and supports artists who work with glass.

LEAGUE OF HISTORIC AMERICAN THEATRES at http://www.lhat.org
League of Historic American Theatres is a non-profit organization that works to preserve and rehabilitate historic theaters.

LIVELY TIMES at http://www.livelytimes.com
LIVELY TIMES is a Montana Source for Arts & Entertainment. Lively Times is also printed monthly.

LIVINGSTON GALLERY ASSOCIATION at http://www.livingstongalleries.com
The Livingston Gallery Association site lists galleries, special events and museum associations in the Livingston area.

MONTANA ART GALLERY DIRECTORS' ASSOCIATION at http://www.mt-magda.org
The Montana Art Gallery Directors' Association, (MAGDA), originates touring exhibitions of a diverse range of the visual arts.

MONTANA TRIBAL TOURISM ALLIANCE at http://www.bigskytribes.com/index.htm
This is the place to find out what is new and exciting at the Montana Tribal Tourism Alliance.

MUSEUM LOAN NETWORK at http://dl.lib.brown.edu/mln/
The Museum Loan Network (MLN) facilitates the long-term loan of art and objects of cultural heritage among U.S. institutions as a way to enhance the installations of museums, thus enabling them to better serve their communities.

NATIONAL COALITION OF ARTS THERAPIES ASSOCIATIONS at http://www.nccata.org
The Coalition represents over 8,000 members of six creative arts therapies associations.

NATIVE AMERICAN RESOURCES at http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources
Information resources for the Native American community.

PARTNERS FOR LIVABLE COMMUNITIES at http://www.livable.com
Partners for Livable Communities can help your community discover its competitive edge.

PRESERVATION DIRECTORY.COM at http://www.preservationdirectory.com/HistoricalPreservation/Home.aspx
Online resource for historic preservation, building restoration and cultural resource management in the United States & Canada.

PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES at http://www.pcah.gov/index.html
The President's Committee works to encourage private sector support for the arts and humanities and public appreciation of their value through projects, publications and meetings.

PROJECT VOTE SMART at http://www.vote-smart.org/
Find information about your political leaders.

SO WHERE IS THAT LAW ANYWAY? at http://www.muridae.com/nporegulation/
Eric Mercer has a well-compiled list of links to many federal and state nonprofit regulations. It's not the kind of site you browse through for fun, but it's indispensable when looking up the law on something.

THE ARTS AND CRAFT SOCIETY at http://www.arts-crafts.com/
An online community dedicated to the philosophy and spirit of the Arts and Crafts Movement.

VOLUNTEER LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS at http://vlany.org/resources/index.php
VLA delivers pro bono and low cost legal, education, mediation and advocacy services and information to the national arts community.

WALLACE FOUNDATION at http://www.wallacefoundation.org
The Knowledge Center includes success stories, media files and research and resources on building arts participation.

WESTAF at http://westaf.org/annotatedarts.php
Researched and selected by arts experts, WESTAF's Annotated Arts Links provide the arts community with resources and tools for arts-related Web research and searches.

MANAGEMENT, BOARDS AND FUNDRAISING

A FREE COMPLETE TOOLKIT FOR BOARDS at http://www.mapnp.org/library/boards/boards.htm
This library is a community resource to be shared and contributed to by the public. The overall goal of the library is to provide basic, how-to management information to managers - particularly those with very limited resources.

AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS at http://www.artsusa.org
Americans for the Arts, works with arts, business leaders and patrons to provide leadership, advocacy, visibility, professional development and research for cultural organizations.

ARTS EXTENSION SERVICE at http://www.umass.edu/aes/publications/list_publications.htm
AES publications provide practical information and tools for arts management and community cultural enhancement. AES has developed a variety of publications of value to: arts administrators, educators, students, economic development specialists, artists, municipal officers, cultural advocates, regional and urban planners, civic leaders, amenity planners, human service organizations.

ARTSMANAGER.ORG at http://www.artsmanager.org/home/
Artsmanager.org is a resource for current and future arts managers, board members, and students who seek real solutions to management challenges faced by many not-for-profit arts organizations. Provided by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY at http://philanthropy.com
The Chronicle of Philanthropy is the newspaper of non-profit grant listings and trends in philanthropy.

FREE MANAGEMENT LIBRARY at http://www.mapnp.org/library/index.html
This complete, highly integrated library for nonprofits and for-profits includes 72 popular categories of topics and an index of 675 topics.

GOVERNANCE MATTERS at http://www.governancematters.org/
Through advocacy, peer learning roundtables and workshops, and educational resources such as this Web site, Governance Matters fosters an open exchange of ideas throughout the nonprofit sector.

GRANTWRITING LINKS at http://arts.ok.gov/resources/prores/grants.html
from the Oklahoma Arts Council.

IKNOW at http://www.iknow.org/index.cfm
Provides nonprofit leaders with knowledge that is critical to expanding their impact.

MONTANA NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION at http://www.mtnonprofit.org/index.html
MNA is a membership organization that promotes a stronger nonprofit sector, a supportive public climate, and the ability of nonprofits to accomplish their missions.

NONPROFIT GATEWAY at http://www.nonprofit.gov
NonProfit Gateway provides a network of links to Federal government information and services.

NONPROFIT RISK MANAGEMENT CENTER at http://www.nonprofitrisk.org/
The center provides information for community-based nonprofits, including such help as Frequently Asked Question sheets on dealing with a crisis.

TOOLS FOR RESULTS TOOL-KIT at http://www.arts.state.tx.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=86&Itemid=105
The Texas Commission on the Arts' Tool-kit was developed as a resource for non-profit arts and cultural organizations. Topic areas include fundraising, development, programming, leadership and nonprofit basics.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

OPEN STUDIO at http://www.benton.org/openstudio/home.html
The Open Studio creates a laboratory for exploring tools and techniques that provide arts and cultural organizations access to the Internet and arts and cultural information.

TechSoup at http://www.techsoup.org/
TechSoup is an online source of all things technology related to nonprofits. One of its great services, among many, is the software donation program where nonprofits can "purchase" many of the most popular software titles for small administrative fees. Many top software companies like Microsoft, Intuit, Symantec, Norton, Cisco, and others use TechSoup as a distribution point for software donations.

Montana Arts Council