Resources for Individual Artists

These are resources for individual artists. It's unclear to me if this is a good idea to do this here, or if other organizations do it better. I am also nervous about confusion about the audience for this site. As long as it clear what's for administrators/organizations and what's for artists, then I think it's ok.

One argument in favor of these resources living here is that many organizations that *do* support individual artists are often asked for resources like this, so it seems silly for every foundation and arts agency to reinvent the wheel.

TODO: Lots more to add here, and probably many more categories once we start compiling more resources

Marketing

Sale Strategies

• Can a Business Model Sustain Art? - Create an innovative business model.
• Most of Your Art Marketing Will Fail - Maintaining the right mindset while selling art.
• Make Your Art Show Booth into a Gallery - Three takes on setting up an art show booth.
• Increase Your Profit Margins: Raise Your Prices
• Know Your Customer
• Is Your Art Right for the Corporate Market?
• Selling More Paintings with an Annual Secret Sale
• Build a Business on YouTube

Internet and Social Media

• 6 Ways to Boost Your Online Art Sales
• How Many People Do You Need On Your Mailing List?
• 5 Steps to Better Email Marketing for Artists
• A Fresh Social Media Strategy for Artists in 2017
• Location-Based Social Media: An Art Form Worth Perfecting
• Social Media Tips: It's About Quality, Not Quantity
• YouTube for Artists

Education

• The MFA Years - Fully Funded MFA Programs - A list of affordable MFA programs.
• The Price to Pay - Four artists weigh in on the merits of getting an MFA
• For Artists Who Can’t Afford to Get an MFA, Alternatives Now Abound
• Student Loan Repayment Calculator - Determine how much to budget each month to pay off student loans.

Emergency Resources

• Studio Protector: The Artist's Guide to Emergencies

Funding Resources

• NOTE: this is not meant to be a list of funding opportunities (those get stale and out-of-date really quickly), but a list of sites that do track funding opportunities

• NYFA Source

Grants

Writing a Grant Application

• RISD Grant and Proposal Tips
• How to Write Grants For Your Art Project - Some steps to earn money for upcoming projects.

Grant Listings

• New England Foundation for the Arts
• South Arts
• Mid-America Arts Alliance
• Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation
• Western States Arts Foundation

Individual Grants

• The Alexia Foundation -Funding for students and professional photographers.
• Visura - Funding for photographers.
• The Gordon Parks Foundation - Short-time fellowships for artists who promote social justice.
• The Aaron Siskind Individual Photographers Fellowship Grants - Funding for photographers.
• Art Jewelery Forum - $20,000 grant for midcareer jewelery makers.
• Dorothea Lange-Paul Taylor Prize - $10,000 grant for documentary project writer-photographer duo.
• Pollock-Krasner Foundation - Merit-based and need-based grants for visual artists.
• Women's Studio Workshop - Grants and residencies for artists working in printmaking, papermaking, bookmaking, and ceramics.
• Puffin Foundation - $1,000-$2,500 grants for all kinds of artists whose genre/philosophy is uncommon.
• The Sustainable Arts Foundation - Unrestricted cash awards and residency opportunities to artists with families.
• ART WORKS - Grants for media arts professionals.
• Our Town - Grant for projects that help revitalize communities.
• UrbanGlass - Funding for artists working with medium of glass.

https://www.womenarts.org/skills/fund_basics/ Fundraising Basics Strategies for female (and male) artists to raise money for projects.

https://www.womenarts.org/skills/crowdfunding/ Introduction to Crowdfunding How to fund yourself in a world where traditional grants are becoming scarcer. https://www.womenarts.org/skills/fiscal_sponsors/ Do You Need A Fiscal Sponsor? Finding a corporate or individual sponsor for your work.

http://canadacouncil.ca/funding/grants The Canada Council for the Arts Grants for professional Canadian artists.

Scholarships

• The Harriet Hale Woolley Scholarships at the Foundation des Etats-Unis - Funding for graduate-level practice in music and the visual art.

Job Search

• Be Creative -- Find a Job in the Arts - Advice on looking for jobs and getting your foot in the door.
• The Business of Art: A Q&A - Advice and guidance for arts administrators and art educators.
• How to Get a Job at a Museum - An overview of the types of museum jobs.
• How to Get a Job in Development - An overview of skills needed to get a job in development.
• Five Commonly Asked Interview Questions - Common questions for arts professionals.
• How Social Media Can Help Your Job Search - Networking on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
• How Does A Gallery Find Me? - One gallerist's perspective.

Health Care and Insurance

• Insurance in the Arts
• Actors Fund Health Insurance Resource Center

Legal Services for Artists

Resources

• Common Artist Legal Problems and How to Avoid Them
• Clancoo - News about art law.
• Photographers: Let the Shutters Fly - Know your rights as a photographer.
• Business of Art: Copyright, Fair Use, and the New Borrowers
• United States Copyright Office

Legal Support

• Lawyers for the Creative Arts
• Volunteer Lawyers for Artists - Chicago - Legal help and open seminars.
• Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts - New York City
• The Artists' and Innovators' Legal Clinic - Boulder, CO
• California Lawyers for the Arts

Personal Finance

For Artists

• sm-artly - Personal finance for artists.
• Building a Project Budget - Step-by-step instructions for project budget building.
• Are You Ready for Tax Season? - Three tips on thriving during tax season.
• Personal Finance for Artists - Concise round-up of what artists should know about personal finance
• On the Move - Advice for traveling artists.

General

• Mint - For keeping track of budgets and bills.
• WiseBread - Financial health and general wellbeing.
• Investopedia News and advice for investing.

Professional Development

• http://www.wageforwork.com
• http://artistsu.org/
• http://www.tremainefoundation.org/uploads/3/0/7/4/30740769/prof_dev_for_artists_free_resources.pdf
• http://www.tremainefoundation.org/uploads/6/4/6/7/64670527/ehtf_national_artist_resource_list.pdf
• Creative Capital: Workshops, Webinars, and Professional Development Resources for Artists

Books and Literature

• TODO: Pull titles and links out of excellent document by Tremaine Foundation
• http://www.tremainefoundation.org/uploads/6/4/6/7/64670527/professional_development_books_for_artists.pdf

• The Artist's Guide: How to Make a Living Doing What You Love, Jackie Battenfield
• Getting Your Sh*t Together: The Ultimate Business Manual for Every Practicing Artist, Karen Atkinson, 2014
• The Profitable Artist: A Handbook for All Artists in the Performing, Literary, and Visual Arts, Artspire, 2011
• ART/WORK: Everything You Need to Know (and Do) As You Pursue Your Art Career, Heather Darcy Bhandari et al. , 2009
• Starting Your Career as an Artist: A Guide for Painters, Sculptors, Photographers, and Other Visual Artists , Angie Wojak et al., 2011
• The Art Life: On Creativity and Career, Stuart Horodner et al., 2012
• Create Your Art Career: Practical Tools, Visualizations, and Self-Assessment Exercises for Empowerment and Success, Rhonda Schaller, 2013
• The Artist's Guide to Grant Writing: How to Find Funds and Write Foolproof Proposals for the Visual, Literary, and Performing Artist , Gigi Rosenberg, 2010
• Arts & Numbers: A Financial Guide for Artists, Writers, Performers, and Other Members of the Creative Class, Elaine Grogan Luttrull , 2013
• The Artist's Guide to Public Art: How to Find and Win Commissions, Lynn Basa, 2008
• Living and Sustaining a Creative Life: Essays by 40 Working Artists, Sharon Louden et al., 2013
• The Artist as Culture Producer: Living and Sustaining a Creative Life , Sharon Louden et al., 2017
• Making Your Life as an Artist (book and workbook), Andrew Simonet