Below are a selection of helpful documents, links to North Carolina arts organizations, museums, and galleries and local businesses for artists. For more information on our artist’s nights lectures/workshops and our Business of Being an Artist series (and handouts), please click here.
MARKETING
Marketing to be Seen & Heard.Click here for the document.
GETTING YOUR ART OUT THERE
Public Art: the Art of Placemaking.Click here for the document.
MAKING MONEY THROUGH ART
Applying to be an Art Instructor. Click here for the document.
Pricing & Presenting to Sell. Click here for the document.
Applying for Artist Grants. Click here for the document.
Photography & Photographing Your Art
VAE Artists’ Night Document
How to Photograph 3D Artwork (Annie Frank)
How to Photograph Your Own Art (David Simonton)
Darkrooms & Printing Presses
The Print Studio at 311 email theprintstudio@bellsouth.net
Sertoma Arts Center Darkroom
Art Photographers
LinconStudios
Lynn Ruck Ruck Photography
Seth Tice-Lewis
Artist Studios – Raleigh
The Carter Building
Litmus Studios
Galleries and Studios at 311
Antfarm
Artspace
Free Photo Editing Tools
Photoshop.com
Picnik
Splashup
Websites
VAE’s Business of Being an Artist Series Document
Online PR/Markeing with Social Media and other free resources (Kim Weiss of Blue Plate PR)
Fast & Easy Web-sites (with Sarah Powers, VAE Executive Director)
Web Resources
Effective Websites for Artists and Art Groups!
Webdesign & Website Ideas for Artists
How to Start / Create Your Own Website: The Beginner’s A-Z Guide
Website For Artists Articles
Print Resources
The Principles of Beautiful Web Design by Jason Beaird (Paperback- Jan 31, 2007)- Illustrated
Best Website: Simple Steps to Successful Websites by Nelson Bates and Ms. Amber Massey (Paperback- Mar 25, 2008)
Social Networking Tools (free)
Facebook
LinkedIn
MySpace
Twitter
Photosharing Web-sites (free & paid account options)
Flickr
Picasa
Photobucket
Other Online Communities (beware of fees!)
Etsy
Yahoo Artist Directory
Blogs (free)
Blogger
Typepad
WordPress
Portfolio Web-sites
Big Black Bag ($50 set-up fee, $23.23/month or $199/year, $12 per domain with monthly plan)
Cargo
Folio Link (starts at $239/year + set up fee)
iCompendium (starting at $200/year, no set-up fee)
Indexhibit
Other People’s Pixels ($9-26/month, $90-260/year)
Website for Artists (some free templates, $10/month hosting)
Build-It-Yourself Resources
Build Your Site
Mac
Template Monster
Yahoo! SiteBuilder
Business Resources
Taxes
Doing Your Taxes with Alex Lehmann, Accountant & VAE Treasuerer.
Possible Allowable Tax Deductions for Visual Artists
Copyright Law
Copyright Law for Artists with Tony Biller, Intellectual Property Lawyer at Coats & Bennett PLLC.
Art Centers, Art Classes & Figure Studies
Artspace
Life Drawing
Summer Arts Program for Adults
Adult Art Classes
Gallery Shibui
Jerry’s Artarama
The Nature of Art
Nicole’s Studio
The Print Studio at 311 email theprintstudio@bellsouth.net
Pullen Arts Center
Raleigh Sculpture Group @ Litmus Gallery
Sertoma Arts Center
Wake Forest Arts Organization
RESOURCES for artist opportunities
North Carolina Arts Council http://www.ncarts.org/
United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County http://www.unitedarts.org/
Orange County Art Council http://www.ocartscouncil.org/
Chatham County Arts Council http://www.chathamarts.org/
Durham Arts Council http://www.durhamarts.org/artistinfo_emergingartists.html
United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro http://www.uacarts.org/
Fayetteville Arts Council /www.theartscouncil.com/
Independent Weekly classified ads & calendar listings www.indyweek.com/
Craigslist.org
Visual Art Exchange WWW.VISUALARTEXCHANGE.ORG
Triangle Art Works http://www.triangleartworks.org/
Residencies
Comprehensive list of residencies for emerging artists
http://www.risdcareers.com/files/pdf/grants_residencies/ResidenciesforEmergingArtists121808.pdf
Alliance of Artist Communities http://www.artistcommunities.org/
Foundation Center ($19.95 month) http://foundationcenter.org/findfunders/fundingsources/gtio.html
Foundation Center cooperating libraries (free) http://foundationcenter.org/collections/
New York Foundation for the Arts – NYFA Source (free) http://www.nyfa.org/login.asp?id=8
State Art Councils (free) http://www.nasaa-arts.org/aoa/saadir.shtml
UK and international searching (free) http://www.intute.ac.uk/artsandhumanities/
risdcareers.com (free) http://www.risdcareers.com/
International Residencies (free) Res Artis http://www.resartis.org/en/
Art Opportunities Artsopportunities.org
Artpapers http://www.artpapers.org/
Artshow.com www.artshow.com/juriedshows/
Art Deadlines List HTTP://WWW.ARTDEADLINESLIST.COM/
ArtCal HTTP://WWW.ARTCAL.NET/
ArtDeadline.Com HTTP://WWW.ARTDEADLINE.COM/
American Association of Museums HTTP://WWW.AAM-US.ORG/
Arts Organizations & Associations HTTP://WWW.RISD.EDU/CAREER_SERVICES.CFM
MuseumStuff.com HTTP://WWW.MUSEUMSTUFF.COM/
Artist in the Marketplace HTTP://WWW.BRONXMUSEUM.ORG/
Artreach.com HTTP://WWW.ARTREACH.COM/
The-Artists.org HTTP://WWW.THE-ARTISTS.ORG/
Art-Support HTTP://ART-SUPPORT.COM/
International Center of Photography HTTP://WWW.ICP.ORG/
PhotoServe.com HTTP://WWW.PDNONLINE.COM/PDN/PHOTOSERVE/INDEX.JSP
Photo Source HTTP://WWW.PDNONLINE.COM/PDN/PHOTO-SOURCE/INDEX.JSP
International Sculpture Center HTTP://WWW.SCULPTURE.ORG/
HTTP://WWW.SCULPTORRESOURCES.COM
Sculptor.org HTTP://WWW.SCULPTOR.ORG/
American Print Alliance HTTP://WWW.PRINTALLIANCE.ORG/
American Illustration HTTP://WWW.AI-AP.COM/
