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
- with Annie Frank
How to Photograph Your Own Art
- with 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
Free Photo Editing Tools
Photoshop.com
Picnik
Splashup
Web-sites
VAE’s Business of Being an Artist Series Document
Online PR/Markeing with Social Media and other free resources
- with Kim Weiss of Blue Plate PR
- 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/
