Resources

Resources

1) The Business of Art 2) For Arts Educators and Teaching Artists 3) Arts and Disability Organizations 4) Inspirations

(I only list organizations/links that provide FREE information in the arts)

1) The Business of Art

Lateral Action
Excellent website for creative people working in the creative arts
Artist Trust
An excellent resource for the professional development of artists
New York Foundation for the Arts
Organization dedicated to empowering artists
Florida Division of Cultural Affairs
Support for the arts and culture by the state of Florida
Americans for the Arts
Dedicated to arts advocacy
Arts and Business Council of Greater Philadelphia
Good resource for business aspects of the arts
California Society of Printmakers
Wonderful resource for printmakers
Collage Art
lots of useful information for collage artists including exhibition opportunities

2) For Arts Educators and Teaching Artists

Getty Museum
a collection of free lesson plans based on the art collection at the Getty Museum
World Images
San Jose State University in California (my alma mater) keeps an excellent data base of art history examples
Teaching Children with Dual Exceptionalities (gifted & disabled)
This is an outstanding resource for teaching and understanding exceptional children
Plagiarism Workshop
A lesson developed by a teacher about plagiarism, it has excellent resources on the topic of plagiarism
The Kennedy Center
free lesson plans in all of the creative arts fields
Artmuseums.com
a great collection of art lesson plans, great website!!
National Education Association
An organization dedicated to the belief that every child deserves a quality education
National Arts Education Association
There is a wealth of information for art teachers; grants, lesson plans, a job portal, and a digital gallery of student art.
Incredible Art Department
There are A LOT of free art lesson plans on this site categorized by grade level

3) Art & Disability Organizations

VSA (very special arts) International
if you are an artist with a disability you need to know about this site
NADC (national arts & disability center
this is another awesome website for artists with disabilities
VSA Florida
local VSA Tampa, FL
Dana Foundation
organization that supports arts in education

4) Inspirations