Artists for the Arts | Links & Resources

Contributing to the Oregon Cultural Trust is easy, takes just a few moments, allows you to support arts and culture in Oregon, and qualifies you for a generous tax credit on your Oregon tax return.
Oregon Alliance for Arts Education: A combination of national and statewide agencies, businesses and private foundations, professional organizations, schools and school districts, arts organizations and others who simply understand the importance of the arts in the education of all students in the State of Oregon.
Northwest Programs for the Arts (NPA) connects artists with audiences, bringing art out into the public where it can be appreciated. NPA builds Northwest arts culture by helping artists focus time on actually creating art.
Portland Art Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating space for Northwest artists and the community to connect and communicate. The space offers galleries for the display of contemporary art and a resource room that is open to the public.
Since 1927 the Oregon Society of Artists has been promoting the artistic and professional interests of its members as well as providing visual arts programs to the public. The OSA nurtures and promotes Oregon artists by providing exhibit opportunities, marketing their original works, and coordinating educational programs.
The mission of the American Arts Alliance is to be the principal advocate for America’sprofessional nonprofit arts organizations and their publics in representing arts interests and advancing arts support before Congress and other branches of the Federal government. To achieve this mission, the Alliance will inform legislators and policy makers of the vital role of the arts in American society, and advocate the development of national policies which recognize,enhance and foster the contributions that the arts make to America.
The American Craft Council is a national, nonprofit educational organization dedicated to fostering an environment in which craft is understood and valued. Founded in 1943, the Council has a distinguished history of innovative programming that has provided a vital base for the emergence of the contemporary craft movement in the United States.
American Guild of Judaic Art is a non-profit organization that serves as a forum and referral service to help promote Judaic Art. The Guild’s members not only include artists, but galleries, retailers of Judaica, writers and many others professionally involved in the field.
Art Libraries Society of North America - ARLIS/NA Founded in 1972, ARLIS/NA promotes the continuing professional education of its members and the general knowledge of the public concerning all aspects of art librarianship and visual resources curatorship.
The Artist-Blacksmith’s Association of North America (ABANA) is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to promoting the art of blacksmithing. ABANA’s two quarterly publications, the Anvil’s Ring and the Hammer’s Blow, provide inspiration and technical information for 4,500 members.
The ArtMetal Project is a not-for-profit volunteer venture of a group of metalsmiths and organizations which aims to disseminate information about various aspects of artistic metalworking and to provide a forum for artists and art lovers to experience this outstanding medium.
The Arts & Crafts Society is an online community dedicated to the philosophy and spirit of the Arts & Crafts Movement. In the spirit of the societies inspired in the early 20th century by the historic Arts & Crafts Movement, this site has been created to provide an online “home” for the present-day Arts & Crafts Movement community: artisans, craftspeople, collectors, lovers, etc.
The Association for Art History welcomes all art historians, museum professionals, critics, and scholars, including graduate students.Associating under this broad allegiance and welcoming art historians and scholars from across the spectrum, the Association for Art History will focus on the specific interests and concerns of its members.
The Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD), founded in 1916, is a national not-for-profit membership organization representing 170 directors of the major art museums in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
The Association of Clay and Glass Artists of California (ACGA) is a member benefit non-profit group of over 300 artists and supporters centered in the San Francisco Bay area.
Founded in 1962, British Design and Art Direction is a professional association and charity representing the UK’s thriving design and advertising communities.
The Center for Arts & Culture provides independent research, analysis, and informaed dialogue on policy choices facing arts and culture in a changing world.
Clickinks, despite being a commercial enterprise, offers a surprisingly well-rounded collection of articles and links as a resource on its website. Follow this link to peruse their extensive Ancient to Postmodern: Art History link library. A special thank you goes out to a friend of AFTA for recommending this addition via email.
The College Art Association (CAA) includes among its members those who by vocation or avocation are concerned about and/or committed to the practice of art, teaching, and research of and about the visual arts and humanities. Over 13,000 artists, art historians, scholars, curators, collectors, educators, art publishers, and other visual arts professionals are individual members. Another 2,000 university art and art history departments, museums, libraries, and professional and commercial organizations hold institutional memberships.
The Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF) is a non-profit, tax exempt organization which provides immediate support to professional craftspeople facing career threatening emergencies such as fire, theft, illness and natural disaster. Created in 1985, CERF is the only organization of its kind in the United States.
Dia Center for the Arts is a multi-disciplinary contemporary arts organization. The name Dia, taken from the Greek word meaning “through,“was chosen to suggest our role as the conduit or means for realizing extraordinary projects.
GENART is a not-for-profit arts organization with offices in New York and Los Angeles. We are dedicated to helping connect young artists with audiences and opportunities through exhibitions, on-line programs, and community outreach.
The National Caricaturist Network (NCN) is an international non-profit organization dedicated to the art of caricature. It is made up of professional caricaturists from all over the world, students of caricature and people who have an interest in the artform.
The National Cartoonists Society is the world’s largest and most prestigious organization of professional cartoonists. As defined in the NCS by-laws, a professional is one who earns 50% or more of one’s living by drawing cartoons. The by-laws define a cartoonist as “a graphic story teller, whose drawings interpret rather than copy nature in order to heighten the effect of his or her message.”
The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) is a professional organization of individuals whose interests, talents, or careers are primarily focused on the ceramic arts. It became an independent organization in 1967 after several years of affiliation with the Ceramics Education Council of the American Ceramic Society.
The National Endowment for the Arts website includes information about nonprofit arts for organizations, artists, and the general public,includingEndowment news, funding opportunities, arts and research resources, and general interest articles.
The Society of American Silversmiths is the world’s #1 resource for anything related to the silversmiths’ art and craft. SAS was founded in April 1989 as nation’s only professional organization solely devoted to the preservation and promotion of contemporary silversmithing, specifically in the areas of holloware, flatware, and sculpture.
Society of Architectural Historians and its members invite the support and active participation of all who share our interest in architecture—past, present,and future. Founded in 1940, the Society encourages scholarly research in the field and promotes the preservation of significant architectural monuments that are an integral part of our worldwide historical and cultural heritage.
The Society of Illustrators was formed to promote and stimulate interest in the art of illustration, past, present and future, and to give impetus generally toward high ideals in the art by means of exhibitions, lectures, educational programs, social intercourse, and in such other ways as may seem advisable.
For over a quarter of a century, the Society of Publication Designers has been a driving force for quality and innovation in publication design. It is the one venue to which the best of the best continually strive.
The Texas Coalition for Quality Arts Education acts as a common voice for fine artseducation in Texas, representing the over three million students enrolled in the fine arts in Texas, their parents,educators, community leaders, and arts advocates involved in and supportive of fine arts education, both publicly and privately.