This list of essential research and career resource links has been compiled to serve professional visual artists, particularly those with life-threatening illnesses.

While every attempt has been made to ensure the reliability of these links, changes to various sites will occur over time.  If you discover that a link on this list is outdated, please email Julie Blankenship.  Visual Aid is in no way responsible for the content of the websites linked from this section.
 

Arts and Healing

Arts and Healing Network
An international resource exploring the healing potential of art, an extremely useful all-around resource for artists, contains a very thorough list of grants for artists with life-threatening illnesses.

Visual Aids (NYC)
Increases public awareness of AIDS through the visual arts.  The Archive Project supports artists living with HIV/AIDS while preserving a visual record of HIV+ artists, slide submissions welcomed.

Art and Understanding (America's AIDS Magazine)
Documents the growing body of art, activism, and current events emanating from the AIDS pandemic.


Search Engines

Query Server
An outstanding search engine.

Google
Most popular search engine.

Karnak
Free on-going look-up.


Research

Voice of the Shuttle
Outstanding site for research in art and humanities.


Calls for Entries

The Red Project

Mailing list with interesting national and international calls.  Free subscription.

Rhizome
Mailing list for international calls and announcements.  Free subscription.

Artswire
Database of cultural resources, art news, international calls and job listings, a program of the NY Foundation for the Arts.

Art Calendar
Business magazine for visual artists, includes national calls for entries.

Absolutearts.com
Web guide to international art exhibitions , post press releases for art-related events. Free.

Queer Arts Resource
Art and LGBT-related resources are compiled on this beautiful site.

Online Portfolios / Galleries

Art in Context
Low-cost portfolio service.

artnet
Important resource on contemporary art, based in NYC.  Includes links to a huge spectrum of international artists.

Portfolios.com
Portfolios online.

nextMonet
Online gallery and art sales, based in the Bay Area.

Photography

Ace Indexes
  (North America)
Links to national photography galleries and publications.

Ace Indexes  (International)
Links to international photography galleries and publications.

Photography-guide.com
National and international photo exhibitions and dealers, with addresses and site links.

Writing/Publishing

The Nearby Cafe

A multi-subject electronic magazine produced and edited by A. D. Coleman, art writer.

Blogger
Link-heavy online journals, blogger tools.  Very interesting.

Small Publishing Artists and Writers Network (SPAWN)
Resources for writing, editing and publishing books.

Poets and Writers Magazine
Calls for manuscripts and artwork.

TrAce Online Writing Centre
England-based writers' community and resources list, competitions and opportunities, links to hypertext, art and multimedia sites, post events.

Burning Void Writers Resources
Comprehensive list of resources and links to writers magazines.

Art, Science and Technology

Leonardo on-line

Community of artists, scientists and researchers working at the cutting edge of art, science and technology based in San Francisco, California.

World-Information.Org
Explores the intersection of art and new technologies and future communication environments .

Ylem
California Bay Area-based organization of artists using science and technology.

MIT Media Lab

Ars Electronica Futurelab

International projects related to the interface between arts and technology.

Women Environmental Artists Directory (WEAD)
Offers free listings for women arts professionals concerned with environmental issues.

Art-related Job Listings

College Art Association

Primary source for art teaching job listings (print version). Calls for entries for visual artists, poets, writers. Links on site to professional organizations, international museums, etc..

Craigslist
Job listings, musicians and artists lists, post events.

The Chronicle of Higher Education - Career Network
Important listing of college teaching jobs, free email subscriptions.

Grants

The Foundation Cente
r
Important center for grant and funding research and related workshops.

 
 
 

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