CT Visual Artist Resource Guide: National & Regional Artist Service Organizations

Overview


Americans for the Arts
The nation's leading nonprofit for advancing the arts in the U.S. Provides advocacy, public policy and research information. 

American Craft Council
A national educational organization that promotes understanding and appreciation of contemporary American craft. Programs include a bimonthly magazine, annual juried shows and a conference. 

American Watercolor Society
Review Arts EdgeArts education research and program information. 

ARTS Action Research
A consulting group that helps arts organizations of all sizes, disciplines and working formats.

The Foundation Center
The leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide. 

Fractured Atlas
A nonprofit membership arts service organization that offers tools for independent artists and arts organizations.

National Endowment for the Arts 
Federal government agency and the nation’s largest funder of the arts. Website includes information on grant opportunities, national arts initiatives, field research and publications. 

National Sculpture Society 

New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA)
A regional arts agency that partners with the Commission on Culture & Tourism to serve Connecticut and the five other New England states. Offers funding to artists and commissions public art projects. 

Pastel Society of America