Skip to main content

ARTIST RESOURCES DIRECTORY

As artists, you are creative and talented in many ways, but the business of art can be quite a challenge for many who have focused their careers and studies on art: music, sculpture, theatre, dance and more! In this searchable directory we pull together professional development resources that will build your entrepreneurial skills and help you develop your art business.

If you are looking for upcoming workshops and resources, check out our Artist Opportunities listing.

 

National Writers Union

The National Writers Union represents all types of writers working in print, electronic, and multimedia formats including novelists, playwrights, poets, and screenwriters. 

on Sunday, 25 October 2015. Posted in Literary Arts

Grant Writing Tips: Supplemental Materials for Performing Artists

Any artist applying for a grant, whether it be from a local agency like the Arts Council of Indianapolis or a national private funder will need to include well thought out supplemental materials with your grant submission. What are supplemental materials? These include Work Samples (audio of your band playing or video or you performing live on stage) and Support Materials (critical reviews of your work or letters of support). 

Before you submit your next grant application, review this PowerPoint to get tips to best represent yourself and your work.

pdf Supplemental Materials for Performing Artists PDF (312 KB)  

on Sunday, 25 October 2015. Posted in Dance, Arts Council Resources, Music, Theatre, Grants and Funding, Technical Assistance

Actor's Equity in Central Indiana

For actors in major cities deciding whether or not to join a union may be a simple choice, but in central Indiana where Equity opportunities are limited, it is a much harder decision. Lou Harry, playwright, producer, Arts Council Creative Renewal Arts Fellow, and arts writer for the IBJ shares a bit of insight by laying out the pros and cons of joining a union for central Indiana actors in this piece in the IBJ.

on Sunday, 25 October 2015. Posted in Theatre

Thank you to our funders

City of Indy logo
Lilly
Indiana Arts Commission
CICF
Clowes Charitable Foundation

This directory is made possible in part by funding from the Willard & Anne Levin Foundation and the Indiana Arts Commission.

     LevinLogo    IAC Logo