Research Guides: Art: Career Information

Artists Statements

How To Write an Artist Statement
A "how to" guide from The Creative Independent on composing an artist statement.

Books

Career Management for Artists by Stacy Miller
Call Number: Ebook
ISBN: 0429442866
Publication Date: 2020
Art/Work: Everything you need to know (and do) as you pursue your art career by Heather Darcy Bhandari; Jonathan Melber
Call Number: N8350. B47 2017 (Fine Arts Library Stacks)
ISBN: 1501146165
Studio Craft As Career by Paul J. Stankard
Call Number: N8350 .S73 2016 (Fine Arts Library Stacks)
ISBN: 0764352520
Writing the Artist Statement by Ariane Goodwin
Call Number: N8600 .G65 2002 (Fine Arts Library - Available by Request)
ISBN: 0741408430

Career Resources

The following are just a few sites that offer career guidance for practicing artists- there are many more out there. Many of these sites include job listings and exhibition opportunities in addition to advice. Job listings can also be found to the right, under "Grants, Residencies, Job Listings." This page, and many of these links were taken or inspired from a similar guide at Bowling Green State University.

College Art Association
The College Art Association offers job listings, career advice, and links to other opportunities (such as calls for exhibition proposals).
National Association of Independent Artists
Website for the National Association for Independent Artists. Includes advice for artists working in the field on how to apply to exhibitions and information for holding a show themselves.
University of California at Berkeley - Career Info for Professionals in the Arts & Humanities
Website with information for those seeking careers in the arts and humanities from the University of California at Berkeley. Includes career profiles and guides for different types of jobs.
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Website for the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts.

CAA Conversations · Artistic Budgeting

Library Resources for Finding Grant Funding

Foundation Grants to Individuals This link opens in a new window
The Foundation Center profiles nearly 10,000 grantmakers and provides details on funders who grant scholarships, fellowships, grants, and a wide range of financial support to individuals. Profiles include application information, giving programs and limitations, and financial data.
SPIN Funding Opportunities Database This link opens in a new window
Located on the Web and accessible to multiple authorized users at your institution, SPIN lets you search for research funding opportunities and create/save searches which generate funding alerts. The Office of the Vice President for Research provides a campus-wide subscription to SPIN which aggregates over 40,000 funding opportunities from more than 10,000 global sponsors. SPIN provides intuitive and easy access to funding opportunities geared towards both individual and administrative users.

Artwork Archive 2023 Guide to Artist Residencies & Opportunities
A listing of various opportunities for artists created and maintained by Artwork Archive. Option to sign up for emails for "full access."

Grants, Residencies, Job Listings

Alliance of Artists Communities
The Alliance of Artists Communities is an international association of artists' residencies — a diverse field of more than 1,500 programs worldwide that support artists of any discipline in the development of new creative work.
Cranbrook Academy of Art Library: Grants & Other Funding Sources for Individual Artists
A list of organizations that provide grant funding opportunities to studio artists.
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is a nonprofit service organization that empowers working artists and emerging arts organizations across all disciplines at critical stages in their creative lives and professional/organizational development. Includes a section of classified ads, which list jobs, grants, and residencies, among other opportunities.
Ohio Arts Council
With funds from the Ohio Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts, the OAC provides financial assistance to artists and arts organizations. The Council accomplishes this charge in two primary methods; first, through the various grant funding programs that the Council operates to provide support to artists and to make arts activities available to a broad segment of Ohio's public; and secondly, by providing services that help to enhance the growth of the arts.
Res Artis
Website for Res Artis, a "worldwide network of artist residencies."

Other Resources for Artists

W.A.G.E. (Working Artists and the Greater Economy
W.A.G.E. is a New York-based activist organization founded in 2008. Their mission is to establish sustainable economic relationships between artists and the non-profit institutions that contract our labor, and to introduce mechanisms for self-regulation into the art field that collectively bring about a more equitable distribution of its economy.