VISUAL ARTIST RESOURCE HANDOUT

Provided by McLean Emenegger, McLean Art Projects

mcleanartprojects.com

PHOTOGRAPHERS

  • Larry Lytle 818.769.1341 (tell him I sent you)
  • JLI PHOTO IMAGING; Jeff 213.200.5883
  • Gene Ogami 909.447.5202 ($)
  • Brian Forrest 310.458.2023 ($)
  • COLORTEK, 10401 W Jefferson, Culver City, 310.202.1984
  • Fine Art Publishing - know them personally)

DIGITAL/IMAGEREPRODUCTION

  • A&I -- (disc, transparencies, duplication)
  • Samy’s Camera – locations through out L.A.
  • Slide Plus.com 8884 Warner Ave., Fountain Valley, CA. 92708
  • The DARKROOM, 9227 Reseda Blvd. Northridge, CA 91324 818.885.1153
  • (don’t know them personally)

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VISUAL ARTIST RESOURCE HANDOUT

Provided by McLean Emenegger, McLean Art Projects

mcleanartprojects.com

ART PRINTS

  • A & I -
  • Quick Frames in Studio City – 818.752.2928
  • Zazzu Fine Art Printmaking 818.752.6414, website:
  • Artisan’s Editions 818.370-3613
  • - Adam Redner
  • Quick Art Frame – Studio City – 818.752.2928
  • Circa Publishing, Culver City - 310.558.7700
  • POVevolving Fine Art Printing Studio, Los Angeles Fine Art Printing
  • Fine Art Publishing - know them personally)

PRINTING

  • printsmadeeasy.com
  • Vistaprint -
  • America's Printer -
  • Modern Postcard
  • Paperchase Printing Phone: (800) 367-2737 / (323) 874-2300;
  • -- postcards and brochures
  • La Press on Wilshire, Mid-town 323.936.8888
  • Reproductions (does smaller quantity runs) 3499 Cahuenga Boulevard 323.845.9595 /

PUBLISHING – self-publishing and professional catalogues/books

  • Installation Media- full service book creation and printing. A. Moret –
  • Sectionstudios.com
  • Amazon.com
  • Lulu.com
  • Blurb.com
  • A&I -

ART INSURANCE

  • Tom Pratt 310.394.5363 / fineartguy.com
  • AXA Nordstern Art Insurance Corp.
  • Art Insure 914.686.0100 E-mail:

ARTIST TAX SERVICES

  • LA Tax Guy – 213.482.2107/310.721.6460
  • Diane Gray Business and Tax Services – 310.452.3051 (tell her I referred you)

ART SHIPPINGand TRANSPORTATION

  • LA Art Guy/Art Gallery Services (tell them I referred you) 310.560.1533
  • Ashley Distributors/LA Packing and Shipping 323.937.2669
  • Fine Art Shipping 310.677.0011
  • Box Brothers 323.662-9000/310.693.6600 /800.474.7447 (say I sent you)

ART INVENTORY SOFTWARE

  • Available through Side Street Project’s GYST –

FRAMING

  • Fourth Corner Framing – Todd Squires (say I referred you) 310.998.9266
  • Universal Art Gallery – Nick Gurney 310.738.2757/310.302.8909
  • ABSOLUTE! Fine Art Services 310.287.0700
  • Quick Frames in Studio City – 818.752.2928
  • New Alchemy Gallery 6909 Melrose Ave, LA, CA 90038323.933.6912
  • FINE ART SOLUTIONS (LA) 323.221.2306 (say I referred you)
  • Finishing Concepts: Jaun Herrera 323.344.9401 (say I referred you)
  • ART SERVICES (West Hollywood) 310.247.1452
  • GONZALEZ FRAMING (North Hollywood) 818.753.9580
  • Reid Osherow (Fast Frame) (Hollywood, near Barnsdall) 323.661.5668
  • XYLO Molding 800.627.5040 -
  • American Frame - 800.537.0944
  • The Framing House Design –in Chinatown, downtown LA; 213.621-0295

CANVASES/PANELS

  • CKS 310.677.3775 (they also have art supplies)
  • Fine Art Stretcher Bars 310.419.0541

“SLIDE” REGISTRY–LA Cultural Affairs, Barnsdall - Mary Oliver 323.644.6269

(Also check with your own local/municipal Cultural Affairs Department.)

ART FAIR INFORMATION

  • “The Art Fair Source Book” -- Greg Lawler
  • Beverly Hills Affaire In The Gardens (juried; booths reasonably priced)

310. 550-4796

  • Art Navigator--
  • ZAPPlication.org - an online application and adjudication system for art fairs, festivals, and shows

ARTIST REPRESENTATION/MARKETING

  • William Torphy Fine Arts
  • Contemporary Artists’ Services, Sylvia White
  • Coach 4 Artists
  • Katharine T. Carter & Associates
  • Margaret Danielak, 626-683-9922,
  • Sylvia White Creative Artist Services -

ARTIST WEBSITE DESIGNERS AND TEMPLATES

  • Website hosts: Go Daddy, Gate.com, Hostgator, Fatcow.com, Hostmonster.com
  • Website designer- Lisa Occhipinti (tell her I referred you) / 310 691 4775
  • Website designer- Deborah Martin,
  • Website designer- D. Jean Hester, NOTE: You must put re: Ashley McLean Emenegger website
  • Sectionstudios.com
  • Other People’s Pixels – otherpeoplespixels.com (designs sites)
  • Fine Art Studio Online – (designs sites)
  • Artistwebsite.com (designs sites)
  • Foliotwist.com – website template provider
  • Livebooks.com
  • A Photo Folio – geared for photographers -

BLOG SITES AND TEMPLATES

  • Tumblr -
  • WordPress -
  • GreatestJournal.com
  • InsaneJournal.com
  • LiveJournal.com
  • Yahoo Pulse

ONLINE ARTIST REGISTRIES

  • Re-title – international; application process.
  • Artslant.com– artist registry
  • White Columns juriedartist registry based in NY, NY
  • ArtLA.com -
  • BLUECANVAS – - online artist community and registry (also published a printed quarterly with international circulation)
  • Whole 9 – - online artist community and registry
  • My Artwork registry-
  • Local Artists -
  • Neoimages.net – curated
  • Saatchi Gallery (yes, that Saatchi, non-curated)
  • modern & contemporary artists and art -
  • -- Rhizome.org is a nonprofit organization that provides an online platform for the global new media art community.

RETAIL / SHOWING ART ONLINE

  • Redbubble - (phone cases, tee-shirts, totes etc.)
  • Yessy Art Gallery - $59/YEAR; 100% commission
  • Next Monet
  • Art Brokerage.com – 25% commission “2 million hits/month”
  • PicassoMio - – out of Spain; different pages available and commission depends on membership level
  • Café Press - (merchandise)
  • Artregister.com -
  • Absolute Arts
  • Ask Art
  • ArtWanted.com
  • Paintingsdirect.com
  • Guild.com
  • - online exhibits and portfolios
  • Art Dimensions – art consulting
  • ArtistsRegister.com
  • Online artist rights

ART/EXHIBITION SUBMISSIONS – print, online and venues

  • Callforentry.org
  • Art in America (Annual Guide to Galleries & Museums published in August)
  • Artdeadlines.com
  • California Arts Council
  • E-artnow -
  • The Art of Photography – artofphotographyshow.com
  • Absolute Arts -
  • Theartlist.com
  • Artshow.com
  • Art Opportunities – artopportunitiesmonthy.com
  • College Art Association –
  • Art Opportunities Monthly
  • Art Calendar
  • New York Foundation for the Arts – under “opportunities and services for artists”
  • Public art – California Arts Council – CAC.Ca.gov; also look into the Los Angeles County Arts Commission public arts program
  • LA County Museum of Art’s “ART HERE AND NOW” / Sales and Rental Gallery 323.857.6500
  • HAMMER PROJECTS—Hammer Museum
  • Korean Cultural Center (takes submissions for exhibitions—call for info - 323.936.7141)
  • Venice Art Walk Call for info - 310.392.9255 or
  • CAFÉ - - serves the Western US
  • Brand Library, Glendale - venue
  • LA Municipal Gallery at Barnsdall

ARTIST RESOURCES & SERVICE PROVIDERS

  • Writing statements and catalogue essays – Lisa Occhipinti (tell her I referred you) / 310 691 4775
  • Fractured Atlas - Insurance/resource/funding/business assistance
  • New York Foundation for the Arts- visual artist hotline (excellent)
  • Americans for the Arts -- ww3.artsusa.org. Americans for the Arts is the nation's leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America with 40+ years of service of representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts.
  • Springboard for the Arts – Springboardforthearts.com
  • Empty Easel – tips and tutorials
  • World Wide Artist Resources, absolutearts.com
  • California Arts Council -
  • Pasadena Arts Council - 626-793-8171
  • Southern California Women’s Caucus for Art -
  • Center For Cultural Innovation (offers business of art classes and service discounts) 213-687-8577
  • Art Dealers Association of America - for researching galleries; the ADAA’s stamp of approval helps locate galleries that are reputable as they have to meet specific criteria for membership
  • College Art Association -
  • Side Street Projects offers classes and artist CD on the art of business, “GET YOUR SH*T TOGETHER” /
  • California Lawyers for The Arts - Santa Monica. 310.998.5590
  • Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
  • Artists On-Line - Offers artists support and guidance; California-based but connected nationally.
  • Artist Help Network -
  • Health & Safety in the Arts - (also see the New York Foundation for the Arts)
  • Health and safety for the arts -
  • Gradschools.com for researching MFA programs by state
  • – jobs in the art field and articles on art related business
  • National Association of School of Art and Design - resource for art/design schools
  • International Directory of Corporate Art Collections –
  • National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture - NAMAC is a nonprofit association whose membership comprises a diverse mix of organizations and individuals dedicated to a common goal: the support and advocacy of independent film, video, audio and online/multimedia arts.

ARTIST ASSOCIATIONS/COMMUNITIES/AGENCIES

  • Gallery 825/LAAA – nonprofit supporting emerging Southern California artists 310.652.8272
  • 57 Underground Contemporary Fine Art. Arts Colony, Pomona
  • LA Art Core -
  • THE POMONA ARTS COLONY -- rentloft/apartment space. Call for more information 909- 629-3592
  • National Association of Women Artists - /
  • Southern California Women’s Caucus for the Arts
  • National Assembly of State Arts Agencies -
  • Alliance of Artists Communities
  • Orange County Center for Contemporary Art -
  • LADIG (Los Angeles Digital Imaging Group) - dedicated to advancing the art and science of digital imaging in all its forms.
  • The Surface Art Association - artists working in a variety of media: weaving, painting, collage, sculpture, complex cloth, book arts, paper arts, art to wear, stained glass, jewelry, and mixed media.

ARTIST BUSINESS AND LEGAL BOOKS

  • The War of Art, by Steven Pressfield
  • The Artist's Guide: How to Make a Living Doing What you Love, by Jackie Battenfield -
  • Art/Work, by Heather Darcy Bhandari and Jonathan Melber
  • Pricing Photography: The Complete Guide To Assignment And Stock Prices, by Michael Heron & David Mactavish
  • The Practical Handbook for the Emerging Artist by Margaret Lazzari (out of print but can be ordered through online booksellers)
  • Taking the Leap, by Cay Lang
  • The Business of Art, by Lee Caplin
  • The Networking Survival Guide (Get the success you want by tapping into the people you know) by Diane Darling ISBN# 0-07-140999-8 (recommended by Yum Bai)
  • The Visual Artists Business And Legal Guide, by Greg Victoroff
  • Legal Guide for the Visual Artist, by Tad Crawford ISBN# 1-58115-003-2
  • Business & Legal Forms for Fine Artists, by Tad Crawford (ISBN#1-58115-031-8)
  • Artist Rights -
  • Art Office: 80+ Business Forms, Charts, Sample Letters, Legal Documents & Business Plans for Fine Artists, by Constance Smith and Sue Viders
  • Law, Ethics and the Visual Arts, by John Merryman (expensive book; you can buy it used on amazon.com or see if the Flintridge or Center for Nonprofit Management have a copy in their library.)
  • Fine Art Publicity (the complete guide for galleries & artists), by Susan Abbott. ISBN# 1-58115-401-1
  • Guerilla Publicity, by Jay Conrad Levinson, Rick Frishman, and Jill Lublin. ISBN# 1-58062-682-3
  • Success Now! For Artists (A motivational guide for the Artrepreneur) by Renee Phillips. ISBN# 0-97-19881-8-8
  • Art & Reality (the new standard reference guide and business plan for actively developing your career as an artist), by Robert J. Abbott ISBN# 0-929765-56-7
  • How to Survive & Prosper as an Artist (Selling yourself without selling your soul) by Caroll Michels. ISBN# 0-8050-6800-7
  • The Artist’s Guide to New Markets (opportunities to show & sell art beyond galleries), by Peggy Hadden ISBN# 1-880559-75-7
  • BREAKING THROUGH THE CLUTTER: Business Solutions for Women, Artists and Entrepreneurs, by Judith Luther Wilder. Workbook for writing grant proposals, marketing plans or business plans; 400 listings of microlenders who make uncollateralized loans of $500 - $25,000; grant resources for individual artists; Business Centers, technical assistance providers; state specific business development centers; and the internet resources designed to build your business.
  • Art & Reality 2nd Edition: The New Standard Reference Guide and Business Plan for Actively Developing Your Career as an Artist. Art & Reality will show you how to present your artwork in a way that will gain access to museums, universities, publishers and important galleries that might otherwise be out of reach. (
  • Careers In Art, An Illustrated Guide by Gerald F. Brommer & Joseph A. Gatto (
  • Art Marketing 101: A Handbook for the Fine Artist, by Constance Smith
  • Taking the Leap: Building a Career as a Visual Artist, by Cay Lang
  • The Art of the Biz: The Covert World of Collectors, Critics, by Alice Goldfarb Marquis

SELF/DIY/CROWD FUNDING AND FUNDRAISING FOR PROJECTS (list in formation)

  • IndieGoGo -
  • Kickstarter -
  • Pozible.com
  • United States Artists -
  • Gofundme.com
  • Fractured Atlas -

GRANTS FOR INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS - There are nonprofits that offer databases of funding agencies such as the Flintridge Foundation, Pasadena and Center for Nonprofit Management, Los Angeles, CA. There are also books on the subject and plenty of on-line resources. Also, research funding opportunities in your community through your local Cultural Affairs Department.

GRANTS FOR INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS - REGIONAL:

  • Artadia – The Fund for Art and Dialogue – provides unrestricted funds up to $15,000 -
  • Durfee’s A.R.C. -- Provides completion grants for imminent projects (must have secured venue).
  • Visions from the New California - artistcommunities.org/CAvisions/index.html Celebrates, supports, and promotes the work of outstanding California visual artists from diverse communities – artists whose work may still be unfamiliar but whose compelling visions will define California in its next decades. Led by the national Alliance of Artists Communities and supported by The James Irvine Foundation, each year, six California visual artists are selected for the award – a one-month residency, a $4000 fellowship, and inclusion in a nationally distributed publication featuring the year's awardees.
  • California - James Irvine Foundation - (by invitation)
  • California Community Foundation - Cal Fund’s Fellowships for Visual Artists awards one-year fellowships to outstanding emerging + mid-career visual artists. Fellows will also participate in a special retreat designed to build an artist community and strengthen business and other professional development skills.
  • Los Angeles, CA Cultural Affairs COLA (City of Los Angeles) Grant -- artists with 15 years of exhibition -
  • Los Angeles, CA - Lorser Feitelson and Helen Lundeberg Feitelson Arts Fellowship – the award is granted to individuals working in the following media: painting, photography, sculpture, printmaking, installation and/or new genre. Artists who have been awarded a Bachelor of Fine Arts or a Bachelor of Arts degree in art prior to May 2000 are not eligible. Applicants are not eligible if they have had solo museum exhibitions or had works. Information available through the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery -
  • Pasadena Arts & Culture Grants – supports individual artists with grants up to $5,000 for exhibition, performances or special project support. Pasadena resident only.
  • City of Santa Monica Cultural Affairs -
  • Glendale Arts & Culture Commission -
  • California Community Foundation – For “artists who have established themselves in the community or to emerging artists for whom winning a substantial fellowship award will provide a boost to artistic development”
  • Arts Council for Long Beach -
  • Visual Aid - Encourages Bay Area artists with life-threatening illnesses to continue their creative work.
  • California Arts Council -

GRANTS FOR INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS - NATIONAL:

  • Blackrockarts.org – only for “interactive art”
  • Aaron Siskind Fellowship for emerging photographers -
  • Franklin Furnace - Franklin Furnace is committed to serving emerging artist and their ideas; and to assuming an aggressive pedagogical stance with regard to the value of avant-garde art to cultural life. Provides both physical and virtual venues for the presentation of time-based visual art, including but not limited to artists' books and periodicals, installation art, performance art, "live art on the Internet."
  • Change, Inc. – Robert Rauschenberg’s foundation; gives one-time $1000 assistance grants for visual artists with financial need. Write for guidelines: Change, Inc. PO Box 54, Captiva, FL. 33924-0054
  • A Room of Her Own Foundation – for women artists working in sculpture, painting, photography; $50,000 for two years (also for female fiction writers)
  • Alliance for the California Traditional Arts – folk and traditional arts
  • Fund for Women Artists -
  • Public Corporation for the Arts -
  • National and International Artist Residencies -
  • McDowell Colony Residency -
  • Artist residencies in the UK -
  • Artist fellowship information available on artdeadlines.com
  • McKnight Fellowship -
  • Djerassi Fellowship – residency program -
  • The Fund for Folk Culture -
  • National Endowment for the Arts -
  • Puffin Foundation - Puffin grants encourage emerging artists in the fields of art, music, theater, dance, photography, and literature whose works due to their genre and/or social philosophy might have difficulty being aired.
  • Creative Capital --
  • Pollock Krasner Foundation -
  • Adolph and Ester Gottlieb Foundation - Grants for painters, sculptors and printmakers creating mature art for at least 20 years and who are in current financial need.
  • Fund for Women Artists - Offers umbrella services to women artists who need a short-term affiliation with a non-profit organization to raise funds. Also provides free or low-cost grant-writing and other management services.
  • Craft Emergency Relief Fund - CERF’s mission is to strengthen and sustain the careers of craft artists across the United States and advocate the interests of craft artists.
  • Artists’ Fellowship Inc - The Artists' Fellowship, Inc. is a private, charitable foundation that assists professional fine artists (painters, graphic artists, sculptors) and their families in times of emergency, disability, or bereavement.

GRANT RESOURCES:

  • New York Foundation for the Arts – “NYFA Sources”
  • Pasadena, CA Flintridge Foundation Library - (resource books and database)
  • Los Angeles,Center For Nonprofit Management -
  • Arts Resource Network -
  • Federal Government Arts Funding—
  • TransArtists - Information on international artist residencies
  • Alliance of Artist Communities –-Information on artist residencies
  • Res Artis – Information on international residencies
  • New York State Artist Consortium (residencies)
  • Foundation Center - Fundraising library and resources for nonprofits and individuals, including a proposal writing "how to" and both free and paid database searches.
  • Grantmakers in the Arts -- provides links for arts funders nationwide and access to research papers.
  • Culture Grants Online - Grants-application system designed to make it easier for state, local, and regional public arts and humanities funding agencies to manage grant-making processes online
  • Guidestar Posts IRS 990 forms for all nonprofits that include complete lists of every grant they make, which are valuable when deciding if they might be receptive to your proposal. Requires free registration to access this information.
  • Thompson, Waddy, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Grant Writing. Alpha Books, 2004. Written by NYFA's Director of External Affairs.
  • BREAKING THROUGH THE CLUTTER: Business Solutions for Women, Artists and Entrepreneurs, by Judith Luther Wilder. Workbook for writing grant proposals, marketing plans or business plans; 400 listings of microlenders; grant resources for individual artists; Business Centers, technical assistance providers; state specific business development centers; and the internet resources designed to build your business.
  • Money for Film and Video Artists 2nd Edition - resource guide to fellowships, grants, awards, low-cost facilities, emergency assistance programs, technical assistance, and support services. Entries include contact information; type of award and/or scope of service; eligibility requirements; application procedures; deadlines, and more
  • Artist residences -
  • California Arts Council

Please understand that this list is intended to be a helpful resource list, and not intended to vouch per se for all the listed providers. Your discretion and due diligence is required prior to engagement.