BUSINESS OF ART

Art Deadline.com
Income and Exhibition Opportunities listings. Grants, exhibitions, fellowships, resdiencies, percent for art and more.

THE ARTISTS PENSION TRUST
An Investment Program Designed Specifically for Artists Artist Pension Trust® (APT) is the first investment program dedicated to the needs of emerging and mid-career artists. APT’s long-term financial planning services allow artists to invest their artworks alongside a community of select artists, thereby providing a uniquely diversified, alternative income stream. Our vision is to build an integrated financial services firm that caters to the financial needs of the artist. The collateralization of artworks is the basis for a range of financing products.

ART SCUTTLEBUTT
Powered by Art Calendar, The Business Magazine for Visual Artists, this online art community is a great way to network with other artists, get feedback and exposure for your art. There are polls, live chat, forums and you can post your work on their site with a link to your website or blog.

MARIE WALSH SHARPE ART FOUNDATION
The Estate Planning Guide for Artists and Artists Space Program
You think you don't need to worry about this now? You're wrong. If you have art in your possession - that you've made - it might be valued by the IRS and considered part of your estate after your death. Start thinking about it now. It will also give you good daily business practices while you are living.

FRACTURED ATLAS
Fractured Atlas is a non-profit organization that serves a national community of artists and arts organizations. Our programs and services facilitate the creation of art by offering vital support to the artists who produce it. We help artists and arts organizations function more effectively as businesses by providing access to funding, healthcare, education, and more, all in a context that honorsn their individuality and independent spirit. By nurturing today's talented but underrepresented voices, we hope to foster a dynamic and diverse cultural landscape of tomorrow.

UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT OFFICE
A principle of American law is that an author of a work may reap the fruits of his or her intellectual creativity for a limited period of time. Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States for original works of authorship, including literary, dramatic, musical, architectural, cartographic, choreographic, pantomimic, pictorial, graphic, sculptural, and audiovisual creations. “Copyright” literally means the right to copy. Learn the Basics of Copyright Trademarks, Patent, How to Register your work of art and so much more.

UNITED STATES PATENT & TRADEMARK OFFICE
For over 200 years, the basic role of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has remained the same: to promote the progress of science and the useful arts by securing for limited times to inventors the exclusive right to their respective discoveries (Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution). Under this system of protection, American industry has flourished. New products have been invented, new uses for old ones discovered, and employment opportunities created for millions of Americans. The strength and vitality of the U.S. economy depends directly on effective mechanisms that protect new ideas and investments in innovation and creativity. The continued demand for patents and trademarks underscores the ingenuity of American inventors and entrepreneurs. The USPTO is at the cutting edge of the Nation’s technological progress and achievement.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
For more copyright and other registration information. This is where your copyright is stored.

VOLUNTEER LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS
Since 1969, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts has been the leading provider of pro bono legal services, mediation services, educational programs and publications, and advocacy to the arts community in the New York area. Through public advocacy, VLA frequently acts on issues vitally important to the arts community in New York and beyond. As the first arts-related legal aid organization, VLA is the model for similar organizations around the world. VLA is supported in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and through generous gifts from law firms, corporations, foundations and individuals.

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