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Careers in the Arts Resources

Listed below are a collection of resources related to pursuing a career in the arts.

• The Design, Architecture, Art & Planning Library at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio maintains a well-researched list of references to library resources on art as a career, legal aspects, and the presentation of portfolios: http://www.libraries.uc.edu/research/subject_resources/art/careers.html

Books

• Putting Creativity to Work: Careers in the Arts for People with Disabilities a VSA arts publication dealing with careers in ALL of the arts.
  
  
• The Art Business Encyclopedia for artists, collectors, dealers, galleries, museums and their attorneys, by Leonard DuBoff, attorney at law, Allworth Press, 1994. Covers all legal and business aspects of working in the arts including laws, forms, consignment statutes, copyright, prints and multiple images, organizations and more.
  
  
• Legal Guide for the Visual Artist the Professional's Handbook, by Tad Crawford, Allworth Press, New York, 1995. Covers Contracts, reproduction rights, moral rights, licensing, copyright, protections for artists, insurance, unique art and limited editions, video, multimedia, studios, leases, taxes, the artist's estate, museums, grants and public support for the arts, artist's groups and organizations for the arts, ethics committee of fair practice, and bibliography.
  
  
• Business and Legal Forms for Illustrators, by Tad Crawford, Allworth Press, 1990. Includes 17 ready to use forms and instructions for their use, negotiation checklists, and a discussion of different kinds of contracts.

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