Monday, February 6, 2012
WesstArtisans.com and its parent non-profit organization, WESST, are committed to helping enterprising artists and small business owners succeed by providing low-cost, low-risk business skills training and access-to-market tools, such as the WesstArtisans.com website, to New Mexico-based entrepreneurs.
In an effort to keep our visitors in touch with the latest information, we are pleased to provide this list of resources and useful weblinks for artist-entrepreneurs and small business owners. You'll also find links to quality shopping sites related to southwestern art and western/southwestern home decor. Please refer to this page often for frequent updates.
WESST wishes to acknowledge the Ms. Foundation and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation for their support of WesstArtisans.com. Additional financial support has also been received from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Bank of America New Mexico, the McCune Charitable Foundation, the Linked Foundation, and New Mexico Arts. Thank you for generously supporting WESST, MARKETLINK, and the entrepreneurs we serve.
Resources for Artists
ArtBuzz.org - Dedicated to the Enlightenment of the Visual Arts and the Advancement of its Creators"
Worldwide Arts Resources - The largest site for contemporary art, art news, art history, and gallery portfolios online since 1995
ArtistResource.org - An online community to support creative people in the visual and literary arts
American Craft - Resources to assist professional crafts artists and retailers Creative Capital's Artist's Toolbox - A collection of career resources for artists
The Artist Help Network - Guidance on a range of career-related topics
Artist's Rights Society Information on copyright and liscensing basics for visual artists
Artist's Health Insurance Resource Center - Information about individual and small business group health insurance options for the arts community
Craft Emergency Relief Fund - Support for professional crafts artists suffering career-threatening emergencies
Grant and Fellowship Opportunities for Artists
Pollack Krasner Foundation, Inc. Grant fund established by the late Lee Krasner, widow of Jackson Pollack for visual artists.
Creative Capital Grants Grant opportunities for individual artists.
Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowships To Assist Research and Artistic Creation to artists of all disciplines.
New Mexico Arts Grants Program
Fund for Women Artists A funding list for visual and media artists
Getty Grant Progam Grant opportunities for individual artists who promote the conservation of cultural heritage
Grants.gov Federal funding opportunities for Arts
Community Development Links
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Rural and Community Networking
Lone Eagle Consulting
Women's Rural Entrepreneurial Network
Small Business Resources
(New Mexico) WESST Corp
Albuquerque Economic Development, Inc.
United States Small Business Administration
Association for Enterprise Opportunity
National Foundation for Women Business Owners
FZ Women
Pages4women.com An Informational Site for Women Worldwide
Women's e-news.org
Woman Owned - Information, networking opportunities and advice for women business owners. Small Business Information Guide
Business@Home
CCH Business Owner's Toolkit
United States Patent and Trademark Office
United States Internal Revenue Service
Lawyers.com
Nolo Self-Help Law Center
Small Business Taxes and Management
New Mexico Small Business Development Center
Accion New Mexico
InfoUSA.com
Garage.com
MoneyHunt
World Law Direct
SEO and E-Commerce Resources
Add Your Site To The Truly Open Directory.
Merchant Account Process credit cards and other forms of electronic payments with a merchant account from gomsg.com.
Fast Company
Business 2.0
Bigstep.com
Netpreneur Exchange
New Mexico Gifts, Art & Home Decor
TurquoiseJewelry.com - An online guide about turquoise jewelry
Collectors Guide to Art in New Mexico
shopmuseum.com
Rainbow Artists.com
Woman Made Gallery
Desert Dancer.com
Shades of Southwest
Textile Arts
SouthwestWomen.com
GreatNewMexico.com
New Mexico Culture & Travel
NM Dept. of Tourism
New Mexico Magazine
TaosLink.com
New Mexico Ranch
ClickState.com
Style New Mexico
Taos area art links
New Mexico CultureNet
