Incorporates the arts and humanities into White House objectives and presents The Coming Up Taller Awards which recognize and support outstanding community arts programs that celebrate America's young people.

Links to government, philanthropic, corporate, and other arts resources.

The business of art, professional development, and portfolio development resources are explored on this site.

In 1999, Creative Capital embarked on a mission to reinvent the existing model of arts philanthropy and to fulfill the specific needs of the country's most innovative artists. more...

Helps community-based organizations and credit unions to collaborate on projects and form constructive partnerships.

The American Watercolor Society hosts a Scholarship Program for Art Teachers. It is open to teachers at the secondary or college level. The purpose of the scholarships is to encourage the instruction of the water media. AWS will fund the cost of tuition and materials for attending an instruction period in watercolor painting of at least five days but not more than 6 months in duration. The tuition stipend is paid directly to the sponsoring organization conducting the instruction.

The Rockefeller Foundation hosts a series of funding programs for artists. This site describes the Foundation's mission, various funding opportunities and application process descriptions.

The Abbey Council offers Scholarship and Fellowships in Painting at the British School at Rome. The nine-month Abbey Scholarship is usually given to a promising emergent painter and three-month Abbey Fellowships are awarded to mid-career painters with an established record of achievement.

Links to artists' books organizations.

Definitions for more than 3,600 terms used in discussing art / visual culture, along with thousands of supporting images, pronunciation notes, great quotations and cross-references.