These resources and links are provided as a service to teaching artists, cultural organizations and classroom teachers. We do our best to ensure the links are correct, however, please let us know if you find a link is broken or a resource contains inappropriate content. The Council does not endorse and is not responsible for any content or products which may be available or advertised on any other sites. 

ARTS – Local, State, Regional

• Arts4All Florida
• Florida Alliance for Arts Education
• Florida Association of Museums
• Florida Cultural Alliance
• Florida Division of Cultural Affairs
• Florida Festival and Events Association
• Florida Humanities Council
• Americans for the Arts – The nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America. AFTA’s online Arts Action Center can help you find your legislators, along with information about what’s happening with the arts nationally.
• ArtsEdge – Part of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, ArtsEdge and the National Arts & Education Network provides tools to develop interdisciplinary curricula that fully integrate the arts with other academic subjects.
• Association of Performing Arts Presenters is a membership organization that achieves its goal by providing visionary thinking, professional development, resource sharing, and advocacy.
• International Federation of Arts Councils and Cultural Agencies – A global network of arts councils and ministries of culture.
• National Arts and Disability Center – Promotes the full inclusion of audiences and artists with disabilities into all facets of the arts community.
• National Assembly of State Arts Agencies – A membership organization for the nation’s state arts agengies. Includes a comprehensive advocacy checklist for arts organizations.
• National Endowment for the Arts – Learn more about what’s happening at the national level.
• National Organization for Arts in Health – Dedicated to serving and advancing the field of Arts in Health.
• Open Secrets – A nonpartisan organization that tracks campaign contributions for state-level elections and public policy in all 50 states.
• The Association of American Cultures – Advocates for diversity of artistic expression.
• Vote Smart  – Allows you to look up platforms and voting records for every candidate and elected official from the US President to local government officials.
• VSA – A national nonprofit organization whose mission is to create a society where people with disabilities learn through, participate in, and enjoy the arts. (See Arts4All Florida for Florida-specific information.)

ARTS EDUCATION

• Americans for the Arts Arts Education Navigator, a series of e-books designed to help educators, students, and advocates.
• Artcyclopedia: The Fine Art Search Engine
• Americans for the Arts Benefits of Arts Education fact sheet
• ArtsEdge / John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
• Arts Education Partnership
• Creativity and Education: Why It Matters — A Nov. 2012 Adobe Systems survey. The survey of U.S. business professionals shows that 89 percent believe unlocking creativity is essential to economic growth, and 88 percent believe it belongs in education curricula. Classroom study of the arts and music ranked as the two most important subject areas that build creative thinking skills, followed by English and Science.
• Florida Art Education Association
• Florida Department of Education Standards
• Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, Arts in Education Resources
• Hillsborough Art Education Association
• Institute of International Education
• Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education (KCAAEN) Network
• National Association for Music Education
• National Art Education Association
• National Core Arts Standards
• SHAPE America (Society of Health and Physical Educators)
• STEM to STEAM (STEAM is a movement championed by the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and adopted widely by institutions, corporations, and individuals)
• Young Audiences Arts for Learning

ARTS – LITERARY

• The Academy of American Poets
• ArtsJournal.com
• Florida Literary Arts Coalition
• Florida Literary Links
• PEN America
• Poets & Writers
• Poetry Foundation 
• Writers.com
• WritersWeekly.com

ARTS – PERFORMING

• American Association of Community Theatre
• American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Inc.
• Chorus America
• Dance/USA
• Florida Dance Education Organization
• Florida Music Educators’ Association
• Florida Association for Theatre Education
• Florida Association for Media Education
• International Association of Theatre for Children & Young People
• International Society of the Performing Arts
• League of American Orchestras
• New Music USA
• Opera America
• Southeastern Theatre Conference

FLORIDA’S STATEWIDE ORGANIZATIONS

• Arts for Health Florida
• Arts4All Florida – The State Organization on Arts and Disability
• Florida Association of Museums
• Florida Cultural Alliance
• Florida Festival and Events Association
• Florida Humanities Council
• Florida Tropical Weavers Guild
• Film in Florida – Florida Office of Film and Entertainment
• Film Florida

GOVERNMENT

• Census Bureau
• FirstGov – The U.S. Government’s Official Web Portal
• Film Tampa Bay
• MyFlorida.com – The Official Portal of the State of Florida
• Florida Division of Cultural Affairs

GRANTS, FUNDRAISING

• Benevon
• eSchool News School Funding Center
• Fundsnet Services – Arts & Culture Funders
• Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Grantionary
• Foundation Center

See also our webpage on Grant Resources.

LOCAL CULTURAL INFORMATION

• Arts & Culture Guide of Tampa-Hillsborough — An annual publication of the Arts Council of Hillsborough County and distributed free throughout Hillsborough County. Features a directory of nonprofit arts organizations, seasonal calendar and other cultural information. Call the Arts Council for free copies or download from this site.
• Hillsborough County Cultural Plan — Comprehensive publication defining six long-range goals for Hillsborough County. Recommends actions and funding to develop culture in Hillsborough County.
• Multicultural Guide for visitors from Visit Tampa Bay — Publication presents an overview of annual multicultural events. Highlights local African-American, Asian-American and Hispanic services, entertainment and cultural businesses as well as a brief history of the area’s diverse heritage.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, NATIONAL

• American Alliance of Museums
• American Craft Council
• American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
• Americans for the Arts
• American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
• Copyright Alliance for the Arts
• Corporation for Public Broadcasting
• Fractured Atlas
• Institute of Museum and Library Services
• National Arts Marketing Project
• National Association of Independent Artists
• National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
• National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts
• National Endowment for the Arts
• National Endowment for the Humanities
• National Organization for Arts & Health (NOAH)
• National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Public Art Archive
• The Recording Academy

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, REGIONAL

• Mid-Atlantic Arts
• South Arts
• Theatre Tampa Bay
• US Regional Arts Organizations

These resources and links are provided as a service. The Council does not endorse and is not responsible for any content or products which may be available or advertised on any other sites. We do our best to ensure the links are correct, however, please contact us if you find a link is broken or a resource contains inappropriate content.

08/2017