Make a Life and a Living in the Arts
The best thing about building a career in the arts is that you do something you love on a daily basis.
It also comes with the challenge of finding a creatively fulfilling position that, as an added benefit, provides an income. Such jobs are out there, and we'll help you find them. In addition to Handshake, which brings employers and job seekers together, we have a long list of resources.
Federal, State, Regional and Local Arts Agencies
These agencies provide grants, services, advocacy to arts organizations and individual artists
- National Endowment for the Arts
- Virginia Commission for the Arts
- Maryland State Arts Council
- D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities
- New York Foundation for the Arts
- Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
- New England Foundation for the Arts
- Arlington Commission for the Arts
- Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County
- Prince George's Arts and Humanities Council
- Arts Council of Fairfax County
- Loudoun Arts Council
Funding, Research and Service Organizations
Theatre, Film and Television Resources
- Actors' Equity Association
- Educational Theatre Association
- Screen Actors Guild/American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
- Stage Directors and Choreographers Society
- Theatre Communications Group
- United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT)
- United Scenic Artists
- Virginia Film Office
Job Listings/Audition Announcements
- Playbill
- Acting Biz
- The Actor Site
- Show Biz Jobs
- Entertainment Careers
- Mandy Jobs in TV and Film
- Production Hub
- Entertainers Worldwide Jobs
Dance Resources
- American Dance Therapy Association
- Answers 4 Dancers
- Career Transitions for Dancers
- Dance & Technology Zone
- Dance Educators of America
- Dance Notation Bureau
- Dance/USA
- National Dance Association
Music Resources
- American Choral Directors Association
- American Federation of Musicians
- International Society for the Performing Arts
- Music Teachers National Association
- The National OPERA Center America
- Solo Performer
- The American Orff-Schulwerk Association
- National Association for Music Education
Visual Art, Graphic Design and Game Design Resources
- AIGA: Professional Association for Design
- American Craft Council
- American Print Alliance
- Art Deadlines List
- Artist Help Network
- College Art Association
- Entertainment Software Association
- Glass Art Society
- Graphic Artists Guild
- International Sculpture Center
- National Association of Independent Artists
- National Sculpture Society
- Photographic Resource Center at Boston University
- Portrait Society of America
- Society for Photographic Education
- The International Game Developers Association
- World Wide Art Resources