Music Links
Artist Support
These organizations offer information on grants, health/liability insurance, professional development, rehearsal and performance venues, studio space, legal and accounting services, and job opportunities, as well as providing places to post events.
- The Actors Fund
- Alliance of Artists Communities
- Artists House Music
- Austin Creative Alliance
- Austin Music Foundation
- Creative Capital
- Fractured Atlas
- Health Alliance for Austin Musicians
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New York Foundation for the Arts
- The Savvy Musician
- SIMS Foundation
- Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts
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Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts Resources List
A helpful list of links on intellectual property, copyright, contracts, and more. -
Regional Foundation Library
While not arts-specific, the Regional Foundation Library is a valuable resource that serves as a bridge between the grant-seeking and grant-making communities. Students can make an appointment with a librarian for information on research funding.
Job Listings
These sites offer targeted job listings in your field. For additional arts-specific and general job search tools and subscription listings available to currently enrolled fine arts undergraduate and graduate students, please visit the Find a Job or Internship page.
Professional Organizations
Professional organizations are a way to build a network in your chosen career, often hosting events, offering continuing education opportunities, and sharing other resources of interest. Membership is usually required for full access, but many organizations offer student rates.
- American Federation of Musicians
- American Music Therapy Association
- American Musicological Society
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
- American String Teachers Association
- Center for Educator Development in Fine Arts
- Chamber Music America
- ChoralNet: The American Choral Directors Association
- The College Music Society
- League of American Orchestras
- MENC: The National Association for Music Education
- Opera America
- Texas Music Educators Association
Arts Agencies
- Mid-America Arts Alliance
- National Endowment for the Arts
- Texas Commission on the Arts
- Texas Music Office
UT Fine Arts Library Resources
The UT Fine Arts Library has area-specific online resources that include research advice, databases, electronic journals, and links, as well as a complete list of fine arts periodicals available to browse at the library.
Other Career Services Offices
- Eastman Office of Careers and Professional Development Resources
- New England Conservatory of Music Career Services Resources
Other
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Book of Lists
The Book of Lists provides comprehensive coverage of local business news and information from major metropolitan cities. It is a great tool for researching industries and individual organizations located by city. - Concert Artists Guild
- Orchestralist
- Worldwide Internet Music Resources
