FOR ARTISTS, MAKERS & CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURS

• Glossary of Visual Arts Terms
  

ACCOUNTANTS & TAX ASSISTANCE

• Massachusetts Society of CPAs (Find a CPA for your needs/in your area)
  
• Art and Taxes is a site developed to address the tax needs of artists of all disciplines. Great resources for free!
  

ADVOCACY

• Americans for the Arts a national organization dedicated to advancing the arts in America
  
• Boston Musicians Association
  
• Design Studio for Social Intervention
  
• Health Care for All Free helpline 800-272-4232
  
• Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition (MALC) is a state-wide coalition of artists of all disciplines volunteering their time to ensure artists are at the policy making table. MALC’s meetings, and connected working groups are designed to bring together artists leaders of all disciplines and artist(s) run organizations, initiatives, and businesses around key issues facing Massachusetts artists working in all disciplines. Though participants may have different perspectives on how best to address the issues facing our community, we are all committed to improving the social and economic position of all Massachusetts artists. The overall goal is to empower our community, support our artist leaders, and to mentor new artists leaders.  
  
• Massachusetts Cultural Council State arts agency that offers grant programs, partnerships and services for nonprofit cultural organizations, and programs for schools, communities and individual artists. They also have lists of artist directories and spaces.
  
• MassCreative
  
• Mass Production Coalition  
  
• National Writers Union Boston
  
• The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) 
  
• SAG/AFTRA- New England 
  
• VSA ART of MA serves individuals with disabilities by creating opportunities for participation in the arts and integration into the cultural and educational mainstream of our communities.
  
• Artisans Asylum
  
• Boston Cyberarts, Inc 
  
• MIT Program in Art Culture & Technology (ACT)
  
• Zero
  
• Artmorpheus
  
• Artists Under the Dome/MALC
  
• Arts & Business Council of Boston
  
• Arts Boston
  
• MASS MoCA’s Assets for Artists
  
• Boston Dance Alliance  
  
• Grub Street Center for Creative Writing
  
• Mayors Office of Arts & Culture (Boston)
  
• Mass Cultural Council
  
• MA Film Office
  
• MassMouth a nonprofit organization promoting the art of storytelling
  
• Mass Poetry
  
• New England Foundation for the Arts
  
• Society of Arts & Crafts
  
• The Record Company
  

BUSINESS ASSISTANCE

• Accion
  
• Artmorpheus
  
• Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce
  
• Carrot Project (Boston)
  
• Center for Women and Enterprise (Boston)
  
• Coastal Community Capital
  
• Commonwealth Kitchen (Dorchester)
  
• Cooperative Fund of New England (Watertown)
• Community Development Partnership  (Eastham)
  
• Franklin County Community Development Corp., Hilltown CDC, Valley CDC (Greenfield)
  
• Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce
  
• Hispanic American Institute (Boston)
  
• Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Corp.
  
• Lawrence Partnership
  
• Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (Mass MoCa)
  
• Mass Small Business Development Centers SBDC
  
• Entrepreneurship Center, formerly Merrimack Valley Small Business Center (Lowell)
  
• Mill Cities Community Investment (Lowell)
  
• New Bedford Economic Development Council
  
• NewVue Communities (Fitchburg)
  
• North Central Mass Development Corp. (Fitchburg)
  
• North Shore Community Development Coalition (Salem)
  
• Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation & LISC (Boston)
  
• Nuestras Raices (Holyoke)
  
• Pittsfield Economic Revitalization Corp
  
• Quaboag Valley Community Development Corp. (Ware)
  
• Quincy 2000 Collaborative
  
• SCORE Boston
  
• Southeast Asian Coalition of Massachusetts (Worcester)
  
• South Middlesex Opportunity Council (SMOC) (Framingham)
  

• Mass Cultural Council
  
• New England Foundation for the Arts
  
• The Boston Foundation, Brother Thomas Fellowships

INSURANCE

• CERF + studio protector
  
• Fractured Atlas Pocket Guides for insurance for various disciplines

LEGAL SERVICES 

• Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights
  
• Transactional Law Clinic s at Harvard Law School
  
• Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of Mass

SPACE

• Artists Space 
  
• Co-working

MORE

• Mass Creative Economy Industry Resources Listing
  
• The Mass. Office of Travel and Tourism maintains an extensive calendar of open studio events.
  
• Mobius, Inc collaborative of interdisciplinary artists whose mission is to generate, shape and test experimental art. 
  

ART & TECHNOLOGY

• WebsiteSetup.org recently created a free, step-by-step guide titled "Online Portfolios: How to Setup & What to Include" specifically for creative types and business owners to reference. It's meant to help those who have no real website or portfolio building experience create something great for themselves to share their work.
• Salem Public Library Technology Assistance Appointments - It's always O.K. to ask for help!
  
  ARTS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, LOCAL & REGIONAL
  
• Dorchester Bay EDC (small business loans)
  
• E For all (Lowell)

• Press Contacts