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Aquent - The world’s leading marketing and creative staffing agency,  matching professionals with freelance, contract, try-before-you-hire, and full-time job opportunities at top organizations.

Art Foundations - Yahoo directory of Art Foundations.

ArtJob - Full- & part-time employment, internships, grants, public art projects, residencies.  You can search by region, art discipline, type of organization, and more! (Subscription fee applies.)

ArtSpaceFinder.org – The definitive place to help you find or list space to create in Massachusetts and the Boston metro area. 

ArtistLink.org
has more than 80 pages of helpful content on leasing, purchasing and developing artist space.

ArtSearch - The essential source for careers in the arts. Search jobs by job category, location and posting date.
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Arts USA - The website of Americans for the Arts, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the arts in America.  Offers internship and career opportunities and links to other organizations.

CreativeJobsCentral.com – Offers job listings in the creative industries, such as Advertising, Entertainment, Fashion, Marketing, Music, Photography, Public Relations and more.  Over 2000 internships and entry-level jobs added daily

hireCulture.org is a free, searchable database of cultural employment listings in Massachusetts. Includes arts-related jobs, internships, and volunteer positions in Massachusetts. (A free service of the Massachusetts Cultural Council)

MatchBook.org is a free online marketplace designed to match New England's performing artists with the schools, libraries, theaters, festivals, galleries, clubs, and coffee houses who book them to perform.

Self Employment in the Arts - SEA was created with the idea that more artists will succeed if they have business skills, knowledge, resources, and contacts. Their mission is to provide educational resources to help aspiring artists gain the entrepreneurial knowledge and skills needed to establish and maintain a career as an independent artist.

Springboard for the Arts - Springboard for the Arts' mission is to cultivate a vibrant arts community by connecting artists with the skills, contacts, information and services they need to make a living and a life. They offer Job listings, Internships, other opportunities.

World Wide Arts Resources - The largest site for contemporary art, art news, art history, contemporary artist and gallery portfolios. Offers links to museums, funding, grants, education, employment website and much more!

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Arts Administration

ArtsAdministration.org - An international organization incorporated as a nonprofit institution within the United States. Its mission is to represent college and university graduate and undergraduate programs in arts administration, encompassing training in the management of visual, performing, literary, media, cultural and arts service organizations.

American Institute for the Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works

Los Angeles County Arts Commission - There are over 1,500 arts organizations and 150,000 working artists in the County of Los Angeles, creating the largest concentration of arts activity in the United States.  The Commission supports arts activity in the County by providing grant and performing opportunities. 

Yahoo Gallery Directory - Yahoo search results for Art Gallery directories worldwide.

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Museums

starstar Museum Market - A great resource! Museum Market is a portal for museum information, focused on news useful to museum professionals and visitors. On this site you will find listings for museum jobs, associations and service providers or vendors for museum and other cultural organizations including aquariums, botanical gardens, science centers and zoos.

American Association of Museums is dedicated to ensuring that museums remain a vital part of the American landscape, connecting people with the greatest achievements of the human experience, past, present and future. They represent the entire scope of museums and professionals and nonpaid staff who work for and with museums: 15,000 individual museum professionals and volunteers, 3,000 institutions, and 300 corporate members. Also search the AAM list of accredited museums.

Artcyclopedia - Search museums worldwide

International Council of Museums - Committed to the conservation, continuation and communication to society of the world's natural and cultural heritage, present and future, tangible and intangible. 

Museum Job Resources Online - Provides links to various museum employment resources.

MuseumLink.com - Lists museums by state. Also has links to some international museums.

Museum Resource Board - Includes a museum locator with contact information for 7,500 US museums, and museum-related job, internship, and resume databases. 
MuseumStuff - A directory of museums (both in the US and International), sorted by country, type, genre and more.

New England Museum Association - The mission of the New England Museum Association is to strengthen member museums and museums in the region. To achieve this mission, NEMA fosters communication and ethical conduct; provides professional development; promotes excellence in museum operations; and encourages support for the museum community. NEMA Job listings

Smithsonian Institution - The world's largest museum complex and research organization composed of 19 museums, 9 research centers, and the National Zoo. The site also offers Internships and Careers.

USA Museums Database - Search by name, state, or type.

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Performing Arts

Artslynx International Dance Resources - Extensive list of links for dancers of all kinds, including employment resources, publications and organizations.

ArtStaffing.com - Offers staffing, consulting and training programs for museums, non-profit organizations, and art businesses nationwide. NEW: Career Services and Art Career Newsletter.

CyberDance is an extensive internet dance database containing thousands of links to classical ballet and modern dance resource.

Castingnet.com – All of the latest entertainment crew jobs and corporate entertainment jobs.  Free registration.

Ensemble.org - If it's about music, it can be found at Ensemble. Includes music links, professional associations, and other music-related sites. 

League of American Orchestras - Includes information for those looking to develop a career in orchestra administration or conducting.

MusicalAmerica.com – The meeting place for the entire performing arts industry.  Career Center, articles, industry contacts and more!

The Performing Arts Careers section features a career overview, requirements, job outlook, career tracks, compensation information and job listings.

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Visual Arts and Design

AllGraphicDesign.com - Education, forums, templates, careers & business, resources, articles, blogs, freelance design jobs and more!

American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) - Inspiration, professional resources, education, design & business, societ & evnironment, writing and more.

ASID is a community of people—designers, industry representatives, educators and students—committed to interior design.

Arts Opportunities
- Free resource for artists, students and arts administrators seeking to further their careers in the arts. Jobs & internships searchable by location and area of focus.

Careers in the Visual Arts - A simple list of all different careers in visual arts.

College Art Association has information about graduate schools, artists' resumes, career development and professional advancement.

CreativeBusiness.com - Creating business standards for creative services businesses. Articles, Free Forms, Books, Newsletter, Free Advice, Links and Resources.

Design & Publishing is all about the exchange of information, news, reviews, and all things revolving around the broad topics of design and publishing. Here you will find all kinds of resources relating to graphics, layout, design and typography.

The Fine Art Directory - A full directory of jobs, career descriptions, museums, artists, galleries and more.

Graphic Design Guild - For graphic designers, Web designers, digital artists, illustrators, cartoonists, animators, art directors, surface designers, and various combinations of these disciplines.

NYFA Interactive for Artists - The best free national online source for jobs and internships in the arts. New jobs posted daily!

Visual Nation - A broad list of search links related to art, including careers, education, discussion groups and more.

wetfeetThe Visual Arts Careers section offers career overview, requirements, job outlook, career tracks, compensation information and job listings. See also Design Careers.

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