Links

http://www.artsconnect.com.au
artsConnect - Connecting Australian Artists Online - artsConnect is an online art portal profiling Australian artists of all media - filmmakers, painters, poets, musicians, actors, fashion designers, graffiti artists, animators, comedians, glass artists etc. Connect directly with artists via artsConnect

http://www.segd.org/
Society for Environmental graphic design - SEGD is an interdisciplinary design association, founded in 1973 to promote the professional development and understanding of environmental graphic design

http://www.aiga.org/
American Institute of Graphic Arts - The US equivalent to AGDA, and probably the largest graphic design associations in the world. Events, publications, resources and issues for US graphic designers.

http://www.dandad.org/
Dandad - Longstanding UK design association with strong ties to both advertising and graphic design.

http://www.design-council.org.uk/
Design Council - A UK, government-funded foundation with multi-disciplinary coverage and a mandate to foster the use of design by corporations, through direct action and via trade association relationships. Some great resources and case studies. Strong bias towards product design, but definitely worth a look.

http://www.dia.org.au/
Design Institute of Australia - The Voice of Professional Design in Australia.The Design Institute of Australia (DIA) is Australia's professional membership body for designers.

http://www.gdc.net/
Gaphic Designers of Canada - Canadian equivalent to AGDA. Have an interesting Designer Accreditation system in place, but no concrete results from this program as yet.

http://www.artisthelpnetwork.com/index.asp
Artists Help Network - free information service designed to help artists take control of their careers. The network assists artists in locating information, resources, guidance, and advice on a comprehensive range of career-related topics

http://www.arts.nsw.gov.au/default.htm
Arts NSW - Arts NSW manages an annual program of grants, fellowships, awards and lectures and provides policy advice to Government on the State's cultural institutions.

http://www.ozco.gov.au
The Australia Council - The Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body. It directly supports young, emerging and established artists, as well as new and established organisations

http://www.fuel4arts.com fuel4arts
- Fuel4arts aims to bring people and ideas together around a shared interest in arts marketing. We inquire, challenge, find, analyse, and share resources to nurture the global development of best practice in arts marketing and audience development

http://www.visualarts.net.au/
Visualarts - Visual Arts is created by the National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) as an online meeting place for everyone involved or interested in Australian visual arts and craft.

http://www.acga.com.au/
The Australian Commercial Galleries - This Association was established as an incorporated association in 1976. Its then goals were to "promote Australian artists and Australian art" to protect "the good name and interests of the art trade" and to "make representations to Government Department and other bodies as necessary or desirable"

http://www.transartists.nl/index.html
Trans Artists - Trans Artists is an independent foundation that informs artists of any discipline about international artist-in-residence programs and other opportunities for artists to stay and work elsewhere 'for art's sake'.

http://www.regionalartsnsw.com.au
Regional Arts NSW - Is the peak body for the arts and community cultural development in regional, rural and remote New South Wales.

http://www.designiskinky.net/index_main.html
Design is Kinky - Was created by Andrew in mid 1998 in a small flat in Sydney, Australia. His main reason for starting it was simply to get involved in the design community that he saw beginning to grow online. Influenced by sites such as Digitalthread, Zeldman.com, Shift and the K10k crew, as a designer Andrew was excited at the potential that the community showed and decided to jump on board and become a part of it.

http://www.international-artist.com/a/default.htm
International Artist - Welcome to the home of International Artist magazine and Australian Artist magazine, art instruction magazines and books for artists by artists from around the world. In each issue we take you inside the studios of the world's best artists.

http://www.caos.org.au/
Contemporary Arts Organisation of Australia - CAOs is a national network of contemporary arts organisations which play a pivotal role in the development and support of contemporary art practice in Australia.

http://www.artbank.gov.au/artist-info.htm
Artbank - Artbank builds its collection by acquiring significant works primarily through current exhibitions at commercial galleries, contemporary art spaces, artist run organizations and artists' studios throughout Australia.

http://www.fineartrental.com.au/html/home.html
Fine art Rental - Contemporary Fine Art Rental Organisation