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Actorsite.com Casting Notices
CastingAudition.com
National Dinner Theatre Association
National Outdoor Drama Auditions
National Theatre for Children
Dance.net Theatre Audition Listings
GetGigs.com Theatre Audition Listing
TheatreJobs.com Job Listing
Unified Professional Theatre Auditions
University/Resident Theatre Association (U/RTA)
CastingAudition.com
National Dinner Theatre Association
National Outdoor Drama Auditions
National Theatre for Children
Dance.net Theatre Audition Listings
GetGigs.com Theatre Audition Listing
TheatreJobs.com Job Listing
Unified Professional Theatre Auditions
University/Resident Theatre Association (U/RTA)
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Atlanta Coalition of Performing Arts Unified Auditions
Baltimore Theatre Alliance
California Artsopolis.com Audition Listing
California Casting Connection
California Education Theatre Association
Central Florida Performing Arts Alliance
Chicago Casting ActorsLife.com
Chicago Theatre, Television & Radio Auditions
Cincinnati Theatre Auditions & Casting Calls
Florida Casting ActorsLife.com
Florida Webzine
Illinois Theatre Association
Indiana Theatre Association
Los Angeles Caryn.Com Theatre, Film & Television Listing
Los Angeles, Southern California Casting ActorsLife.com
League of Washington DC Area Theatres
Maine Cast and Crew
Midwest Theatre Auditions
Minneapolis Musical Theatre
Minnesota ArtsNation.com
New England Entertainment Digest
New England Theatre 411
New England Theatre Conference
New Hampshire Theatre
New Jersey Theatre Alliance
New York Casting ActorsLife.com
New York Castings
North Carolina Theatre
North Carolina Theatre Conference
Northwest Drama Conference
Northwest Indiana Excellence in Theatre Foundation Listings
Northwest Theatre & Film Audition Listing
Ohio (Central) Auditions
Ohio Theatre Alliance Auditions
Portland Area Theatre Alliance
Rocky Mountain Theatre Association
Summer Theatre Auditions
Sacramento Area Regional Theatre Alliance
Seattle Auditions
Southeastern Theatre Conference
Southwest Theatre Association
StrawHat Auditions – CT
Texas Auditions
Theatre Alliance of Michigan
Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia
Theatre Auditions in Wisconsin
Theatre Bay Area General Auditions - CA
Theatreport.com – Theatre in Houston, Texas
Twin Cities Unified Theatre and Film Auditions
VermontTheatre.com
THEATRE – Australia Regional Listings
Theatre Australia
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British Columbia Theatre
Ontario Theatre
THEATRE – United Kingdom Regional Listings
The Stage Online
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New York Vocal Area Network Choir Auditions
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New York Vocal Area Network Choir Auditions
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Other Relevant Associations & Organizations
About the Arts
Community based weekly cable television program, created in 1995 to provide exposure and visibility to the arts, bring local artists to the forefront and to present viewers with innovative and original arts programming. Accepts submissions of original poetry, essays and short stories to publish on our website.
Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS)
A non-for-profit membership organization serving the interactive entertainment development community.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS)
Famous for the Oscars, but there are other programs and activities of the Academy and its affiliated organization, the Academy Foundation.
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS)
A non-profit corporation devoted both to the advancement of telecommunications arts and sciences and to fostering creative leadership in the telecommunications industry. Also responsible for the annual Emmy Awards.
Actors’ Fund of America
A nonprofit organization founded in 1882, committed to helping show business professionals in times of need with programs in health, human services and work programs
Actors’ Work Program
c/o Actors’ Fund of America
Career management and counseling mostly for sideline and second careers; educational grants for retraining and education.
AFMA®
Formerly known as the American Film Marketing Association, is the trade association for the independent film and television industry. AFMA’s global membership distributes (and often produces) the films and programs made outside of the major U.S. studios.
AFMA Europe
Formerly known as the American Film Marketing Association, is the trade association for the independent film and television industry. AFMA’s global membership distributes (and often produces) the films and programs made outside of the major U.S. studios.
AFTRA-SAG Federal Credit Union
Financial services that benefit members of AFTRA, SAG, AGVA and other Select Employee Groups.
Alliance for Community Media
The Alliance's primary goal is to educate and advocate on behalf of community media. It works with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Congress, state legislatures, state regulatory agencies, and coalition partners to ensure that all people regardless of race, age, gender, disability, religion or economic status have access to technology.
Alliance of Artists’ Communities
A nation-wide consortium and professional organization for the field, advances the role artist communities play in the evolution of new ideas and art. Has searchable web-site and database on the field of artist communities.
Alliance of New York State Arts Organizations
The Alliance monitors, informs, and mobilizes the field on statewide and national issues affectng the arts, and assists local arts agencies in building community support and developing effective grassroots public policy.
Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York (A.R.T./New York)
The Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York (A.R.T./New York) is the service organization for the nation's largest, most artistically influential, and most culturally diverse theatre community: Off Broadway. Founded in 1972, A.R.T./New York currently serves close to 400 not-for-profit theatres and related organizations. Our members serve over 6 million theatregoers annually, constitute the single largest source of new work entering the American repertory, and have produced 15 winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. They provide low-cost office space and management-related technical assistance and grants totally almost $500,000 through the Nancy Quinn Fund.
American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE)
The mission of American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE) is to promote standards of excellence in theatre and theatre education.
American Arts Alliance
AAA is an advocate for America’s professional not-for-profit arts organizations and their publics, representing arts interests before Congress and other branches of the federal government.
American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA)
Along with the Association of National Advertisers, it is officially recognized by the National Labor Relations Board to negotiate labor union agreements with commercial performers affiliated with SAG, AFTRA, and the AFM.
American Association of Community Theatre (AACT)
Serves both individuals and organizations by providing expertise, assistance and support so that community theatres can provide the best possible theatrical experience for participants and audience alike.
American Composers Forum (ACF)
The American Composers Forum is committed to supporting composers and developing new markets for their music, through granting, commissioning, and performance programs. Useful links page.
American Dance Guild
Serves the needs of performers, choreographers, teachers and students through all stages of their development and careers. Through its conferences and publications the ADG addresses issues pertinent to the dance community.
American Dialect Homepage
c/o Arx Publishing, LLC
Endeavors to bridge the gap between the scholarly and literary worlds of dialectology.
American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM)
Union that represents professional musicians.
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)
American Film Institute (AFI)
A national arts organization devoted to film, television and video, and serves as a coordinating body for individuals and institutions concerned with the moving image as art.
Americans for the Arts
Dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts by: increasing public and private sector support for the arts; ensuring that every American child has access to a high-quality arts education; and strengthening communities through the arts.
American Federation of Jazz Societies
The Federation is an international non-profit organization whose mission is to promote and support jazz through a variety of activities.
American Guild of Musical Artists
Affiliated with the AFL-CIO; Branch of Associated Actors and Artistes of America, This is the labor organization that represents the men and women who create America's operatic, choral, and dance heritage.
American Music Center (AMC)
A national service and information center for new American music offering various career support programs.
American Music Conference
AMC's goal is to build credibility for music and music education, especially at an early age, and to expand that portion of the population that enjoys and makes its own music.
American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR)
Established in 1956, ASTR provides a public voice for theatre scholars and promotes theatre as a field for serious scholarly study and research.
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
Oversight that enables creators and publishers to receive payment for the use of their musical property and provides users of that music with easy and inexpensive legal access to the world’s largest and most varied catalog of copyrighted music.
American Society of Media Photographers, Inc.
A resource for community, culture, commerce and publications relating to publication photography. “Find a Photographer” database, is searchable by criteria including location and specialty.
American Women in Radio and Television (AWRT)
Established in 1951, AWRT has local chapters throughout the United States that promote AWRT’s mission: to advance the impact of women in the electronic media and allied fields, by educating, advocating and acting as a resource to its members and the industry.
Art in the Public Interest
API's goal is to support the efforts of culturally engaged artists and organizations, both by providing information to them about the field, and by providing information about the field to the broader public.
Artists Community Federal Credit Union
A federally-insured financial cooperative owned and controlled by member artists and offering investment programs focusing on arts economics.
ArtJob
Search for art jobs: full- & part-time employment, internships, grants, public art projects, residencies -- you can search by region, art discipline, type of organization, and more. Has listing of state art agencies.
ARTSEDGE
ARTSEDGE supports the place of arts education at the center of the curriculum through the creative and appropriate uses of technology. ARTSEDGE helps educators to teach in, through and about the arts.
Arts Education Partnership
The Arts Education Partnership (formerly the Goals 2000 Arts Education Partnership) is a national coalition of arts, education, business, philanthropic and government organizations that demonstrates and promotes the essential role of the arts in the learning and development of every child and in the improvement of America’s schools.
Arts International
An independent, not-for-profit contemporary arts organization dedicated to the development and support of global cultural interchange in the arts and to educating audiences and the public about the richness and diversity of the arts worldwide.
ArtsMarketing.org
c/o Arts & Business Council Inc.
A comprehensive web portal that organizes practical marketing information in a format that is easily accessible to novice, intermediate and expert marketers alike.
ArtsWest
Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA)
As a non-profit membership organization with about 1700 members in 18 chapters across the U.S. and Asia, AAJA’s largest membership bases are generally concentrated in metropolitan areas on the West Coast (Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle), East Coast (New York City and Washington, D.C.) and Mid-West (Chicago).
Asian American Theater Company
The mission of the Asian American Theater Company (AATC) is to inspire, nurture and promote Asian and Pacific American theater.
A.S.K. Theater Projects
National resource organization facilitating the creation of new work through readings, online services, workshop productions, publications, festivals, forums and its Playwrights-in-the-Schools program.
Association for Independent Music
A professional trade organization supporting the independent music industry by providing business opportunities for its members through an annual convention, ongoing information services, educational resource materials and advocacy.
Association for the Advancement of Arts Education
Among other things, seeks to implement an arts education clearing house as an information, communications and planning forum for educators and arts professionals.
Association for Theatre in Higher Education
The Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) is an organization of individuals and institutions that actively supports scholarship through teaching, research and practice and serves as a collective voice for its mission through its publications, conferences, advocacy, projects, and through collaborative efforts with other organizations.
Association for the Promotion of Campus Activities (APCA)
The APCA is a national campus buyers organization that holds showcases and supplies entertainment information to campus talent buyers throughout the United States.
Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI)
As a governing body for film commissions worldwide, AFCI can be a source of information on wherever film, video or multimedia production and location shoots takes place. It does this through offering: Film Commission Search Engine; information about Locations Trade Show; a list of festivals and trade shows where film commissions appear; the latest on-location production news and other tools.
Association of Independent Feature Film Producers (AIFFP)
Supports global independent feature filmmaking through education, information, networking, analysis, exposure, and advocacy for both equal opportunities for independent feature filmmakers vis-à-vis studios as well as freedom of artistic expression for feature filmmakers in countries that oppress and/or restrict filmmaking.
Association of Location Scouts and Managers (ALSAM)
Engaged in the profession of scouting. ASLAM members share information about locations, creating a network of knowledge and efficiency. Members produce a complete location profile with clear, precise photography, pertinent information and directions.
Association of Performing Arts Presenters
Provides the benefits and services that are needed in helping presenters, artist managers, and consultants to carry out their organizational missions.
Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP)
AICP represents the interests of United States companies that specialize in producing commercials on various media - film, video, computer - for advertisers and agencies.
Association of Independents in Radio (AIR)
AIR includes independent storytellers, documentarians, engineers and marketers, public, community and college radio professionals, programmers, stations, and networks in a collaborative environment.
Association of Independent Video & Filmmakers (AIVF)
The Association of Independent Video& Filmmakers (AIVF) is the membership organization of the Foundation for Independent Video and Film (FIVF). Their mission is to increase the creative and professional opportunities for independent video and filmmakers and to enhance the growth of independent media by providing services and information.
Association of Talent Agents (ATA)
Trade association composed of approximately 100 agency companies engaged in the talent agency business. The membership includes agencies of all sizes representing clients in the motion picture industry, stage, television, radio (including commercials) and literary work.
Beverly Hills Theatre Guild
BHTG is a non-profit organization made up of a diverse group of members who work together to encourage new works in the theatre and musical theatre and to enrich theatrical experiences in the community. "Spotlight Award" is presented on an annual basis to an inspirational person of the theatre.
Bob Hope Hollywood USO at LAX
The USO (United Service Organizations) is chartered by the Congress as a non-profit charitable corporation; it is not a part of the United States Government. The USO mission is to provide morale, welfare and recreation-type services to uniformed military Personnel.
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts was established in London in 1947. BAFTA hosts an annual film and television awards show where its members honor motion pictures and television programs.
British Musician’s Union
Founded in 1893 with a history of grass roots service to musicians of all types to help create new playing opportunities under fair conditions at publicans and clubs.
British Voice Association
Devoted to people with voice problems, ranging from severe pathology and cancer to subtle difficulties of artistic performance, all of whom are entitled to the best care available.
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI)
Source for the song titles, writers and publishers of the world’s most popular music, and information for and about songwriting and music licensing.
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
(BC/EFA) is the nation’s leading industry-based, not-for-profit AIDS fundraising and grant making organization.
Brooklyn International Film Festival (BIFF)
Formerly known as Williamsburg Brooklyn Film Festival (WBFF), is an International, competitive festival for and by independent film makers. BIFF mission is to discover, expose, and promote independent film makers while drawing worldwide attention to Brooklyn. BIFF, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization currently operating under the umbrella of the Brooklyn Economic Development Corporation.
Burcardo Library and Theatre Collection
Rome, Italy
The theatre library owns about 40,000 volumes, coming from gifts and purchases. The book collections range from XVIth century editions to contemporary publications. They include theatre works of all ages, nations, genres, critical essays and histories of theatre and performing arts in all their forms, reference books and repertories, library science professional literature. Collection is accessible through online catalogues.
California Lawyers for the Arts
A nonprofit tax-exempt service organization founded in 1974 which provides lawyer referrals, dispute resolution services, educational programs, publications and a resource library to artists of all disciplines and arts organizations.
Career Transition for Dancers (CTFD)
A mission to empower current and former professional dancers with the knowledge and skills necessary to clearly define their career possibilities after dance, and to provide resources necessary to help make these possibilities a reality.
Casting Society of America
Center for Cultural Collaborations International
The purpose of the Center is to gather resources needed by artists to create new work and/or make lasting, meaningful ties to a community. The Center also advocates for and produces international artistic collaborations between U.S.-based artists and their colleagues in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Center for Intercultural Performance (CIP)
Dedicated to performing arts research and experimentation that promotes better understanding and appreciation across cultures.
Center for Nonprofit Management
Supplying management, training and technology assistance to nonprofit organizations.
Chamber Music America
The mission of CMA is to promote artistic excellence and economic stability within the profession, and to ensure that chamber music, in its broadest sense, is a vital part of American life.
Changing Images In America
CHIA seeks to promote increased visibility and a more balanced imagery of the diverse groups in America. It also provides career-enhancement and personal growth in various other fields, through a wide range of innovative outreach, educational and networking programs, and the Hollywood Networking Breakfast™ held monthly.
Chorus America
Serves the spectrum of professional, volunteer, children/youth, and symphony/opera choruses by providing information, publications, conferences, consulting, training programs, surveys, networking, and awards to support choruses in North America.
Christians In Theatre Arts (CITA)
Organized to give Christians a continent-wide support network of other believers who are also theatre artists.
Classical Action
A not-for-profit organization which draws upon the talents, resources and generosity of the performing arts community to raise vitally needed funds for AIDS-related services across the United States. Classical Action became a fundraising program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS in October, 1997.
Coalition of Inclusive Performing Arts
Tarjan Center for Developmental Disabilities
c/o National Arts and Disability Center
COMEDIA
Association for Hispanic Classical Theater, Inc.
Conference of Drama Schools ( CDS )
Developed to encourage the highest standards in training for actors and stage managers, as well as hosting a variety of associated training in related Technical and Media Studies in the UK.
Copyright Society of the United States of America (CSUSA)
The Copyright Society of the USA is a nonprofit corporation that was organized in 1953 to foster interest in and advance the study of copyright law and the rights in literature, music, art, the theatre, motion pictures, and other forms of intellectual property.
Costume Society of America
Advances the global understanding of all aspects of dress and appearance.
Country Music Association (CMA)
Objectives of the organization are to guide the development of Country Music throughout the world; to demonstrate it as a viable medium to advertisers, consumers and media; and to provide a unity of purpose for the Country Music industry.
Cultural Policy & the Arts National Data Archive - CPANDA
A Princeton University Library web-based interactive digital archive of policy-relevant data on the arts and cultural policy in the United States to search for, analyze, and download survey data about cultural policy and the arts; find facts and statistics about artists, audiences, arts organizations, and support for the arts; obtain overviews of research on artists, arts organizations, audiences, and support for the arts with a summary of sources of data and research questions; find links to web resources on cultural policy and the arts, United States and international arts organizations and data archives, and information about social science data.
Dance/USA
Advances the art form of dance by addressing the needs,concerns and interests of the professional dance community through journals, monthly member bulletins, specialized listservs, and a collection of studies and booklets.
Drama League
Founded as an association of theatre professionals and patrons dedicated to encouraging the finest in professional theatre, the League also serves as a service organization for theatre lovers interested in enhancing their understanding and experience of live theatre.
Dramatists Guild of America
The website of this association of Playwrights, Composers, and Lyricists holds information about membership, copyright, contracts, events & seminars, ways to contact playwrights and their agents, and articles from The Dramatist.
Dramaturgs’ Network
An organisation of professional dramaturgs with the aim of promoting the role of the Dramaturg in the UK by bringing dramaturgs, literary managers, script editors and others together; making opportunities for debate and sharing information and experiences.
DramaWest, The Association of Drama Educators
Subiaco, Western Australia 6904
Professional development, information and advice on pedagogy; and a conduit for the discussion of issues in drama education.
Educational Theatre Association
Specializes in theatre festivals for students, professional development programs for theatre teachers, a magazine, a quarterly journal, and much more.
Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC)
Founded in 1983 to provide information, awareness and understanding of major health and social issues among the entertainment industries and to audiences at large.
Entertainment Industry Development Corporation (EIDC)
Coordinates and releases film shooting permits for many jurisdictions in Southern California. The EIDC also supports and cultivates community-based arts organizations.
Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF)
Commitment to coordinate the philanthropy of the entertainment industry.
Entertainment Publicists Professional Society (EPPS)
Focus on publicity and marketing education, providing valuable seminars, industry resources and networking opportunities.
Entertainment Services & Technology Association (ESTA)
A nonprofit trade association for the North American entertainment technology industry, ESTA is concerned with industry news, technical standards, customer service, equipment quality, business practices, insurance, and credit reporting.
Episcopal Actors Guild of America, Inc.
A charity and a fellowship organization that puts on staged performances, a bi-monthly newsletter and maintains a Guild Archive of performing arts memorabilia.
Experimental Television Center Ltd.
Supports the creation of work using new electronic media technologies, by providing space and time to artists for personal, self-directed creative investigations, and by providing funding and other administrative support directly to makers.
Extras Casting Guild
Provides assistance to both SAG members and Non-Union Background Actors as well as the Casting Directors who hire them by answering questions about where to begin in the industry or how to seek out legitimate casting agencies, and providing a talent database for casting directors to peruse.
The Field
A membership organization offering programs that help independent artists create new artwork, manage their careers, and develop long-range strategies for sustaining a life in the arts. The Field publishes several industry guides, including Space Chase (a guide to performance and rehearsal spaces in New York City, as well as a compilation of out-of-town festivals, residencies and artist colonies), Funding Guide, Self-Production Guide, and Gone With the Field Guide (describes alternative performing possibilities for independent artists in select cities across the United States.
Feldenkrais Guild UK
London, W10 3 XA
The Feldenkrais Guild UK is a non-profit professional organisation of practitioners and teachers of The Feldenkrais Method®. The Feldenkrais Method® teaches how to improve movement, flexibility and posture, reduce pain, stiffness and stress.
Filmanthropic
Federally funded program that trains adults in film industry occupations by pairing them along side professionals in film production.
Film Commission HQ
Actors can register as a Professional Member of FilmCommissionHQ.com (a not-for-profit organization). There is no cost to register. Among many other benefits, Professional Members may receive a free online profile in their Talent Directory. Producers, photographers, talent scouts, and casting directors will be looking to the local Film Commission in the area they are filming in to find local talent. Your online profile will be available for everyone to see in the Talent Directory of your local Film Commission at FilmCommissionHQ.com.
Film/Video Arts
Provides an environment where emerging and established film, video and digital media producers of diverse backgrounds can take courses, receive fiscal sponsorship for their projects and edit their projects affordably.
Future of Music Coalition
c/o Michael Bracy
Organization that addresses pressing music-technology issues as well as advocacy.
Gen Art
Gen Art’s charter states that it works to provide access to the film, fashion and art worlds for those that are interested in these areas by showcasing emerging fashion designers, filmmakers, musicians and visual artists.
Gospel Music Association
As an umbrella organization, the GMA provides an atmosphere in which artists, industry leaders, retail stores, radio stations, concert promoters and local churches can coordinate their efforts for the purpose of benefiting the industry as a whole
Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center
A non-for-profit organization founded in 1977 to cultivate artistic talent using electronic technologies. Harvestworks’ programs provide the artist with production studios, grant opportunities, education, communal lab practice and distribution.
Health & Retirement Funds (AFTRA)
Provides you with the most current information regarding your health and retirement benefits.
The Hollywood Arts Council
The Hollywood Arts Council serves two constituencies: The Hollywood community (Hollywood, a district of the city of Los Angeles, distinct from ‘Hollywood’ the industry) and the artists and arts organizations who work in Hollywood.
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
Formed in October 1921 to replace the old Hollywood Board of Trade. It consists of owners, managers, presidents and other key representatives from a spectrum of businesses and organizations around the Hollywood community.
Hollywood Entertainment District
The Hollywood Entertainment District is a $2.25 million property-business improvement district (BID) spanning an 18-block stretch of Hollywood Boulevard. Funded by 210 property owners, the original BID commenced operations in 1996 and was signficantly expanded in late 1998. In September, 2001, the property owners voted to renew the BID for another two years with an unprecedented 82 percent approval. The BID will expire in December, 2003. A clean and safe Hollywood is the BID's primary objective. The BID also strives to manage the area as a visitor destination and promotes business investment opportunities.
Hollywood Entertainment Museum
features technologically advanced, interactive exhibits, memorabilia, special exhibitions, a six-minute multi-screen video presentation, a studio backlot tour, and a variety of programs designed to educate and entertain.
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
HFPA has about 90 members who disseminate information about movies and television to the world through their various publications throughout the world. The group also is famous for starting and continuing to co-produce the annual Golden Globe Awards, held in January each year. Awards grants.
Hollywood Radio and Television Society (HRTS)
A mentoring organization of West Coast executives from the networks, stations, studios, producers, advertisers, ad agencies, cable companies, media companies, legal firms, publicity agencies, talent and management agencies, performers, services, suppliers and allied fields. Regarded for its HRTS Newsmaker Luncheons and the annual Holiday Party in December.
IFP
IFP is a not-for-profit service organization providing resources and information for its members - independent filmmakers, industry professionals and independent film enthusiasts.
Imagen Foundation
Organization dedicated to encouraging the television, film and advertising industries to portray Latino actors and production storylines in a positive and accurate manner. One of the authorized organizations selected to work with ABC and The Walt Disney Studios to distribute scholarships designed to nurture and support aspiring writers, directors and filmmakers from diverse backgrounds including college and graduate school students and non-student artists interested in getting into the entertainment industry.
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE )
Represents technicians, artisans and craftspersons in the entertainment industry, including live theater, film and television production.
International Amateur Theatre Association (IATA)
As a non-governmental member of UNESCO, and one of the 9 members of the Standing Committee of International Theatre Organizations, IATA helps organize several major international festivals, and provides patronage to hundreds of national festivals with international participation.
International Association of Theatre Critics (IATC/AICT)
Paris, France
The purpose of the IATC is to bring together theatre critics in order to promote international cooperation.
International Bluegrass Music Association
Creates and hosts events to foster Bluegrass music's opportunities for success.
International Brecht Society
The International Brecht Society Homepage is maintained as a service to scholars, critics, dramaturgs, students, and theater people round the world who are interested in the works and thought of Brecht.
International Dialects of English Archive (IDEA)
The Department of Theatre and Film, University of Kansas
Created in 1998 as a repository of primary source recordings for actors and other artists in the performing arts. All recordings are in English, are of native speakers, and you will find both English language dialects and English spoken in the accents of other languages. The recordings are downloadable and playable for both PC and Macintosh computers.
International Federation for Theatre Research
c/o Dean of Arts & Humanities
Lancaster University
Exists to promote collaboration and the exchange of information between individuals and organizations concerned with theatre research through conferences and publications and project assistance.
International Federation of Festival Organizations (FIDOF)
International Modeling and Talent Association (IMTA)
IMTA is an association of training centers and agencies throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, South America, and Europe. IMTA members include independent (AIM - Alliance of Independent Members) and franchised (Barbizon and John Robert Powers) centers. Membership in IMTA is available only through an application and recommendation process. Applications are reviewed and specific professional criteria must be met to become a member of IMTA.
International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA)
ISPA is a not-for-profit international organization (founded 1949) of over 600 executives from more than 50 countries in every region of the world, having involvement in every performing arts discipline.
International Theatre Institute (ITI)
PARIS FRANCE
An international non-governmental organization (NGO) was founded in Prague in 1948 by UNESCO and the international theatre community. In 1962 the International Theatre Institute inaugurated World Theatre Day which is celebrated on 27th March each year.
International Theatre Institute of the United States
International consultation and information service which maintains a library.
LA Sports and Entertainment Commission
LASEC is the official organization for the City of Los Angeles to seek, host, promote and retain major sporting and entertainment events that positively impact the local economy.
League of Historic American Theatres
LHAT is a network of people who appreciate the cultural and architectural heritage of historic theatres and who work locally and nationally to rehabilitate them to serve communities throughout North America and abroad. International network of people who collaborate to restore historic theatres. Newsleter, conference, regional workshops.
Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas
Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas is the membership organization for the fields of dramaturgy and literary management. LMDA sponsors projects designed to assist the growth of the dramaturgical professions and of theater in general. These projects are carried out by volunteers among LMDA’s membership.
Marilyn Horne Foundation
Programs include: National Artist Residency Programs; On Wings of Song - NYC Recital Series; The Song Continues... festival; Annual Song Commission; New York City Educational Outreach; MHF Vocal Competition at the Music Academy of the West; Supertitles; WQXR Radio Broadcast & Webcast; WFMT Radio Network Chicago Syndication.
Media Communications Association-International (MCA-I)
Professionals who work in video, film, distance learning, Internet, and other forms of interactive visual communications and associated crafts that are adapted to the communication needs of businesses, non-profit organizations, government and education. MCA-I's mission is to provide members opportunities for networking, forums for education, information resources, and career advancement through seminars, workshops, social events, newsletters, and screenings.
Media Communications Association-International
Global community for media communications professionals that will drive the convergence of communications and technology for the growth of the profession. Job bank on website.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation
Multi-faceted support group for dancers, musicians and media artists.
Method Fest - Independent Film Festival
The Method Fest, dedicated to discovering unique independent films showcasing breakout acting performances, is the only film festival in America that puts its focus on the actor, through “Method Fest Actor” competition and other film competitions, believing acting is the core ingredient to independent film.
Mid-America Arts Alliance
Arts Council / Agency, Artists Services, Arts Educator Services, Arts Organization Services,
Mid-America Arts Alliance is a regional, public-private partnership organized to foster the arts locally and in communities throughout Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas. Mid-America identifies, subsidizes and tours performing artists and exhibitions, provides for community based activities that broaden and deepen public participation in the arts and facilitates international artistic residencies and exchanges.
Modeling Association of America International (MAAI)
Annual convention conducted at New York’s Waldorf Astoria is known to draw agents who attend from such global modeling hot spots as Tokyo, Miami, and Milan. Also runs a Modeling& Fashion Arts Fund, the scholarship fund of MAAI that helps aspiring actors or models to continue developing their craft. There’s a “Junior Scholarship Division” for ages 13-15 and a “Senior Scholarship Division” for ages 16-26.
Motion Picture & Television Fund Social and Charitable Services
Serving the health and human service needs of California’s entertainment community through health care, child care, retirement and social/charitable services. Particular emphasis is placed on the Motion Picture & Television Hospital, five health centers, financial assistance and community outreach programs, a retirement community and the Samuel Goldwyn Foundation Children’s Center.
Motion Picture Theatre Association of Canada
A national trade association of motion picture theatre exhibitors, consisting of owners, operators, executives and managers.
Museum of Television and Radio
Performers, critics, writers, directors, producers, and journalists come to the Museum to discuss topics ranging from the collaborative process behind programming to significant events in the media industry. The seminars include television and radio clips from the Museum’s collection, and time for the audience members to ask questions. Informational and networking functions for members closed to the rest of the public.
Music & Entertainment Industry Educators Association (MEIEA)
Organized in 1979 to bring together educators and the leaders of the music and entertainment industry in order to more successfully prepare students for careers in these fields. The goal of the Association is to provide a marketplace for ideas, strategies, and original concepts in education.
Musicians Assistance Program (MAP)
Organization that helps members of the music industry to receive treatment for drug and alcohol addiction, regardless of their financial condition.
National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS)
Dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural condition for music and its makers. An organization of more than 11,000 musicians, producers and other recording professionals, The Recording Academy is internationally known for the GRAMMY® Awards.
National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture
A nonprofit association composed of diverse member organizations who are dedicated to encouraging film, video, audio and online/multimedia arts, and to promoting the cultural contributions of individual media artists.
National Asian American Telecommunications Association (NAATA)
NAATA’s mission is to present stories that convey the Asian Pacific American experience to the broadest audience possible. This is done by funding, producing, distributing and exhibiting films, videos and new media.
National Association for Campus Activities (NACA)
NACA has evolved into the nation’s largest collegiate organization for campus activities with nearly 1,200 member colleges and universities, and more than 600 associate member talent agencies, performers and product specialty firms working in the college market.
National Association for Music Education (MENC)
Organization to advance music education with a variety of music education topics of interest to teachers, parents, students, researchers, etc.
National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)
c/o University of Maryland
Mission is to strengthen ties among African-American journalists, promote diversity in newsrooms, honor excellence and outstanding achievement in the media industry, expand opportunities and recruiting activities for established African-American journalists and students interested in the journalism field.
National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
The National Association of Broadcasters is a full-service trade association that promotes and protects the interests of radio and television broadcasters in Washington and around the world.
National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ)
Dedicated to the recognition and professional advancement of Hispanics in the news industry.
National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST)
An organization of schools, colleges, and universities that offer theatre studies. NAST provides statistical information, professional development, and policy analysis services, publications, and a listing of accredited institutions.
National Association of Talent Representatives (NATR)
c/o The Gage Group
315 West 57th St., #4H
New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-262-5696212-262-5696 -or- 212-541-5250212-541-5250
Fax: 212-956-7466
Email: gageny@aol.com
National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE)
NATPE is an alliance of media content professionals, for media of all types, providing content to all audiences.
National Cable Television Association
NCTA represents cable operators serving more than 90 percent of the nation’s cable television households and more than 200 cable program networks. Hosts the industry’s annual trade show, which serves as a national showcase for the cable industry’s innovative services, including quality television programming, interactive television services, high-speed Internet access, and competitive local telephone service.
National Center for Voice and Speech (NCVS)
Conceived as a “center without walls,” was formally organized in 1990 with the assistance of a grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. The NCVS is an intellectual hub of scientists, clinicians and educators. Physically, they are spread about the country, but they share a common website and hold regular meetings. The NCVS consortium is composed of four highly-respected institutions of education and research: Denver Center for the Performing Arts, The University of Iowa, The University of Utah, and The University of Wisconsin-Madison.
National Chamber of Commerce for Women
This organization helps women make gains in business ownership by providing technical assistance and access to a national database of business opportunities. The Chamber consists of committees, including the Business Owners Advisory Task Force, the Home Based Business Committee and the Productivity Improvement Network.
National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC)
An alliance of over 40 national non-profit organizations, including literary, artistic, religious, educational, professional, labor, and civil liberties groups united by a conviction that freedom of thought, inquiry, and expression must be defended.
National Communication Association (NCA)
The purpose of the Association is to promote study, criticism, research, teaching, and application of the artistic, humanistic, and scientific principles of communication. NCA is organized around professional units (including mass communication and theatre divisions) that offer opportunities exchange among members.
National Dinner Theatre Association
c/o Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
The National Dinner Theatre Association is an organization of over forty dinner theatres nationwide dedicated to giving you, our patrons the best service possible. The N.D.T.A is a group of professionals who share their insight into the operation and management of the dinner theatre industry. Membership includes some of the top theatrical producers in the country (both union and non-union).
National Endowment for the Humanities
NEH is an independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, and public programs in the humanities.
National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA)
Arts Recognition and Talent Search®
NFAA serves as a springboard for successful careers in the arts by helping young artists realize and pursue their dreams in the fields of Classical, Jazz and Popular Music, Voice, Dance, Film and Video, Photography, Theater, Visual Arts and Writing.
National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts
The mission of the Guild is to foster and promote broad access to high quality arts education designed to meet community needs. To that end it provides service, advocacy and leadership for community arts education organizations.
National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA)
Journalists, online media professionals, and students that works from within the journalism industry to foster fair and accurate coverage of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues.
National Music Coalition
The current partners in the National Music Partnership/Coalition represent the fields of classical, jazz, opera, and other forms of art and concert music. Musicvista.org provides access to the only national database of online resources from the professional non-profit music sector in America and is a project of the National Music Coalition. At Musicvista.org users can access information from the web sites of eight of the nation's leading music service organizations.
National Music Council
Founded in 1940 and chartered by the 84th Congress in 1956, the National Music Council acts as a clearing house for the joint opinion and decision of its members and represents the United States to the International Music Council/UNESCO.
National Performing Arts Convention
c/o OPERA America
Artist workshops; cross-disciplinary sessions on arts journalism and criticism, audience development, diversity, education, governance, new business models, new works, public policy and advocacy, and research; individual conference programming for members of participating organizations; opening plenary; and performing arts showcases.
National Press Photographers Association (NPPA)
NPPA is dedicated to the advancement of photojournalism, its creation, editing and distribution, in all news media. Members include still and television photographers, editors, students and representatives of businesses that serve the photojournalism industry.
New York Public Library
Photographic Services & Permissions
A vast array of images from the thirteenth century to the present can be found at The New York Public Library. Thousands of original photographs, color transparencies and book images from the Research Libraries are available for reproduction and for research/scholarly/commercial use.
Non-Traditional Casting Project (NTCP)
NTCP works to promote inclusive hiring practices and standards, diversity in leadership and balanced portrayals of persons of color and persons with disabilities.
OISTAT
The Netherlands
Undertakes a variety of projects in the areas of Education, Technology, Scenography, History and Theory, Publication and Communication, and Architecture.
PEN American Center
Members of the American Center are poets, playwrights, essayists, editors, and novelists (whence the acronym PEN), as well as literary translators and those agents who have made a substantial contribution to the literary community.
Performing Arts Medicine Association
An organization of physicians and other allied professionals dedicated to improving the health care and treatment of performing artists through education, research, and teaching.
Performing Arts Research Coalition
Aims to help performing arts organizations across the country significantly improve their management capacity, increase their responsiveness to their communities, and strengthen local and national advocacy efforts on behalf of American arts and culture.
Producers Guild of America
The PGA’s membership and affiliated membership exceeds 1,700 working motion picture, television and new media producers worldwide. Use their resources to get in touch with other producers; to gather information on producers and on their productions; to find answers to production questions; to consult with the PGA regarding producer credit issues; to pursue other issues that matter to you industry-wide.
Producers League of Theatre for Young Audiences, Inc. (PLOTYA)
More to come…………..
Professional Photographers of America, Inc.
certifying agency for imaging professionals and the world’s largest not-for-profit association for professional photographers, with more than 14,000 members in 64 countries. PPA offers consumers free referrals to photographic professionals, as well as acting as a locator service for finding the owners of images.
Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA)
RTNDA / RTNDF
Represents local and network news executives in broadcasting, cable and other electronic media in more than 30 countries through RTNDA’s programs, publications, products and services.
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
Mission is to protect intellectual property rights worldwide and the First Amendment rights of artists; conduct consumer, industry and technical research; monitor and review state and federal laws, regulations and policies.
SAG Pension & Health Funds
This site provides you with the most current information regarding your health and pension benefits
Scriptwriters Network
Dispenses nformation about the way the entertainment business works and how you as a writer can make intelligent, career advancing decisions in getting your work out to the people who count. Producers Outreach Program and Television Outreach Program were created in 1995 to give Network members the opportunity to have their scripts read by accredited producers/production companies.
Shiatsu Society
The Society was set up in 1981 to facilitate communication within the field of Shiatsu and to inform the public of the benefits of this form of natural healing.
SIBMAS, the International Association of Libraries and Museums of the Performing Arts
Germany
A forum for colleagues from all over the world promoting research, practical and theoretical, in the documentation of the performing arts, and maintains involvement in three permanent projects: The World Directory on Theatre Museums and Libraries; The International Bibliography of Theatre (IBT); The World Encyclopedia of contemporary Theatre, 6 vol. (1994-2000)
Society for Cinema Studies
c/o College of Communication and Information Sciences
The University of Alabama
Professional organization composed of college and university educators, filmmakers, historians, critics, scholars, and others concerned with the study of the moving image, and with goals to promote all areas of media studies within universities and two-and four-year colleges. Job postings on website.
Society of Singers, Inc.
A nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that was established in 1984 to aid professional singers who face financial, medical, family or other crises.
Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique
London
The Technique is taught in music and drama colleges worldwide and, due to its positive influence on coordination, is seen as an essential element in a performer’s training.
Songsalive!
A non profit organization based in Sydney, Australia (head office) and Los Angeles, USA, that is dedicated to the nurturing, support and promotion of songwriters and composers worldwide.
Songwriters Hall of Fame / National Academy of Popular Music
The organization is dedicated to recognizing and honoring the accomplishments and lives of those men and women who create the popular songs heard and enjoyed on recordings, in concerts, in movies and on radio, television and the Internet, both in our country and around the world. While the Songwriters Hall of Fame honors and highlights the accomplishments of established songwriters, its umbrella organization, the National Academy of Popular Music, serves the up-and-coming songwriter via an extensive program of workshops, showcases, open mics and networking meetings, along with other support services.
Texas Non-profit Theatres, Inc.
Provides a forum for the exchange of information and ideas by persons engaged in educational and nonprofit theatres. Also distributes Theatrically Speaking, by Enid Holm. Topics covered in the 340 page book include: organizing and structuring for the business of theatre; developing codes of operation for business and artistic endeavors; management by goals and objectives and more.
Theater Authority, Inc.
729 7th Ave 10th floor
New York, NY, 10019
Phone: 212-764-0156212-764-0156
The theater authority inc. whose members unions are : Actors Equity Association,American Federation of Television & Radio Artists,American Guild of Musical Artists,American Guild of Variety Artists,Screen Actors Guild.
Theatre Bay Area (TBA)
TBA serves as a liaison between the theatre community and government, business and others who benefit from a healthy and thriving theatre community. Posts audition notices but must be member.
Theatre Communications Group (TCG)
The national organization for the American theatre, TCG supports the not-for-profit theatre community with programs for artists and managers, advocacy, and publications, including ArtSearch, American Theatre, plays, and theatre reference books.
Theatre Development Fund (tdf)
TDF’s ticket marketing initiatives (including the TKTS discount booths) encourage production of new plays and musicals and make attending live arts performances in New York more affordable. TDF’s Costume Collection is a production resource for costume designers and theatre companies.
Theatre Historical Society of America (THSA)
Records and preserves the architectural, cultural and social history of American theatres; provides an archive and publications on over 8,000 theatres nationwide; encourages research.
Theatre USA
Made up of six national organizations with individual members in every state, Theatre USA is the voice of the USA amateur theatre community speaking to the world. Its parent organization AITA is a non-governmental organization (NGO) having official relations with UNESCO, and is a member of the Standing Committee of International Theatre Organizations. The International Amateur Theatre Association (AITA/IATA) was funded in 1952 in Brussels, Belgium, as the umbrella organization for amateur theatre across the world.
Toward International Peace Through the Arts (TIPA)
c/o The Library of America
A city nonprofit organization founded to promote peace and unity through free performances, in cooperation with the Library of America.
UNAFF/UNAFF EP
UNAFF is an independent project of the Midpeninsula Chapter of the UNA-USA, a non-profit organization. The festival promotes documentary filmmaking as a tool for social and political understanding and facilitates community participation in effecting international change.
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
France
Main objective is to contribute to peace and security in the world by promoting collaboration among nations through education, science, culture and communication in order to further universal respect for justice, for the rule of law and for the human rights and fundamental freedoms which are affirmed for the peoples of the world, without distinction of race, sex, language or religion, by the Charter of the United Nations.
UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists
Paris, France
Created in 1994 to open new prospects of career to artists in all disciplines by offering them the opportunity to continue their training in specialized institutions. This programme is under the aegis of the International Fund for the Promotion of Culture (IFPC) of UNESCO.
Union Internationale de la Marionnette (UNIMA)
France
An international organization aimed at the development of the art of puppetry.
United States Center for the International Association of Theater for Children and Young People (ASSITEJ/USA)
A resource for our member theaters and playwrights, as well as for anyone needing information about theater for young audiences.
United States Department of State Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (Formerly United States Information Agency)
Educational /cultural exchange programs and grants.
United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT)
Resources for design professionals and educators can be found on the site of this association of entertainment technology professionals, which publishes a newsletter, Sightlines, and a journal, Theatre Design & Technology (TD&T).
University of Pittsburgh Voice Center
The Eye & Ear Institute Building, Suite 214
Dedicated to the evaluation and care of voice disorders, the Voice Center is a resource for both the general public and those who use their voices professionally.
University/Resident Theatre Association (URTA)
Consortium of professional theatre training graduate programs and associated theatre companies.
U.S. Department of State
Cultural Programs Division Staff (ECA/PE/C/CU)
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
The Fund for U.S. Artists at International Festivals and Exhibitions (The Fund) provides support for U.S. artists invited to participate in major international performing arts festivals.
Voice & Speech Trainers Association (VASTA)
To advance the cause of voice and speech training through promotion of better training programs and development of more highly trained voice and speech teachers. The organization and its chief officers are situated among various universities across the U.S. Visit the website for more information.
WESTAF (Western States Arts Federation)
A nonprofit arts service organization dedicated to the creative advancement and preservation of the arts. WESTAF fulfills its mission to strengthen the financial, organizational and policy infrastructure of the arts by providing programs and services to artists and arts organizations.
Whole Arts Foundation, Inc.
Provides administrative support to individual artists and other non-profits, particularly in the fields of dance, music, performance art, radio, theatre, film and video arts. Involved in development and management where a major focus is assisting emerging artists to become self-managed.
Women In Film
Women In Film is a nonprofit organization for women in the global entertainment industry. It provides a mentor program, workshops, seminars and screenings, scholarships, film finishing funds and grants, advocacy, community outreach programs, such as the production of public service announcements, and other practical services for its members.
World Communities: Center For Community Based Theater
Department of Fine Arts
Georgia Southwestern State University
The Center is a part of the University System of Georgia and is designed to help create original dramas from the history or issues of communities, and to work from a developing body of methods and principles that guide the creation and presentation of historic theater. Posts job listings and auditions.
Writers Guild of America (WGA)
The WGA represents writers in the motion picture, broadcast, cable and new media industries.
Community based weekly cable television program, created in 1995 to provide exposure and visibility to the arts, bring local artists to the forefront and to present viewers with innovative and original arts programming. Accepts submissions of original poetry, essays and short stories to publish on our website.
Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS)
A non-for-profit membership organization serving the interactive entertainment development community.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS)
Famous for the Oscars, but there are other programs and activities of the Academy and its affiliated organization, the Academy Foundation.
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS)
A non-profit corporation devoted both to the advancement of telecommunications arts and sciences and to fostering creative leadership in the telecommunications industry. Also responsible for the annual Emmy Awards.
Actors’ Fund of America
A nonprofit organization founded in 1882, committed to helping show business professionals in times of need with programs in health, human services and work programs
Actors’ Work Program
c/o Actors’ Fund of America
Career management and counseling mostly for sideline and second careers; educational grants for retraining and education.
AFMA®
Formerly known as the American Film Marketing Association, is the trade association for the independent film and television industry. AFMA’s global membership distributes (and often produces) the films and programs made outside of the major U.S. studios.
AFMA Europe
Formerly known as the American Film Marketing Association, is the trade association for the independent film and television industry. AFMA’s global membership distributes (and often produces) the films and programs made outside of the major U.S. studios.
AFTRA-SAG Federal Credit Union
Financial services that benefit members of AFTRA, SAG, AGVA and other Select Employee Groups.
Alliance for Community Media
The Alliance's primary goal is to educate and advocate on behalf of community media. It works with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Congress, state legislatures, state regulatory agencies, and coalition partners to ensure that all people regardless of race, age, gender, disability, religion or economic status have access to technology.
Alliance of Artists’ Communities
A nation-wide consortium and professional organization for the field, advances the role artist communities play in the evolution of new ideas and art. Has searchable web-site and database on the field of artist communities.
Alliance of New York State Arts Organizations
The Alliance monitors, informs, and mobilizes the field on statewide and national issues affectng the arts, and assists local arts agencies in building community support and developing effective grassroots public policy.
Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York (A.R.T./New York)
The Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York (A.R.T./New York) is the service organization for the nation's largest, most artistically influential, and most culturally diverse theatre community: Off Broadway. Founded in 1972, A.R.T./New York currently serves close to 400 not-for-profit theatres and related organizations. Our members serve over 6 million theatregoers annually, constitute the single largest source of new work entering the American repertory, and have produced 15 winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. They provide low-cost office space and management-related technical assistance and grants totally almost $500,000 through the Nancy Quinn Fund.
American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE)
The mission of American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE) is to promote standards of excellence in theatre and theatre education.
American Arts Alliance
AAA is an advocate for America’s professional not-for-profit arts organizations and their publics, representing arts interests before Congress and other branches of the federal government.
American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA)
Along with the Association of National Advertisers, it is officially recognized by the National Labor Relations Board to negotiate labor union agreements with commercial performers affiliated with SAG, AFTRA, and the AFM.
American Association of Community Theatre (AACT)
Serves both individuals and organizations by providing expertise, assistance and support so that community theatres can provide the best possible theatrical experience for participants and audience alike.
American Composers Forum (ACF)
The American Composers Forum is committed to supporting composers and developing new markets for their music, through granting, commissioning, and performance programs. Useful links page.
American Dance Guild
Serves the needs of performers, choreographers, teachers and students through all stages of their development and careers. Through its conferences and publications the ADG addresses issues pertinent to the dance community.
American Dialect Homepage
c/o Arx Publishing, LLC
Endeavors to bridge the gap between the scholarly and literary worlds of dialectology.
American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM)
Union that represents professional musicians.
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)
American Film Institute (AFI)
A national arts organization devoted to film, television and video, and serves as a coordinating body for individuals and institutions concerned with the moving image as art.
Americans for the Arts
Dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts by: increasing public and private sector support for the arts; ensuring that every American child has access to a high-quality arts education; and strengthening communities through the arts.
American Federation of Jazz Societies
The Federation is an international non-profit organization whose mission is to promote and support jazz through a variety of activities.
American Guild of Musical Artists
Affiliated with the AFL-CIO; Branch of Associated Actors and Artistes of America, This is the labor organization that represents the men and women who create America's operatic, choral, and dance heritage.
American Music Center (AMC)
A national service and information center for new American music offering various career support programs.
American Music Conference
AMC's goal is to build credibility for music and music education, especially at an early age, and to expand that portion of the population that enjoys and makes its own music.
American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR)
Established in 1956, ASTR provides a public voice for theatre scholars and promotes theatre as a field for serious scholarly study and research.
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
Oversight that enables creators and publishers to receive payment for the use of their musical property and provides users of that music with easy and inexpensive legal access to the world’s largest and most varied catalog of copyrighted music.
American Society of Media Photographers, Inc.
A resource for community, culture, commerce and publications relating to publication photography. “Find a Photographer” database, is searchable by criteria including location and specialty.
American Women in Radio and Television (AWRT)
Established in 1951, AWRT has local chapters throughout the United States that promote AWRT’s mission: to advance the impact of women in the electronic media and allied fields, by educating, advocating and acting as a resource to its members and the industry.
Art in the Public Interest
API's goal is to support the efforts of culturally engaged artists and organizations, both by providing information to them about the field, and by providing information about the field to the broader public.
Artists Community Federal Credit Union
A federally-insured financial cooperative owned and controlled by member artists and offering investment programs focusing on arts economics.
ArtJob
Search for art jobs: full- & part-time employment, internships, grants, public art projects, residencies -- you can search by region, art discipline, type of organization, and more. Has listing of state art agencies.
ARTSEDGE
ARTSEDGE supports the place of arts education at the center of the curriculum through the creative and appropriate uses of technology. ARTSEDGE helps educators to teach in, through and about the arts.
Arts Education Partnership
The Arts Education Partnership (formerly the Goals 2000 Arts Education Partnership) is a national coalition of arts, education, business, philanthropic and government organizations that demonstrates and promotes the essential role of the arts in the learning and development of every child and in the improvement of America’s schools.
Arts International
An independent, not-for-profit contemporary arts organization dedicated to the development and support of global cultural interchange in the arts and to educating audiences and the public about the richness and diversity of the arts worldwide.
ArtsMarketing.org
c/o Arts & Business Council Inc.
A comprehensive web portal that organizes practical marketing information in a format that is easily accessible to novice, intermediate and expert marketers alike.
ArtsWest
Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA)
As a non-profit membership organization with about 1700 members in 18 chapters across the U.S. and Asia, AAJA’s largest membership bases are generally concentrated in metropolitan areas on the West Coast (Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle), East Coast (New York City and Washington, D.C.) and Mid-West (Chicago).
Asian American Theater Company
The mission of the Asian American Theater Company (AATC) is to inspire, nurture and promote Asian and Pacific American theater.
A.S.K. Theater Projects
National resource organization facilitating the creation of new work through readings, online services, workshop productions, publications, festivals, forums and its Playwrights-in-the-Schools program.
Association for Independent Music
A professional trade organization supporting the independent music industry by providing business opportunities for its members through an annual convention, ongoing information services, educational resource materials and advocacy.
Association for the Advancement of Arts Education
Among other things, seeks to implement an arts education clearing house as an information, communications and planning forum for educators and arts professionals.
Association for Theatre in Higher Education
The Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) is an organization of individuals and institutions that actively supports scholarship through teaching, research and practice and serves as a collective voice for its mission through its publications, conferences, advocacy, projects, and through collaborative efforts with other organizations.
Association for the Promotion of Campus Activities (APCA)
The APCA is a national campus buyers organization that holds showcases and supplies entertainment information to campus talent buyers throughout the United States.
Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI)
As a governing body for film commissions worldwide, AFCI can be a source of information on wherever film, video or multimedia production and location shoots takes place. It does this through offering: Film Commission Search Engine; information about Locations Trade Show; a list of festivals and trade shows where film commissions appear; the latest on-location production news and other tools.
Association of Independent Feature Film Producers (AIFFP)
Supports global independent feature filmmaking through education, information, networking, analysis, exposure, and advocacy for both equal opportunities for independent feature filmmakers vis-à-vis studios as well as freedom of artistic expression for feature filmmakers in countries that oppress and/or restrict filmmaking.
Association of Location Scouts and Managers (ALSAM)
Engaged in the profession of scouting. ASLAM members share information about locations, creating a network of knowledge and efficiency. Members produce a complete location profile with clear, precise photography, pertinent information and directions.
Association of Performing Arts Presenters
Provides the benefits and services that are needed in helping presenters, artist managers, and consultants to carry out their organizational missions.
Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP)
AICP represents the interests of United States companies that specialize in producing commercials on various media - film, video, computer - for advertisers and agencies.
Association of Independents in Radio (AIR)
AIR includes independent storytellers, documentarians, engineers and marketers, public, community and college radio professionals, programmers, stations, and networks in a collaborative environment.
Association of Independent Video & Filmmakers (AIVF)
The Association of Independent Video& Filmmakers (AIVF) is the membership organization of the Foundation for Independent Video and Film (FIVF). Their mission is to increase the creative and professional opportunities for independent video and filmmakers and to enhance the growth of independent media by providing services and information.
Association of Talent Agents (ATA)
Trade association composed of approximately 100 agency companies engaged in the talent agency business. The membership includes agencies of all sizes representing clients in the motion picture industry, stage, television, radio (including commercials) and literary work.
Beverly Hills Theatre Guild
BHTG is a non-profit organization made up of a diverse group of members who work together to encourage new works in the theatre and musical theatre and to enrich theatrical experiences in the community. "Spotlight Award" is presented on an annual basis to an inspirational person of the theatre.
Bob Hope Hollywood USO at LAX
The USO (United Service Organizations) is chartered by the Congress as a non-profit charitable corporation; it is not a part of the United States Government. The USO mission is to provide morale, welfare and recreation-type services to uniformed military Personnel.
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts was established in London in 1947. BAFTA hosts an annual film and television awards show where its members honor motion pictures and television programs.
British Musician’s Union
Founded in 1893 with a history of grass roots service to musicians of all types to help create new playing opportunities under fair conditions at publicans and clubs.
British Voice Association
Devoted to people with voice problems, ranging from severe pathology and cancer to subtle difficulties of artistic performance, all of whom are entitled to the best care available.
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI)
Source for the song titles, writers and publishers of the world’s most popular music, and information for and about songwriting and music licensing.
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
(BC/EFA) is the nation’s leading industry-based, not-for-profit AIDS fundraising and grant making organization.
Brooklyn International Film Festival (BIFF)
Formerly known as Williamsburg Brooklyn Film Festival (WBFF), is an International, competitive festival for and by independent film makers. BIFF mission is to discover, expose, and promote independent film makers while drawing worldwide attention to Brooklyn. BIFF, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization currently operating under the umbrella of the Brooklyn Economic Development Corporation.
Burcardo Library and Theatre Collection
Rome, Italy
The theatre library owns about 40,000 volumes, coming from gifts and purchases. The book collections range from XVIth century editions to contemporary publications. They include theatre works of all ages, nations, genres, critical essays and histories of theatre and performing arts in all their forms, reference books and repertories, library science professional literature. Collection is accessible through online catalogues.
California Lawyers for the Arts
A nonprofit tax-exempt service organization founded in 1974 which provides lawyer referrals, dispute resolution services, educational programs, publications and a resource library to artists of all disciplines and arts organizations.
Career Transition for Dancers (CTFD)
A mission to empower current and former professional dancers with the knowledge and skills necessary to clearly define their career possibilities after dance, and to provide resources necessary to help make these possibilities a reality.
Casting Society of America
Center for Cultural Collaborations International
The purpose of the Center is to gather resources needed by artists to create new work and/or make lasting, meaningful ties to a community. The Center also advocates for and produces international artistic collaborations between U.S.-based artists and their colleagues in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Center for Intercultural Performance (CIP)
Dedicated to performing arts research and experimentation that promotes better understanding and appreciation across cultures.
Center for Nonprofit Management
Supplying management, training and technology assistance to nonprofit organizations.
Chamber Music America
The mission of CMA is to promote artistic excellence and economic stability within the profession, and to ensure that chamber music, in its broadest sense, is a vital part of American life.
Changing Images In America
CHIA seeks to promote increased visibility and a more balanced imagery of the diverse groups in America. It also provides career-enhancement and personal growth in various other fields, through a wide range of innovative outreach, educational and networking programs, and the Hollywood Networking Breakfast™ held monthly.
Chorus America
Serves the spectrum of professional, volunteer, children/youth, and symphony/opera choruses by providing information, publications, conferences, consulting, training programs, surveys, networking, and awards to support choruses in North America.
Christians In Theatre Arts (CITA)
Organized to give Christians a continent-wide support network of other believers who are also theatre artists.
Classical Action
A not-for-profit organization which draws upon the talents, resources and generosity of the performing arts community to raise vitally needed funds for AIDS-related services across the United States. Classical Action became a fundraising program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS in October, 1997.
Coalition of Inclusive Performing Arts
Tarjan Center for Developmental Disabilities
c/o National Arts and Disability Center
COMEDIA
Association for Hispanic Classical Theater, Inc.
Conference of Drama Schools ( CDS )
Developed to encourage the highest standards in training for actors and stage managers, as well as hosting a variety of associated training in related Technical and Media Studies in the UK.
Copyright Society of the United States of America (CSUSA)
The Copyright Society of the USA is a nonprofit corporation that was organized in 1953 to foster interest in and advance the study of copyright law and the rights in literature, music, art, the theatre, motion pictures, and other forms of intellectual property.
Costume Society of America
Advances the global understanding of all aspects of dress and appearance.
Country Music Association (CMA)
Objectives of the organization are to guide the development of Country Music throughout the world; to demonstrate it as a viable medium to advertisers, consumers and media; and to provide a unity of purpose for the Country Music industry.
Cultural Policy & the Arts National Data Archive - CPANDA
A Princeton University Library web-based interactive digital archive of policy-relevant data on the arts and cultural policy in the United States to search for, analyze, and download survey data about cultural policy and the arts; find facts and statistics about artists, audiences, arts organizations, and support for the arts; obtain overviews of research on artists, arts organizations, audiences, and support for the arts with a summary of sources of data and research questions; find links to web resources on cultural policy and the arts, United States and international arts organizations and data archives, and information about social science data.
Dance/USA
Advances the art form of dance by addressing the needs,concerns and interests of the professional dance community through journals, monthly member bulletins, specialized listservs, and a collection of studies and booklets.
Drama League
Founded as an association of theatre professionals and patrons dedicated to encouraging the finest in professional theatre, the League also serves as a service organization for theatre lovers interested in enhancing their understanding and experience of live theatre.
Dramatists Guild of America
The website of this association of Playwrights, Composers, and Lyricists holds information about membership, copyright, contracts, events & seminars, ways to contact playwrights and their agents, and articles from The Dramatist.
Dramaturgs’ Network
An organisation of professional dramaturgs with the aim of promoting the role of the Dramaturg in the UK by bringing dramaturgs, literary managers, script editors and others together; making opportunities for debate and sharing information and experiences.
DramaWest, The Association of Drama Educators
Subiaco, Western Australia 6904
Professional development, information and advice on pedagogy; and a conduit for the discussion of issues in drama education.
Educational Theatre Association
Specializes in theatre festivals for students, professional development programs for theatre teachers, a magazine, a quarterly journal, and much more.
Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC)
Founded in 1983 to provide information, awareness and understanding of major health and social issues among the entertainment industries and to audiences at large.
Entertainment Industry Development Corporation (EIDC)
Coordinates and releases film shooting permits for many jurisdictions in Southern California. The EIDC also supports and cultivates community-based arts organizations.
Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF)
Commitment to coordinate the philanthropy of the entertainment industry.
Entertainment Publicists Professional Society (EPPS)
Focus on publicity and marketing education, providing valuable seminars, industry resources and networking opportunities.
Entertainment Services & Technology Association (ESTA)
A nonprofit trade association for the North American entertainment technology industry, ESTA is concerned with industry news, technical standards, customer service, equipment quality, business practices, insurance, and credit reporting.
Episcopal Actors Guild of America, Inc.
A charity and a fellowship organization that puts on staged performances, a bi-monthly newsletter and maintains a Guild Archive of performing arts memorabilia.
Experimental Television Center Ltd.
Supports the creation of work using new electronic media technologies, by providing space and time to artists for personal, self-directed creative investigations, and by providing funding and other administrative support directly to makers.
Extras Casting Guild
Provides assistance to both SAG members and Non-Union Background Actors as well as the Casting Directors who hire them by answering questions about where to begin in the industry or how to seek out legitimate casting agencies, and providing a talent database for casting directors to peruse.
The Field
A membership organization offering programs that help independent artists create new artwork, manage their careers, and develop long-range strategies for sustaining a life in the arts. The Field publishes several industry guides, including Space Chase (a guide to performance and rehearsal spaces in New York City, as well as a compilation of out-of-town festivals, residencies and artist colonies), Funding Guide, Self-Production Guide, and Gone With the Field Guide (describes alternative performing possibilities for independent artists in select cities across the United States.
Feldenkrais Guild UK
London, W10 3 XA
The Feldenkrais Guild UK is a non-profit professional organisation of practitioners and teachers of The Feldenkrais Method®. The Feldenkrais Method® teaches how to improve movement, flexibility and posture, reduce pain, stiffness and stress.
Filmanthropic
Federally funded program that trains adults in film industry occupations by pairing them along side professionals in film production.
Film Commission HQ
Actors can register as a Professional Member of FilmCommissionHQ.com (a not-for-profit organization). There is no cost to register. Among many other benefits, Professional Members may receive a free online profile in their Talent Directory. Producers, photographers, talent scouts, and casting directors will be looking to the local Film Commission in the area they are filming in to find local talent. Your online profile will be available for everyone to see in the Talent Directory of your local Film Commission at FilmCommissionHQ.com.
Film/Video Arts
Provides an environment where emerging and established film, video and digital media producers of diverse backgrounds can take courses, receive fiscal sponsorship for their projects and edit their projects affordably.
Future of Music Coalition
c/o Michael Bracy
Organization that addresses pressing music-technology issues as well as advocacy.
Gen Art
Gen Art’s charter states that it works to provide access to the film, fashion and art worlds for those that are interested in these areas by showcasing emerging fashion designers, filmmakers, musicians and visual artists.
Gospel Music Association
As an umbrella organization, the GMA provides an atmosphere in which artists, industry leaders, retail stores, radio stations, concert promoters and local churches can coordinate their efforts for the purpose of benefiting the industry as a whole
Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center
A non-for-profit organization founded in 1977 to cultivate artistic talent using electronic technologies. Harvestworks’ programs provide the artist with production studios, grant opportunities, education, communal lab practice and distribution.
Health & Retirement Funds (AFTRA)
Provides you with the most current information regarding your health and retirement benefits.
The Hollywood Arts Council
The Hollywood Arts Council serves two constituencies: The Hollywood community (Hollywood, a district of the city of Los Angeles, distinct from ‘Hollywood’ the industry) and the artists and arts organizations who work in Hollywood.
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
Formed in October 1921 to replace the old Hollywood Board of Trade. It consists of owners, managers, presidents and other key representatives from a spectrum of businesses and organizations around the Hollywood community.
Hollywood Entertainment District
The Hollywood Entertainment District is a $2.25 million property-business improvement district (BID) spanning an 18-block stretch of Hollywood Boulevard. Funded by 210 property owners, the original BID commenced operations in 1996 and was signficantly expanded in late 1998. In September, 2001, the property owners voted to renew the BID for another two years with an unprecedented 82 percent approval. The BID will expire in December, 2003. A clean and safe Hollywood is the BID's primary objective. The BID also strives to manage the area as a visitor destination and promotes business investment opportunities.
Hollywood Entertainment Museum
features technologically advanced, interactive exhibits, memorabilia, special exhibitions, a six-minute multi-screen video presentation, a studio backlot tour, and a variety of programs designed to educate and entertain.
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
HFPA has about 90 members who disseminate information about movies and television to the world through their various publications throughout the world. The group also is famous for starting and continuing to co-produce the annual Golden Globe Awards, held in January each year. Awards grants.
Hollywood Radio and Television Society (HRTS)
A mentoring organization of West Coast executives from the networks, stations, studios, producers, advertisers, ad agencies, cable companies, media companies, legal firms, publicity agencies, talent and management agencies, performers, services, suppliers and allied fields. Regarded for its HRTS Newsmaker Luncheons and the annual Holiday Party in December.
IFP
IFP is a not-for-profit service organization providing resources and information for its members - independent filmmakers, industry professionals and independent film enthusiasts.
Imagen Foundation
Organization dedicated to encouraging the television, film and advertising industries to portray Latino actors and production storylines in a positive and accurate manner. One of the authorized organizations selected to work with ABC and The Walt Disney Studios to distribute scholarships designed to nurture and support aspiring writers, directors and filmmakers from diverse backgrounds including college and graduate school students and non-student artists interested in getting into the entertainment industry.
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE )
Represents technicians, artisans and craftspersons in the entertainment industry, including live theater, film and television production.
International Amateur Theatre Association (IATA)
As a non-governmental member of UNESCO, and one of the 9 members of the Standing Committee of International Theatre Organizations, IATA helps organize several major international festivals, and provides patronage to hundreds of national festivals with international participation.
International Association of Theatre Critics (IATC/AICT)
Paris, France
The purpose of the IATC is to bring together theatre critics in order to promote international cooperation.
International Bluegrass Music Association
Creates and hosts events to foster Bluegrass music's opportunities for success.
International Brecht Society
The International Brecht Society Homepage is maintained as a service to scholars, critics, dramaturgs, students, and theater people round the world who are interested in the works and thought of Brecht.
International Dialects of English Archive (IDEA)
The Department of Theatre and Film, University of Kansas
Created in 1998 as a repository of primary source recordings for actors and other artists in the performing arts. All recordings are in English, are of native speakers, and you will find both English language dialects and English spoken in the accents of other languages. The recordings are downloadable and playable for both PC and Macintosh computers.
International Federation for Theatre Research
c/o Dean of Arts & Humanities
Lancaster University
Exists to promote collaboration and the exchange of information between individuals and organizations concerned with theatre research through conferences and publications and project assistance.
International Federation of Festival Organizations (FIDOF)
International Modeling and Talent Association (IMTA)
IMTA is an association of training centers and agencies throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, South America, and Europe. IMTA members include independent (AIM - Alliance of Independent Members) and franchised (Barbizon and John Robert Powers) centers. Membership in IMTA is available only through an application and recommendation process. Applications are reviewed and specific professional criteria must be met to become a member of IMTA.
International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA)
ISPA is a not-for-profit international organization (founded 1949) of over 600 executives from more than 50 countries in every region of the world, having involvement in every performing arts discipline.
International Theatre Institute (ITI)
PARIS FRANCE
An international non-governmental organization (NGO) was founded in Prague in 1948 by UNESCO and the international theatre community. In 1962 the International Theatre Institute inaugurated World Theatre Day which is celebrated on 27th March each year.
International Theatre Institute of the United States
International consultation and information service which maintains a library.
LA Sports and Entertainment Commission
LASEC is the official organization for the City of Los Angeles to seek, host, promote and retain major sporting and entertainment events that positively impact the local economy.
League of Historic American Theatres
LHAT is a network of people who appreciate the cultural and architectural heritage of historic theatres and who work locally and nationally to rehabilitate them to serve communities throughout North America and abroad. International network of people who collaborate to restore historic theatres. Newsleter, conference, regional workshops.
Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas
Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas is the membership organization for the fields of dramaturgy and literary management. LMDA sponsors projects designed to assist the growth of the dramaturgical professions and of theater in general. These projects are carried out by volunteers among LMDA’s membership.
Marilyn Horne Foundation
Programs include: National Artist Residency Programs; On Wings of Song - NYC Recital Series; The Song Continues... festival; Annual Song Commission; New York City Educational Outreach; MHF Vocal Competition at the Music Academy of the West; Supertitles; WQXR Radio Broadcast & Webcast; WFMT Radio Network Chicago Syndication.
Media Communications Association-International (MCA-I)
Professionals who work in video, film, distance learning, Internet, and other forms of interactive visual communications and associated crafts that are adapted to the communication needs of businesses, non-profit organizations, government and education. MCA-I's mission is to provide members opportunities for networking, forums for education, information resources, and career advancement through seminars, workshops, social events, newsletters, and screenings.
Media Communications Association-International
Global community for media communications professionals that will drive the convergence of communications and technology for the growth of the profession. Job bank on website.
Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation
Multi-faceted support group for dancers, musicians and media artists.
Method Fest - Independent Film Festival
The Method Fest, dedicated to discovering unique independent films showcasing breakout acting performances, is the only film festival in America that puts its focus on the actor, through “Method Fest Actor” competition and other film competitions, believing acting is the core ingredient to independent film.
Mid-America Arts Alliance
Arts Council / Agency, Artists Services, Arts Educator Services, Arts Organization Services,
Mid-America Arts Alliance is a regional, public-private partnership organized to foster the arts locally and in communities throughout Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas. Mid-America identifies, subsidizes and tours performing artists and exhibitions, provides for community based activities that broaden and deepen public participation in the arts and facilitates international artistic residencies and exchanges.
Modeling Association of America International (MAAI)
Annual convention conducted at New York’s Waldorf Astoria is known to draw agents who attend from such global modeling hot spots as Tokyo, Miami, and Milan. Also runs a Modeling& Fashion Arts Fund, the scholarship fund of MAAI that helps aspiring actors or models to continue developing their craft. There’s a “Junior Scholarship Division” for ages 13-15 and a “Senior Scholarship Division” for ages 16-26.
Motion Picture & Television Fund Social and Charitable Services
Serving the health and human service needs of California’s entertainment community through health care, child care, retirement and social/charitable services. Particular emphasis is placed on the Motion Picture & Television Hospital, five health centers, financial assistance and community outreach programs, a retirement community and the Samuel Goldwyn Foundation Children’s Center.
Motion Picture Theatre Association of Canada
A national trade association of motion picture theatre exhibitors, consisting of owners, operators, executives and managers.
Museum of Television and Radio
Performers, critics, writers, directors, producers, and journalists come to the Museum to discuss topics ranging from the collaborative process behind programming to significant events in the media industry. The seminars include television and radio clips from the Museum’s collection, and time for the audience members to ask questions. Informational and networking functions for members closed to the rest of the public.
Music & Entertainment Industry Educators Association (MEIEA)
Organized in 1979 to bring together educators and the leaders of the music and entertainment industry in order to more successfully prepare students for careers in these fields. The goal of the Association is to provide a marketplace for ideas, strategies, and original concepts in education.
Musicians Assistance Program (MAP)
Organization that helps members of the music industry to receive treatment for drug and alcohol addiction, regardless of their financial condition.
National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS)
Dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural condition for music and its makers. An organization of more than 11,000 musicians, producers and other recording professionals, The Recording Academy is internationally known for the GRAMMY® Awards.
National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture
A nonprofit association composed of diverse member organizations who are dedicated to encouraging film, video, audio and online/multimedia arts, and to promoting the cultural contributions of individual media artists.
National Asian American Telecommunications Association (NAATA)
NAATA’s mission is to present stories that convey the Asian Pacific American experience to the broadest audience possible. This is done by funding, producing, distributing and exhibiting films, videos and new media.
National Association for Campus Activities (NACA)
NACA has evolved into the nation’s largest collegiate organization for campus activities with nearly 1,200 member colleges and universities, and more than 600 associate member talent agencies, performers and product specialty firms working in the college market.
National Association for Music Education (MENC)
Organization to advance music education with a variety of music education topics of interest to teachers, parents, students, researchers, etc.
National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)
c/o University of Maryland
Mission is to strengthen ties among African-American journalists, promote diversity in newsrooms, honor excellence and outstanding achievement in the media industry, expand opportunities and recruiting activities for established African-American journalists and students interested in the journalism field.
National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
The National Association of Broadcasters is a full-service trade association that promotes and protects the interests of radio and television broadcasters in Washington and around the world.
National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ)
Dedicated to the recognition and professional advancement of Hispanics in the news industry.
National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST)
An organization of schools, colleges, and universities that offer theatre studies. NAST provides statistical information, professional development, and policy analysis services, publications, and a listing of accredited institutions.
National Association of Talent Representatives (NATR)
c/o The Gage Group
315 West 57th St., #4H
New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-262-5696212-262-5696 -or- 212-541-5250212-541-5250
Fax: 212-956-7466
Email: gageny@aol.com
National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE)
NATPE is an alliance of media content professionals, for media of all types, providing content to all audiences.
National Cable Television Association
NCTA represents cable operators serving more than 90 percent of the nation’s cable television households and more than 200 cable program networks. Hosts the industry’s annual trade show, which serves as a national showcase for the cable industry’s innovative services, including quality television programming, interactive television services, high-speed Internet access, and competitive local telephone service.
National Center for Voice and Speech (NCVS)
Conceived as a “center without walls,” was formally organized in 1990 with the assistance of a grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. The NCVS is an intellectual hub of scientists, clinicians and educators. Physically, they are spread about the country, but they share a common website and hold regular meetings. The NCVS consortium is composed of four highly-respected institutions of education and research: Denver Center for the Performing Arts, The University of Iowa, The University of Utah, and The University of Wisconsin-Madison.
National Chamber of Commerce for Women
This organization helps women make gains in business ownership by providing technical assistance and access to a national database of business opportunities. The Chamber consists of committees, including the Business Owners Advisory Task Force, the Home Based Business Committee and the Productivity Improvement Network.
National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC)
An alliance of over 40 national non-profit organizations, including literary, artistic, religious, educational, professional, labor, and civil liberties groups united by a conviction that freedom of thought, inquiry, and expression must be defended.
National Communication Association (NCA)
The purpose of the Association is to promote study, criticism, research, teaching, and application of the artistic, humanistic, and scientific principles of communication. NCA is organized around professional units (including mass communication and theatre divisions) that offer opportunities exchange among members.
National Dinner Theatre Association
c/o Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
The National Dinner Theatre Association is an organization of over forty dinner theatres nationwide dedicated to giving you, our patrons the best service possible. The N.D.T.A is a group of professionals who share their insight into the operation and management of the dinner theatre industry. Membership includes some of the top theatrical producers in the country (both union and non-union).
National Endowment for the Humanities
NEH is an independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, and public programs in the humanities.
National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA)
Arts Recognition and Talent Search®
NFAA serves as a springboard for successful careers in the arts by helping young artists realize and pursue their dreams in the fields of Classical, Jazz and Popular Music, Voice, Dance, Film and Video, Photography, Theater, Visual Arts and Writing.
National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts
The mission of the Guild is to foster and promote broad access to high quality arts education designed to meet community needs. To that end it provides service, advocacy and leadership for community arts education organizations.
National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA)
Journalists, online media professionals, and students that works from within the journalism industry to foster fair and accurate coverage of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues.
National Music Coalition
The current partners in the National Music Partnership/Coalition represent the fields of classical, jazz, opera, and other forms of art and concert music. Musicvista.org provides access to the only national database of online resources from the professional non-profit music sector in America and is a project of the National Music Coalition. At Musicvista.org users can access information from the web sites of eight of the nation's leading music service organizations.
National Music Council
Founded in 1940 and chartered by the 84th Congress in 1956, the National Music Council acts as a clearing house for the joint opinion and decision of its members and represents the United States to the International Music Council/UNESCO.
National Performing Arts Convention
c/o OPERA America
Artist workshops; cross-disciplinary sessions on arts journalism and criticism, audience development, diversity, education, governance, new business models, new works, public policy and advocacy, and research; individual conference programming for members of participating organizations; opening plenary; and performing arts showcases.
National Press Photographers Association (NPPA)
NPPA is dedicated to the advancement of photojournalism, its creation, editing and distribution, in all news media. Members include still and television photographers, editors, students and representatives of businesses that serve the photojournalism industry.
New York Public Library
Photographic Services & Permissions
A vast array of images from the thirteenth century to the present can be found at The New York Public Library. Thousands of original photographs, color transparencies and book images from the Research Libraries are available for reproduction and for research/scholarly/commercial use.
Non-Traditional Casting Project (NTCP)
NTCP works to promote inclusive hiring practices and standards, diversity in leadership and balanced portrayals of persons of color and persons with disabilities.
OISTAT
The Netherlands
Undertakes a variety of projects in the areas of Education, Technology, Scenography, History and Theory, Publication and Communication, and Architecture.
PEN American Center
Members of the American Center are poets, playwrights, essayists, editors, and novelists (whence the acronym PEN), as well as literary translators and those agents who have made a substantial contribution to the literary community.
Performing Arts Medicine Association
An organization of physicians and other allied professionals dedicated to improving the health care and treatment of performing artists through education, research, and teaching.
Performing Arts Research Coalition
Aims to help performing arts organizations across the country significantly improve their management capacity, increase their responsiveness to their communities, and strengthen local and national advocacy efforts on behalf of American arts and culture.
Producers Guild of America
The PGA’s membership and affiliated membership exceeds 1,700 working motion picture, television and new media producers worldwide. Use their resources to get in touch with other producers; to gather information on producers and on their productions; to find answers to production questions; to consult with the PGA regarding producer credit issues; to pursue other issues that matter to you industry-wide.
Producers League of Theatre for Young Audiences, Inc. (PLOTYA)
More to come…………..
Professional Photographers of America, Inc.
certifying agency for imaging professionals and the world’s largest not-for-profit association for professional photographers, with more than 14,000 members in 64 countries. PPA offers consumers free referrals to photographic professionals, as well as acting as a locator service for finding the owners of images.
Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA)
RTNDA / RTNDF
Represents local and network news executives in broadcasting, cable and other electronic media in more than 30 countries through RTNDA’s programs, publications, products and services.
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
Mission is to protect intellectual property rights worldwide and the First Amendment rights of artists; conduct consumer, industry and technical research; monitor and review state and federal laws, regulations and policies.
SAG Pension & Health Funds
This site provides you with the most current information regarding your health and pension benefits
Scriptwriters Network
Dispenses nformation about the way the entertainment business works and how you as a writer can make intelligent, career advancing decisions in getting your work out to the people who count. Producers Outreach Program and Television Outreach Program were created in 1995 to give Network members the opportunity to have their scripts read by accredited producers/production companies.
Shiatsu Society
The Society was set up in 1981 to facilitate communication within the field of Shiatsu and to inform the public of the benefits of this form of natural healing.
SIBMAS, the International Association of Libraries and Museums of the Performing Arts
Germany
A forum for colleagues from all over the world promoting research, practical and theoretical, in the documentation of the performing arts, and maintains involvement in three permanent projects: The World Directory on Theatre Museums and Libraries; The International Bibliography of Theatre (IBT); The World Encyclopedia of contemporary Theatre, 6 vol. (1994-2000)
Society for Cinema Studies
c/o College of Communication and Information Sciences
The University of Alabama
Professional organization composed of college and university educators, filmmakers, historians, critics, scholars, and others concerned with the study of the moving image, and with goals to promote all areas of media studies within universities and two-and four-year colleges. Job postings on website.
Society of Singers, Inc.
A nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that was established in 1984 to aid professional singers who face financial, medical, family or other crises.
Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique
London
The Technique is taught in music and drama colleges worldwide and, due to its positive influence on coordination, is seen as an essential element in a performer’s training.
Songsalive!
A non profit organization based in Sydney, Australia (head office) and Los Angeles, USA, that is dedicated to the nurturing, support and promotion of songwriters and composers worldwide.
Songwriters Hall of Fame / National Academy of Popular Music
The organization is dedicated to recognizing and honoring the accomplishments and lives of those men and women who create the popular songs heard and enjoyed on recordings, in concerts, in movies and on radio, television and the Internet, both in our country and around the world. While the Songwriters Hall of Fame honors and highlights the accomplishments of established songwriters, its umbrella organization, the National Academy of Popular Music, serves the up-and-coming songwriter via an extensive program of workshops, showcases, open mics and networking meetings, along with other support services.
Texas Non-profit Theatres, Inc.
Provides a forum for the exchange of information and ideas by persons engaged in educational and nonprofit theatres. Also distributes Theatrically Speaking, by Enid Holm. Topics covered in the 340 page book include: organizing and structuring for the business of theatre; developing codes of operation for business and artistic endeavors; management by goals and objectives and more.
Theater Authority, Inc.
729 7th Ave 10th floor
New York, NY, 10019
Phone: 212-764-0156212-764-0156
The theater authority inc. whose members unions are : Actors Equity Association,American Federation of Television & Radio Artists,American Guild of Musical Artists,American Guild of Variety Artists,Screen Actors Guild.
Theatre Bay Area (TBA)
TBA serves as a liaison between the theatre community and government, business and others who benefit from a healthy and thriving theatre community. Posts audition notices but must be member.
Theatre Communications Group (TCG)
The national organization for the American theatre, TCG supports the not-for-profit theatre community with programs for artists and managers, advocacy, and publications, including ArtSearch, American Theatre, plays, and theatre reference books.
Theatre Development Fund (tdf)
TDF’s ticket marketing initiatives (including the TKTS discount booths) encourage production of new plays and musicals and make attending live arts performances in New York more affordable. TDF’s Costume Collection is a production resource for costume designers and theatre companies.
Theatre Historical Society of America (THSA)
Records and preserves the architectural, cultural and social history of American theatres; provides an archive and publications on over 8,000 theatres nationwide; encourages research.
Theatre USA
Made up of six national organizations with individual members in every state, Theatre USA is the voice of the USA amateur theatre community speaking to the world. Its parent organization AITA is a non-governmental organization (NGO) having official relations with UNESCO, and is a member of the Standing Committee of International Theatre Organizations. The International Amateur Theatre Association (AITA/IATA) was funded in 1952 in Brussels, Belgium, as the umbrella organization for amateur theatre across the world.
Toward International Peace Through the Arts (TIPA)
c/o The Library of America
A city nonprofit organization founded to promote peace and unity through free performances, in cooperation with the Library of America.
UNAFF/UNAFF EP
UNAFF is an independent project of the Midpeninsula Chapter of the UNA-USA, a non-profit organization. The festival promotes documentary filmmaking as a tool for social and political understanding and facilitates community participation in effecting international change.
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
France
Main objective is to contribute to peace and security in the world by promoting collaboration among nations through education, science, culture and communication in order to further universal respect for justice, for the rule of law and for the human rights and fundamental freedoms which are affirmed for the peoples of the world, without distinction of race, sex, language or religion, by the Charter of the United Nations.
UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists
Paris, France
Created in 1994 to open new prospects of career to artists in all disciplines by offering them the opportunity to continue their training in specialized institutions. This programme is under the aegis of the International Fund for the Promotion of Culture (IFPC) of UNESCO.
Union Internationale de la Marionnette (UNIMA)
France
An international organization aimed at the development of the art of puppetry.
United States Center for the International Association of Theater for Children and Young People (ASSITEJ/USA)
A resource for our member theaters and playwrights, as well as for anyone needing information about theater for young audiences.
United States Department of State Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (Formerly United States Information Agency)
Educational /cultural exchange programs and grants.
United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT)
Resources for design professionals and educators can be found on the site of this association of entertainment technology professionals, which publishes a newsletter, Sightlines, and a journal, Theatre Design & Technology (TD&T).
University of Pittsburgh Voice Center
The Eye & Ear Institute Building, Suite 214
Dedicated to the evaluation and care of voice disorders, the Voice Center is a resource for both the general public and those who use their voices professionally.
University/Resident Theatre Association (URTA)
Consortium of professional theatre training graduate programs and associated theatre companies.
U.S. Department of State
Cultural Programs Division Staff (ECA/PE/C/CU)
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
The Fund for U.S. Artists at International Festivals and Exhibitions (The Fund) provides support for U.S. artists invited to participate in major international performing arts festivals.
Voice & Speech Trainers Association (VASTA)
To advance the cause of voice and speech training through promotion of better training programs and development of more highly trained voice and speech teachers. The organization and its chief officers are situated among various universities across the U.S. Visit the website for more information.
WESTAF (Western States Arts Federation)
A nonprofit arts service organization dedicated to the creative advancement and preservation of the arts. WESTAF fulfills its mission to strengthen the financial, organizational and policy infrastructure of the arts by providing programs and services to artists and arts organizations.
Whole Arts Foundation, Inc.
Provides administrative support to individual artists and other non-profits, particularly in the fields of dance, music, performance art, radio, theatre, film and video arts. Involved in development and management where a major focus is assisting emerging artists to become self-managed.
Women In Film
Women In Film is a nonprofit organization for women in the global entertainment industry. It provides a mentor program, workshops, seminars and screenings, scholarships, film finishing funds and grants, advocacy, community outreach programs, such as the production of public service announcements, and other practical services for its members.
World Communities: Center For Community Based Theater
Department of Fine Arts
Georgia Southwestern State University
The Center is a part of the University System of Georgia and is designed to help create original dramas from the history or issues of communities, and to work from a developing body of methods and principles that guide the creation and presentation of historic theater. Posts job listings and auditions.
Writers Guild of America (WGA)
The WGA represents writers in the motion picture, broadcast, cable and new media industries.
Theatre Education Resources of Note
Associations or Organizations
General
American Theater Web
The Broadway Theatre Archive
Improv.net
Radio Theater on the Web
Shakespeare materials from national Endowment for the Arts
Video Placement Worldwide – Free Educational Videos
The World of Mime Theatre
Personal Research & Specialty
Jill Hobgood’s Musical Sites List
American Theater Web
The Broadway Theatre Archive
Improv.net
Radio Theater on the Web
Shakespeare materials from national Endowment for the Arts
Video Placement Worldwide – Free Educational Videos
The World of Mime Theatre
Personal Research & Specialty
Jill Hobgood’s Musical Sites List