Resource Room 

 

The Resource Room is a walk-in artist resource center full of professional development books and periodicals, a computer and printer for research or creating your résumé, and much more.

“Thank you so much for this component of Artist Trust. It has allowed me to work independently and directly with countless more organizations and opportunities. Outstanding.”

The Resource Room is open to all artists Monday-Friday, 9:30am–5:30 pm. Artist Trust is located at 1835 12th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122, at the corner of 12th Avenue and East Denny Way in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood (three blocks east of Broadway).

The Resource Room offers:

  • A library of books and periodicals valuable to artists of all disciplines on such topics as how to operate a business in Washington State; business and legal forms for visual artists and writers; artist residencies; marketing; safety; grants available to individuals; grant writing; contemporary art periodicals; and much more.

  • Sample GAP applications, résumés and work sample descriptions.

  • Sample professional portfolios by visual artists.

  • A computer/printer/copier for searching opportunities online, making a copy of grant applications or typing and printing your résumé.

  • Publications from our grant recipients.

  • Tip sheets on how to document your artwork; studio earthquake preparedness; how to create an effective audio demo; how to write a budget; etc.

  • Binders full of hundreds of applications and calls-for-artists from across the state and the country.

  • Information about arts organizations across the state.

  • Archive of Artist Trust’s newsletters.

Select Publications:

  • Art/Work – Everything You Need to Know (and Do) As You Pursue Your Art Career, 2009, Free Press, Heather Darcy and Bhandari Jonathan Melber

  • The Artist’s Guide – How to Make a Living as an Artist, Jackie Battenfield, 2009, Da Capo Press

  • Selling Art 101 – The Art of Creative Selling (Second Edition), 2009, ArtNetwork Press

  • Washington State Media Directory, 28th edition, 2006, Jane B. McConnell

  • Pricing & Ethical Guidelines, 11th edition, 2003, Graphic Artists Guild

  • Film & Video Budgets, 2006, Deke Simon/Michael Wiese

  • Start an Independent Record Label, 2005, J.S. Rudsenske

  • Getting Funded, The Complete Guide to Writing Grant Proposals, 2003, Mary Hall & Susan Howlett

  • Fine Art Publicity, Complete Guide for Galleries and Artists, 2005, Susan Abbott

  • Public Art By The Book, 2005, Barbara Goldstein

  • The Self-Publishing Manual, How to Write, Print and Sell Your Own Book, 2002, Dan Poynter

  • Artist Beware, The Hazards in Working with All Art and Craft Materials and the Precautions Every Artist and Craftsperson Should Take, 2005, Michael McCann

  • Festivals Directory NW, current issue

Click to view a complete list of PUBLICATIONS (PDF* 94KB) found in the Resource Room.

For more information, please contact Lila Hurwitz, Communications Manager, 206/467-8734 x13, toll-free at 866/218-7878 or lila@artisttrust.org.

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