How to start
Feeling overwhelmed by all this business stuff? You don’t need to know and do it all. We recommend getting a pro’s perspective to help you sort through what’s important for your unique creative career goals.
- Indiana Arts Commission’s On-Ramp Creative Career Accelerator
- Indiana Small Business Development Center – free and confidential consult and services for Indiana residents
- Fractured Atlas – business services, insurance coverage, project financing specifically for artists
- Minerva Financial Arts – consulting and topical workshops for artists
- Making Your Life as an Artist
- Construyendo Tu Vida Artistica
Insurance
- The Basics of Insurance for Artists
- Artists Guide to Health Insurance
- Disaster Preparedness for Artists
- Insurance in the Arts
Legal Resources
- Lawyers for the Creative Arts - free legal services to financially eligible clients in all areas of the arts
- Visual Artists Rights Act
- >Legal Matters – Arts Council of Indianapolis
- Center for Art Law
- Model Contracts and Guidelines - Dramatists Guild
Legacy
- Career Documentation
- Artist’s Legacy Toolkit (Dance/USA)
- Estate Planning Workbook (Joan Mitchell Foundation)
Unions
Personal Finance
- The Artist’s Guide to Personal Finance
- Individual Development Accounts - Matched savings accounts from the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority
- Working Artists in the Greater Economy (W.A.G.E.) Fee calculator
- Teaching Artist Pay Rate Calculator
- Student Loan Repayment Calculator
- Estate Planning Workbook (Joan Mitchell Foundation
Can’t find the resources you need for your creative career, or know other resources we should share? Let us know.
Listings are not endorsements and do not necessarily represent the views of the Indiana Arts Commission or the State of Indiana.
