Associations and Groups

Artist Associations

American Watercolor Society The American Watercolor Society promotes the art of watercolor painting in America.

Artists' Equity The main function of Artists' Equity is to improve the economic and working conditions of professional visual artists and to assist in the expansion
and protection of artists' rights.

Colored Pencil Society of America CPSA is a non-profit organization promoting colored pencil medium in fine arts.

National Acrylic Painters Association The National Acrylic Painters' Association (NAPA) is a non-profit making organization by artists for artists.

National Association of Independent Artists NAIA was formed to address the needs and concerns of artists and artisans who exhibit and sell their work primarily at art festivals.

National Association of Women Artists National Association of Women Artists is a not for profit women's art organization in the US.

The National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society The National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society was organized for the purpose of governing, administering and maintaining such activities as will provide a national forum and standard of excellence in which artists can fully express the media of oil and acrylic on canvas and panel.

Oil Painters of America Oil Painters of America is dedicated to the preservation of representational art.

Pastel Society of America Pastel Society of America is an association of professional and emerging artists who work in the pastel medium.

Society of Decorative Painters The Society of Decorative Painters is an organization made to help you become a better painter, regardless of your skill level.

Society of Illustrators The mission of the Society is to promote the art and appreciation of illustration, as well as its history and evolving nature, and to encourage high ideals through exhibitions, lectures, education, and by fostering a sense of community and open discussion.

Art Information

Art Talk Newsletter
ARTtalk is a free monthly eight-page newsletter available online from participating Art Material Retailers in the U.S., Canada and Bermuda.

True Art Information True Art Information offers information and access to information about materials and the creative process.

Art Education

College Art Association Promotes excellence in scholarship and teaching in the history and criticism of the visual arts and in creativity and technical skill in the teaching and practices of art.

National Art Educators Association The National Art Education Association promotes art education through professional development, service, advancement of knowledge and leadership.

Arts Advocacy

Americans for the Arts Americans for the Arts is dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts.

National Endowment for the Arts The NEA is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established; bringing the arts to all Americans; and providing leadership in arts education.

National Assembly of State Arts Agencies The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) is the membership organization that unites, represents and serves the nation's state and jurisdictional arts agencies.

Write to Congress Write to your local officials to support the arts.