• American Federation of Arts (AFA)
  The site provides a wealth of online educational opportunities for students, teachers, families, museum professionals, researchers and art enthusiasts, with links to exhibitions, educational materials and news.

• Americans for the Arts
  In addition to arts advocacy updates and research tools, the site includes a clearinghouse that is a centralized source of information about research and publications that have been produced since 1960 on the arts and culture in the United States.

• ArtJob Online
  ArtJob Online features a national database of job listings in all arts disciplines in the nonprofit, commercial, academic, and public sectors. The site also features information about fellowships, grants, residencies, and other artist- and art-related opportunities.

• Art on the Net
  Tour artists' studios, view curated, on-line exhibitions, hear artists discuss their work, submit your own work, and find out what's happening in the art world.

• Artists' Health Insurance Resource Center
  Artists' Health Insurance Resource Center is the first comprehensive information resource focusing on the health care needs of the arts community.

• Arts & Business Council
  The Arts & Business Council works to "keep the arts in business" by promoting mutually beneficial partnerships between corporations and nonprofit arts groups. The Web site serves as an information dissemination vehicle for those who participate in the Council's New York City programs, as well as for national and international visitors who seek information about arts and business partnerships.

• ArtsEdge
  A good source of information on arts education, including curriculum development issues. A joint project of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the U.S. Department of Education.

• ArtsEdNet
  Research, publications, advocacy initiatives and wealth of other arts education resources at this major site sponsored by Getty Education Institute for the Arts. Tutorials/guides to the Internet and links to museums, education and other sites are here as well.

• Arts Education Partnership
  Provides information for practitioners and policy makers on arts education advocacy resources, federal funding opportunities, the latest research and projects, national news and events, and activities of participating organizations.

• Arts International
  Arts International is 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. The site includes descriptions of grant programs, projects and partnerships; tools to facilitate international exchange; and a contacts and organizations database.

• Center for Arts and Culture
  The Center for Arts and Culture is an independent research organization providing analysis and promoting dialogue on issues affecting our cultural life. Its online database includes a bibliography of relevant works, a bank of experts, a calendar of events, an analysis of cultural journalism, and a link library of organizational Web sites related to issues in arts, culture and policy.

• Grantmakers in the Arts
  Grantmakers in the Arts is a nonprofit membership organization of foundations, corporate giving programs and nonprofit organizations that make arts grants, and welcomes public sector grantmakers as affiliate members. The site provides information on membership, research, publications and the annual conference.

• National Alliance of Media Arts and Culture (NAMAC)
  An excellent resource and database for media arts centers around the country.

• National Endowment for the Arts
  In addition to program, guideline and application information, the site includes interviews, a visual art gallery, a writer's corner, features on artists and arts organizations, resources by art form, links to online federal government information and services, and field reports.

• National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts
  The National Guild provides service, advocacy and leadership for over 260 community-based, nonprofit, nondegree-granting institutions in the United States. The site offers news, employment opportunities, a discussion forum, a library, a publications catalog, a directory of member schools, and an overview of programs and services, including workshops and seminars.

• NYFA Interactive (formerly Arts Wire)
  Online network for artists and arts organizations with news, interest areas and listing of jobs, grants and other resources.

• VSA arts
  Formerly Very Special Arts, VSA arts is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the creative power in people with disabilities. Its Web site features a visual arts gallery, information about its state affiliates and partnerships, and online educational programs.

• World-Wide Arts Resources
  A starting point for links to artists and arts-related sites.

Decorating Your Life With Color

• If you work with an interior designer, be sure that you indicate your color preferences, rather than having the decorator decide for you. There’s nothing worse than decorating your home in colors that appeal more to your decorator than they do to you. After months or years of living with the decorator’s choice of colors, you may find that you don’t like them after all.

• Use tints and shades of your most favorite color for your carpet, walls, tile, or wood.

• Use tints and shades of your second favorite color for your drapes and furniture.

• Accent in colors that please you and everyone else in your family.

• Make sure you place original works in bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms and dens, rather than in kitchens or baths with showers, where grease, smoke, and steam can damage original works. Use prints instead in these areas.

• Place original works of art away from direct sunlight and artificial light.