An online service designed specifically for illustrators to market their work, communicate with other illustrators internationally, and for illustration consumers find artists that suit their needs.

Since its 1996 inception, theispot.com's goal has been to build an online hub for illustrators where they can effectively market their work for both direct assignments and rights-managed stock licensing. Our subscribers' latest projects and achievements are promoted to a wide audience of industry professionals through high profile advertising as well as the News / Blog feature, which instantly circulates across a full range of social media. We continually reshape the site to answer the changing needs of both our subscribing illustrators and the many art buyers that have made theispot.com their primary illustration web resource. Today theispot.com showcases the work of artists from dozens of countries and serves buyers throughout the world. Theispot.com is widely recognized as the premier illustration site.

The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation “strives to fulfill Rauschenberg's vision that art can change the world….by sharing Rauschenberg's works with new audiences, opening his home and studio spaces to artists who push boundaries, and supporting artists and institutions nationwide that apply creativity to important issues. You can find more information about Robert Rauschenberg including a bio, over 400 of his works, exclusive articles about his work and up-to-date Rauschenberg exhibition listings at this website: https://www.artsy.net/artist/robert-rauschenberg.

Free and open to all, to use think[box], start by viewing an Orientation Presentation, which explains general lab policies as well as how to get started using machines at the lab.  If you would like to bring a group or class to think[box], please read the Information for Groups and Classes.

 

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Thurber House (the home of humorist, author, and New Yorker cartoonist James Thurber) is a non-profit literary center and Thurber museum. Their mission is to celebrate the written word for the education and entertainment of the broadest possible audience and to continue Thurber’s legacy of humor. Programs include the Thurber Prize for Humor, the only such recognition of humor writing in the country; residencies; author readings; and writing classes.

Address: 7 Jefferson Ave, Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 464-1032

In the 1970s and '80s, artists began to settle in the area, drawn by the fantastic homes and churches, downtown and river views, cheap studio space - as well as the unique European feel of the neighborhood. Their presence made the community exciting again, and hard work by neighbors, business owners and institutions resulted in a rebirth of Tremont.

www.annuity.org offers information on the different types of annuities, the tax implications involved in owning one, and how to handle a structured settlement. Annuities and structured settlements are insurance products that provide long-term income through a stream of future payments. While investment annuities can be used to save money for retirement and beneficiaries, structured settlements are used for personal-injury cases, wrongful death claims or lottery payouts. Also visit www.annuity.org/cash-value/future-value/ for information on calculating the future value of an annuity.

An information clearninghouse including forms, news and publications regarding copyright issues.

Address: 101 Independence Ave. S.E. Washington, D.C. 20559-6000
Phone: (202) 707-3000

This site includes current news, frequently asked questions, guides, glossary of terms and information on a variety of intellectual property issues.

Phone: (800) 786-9199

National agency to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns.

Address: 1350 Euclid Avenue, Suite 211 Cleveland, OH 44115
Phone: (216) 522-4180

Located inside the historic old Carnegie Library on the east side of Cleveland, Ohio on the historic Miles Park Square, UMDC targets the redevelopment of vacant or underutilized commercial and residential property.

To nurture, support and strengthen the work of America's finest living artists. Provides significant direct financial support to artists of all disciplines.

Address: 5757 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 580 Los Angeles, CA 90036
Phone: (323) 857-5857

This urban district and world class center of education, medical, and arts & cultural institutions is located just four miles from downtown Cleveland along the historic and future looking Euclid Corridor. University Circle is well known as the home of a number of legacy cultural institutions including The Cleveland Orchestra, the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. It is also home to the Cleveland Institute of Art and the Cleveland Institute of Music. There website includes information on neighborhood events, job opportunities and available real estate.

Address: 10831 Magnolia Drive Cleveland, OH 44106
Phone: (216) 791-3900
Fax: (216) 791-3935
E-mail: comments@universitycircle.org

This premier urban district and world class center of education, medical, and arts & cultural institutions is located just four miles from downtown Cleveland along the historic and future looking Euclid Corridor.

The Urban Institute is a non-partisan economic and social policy research organization. In 2003, it published Investing in Creativity: A Study of the Support Structure for U.S. Artists.

Address: 2100 M Street NW Washington, DC 20037
Phone: (202) 261-5688

"Ohio is a state of great diversity. From the Appalachian foothills of the southeast, the Lake Erie coast to the northwest, the Amish country of the northeast, and the Bluegrass hills of the southwest, the state has one of the greatest diversity of land for a state its size. But this site isn’t about fancy hills or lakes; it’s about Ohio's secret weapon, urban areas." UrbanOhio.com is fueled with an energetic forum where users post articles, photos, links and local businesses, alongside a gallery of neighborhood images sorted by Ohio region and city.

The Valley Art Center energizes and encourages art appreciation in people of all ages and backgrounds through education, inspiration, and opportunities to experience the visual arts. They support art students and artists through quality curriculum and programming along with exhibition space. They promote the growth of each individual’s potential and the advancement of the arts in the community. 

The Vermont Studio Center supports "artists and writers by providing studio residencies in an inclusive international community, honoring creative work as the communication of spirit through form."

Address: 80 Pearl Street P.O. Box 613, Johnson, Vermont 05656
Phone: (802) 635-272

A committee of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association; a pro bono program providing legal services to income-eligible artists and arts organizations in all disciplines, develops public law-related education programs for artists and arts organizations, and collaborates with area galleries to bring rotating art exhibits to the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Center.

Address: c/o Cleveland Bar Association, 1301 East 9th St., 3rd Level Cleveland, OH 44114
Phone: (216) 696-3525
Staff Contact: Jessica Paine: jpaine@clemetrobar.org

A community organization, rooted in the arts and using art as a tool for development. Artists have the opportunity to exhibit, teach, share studio space and attend professional development workshops

Address: 15605 Waterloo Road Cleveland, OH 44110
Phone: (216) 692-9500