Check out the Artists Health Insurance Resource Center, a database initiated by the Actors Fund through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. You can click on Iowa on their map and get some quite comprehensive information about health insurance options available currently for artists as well as small business owners. www.actorsfund.org/ahirc
Professional Associations and Organizations	American Craft Council www.craftcouncil.org
	Iowa Arts Council A valuable resource for the Iowa arts community including services for artists, workshops, public art, art in education www.state.ia.us/government/dca/
	MetroArts Alliance of Greater Des Moines An events calendar and list of member artists www.metroarts.org
	American Art Therapy Association A definition of art therapy, approved graduate degree programs and related links www.arttherapy.org
	Association of Midwest Museums www.midwestmuseums.org
	National Art Educational Association Promotes art education through Professional Development, Service, Advancement of Knowledge, and Leadership. Membership benefits: Receive biweekly art teacher job openings, and periodic grants alerts, updates, and announcements about convention, books, reports, and other art education releases. www.naea-reston.org
	Society of North American Gold Smiths The site for jewelery, designers and metalsmiths includes grants, shows and many resources. www.snagmetalsmith.org
	The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works Site includes career information and educational programs in conservation/preservation. www.aic.stanford.edu
Additional Art and Design Job Search and Career Information Sites	Artist Help Network Resources are divided into the the following headings:Legal, Money, Presentation tools, Career, Exhibition, Commission & Sales www.artisthelpnetwork.com
	Animation World Network Career information, jobs, resume posting and much more�. www.awn.com
	Art Grant Opportunities on the Internet Includes the Art Deadlines list, Photographers' Contests and Awards, calls for artists and art funding resources www.antiquesatoz.com/artatoz/grant.htm
	Digital Media Net The site includes a Career site with resume posting and jobs relating to animation and multimedia. www.digitalmedianet.com
	TheArtBiz.com An online business center for artists that offers: Art Career opportunities, Juried Shows an dcompetitions, on-line banking and more. www.TheArtBiz.com
	Iowa Museums and Galleries www.iowaartscouncil.org/directoryorganizations/dirgallery.htm
	Art Job A listing of art positions accross the country. www. artjob.org
	Spring Board for the Arts www.springboardfor the arts.org
	AdAge.Com A search engine for diverse creative jobs: adversiting, media www.crain.com/classified/adage/index.cfm
	ADWEEK A search engine with job postings wwwwww.adweek.com/aw/classifieds/index.jsp
	Craig's List A wide range of art and design positions advertised including book publishing and webdesign. Includes internships also. www.craigslist.org/art
	The Entrepreneurial Artist Information on the "business" of art. www.seasource.org
Museum and Gallery Links	Museum Employment Resource Center (MERC) A commercial site with museum, preservation, education and employment listings www.museum-employment.com
	Smithsonian Institution Internships Internship opportunities, deadlines and a downloadable application form www.si.edu/cms
	American Association of Museums www.aam-us.org
	Internet Artresources Links to museums, galleries and artists www.artresources.com

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