a-n The Artists Information Company
https://www.a-n.co.uk/

Artists’ Union England
https://www.artistsunionengland.org.uk/

Art Workers’ Guild
https://www.artworkersguild.org/  

Arts Catalyst
https://artscatalyst.org/

Arts Professional
https://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/

Artquest Exchange
https://artquest.org.uk/about-exchange/

Artquest
https://artquest.org.uk/

Artsadmin
https://www.artsadmin.co.uk/

ArtsHub
https://www.artshub.co.uk/opportunity/

Axisweb
https://www.axisweb.org/  

Contemporary Visual Arts Network
https://cvan.art/

Live Art UK
http://www.liveartuk.org/  

Resources

• Woolard, Caroline and Susan Jahoda (2016). Of Supply Chains. BFAMFAPhD.
• Rachel Dobbs (2018). Self Care Checklist for Precarious Workers. rachel.we-are-low-profile.com
• Keeffe, Helena and Patricia Maloney (2013). Standard Deviation. Art Practical, Issue 4.17 The Fourth Year (Jun 2013).
• Precarious Workers Brigade (2017). Introduction. In Training for Exploitation? Politicising Employability and Reclaiming Education. Foreword by Silvia Federici. London: Journal of Aesthetics & Protest, pp. 4-19.
• Carrot Workers Collective (2011). Surviving Internships: A Counter-Guide to Free Labour in the Arts. London: Carrot Workers Collective.
• Billuart, Morgane, Sepp Eckenhaussen, Dunja Nesovic (2021). Post-Precarity Zine: Toolbox for Beginning Artists. Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures and the Learning Community Critical Making & Learning Through Design. INC Zine #2.
• Giuliani, Caterina (2013). Precarity Pilot. Brave New Alps.
• Berardi, Franco “Bifo” (2009). Soul At Work: From Alienation to Autonomy. Los Angeles: Semiotext(e) / Foreign Agents.

Art Monthly Newsletter
http://www.artmonthly.co.uk/magazine/site/newsletter

Artsjobsonline
https://www.artsjobsonline.com/

Guardian Jobs
https://jobs.theguardian.com/jobs/arts-and-heritage/

GYST-Ink (LA-based)
https://www.gyst-ink.com/

National Museum Directors’ Council
https://www.nationalmuseums.org.uk/jobs/

The Dots
https://the-dots.com/jobs/search

Morning Pages by Julia Cameron, from The Artist’s Way (1992)
https://juliacameronlive.com/#morningPages

The Journaling System that changed my life by Campbell Walker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8RQsJ0Q3Mo

Atomic Habits (2018), by James Clear
https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits

Atoms, the Atomic Habits app by James Clear https://atoms.jamesclear.com/

Atomic Journals
https://www.atomicjolt.com/atomic-journals

How I journal on my iPad in Notability
https://www.hellobrio.com/blog/digital-journaling-on-ipad

Journaling for Beginners, Day One
https://dayoneapp.com/blog/journaling/

• Kakungulu, Samuel J. (2025). Entrepreneurship in the Arts: Balancing Creativity and Business. Eurasian Experiment Journal of Arts and Management Vol. 7 Issue 1 (2025).
• Ajimon, George and Maria Susan Mathew (2025). AI-powered creative stimulus: the ascent of virtual virtuoso entrepreneurship. Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 8 (June 2025).
• Segbars, Jack (2019). Artistic Production in the Context of Neoliberalism: Autonomy and Heteronomy Revisited by Means of Infrastructural Critique. PARSE Journal Issue #9: Work (Spring 2019).
• Wilkerson, James M. (2025). When Creative Entrepreneurs Face Tensions in Creating Value. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development (Jun 2025).

• Schweiker, Rosalie (2017). No more fake orgasms: stop boosting the art world’s self-esteem. Art is not a Commodity: Examining Economic Exceptionalism in Art. ICA (Feb 18, 2017).
• Hopkins, Rob (2015). What Does a Successful Artist Look Like at a Time of Global Change? Transition Culture (Apr 2015).
• Fraser, Andrea (1994). How to Provide an Artistic Service: An Introduction. Presented at The Depot, Vienna (Oct 1994).
• Guerrilla Girls (2010). Reinventing the ‘F’ Word – Feminism! Commencement Address, School of the Art Institute of Chicago (May 2010). AUDIO
• Kathe Kollwitz of the Guerrilla Girls delivers the 2010 Commencement Speech for the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Feminism, Artworld, Advice, Art education
• Art & Language (1997). We Aimed To Be Amateurs. Art-Language 2 (Jun 1997), pp. 40-49. Reprinted in Conceptual Art: A Critical Anthology (1999), Alexander Alberro and Blake Stimson ed. Cambridge and London: MIT Press, pp. 443-44.
• Said, Edward (1996/1993). Professionals and Amateurs. In Representations of the Intellectual. The 1993 Reith Lectures. New York: Vintage Books, pp. 65-83.
• Rosenberg, Harold (1962). Everyman a Professional. In The Tradition of the New. London: Thames and Hudson, pp. 58-73.
• Rowles, Sarah (2016). Professional practice in art schools: preparing students for life after graduation. a-n Research paper. London: a-n The Artists Information Company.
• Allen, Jo and Sarah Rowles eds. (2016). Dean Kenning, Kingston University. In Professional Practice: 20 Questions. London: Q-Art, pp. 221-232.
• Siegelaub, Seth (2009). Professionalization. Frieze Survey edited by Sam Thorne. Frieze Blog (Mar 2009).
• Corris, Michael (2012). Un-artist. Art Monthly 357 (Jun 2012).
• Kaprow, Allan (1993/1971). Education of the Un-Artist Part I. In Essays on the Blurring of Art and Life, Jeff Kelley ed. Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 97-109.
• Kaprow, Allan (1993/1972). Education of the Un-Artist Part II. In Essays on the Blurring of Art and Life, Jeff Kelley ed. Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 110-126.
• Groys, Boris (2006). Multiple Authorship. In The Manifesta Decade: Debates on Contemporary Exhibitions and Biennials, Barbara Vanderlinden and Elena Filipovic eds. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, pp. 93-
• Ardery, Julia (1997). Loser Wins: Outsider art and the salvaging of disinterestedness. Poetics No. 24, pp. 329-346.

• Deresiewicz, William (2015). The Death of the Artist—and the Birth of the Creative Entrepreneur. The Atlantic (Jan/Feb 2015).
• Citarella, Joshua and Yancey Strickler (2025). How to develop a creative career. New Creative Era episode 9.
• Knudson, Rainey (2019). Art is Not Entrepreneurship. Glasstire (May 2019).
• Open School East (2015). Capitalist Artist Scum #1 & Capitalist Artist Scum #2. London: Open School East. AUDIO
• Wouk Almino, Elisa, Moira Donegan and Eric Wen (2014). Paper Monument: Episode 12 (00:00 – 08:30 min). n+1 Magazine / Paper Monument podcast, Episode 12 (Jan 2014). AUDIO
• Gielen, Pascal (2012). Being an artist in post-Fordist times: Artistic strategies in post-Fordist times. Tasmanian College of The Arts Art Forum Lecture Series. Hobart: University of Tasmania. Video (MPEG) Available under University of Tasmania Standard License.
• Virno, Paolo (2009). The Dismeasure of Art: An interview with Paolo Virno, by Sonja Lavaert and Pascal Gielen. Open! #17 A Precarious Existence (Nov 2009).
• Bourdieu, Pierre (1996). The Rules of Art: Genesis and Structure of the Literary Field. Trans. Susan Emanuel. Cambridge: Polity Press. (Bourdieu talks about the inverted economy of the art field).
• Bryan-Wilson, Julia (2009). Art versus Work. In Art Work: A National Conversation about Art, Labor, and Politics, ed. Temporary Services. Chicago: The Plain Dealer Press, pp. 4-5. AUDIO
• Davis, Ben (2010). Beyond the Art World. Artnet Magazine, (Nov 2010). Republished in 9.5 Theses on Art and Class, pp. 171-173.

• *Oakley, Kate (2017). Artists as workers. A response to John Bellamy Foster. CUSP.
• Mckenzie, Jon (2001). Chapter 0: Challenges. In Perform or Else: from Discipline to Performance. London: Routledge.
• Verwoert, Jan (2008). Exhaustion and Exuberance: Ways to Defy the Pressure to Perform, Art Sheffield 08 pamphlet, Stuart Bailey ed. Geneva: Centre d’Art Contemporain, Dexter Sinister, pp. 90-111. Originally published Dot Dot Dot, No. 15 (Winter 2007).
• Verwoert, Jan (2007). Use Me Up. Metropolis M, No. 1 (2007).
• Heartfield, James (2012). Critique of Creativity. Mute Magazine (Jul 2012).
• Raunig, Gerald, Gene Ray and Ulf Wuggenig eds. (2011). Critique of Creativity: Precarity, Subjectivity and Resistance in the ‘Creative Industries’. London: Mayfly Books.

• Wittwer, Till (2014). ‘Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish’, Said the Academy and Fed Us to the Lions. Or: Starving With a Lot of Love in Your Stomach. Public Lecture, Parallel School Brno, Brno Biennial (Sep 20, 2014).
• Apostol, Corina L. (2015). Art Workers between Precarity and Resistance: A Genealogy. In Art Workers: Material Conditions and Labour Struggles in Contemporary Art Practice, Airi Triisberg, Erik Krikortz and Minna Henriksson eds. Berlin, Helsinki, Stockholm, Tallinn: Lugemik, pp. 103-117.
• Abbing, Hans (2002). Why are artists poor? The exceptional economy of the arts. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press.
• Bourdieu, Pierre (1993). The Field of Cultural Production, or: The Economic World Reversed. In The Field of Cultural Production. New York: Columbia University Press, pp. 30-73.
• Steyerl, Hito (2009). Institution of Critique. In Art and Contemporary Critical Practice: Reinventing Institutional Critique. London: MayFly Books, pp. 13-19.
• Parkinson, Michael (1977). Alec Guinness Interview. Parkinson Talk Show.
• Kahn, Nathaniel dir. (2018). The Price of Everything (excerpt: 00:47-00:50-53). TV-14, 1h 38min, Documentary (USA).
• Hughes, Robert (2008). Mona Lisa Curse: The business of art. Channel 4 (Sep 18, 2008).
• Molesworth, Helen (2003). Work ethic (click ‘Sample Chapters’). In Work Ethic. Baltimore: Baltimore Museum of Art and Pennsylvania State University Press, pp. 25-51. PDF

• How to write an artist’s statement, Artquest Guides.
• How to write an artist’s bio, Artquest Guides.
• How to write a CV, Artquest Guides.
• How to write an artist statement, The Creative Independent.
• Writing a Great Artist Statement, Irritable Crocodiles and Burnt Onions.
• a-n Artists Drop In: How to write about your practice, with Narbi Price (Aug 2022).

• Ross, David James and Joke De Winter (2011). Instant artist statement: Arty Bollocks Generator. artybollocks.com.
• 10 Gallon (2000). Patented Artist Statement Generator. 10gallon.com.
• Kyle Clements (2011). Artist Statement Generator. kyleclements.com.
• 500 Letters (2012). Generate your artist biography. 500Letters.org.

• How to Make an Artist’s Manifesto: Recipe for Revolution (2015), by Kerry Bourbié
• Joseph, Chris and Escha Romain (2000). Archive for Manifestos. 391.org.

Free website providers

• Hotglue Very basic and easy website builder
• Glitch Offers several tools and one of them is a simple website builder, there is a free account option
• Scrollytelling Versatile tool to create a standalone website or add to your existing website
• Wix User-friendly website builder
• Squarespace User-friendly website builder, perhaps a bit more complex than Wix
• Google Sites Easy website builder
• WordPress.com Free open-source website builder
• Tilda Intuitive features and templates for a new website, online store, landing page, or blog

Below are three different guides on how to resize images in any operating system and with various tools, including Adobe Photoshop, Gimp, free online converters and plug-ins.

• How to Resize Image Without Losing Quality
• How to resize images and photos quickly and easily
• How to resize an image

Social Media (mainstream)

Instagram
https://www.instagram.com

Facebook (pages, groups)
https://www.facebook.com

Twitter/X
https://twitter.com

TikTok
https://www.tiktok.com

Pinterest
https://www.pinterest.com

Snapchat
https://www.snapchat.com

WhatsApp (groups, broadcasts)
https://www.whatsapp.com

Telegram (groups, broadcasts)
https://telegram.org

Web 3.0: Alternative / Decentralised networks

Bluesky
https://bsky.app

Mastodon (decentralised, multiple instances)
https://mastodon.social

Discord (servers/communities)
https://discord.com

Signal (channels, groups)
https://signal.org

Professional / Creative networks

Artsy
https://www.artsy.net

Saatchi Art (online gallery platform)

https://www.saatchiart.com

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com

DeviantArt
https://www.deviantart.com

Artquest Exchange
https://artquest.org.uk/about-exchange/

Behance
https://www.behance.net

Dribbble
https://dribbble.com

ArtStation
https://www.artstation.com

Publishing & Collectives

Substack
https://substack.com

Medium
https://medium.com

Ghost (open-source Substack alternative)
https://ghost.org

WordPress / personal blog
https://wordpress.com

Tumblr (still used in art/writing/music scenes)
https://www.tumblr.com

Metalabel (collective publishing, collaborative releases)
https://metalabel.com

Funding & support

Patreon
https://www.patreon.com

Ko-fi
https://ko-fi.com

Buy Me a Coffee
https://www.buymeacoffee.com

OpenCollective
https://opencollective.com

Kickstarter (for specific projects)
https://www.kickstarter.com

Indiegogo
https://www.indiegogo.com

Streaming / audio & video

YouTube
https://www.youtube.com

Vimeo
https://vimeo.com

Twitch
https://www.twitch.tv

SoundCloud
https://soundcloud.com

Mixcloud
https://www.mixcloud.com

Link hubs / aggregators

Linktree
https://linktr.ee

Linkin.bio
https://linkin.bio

Bio Sites (Squarespace)

https://www.squarespace.com/marketing/biosite

 Carrd
https://carrd.co

About.me
https://about.me

Marketplaces

Redbubble
https://www.redbubble.com

Society6
https://society6.com

Etsy
https://www.etsy.com

BigCartel
https://www.bigcartel.com

Shopify (general e-commerce, sometimes used by artists)
https://www.shopify.com

Bandcamp (for sound-based work)
https://bandcamp.com

• Cullinan, Luisa (2023 ). How to create and batch social media content. Microsoft Create (Oct 24, 2023).
• Women of Illustration (2024). How to Batch Your Content and Post Consistently Without Burnout. Women of Illustration.
• Plann by Linktree. Batch Create Your Social Media

• Williams, Gilda (2015). Write On: On Today’s Art Writing Explosion, and the Tyranny of the Artist’s Statement. Art Monthly 348, pp. 11-14.
• Butt, Danny (2012). Art of the Exegesis. Mute Magazine (Apr 2012).
• Williams, Gilda (2014). How to Write About Contemporary Art. Thames and Hudson.
• Millar, John Douglas (2011). Art/Writing. Art Monthly 349 (Sep 2011).
• Haynes, Laura, Rebecca Jagoe, Rosa-Johan Uddoh and Gina Buenfeld-Murley (2023). On Art Writing: Exploring an Interdisciplinary Practice. London: Freelands Foundation (Apr 26, 2023). VIDEO
• Charlotte Young [2011] Art Bollocks (or Stupid Kunst). London: 93 Feet East. Ignite London 4 (Feb 2011).
• Nengudi, Senga (2023). Senga Nengudi’s Lesser-known Writing Practice. Frieze Issue 236 (Jun-Aug 2023).
• Edmondson, Emma (2019). Practice Mountain. emmaedmondson.com.
• Buren, Daniel (1982). Why Write. Art Journal (Summer 1982).
• Palmer, Katrina (2010). The Dark Object. London: Book Works.
• Ashbee, Brian (1999). A Beginner’s Guide to Art Bollocks and How to Be a Critic. Art Review (Apr 1999), pp. 14-15.
• LeWitt, Sol (2013/1965). Letter to Eva Hesse, April 14 1965. In Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience, Meredith Maran ed. Penguin.

• Puente, Gabrielle de la, Zarina Muhammad, Kim Foale and honor ash (2022). Instagram has ruined the art world. What now? The White Pube Podcast, episode 14 (Nov 2022).
• Bishop, Sophie (2025). Influencer creep: How artists strategically navigate the platformisation of art worlds. New Media & Society Vol. 27/4 (2025), pp. 2109–2126.
• Puente, Gabrielle de la (2021). The Impact of Using Social Media as an Artist. Unlimited.
• Dunn, Jack (2025). Maya Hawke Says Some Producers Cast Based on Actors’ ‘Collective’ Instagram Following: ‘If You Have Over This Many Followers, You Can Get the Movie Funded’. Variety (Feb 15, 2025). Maya Hawke says in some cases, the cast’s social media following plays a huge role in whether or not a film will be made.
• Ptak, Laurel (2014). Wages for Facebook. wagesforfacebook.com.
• Willats, Holly ed. (2021). Artists Newsletter #4: The 2010s, Artists and social media: distribute, network & reinvent. a-n Magazine, Artists Newsletter #4: The 2010s.
• Manovich, Lev (2020). Aesthetic Society: Instagram as a Life Form. In Data Publics, Peter Mörtenboeck and Helge Mooshammer, eds. Routledge. VIDEO

Arts Council England
https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/other-sources-funding-0

Funding directory by Paul Hamlyn Foundation
https://web.archive.org/web/20220814040518/http://fundingforartists.org.uk/artists/

Artquest Funding Opportunities
https://artquest.org.uk/art-directory/?filterby=1441

a-n Funding
https://www.a-n.co.uk/explore/network/for/funding

Jerwood Arts Signpost: Funding and Resources for UK-based artists & artist-led organisations.
https://jerwoodartsarchive.org/resource/signpost-funding-and-resources-for-uk-based-artists-and-artist-led-organisations/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

My Funding Central
https://www.myfundingcentral.co.uk/

Get Grants
https://www.getgrants.org.uk/

Templates for ACE funding grants (NLPG and DYCP)
https://www.the-uncultured.com/resources-arts-council-england.html

a-n Quick Guide to Budgets
https://web.archive.org/web/20230111043100/http://www.payingartists.org.uk/project/quick-guide-to-budgets/

Successful funding application library by The White Pube
https://thewhitepube.co.uk/funding-library/

Darryl de Prez (2022), 7 Tips For Successful Funding Applications (29 Jul 2022)
https://www.darryldeprez.com/blog/seven-tips-for-successful-funding-applications

Funding FAQ by Rachel Dobbs
https://rachel.we-are-low-profile.com/blog/category/funding-faq/

Oberholtzer, J (2016), The Hustle Economy, Running Press

Jones, S. (ed.). Fundraising: The Artist’s Guide to Planning and Financing Work  a-n Artist Information Company, 1993

Wright, D., Walmsley, B., & Simmons, K. Fundraising in the Creative and Cultural Industries: Leading Effective Fundraising Strategies Routledge, 2021

Volpe, M. Fundraising for the Arts Egea, 2020

Herbert, C. A Guide To Funding For Early Career Artists, May 2024, https://vasw.org.uk/

Arts Council Events  
https://www.artsjobs.org.uk/events/search

Artquest
https://artquest.org.uk/opportunities/

a-n
https://www.a-n.co.uk/jobs/

ArtsAdmin
https://www.artsadmin.co.uk/for-artists/ancho

Artrabbit
https://www.artrabbit.com/artist-opportunities?type=Exhibition+Opportunity

Axis
https://axisweb.org/opportunities

Curator Space
https://www.curatorspace.com/opportunities

Acava
https://www.acava.org/resources-artists/

ArtOpps
https://artopps.co.uk/

Opencallfinder
https://www.instagram.com/opencallfinder/

The Albany newsletter for opportunities https://www.thealbany.org.uk/newsletter

The Albany Creative Communities Membership https://www.thealbany.org.uk/spaces/creative-communities-membership

SHAPESLewisham https://www.shapeslewisham.co.uk/register/

Artquest Artist Residencies
https://artquest.org.uk/how-to-articles/artist-residencies/

Res Artis Worldwide Network of Arts Residencies
https://resartis.org/

TransArtists International Opportunities
https://www.transartists.org/en

On the Move – Resources for international mobility
https://on-the-move.org/

DIY Residencies
https://artquest.org.uk/how-to-articles/diy-residencies/

Artist Residency Swap
https://www.artistresidencyswap.com/

Abbing, Hans (2002). Why are artists poor? The exceptional economy of the arts. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press.

Szreder, Kuba (2021), The ABC of the projectariaat: Living and working in a precarious art world, Manchester Press

Puente, Gabrielle de la, Zarina Muhammad,(aka The White Pube) (2024). Poor Artists Penguin Books

 A Guide to understanding Artist Residencies. Should I apply? Just Make Art Podcast  Youtube

A Complete Guide to Artist Residencies Just Make Art Podcast  Youtube

Gina Fairlay (2025), I’m an artist, I don’t need to do workshops. Wrong, in ArtsHub UK (27 Jan 2025)

R.H. Lossin (2015), Value in, garbage out: on AI art and hegemony, in e-flux, 17 Jan 2025

Artquest – Artists Studios
https://artquest.org.uk/how-to-articles/artists-studios/

Artqest – Studio, Pension and Tax
https://artquest.org.uk/how-to-articles/studios-pensions-and-tax/

Key Studio Providers in England

• Acme Studios – Affordable London spaces, residencies, work/live options. 
  
  
• SPACE Studios – London-wide provider with studios, exhibitions, residencies.
  
  
• ASC Studios – Charity-run, affordable workspaces with mentoring and events across London. 
• Mother Studios – Artist-run warehouse studios in Hackney Wick & Colchester.
  

• Online listings—ArtQuest, Artist Studio Finder.  
  
  
• Networks—London Affordable Artists Studio Network (LAASN).

• Tan, Jack Ky (2021). Easy Read Artist Contract. Liverpool: FACT.
• Guide to Artist Contracts and Agreements, Artconnect
• Template for an artist contract that is accessible, easy to read, and free of jargon, providing artists with security and legal clarity.
• Siegelaub, Seth and Robert Projansky (1971). Artist’s Reserved Rights Transfer And Sale Agreement.
• Siegelaub, Seth (1973). Introduction to the Artist’s Reserved Rights Transfer And Sale Agreement. Leonardo, vol. 6 (1973).

FRANK
https://frankfairartistpay.com/

Artist Union England Rates of Pay
https://www.artistsunionengland.org.uk/rates-of-pay/

a-n: Artist’s Fees Toolkit
https://itool.co.uk/fees/

Insurance:
a-n Insurance
https://www.a-n.co.uk/about/insurance/

Hencilla Arts Insurance
https://www.hencilla.co.uk/arts-and-media-insurance/

Legal support:
Artquest Artlaw
https://artquest.org.uk/artlaw/

Memberships:

Artist Union England
https://www.artistsunionengland.org.uk/

a-n
https://www.a-n.co.uk/

axis
https://axisweb.org/

DACS
https://www.dacs.org.uk/join-dacs/members-hub

Advocacy:
CVAN – Contemporary Visual Arts Network England
https://cvan.art/

DACS – Artist Royalties
https://www.dacs.org.uk/

How to do taxes as a freelance creative
https://ko-fi.com/s/cf832bc33e

Rachel Dobbs (2018). Self Care Checklist for Precarious Workers. rachel.we-are-low-profile.com.

Joachim, Joana (2023). This Thing We Call Art, Episode 12. This Thing We Call Art.

Thornton, Cassie (2020). Hologram: Feminist, Peer-to-Peer Health for a Post-Pandemic Future. Pluto Press.

Jagoe, Rebecca and Sharon Kivland eds. (2020). On Care. London: Ma Bibliotheque.

Berardi, Franco ‘Bifo’ (2009). Soul At Work: From Alienation to Autonomy. Los Angeles: Semiotext(e) / Foreign Agents.

Kimmerer, Robin Wall (2022). Serviceberry: An Economy of Abundance. Emergence Magazine (Oct 26, 2022).

The Pros & Cons of Working in Your Home Art Studio, Vlog by Luz Artworks, 2022 

The Painter’s Studio: The Impact of Dedicated, Private Workspace on Creativity, AmFab Studios, 2018