Music Career Resources : General
A guide to books, websites, and more for musicians of all categories!
Find more organizations!
- Grants Information CollectionThis page is maintained by the UW-Madison Libraries "for individuals and organizations looking for Wisconsin state and local government funding and assistance programs." Scroll down to the Arts and Humanities section for music-related grant-funding organizations.
- VolunteerMatch"VolunteerMatch strengthens communities by making it easier for good people and good causes to connect. The organization offers a variety of online services to support a community of nonprofit, volunteer and business leaders committed to civic engagement."
Local (selected)
- Arts Enterprise UW-Madison"Arts Enterprise UW–Madison envisions a new future for entrepreneurial-minded arts careers. It is part of a movement that envisions a community, built on sustainable relationships between artists and entrepreneurs, that promotes and incubates innovative, collaborative, and impactful community-based projects."
- Arts Midwest"A non-profit regional arts organization headquartered in Minneapolis, Arts Midwest serves audiences, arts organizations, and artists throughout the nine states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and beyond."
- Arts Wisconsin"Our mission, to speak up and advocate for all the arts in Wisconsin, connects us with, and helps us serve, the wide-ranging, diverse and creative constituency of people, organizations and communities making the arts come alive in every corner of Wisconsin."
- Wisconsin Arts Board, a state arts agency"The Wisconsin Arts Board is the state agency which nurtures creativity, cultivates expression, promotes the arts, supports the arts in education, stimulates community and economic development and serves as a resource for people of every culture and heritage."
National/International (selected)
- American Federation of Musicians"We are the largest organization in the world representing the interests of professional musicians. Whether negotiating fair agreements, protecting ownership of recorded music, securing benefits such as health care and pension, or lobbying our legislators, the AFM is committed to raising industry standards and placing the professional musician in the foreground of the cultural landscape."
- American Music Center"The American Music Center is dedicated to building a national community of artists, organizations, and audiences creating, performing, and enjoying new American music. Since its founding in 1939 by composers Marion Bauer, Aaron Copland, Howard Hanson, Harrison Kerr, Otto Luening, and Quincy Porter, AMC has been a leader in providing field-wide advocacy, support, and connection."
- Concert Artists Guild"Concert Artists Guild is an internationally recognized arts service organization. Its mission is to discover, nurture and promote young musicians."