interesting links:

The Art Connection (a unique art donation & placement program in Boston connecting artists & nonprofits)

ArtBizCoach.com (helping artists promote themselves and build their businesses)

The Artists Network of Refuse & Resist (artists dedicated to creating a culture of resistance)

Artists Rights Society (copyright, licensing, and monitoring organization for visual artists in the U.S.)

ArtScene (independent statewide publication dedicated to Iowa's arts & cultural scene)

ArtSpeakout (a space for artists to show socially-engaged art on contemporary topics)

ArtWomen.org (visual art & feminist cultural production across disciplines & geographical boundaries)

Beyond 9-11: The Art of Renewal in Iowa (arts/interview project featuring alternative art responses to 9/11)

East Village Art Coalition (coalition of urban artists in Des Moines)

Internet Art Resources (gateway to art, artists, galleries, & exhibitions)

Iowa Women Artists Oral History Project (arts/interview project featuring many Iowa women visual artists)

Metro Arts Alliance (a regional arts service organization in Greater Des Moines, Iowa)

Palace of the Fields (new musical theatre production by Des Moines composer, Renae Angeroth)