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PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Professional organizations and associations often provide career information.
Some have student memberships and employment listings. Such groups also
provide one of the best ways of networking and making contacts.
American
Institute of Architects AIA
American Institute of Graphic Arts AIGA
American
Society of Furniture Artists
Amercian Society of Interior
Designers ASID
APA National
- Advertising Photographers of America - APA is a national organization
for professional photographers with chapters in several large cities.
APA is an excellent resource for both established photographers and just
starting assistants.
APA Atlanta
APA San
Francisco
Art
Town Online - a Directory of over 300 nonprofit arts organizations
located in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.
Artist-Blacksmith's
Association of North America
ASMP National - American
Society of Media Photographers - A national organization for professional
photographers with chapters in several large cities.
ASMP Austin/San
Antonio
ASMP
Chicago
ASMP Pittsburgh
ASMP
Seattle/Northwest
ASMP Southern California
Association for Multi-Media
International
Association of Independent
 Video & Filmmmakers - AIVF
CAPIC - Canadian Association
of Photographers and Illustrators in Communications
Chicago Area Internet Society
Chicago Artists
Coalition
College Art Association
- The CAA promotes excellence in scholarship and teaching in the history
and criticism of the visual arts and in creativity and technical skill
in the teaching and practices of art.
Furniture
Society
Graphic Artists Guild Homepage
GAG
Graphic Communications Association
International Guild
of Glass Artists
Minnesota Crafts
Council
Minnesota Arts
Directory
National Council on Education
for the Ceramic Arts
SIGGRAPH
Society of American
Silversmiths SAS
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