American Craft Council
American Craft Council Online provides information and resources for both the craft world and the general public in text and images. Visitors to the site will find information regarding the Council's prinicpal program: American Craft magazine, a comprehensive library on 20th century American craft, and a full schedule of markets.

Artisan's Commonwealth
A quarterly hardcopy newsletter that investigates the topic of group ventures by professional artisans. The primary focus of the commercial publication is formal craft cooperatives, guilds and associations, as well as informal and short term groups that form for specific marketing, promotional, production, or purchasing purposes.

Craftnet Village
Site about new products, new techniques and business information that will help make your business more profitable.

Crafts Equipment Exchange Newsletter
Your best resource for used crafts equipment, overstocked supplies, going-out-of-business sales, studio and workshop properties for rent or for sale, recycled materials resources, and probably all kinds of other good stuff useful to craftspeople and artists all over the country.

Crafts Resources at World Wide Arts Resources
A collection of links to craft resources on the Internet.

Creative Industries Connection (CIC)
A united industry information service to foster communication, information exchange and industry growth.

Miniatures Industry Association of America
An international, non-profit organization, whose purpose is to promote the common interest of the miniatures industry.

National Association of Independent Artists
The group's purpose is to enhance the economic well-being of people who exhibit their work at outdoor and indoor art and/or craft shows, encourage creative expression and artistic excellence, and expand public awareness, appreciation and acquisition of American art and fine craft.

National Craft Association
Their mission is to link arts and craft entrepreneurs with the resources to assist them to succeed and thrive in their business.

The Craft Industry Address Book
A directory of craft industry contacts' Email addresses.

The Crafts Report
The business journal for the crafts industry.

The CraftWEB Project
An online community creates the opportunity for professional craftspeople, craft organizations and people interested in crafts to meet, share information and promote fine crafts worldwide.

The James Renwick Alliance
An independent national non-profit organization founded in 1982 by a group of collectors of contemporary American craft art. The Alliance strives to broaden appreciation and promote understanding of this rapidly evolving area of the visual arts.

The Sinopia Pigments and Materials Web Page
Detailed how-to information on making paints and grounds of various sorts from casien to oils and encaustic. A source for traditional artist's pigments and materials like colored marble powder and slaked lime that are hard to find elsewhere.

Tips, Techniques, and Tidbits
Compiled by Maria Nerius - Maria Nerius is a leading craft designer and craft professional published in over 200 magazine articles and columns since 1992. Nerius is also the Editor of Craft Supply Magazine, a business journal for craft professionals.