Overview


Licensing

Licensing.org
Global Licensing Information

Porterfields Fine Art  

Legal & Financial Assistance

Find Legal Help  
Lists resources in the U.S. by state. Includes free services for low income individuals.

FreeAdvice  
Law site with easy-to-understand answers to legal questions. It is free to post a question in the forum.

LawGuru
Submit a question to this forum and if it is accepted, an attorney will post an answer for free.

LawHelp.org
Information to help people find free legal services in their area, learn about their legal rights, and find social service agencies, courts and other information.

Ocean State Lawyers for the Arts
Over 40 articles on various law topics designed to help artists protect their rights before problems arise.

Pro Bono Partnership
Provides nonprofit organizations in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York with free, expert business legal advice.

Starving Artists Law 

World Law Direct  

Health Care 

Artists Health Insurance Resource Center
A health insurance resource for artists, people in the entertainment industry and other low income or uninsured workers.

Craft Emergency Relief Fund 

Fractured Atlas
A nonprofit organization that provides health insurance options to its members.

Freelancers Union
A nonprofit organization that represents independent workers though advocacy, service and information.

HRSA
Find federally funded health centers that offer health care to the uninsured. Pay what you can afford based on income. 

Healthfinder

Dental

Connecticut Dental Association
Dental schools often offer services at a reduced rate. The CDA can provide information about local dental school clinics and dental assistance programs, and help you find a dentist in your area.

NIDCR: Finding Dental Care
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research offers a list of local dental schools and federally funded community health centers. A fact sheet for finding low cost dental care, information about clinical trials, Medicare and Medicaid services is also available.  

Advocacy

Americans for the Arts
The nation’s leading nonprofit for advancing the arts in the U.S. Provides advocacy, public policy and research information. 

Arts Edge
Arts education research and program information Connecticut Arts Alliance  Statewide advocacy organization.

Connecticut Arts Alliance
Statewide advocacy organization.