Resources
Everything we offer, in one place.
Guides for artists and arts-related businesses, our data and reports, and the ways to add or fix a listing. Pick what you need.
Guides
Business guides
Start with the arts business guide; it applies to every art form. Then open the guide for your field. Music is ready and the other seven are being written now.
Start and run an arts business
For artists and arts-related businesses: register, taxes, keep the books, copyright, legal help, grants and health coverage.
Guide ready · every art form
NC music business guide
Register a band or label, copyright songs, collect royalties, find entertainment lawyers, booking agents, grants and schools.
Guide ready · music
Theater business guide
A guide for theater is in the works. The arts business guide already applies.
Browse Theater in the directoryGuide coming
Dance business guide
A guide for dance is in the works. The arts business guide already applies.
Browse Dance in the directoryGuide coming
Visual Arts business guide
A guide for visual arts is in the works. The arts business guide already applies.
Browse Visual Arts in the directoryGuide coming
Craft & Traditional Arts business guide
A guide for craft & traditional arts is in the works. The arts business guide already applies.
Browse Craft & Traditional Arts in the directoryGuide coming
Literary Arts business guide
A guide for literary arts is in the works. The arts business guide already applies.
Browse Literary Arts in the directoryGuide coming
Film & Media business guide
A guide for film and media is in the works. The arts business guide already applies.
Browse Film & Media in the directoryGuide coming
Museums & Heritage business guide
A guide for museums & heritage is in the works. The arts business guide already applies.
Browse Museums & Heritage in the directoryGuide coming
Data and reports
What we publish
The directory is built from checked public sources. Here is where to see them, and what we make from them.
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Data and sources
Search the directory and see where each listing’s facts come from.
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Reports
Ray Arts Index reports on the arts life of North Carolina towns.
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Programs
What the Ray Arts Foundation runs and supports.
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