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Resistant to moving into your mom's basement in order to pursue your art career? Here are some resources for artists in NYC.

• National organization dedicated to finding & developing affordable space for artists & art organizations - Artspace

• Greenwich Village affordable artist housing - Westbeth Artists Community
• Overview of Westbeth Artists Community - Wikipedia
• Community website for Westbeth artists
• Building with affordable housing for performing artists - Manhattan Plaza
• Community group for performing artist housing - Manhattan Plaza Tenants Association

• Art programs for people living in NYC public housing - NYC Housing Authority
• Artist studio space in Long Island City, Queens - 5 Pointz
• Art organization that provides classes, career assistance, & rental studios - Women's Studio Center
• Nonprofit that provides services & support for artists & art organizations - Fractured Atlas
• Award programs for artists of all kinds - New York Foundation for the Arts
• Organization that provides free studio space for artists across the nation - The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation
• Database of performance spaces in NYC - NYC Dance Spaces
• National/local organization that helps artists with career development & financial stability - Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts

• Article about new affordable artist housing in Boerum Hill - NY Observer (12/07)
• Article about the Brooklyn Academy of Music's new multi-use cultural & residential center - Brooklyn Daily Eagle (11/07)
• Article about new housing grants for artists living & working in NYC - amNY (08/07)
• Article about landlords in SoHo trying to open buildings to non-artists - The Villager (02/05)
• Throwback article about converting Westbeth artist housing into a co-op to decrease financial strain - NY Times (11/85)

• Article about the cost of artists leaving NYC - amNY (01/08)
• Article about artist leaving East Village because of gentrification - The Village Voice (11/07)
• Blog post about gentrification's affect on the art community - OuterB (11/07)
• Detailed article about why & how artists are leaving NYC - Crain's (03/04)