The majority of these sites combine searches for live/work and commercial properties.
1. artspacefinder
ArtistLink's FREE service to help you find space
2. artSource/Artists Resource Center
A comprehensive index of arts-related employment opportunities, internships, grants, residencies, exhibitions, public art commissions, artist workspaces, and related community resources published by the Artist's Resource Center at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
To access their information about available artist workspaces, click here
3. Stage Source: The Alliance of Theater Artists and Producers For a small fee you can subscribe to The Source Online, a searchable database of StageSource's comprehensive guide to theater in the greater Boston area. It includes listings of individual theatre artists, theatre companies, rehearsal and performance spaces, casting agencies, training resources, etc.
4. Boston Dance Alliance
The Greater Boston Dance Directory includes listings for dance instruction, rehersal and performance facilities and press and grant information. It is produced once a year as a book and is also available to download off the website.
5. The BRA's Artist Space Initiative
The Boston Redevelopment Authority has a unique artist space initiative which is producing affordable artist live/work space in the city. Be sure to sign up for their mailing list to find out about great opportnities.
Also check out the BRA's Create Boston Initiative for more information on how to support your creative economy business.
6. The Artist Community Pages on Craigslist
You've probably been here before. It's a bit messy and hard to navigate, but it definitely has a bunch to offer. Be sure to enter search words to refine your search, such as 'studio' or workspace, etc.
7. The Artist Foundation
Local non-profit which sends out housing opportunities and much more via email, be sure to sign up on their list to get the emails.
8. Alliance of Artist Communities
This site lists all of the places across the country which provide residences and you can search for opportunities online, so you can ship yourself off to Wisconsin for 6 months!
9. Looking for affordable housing? Check out ArtistLink's Affordable housing page.
Other Artist Space Specfic Sites Across the Country
1. Rhode Island's Artist Space Blog.
2. Chicago Artists Resource Space search
3. . Arts Resource Network: SPACEfinder (Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, Seattle) - for performance spaces and venues.
4. Artist Trust Seattle: for Work Space and Artist Live/work Housing
5. ActivSpace: Rent private, secure and affordable space for your art, hobby or business (CA, OR, WA)
6. ArtHouse: A real estate listing service exclusively for artist space in the San Francisco Bay Area
7. The Partnership for Affordable Non-Profit Space: Helping Non-Profits Stay in the Bay Area
8. Artdish: Studio Space/For Rent
9. Lofts Online: Lofts and Artist Studios in the US
10. Lower Manhattan Cultural Council: Space
Media Specific:
Note: The majority of the data from these sites has already been entered into artspacefinder, but it's worth checking them too sometimes.
Print Studios:
http://www.globalprintstudios.org/
Musicians:
http://mass.communitymusician.com/
Film, TV & Sound:
http://www.newenglandfilm.com/guide/
Woodworking:
http://www.custommade.com/geosearch/MA.html
Community Television:
http://www.franklin.ma.us/auto/community/cabletv/peglinks/default.htm
Performance Venues:
http://www.matchbook.org/VenueSearch.aspx
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