links/resources

*Artist Scam Resources*

Art Scams and Stolen Art news at Art News Blog:

http://www.artnewsblog.com/art-blog/scams-theft/index.htm

A listing of all the posts that have discussed stolen paintings and works of art, art scams, art theft and artist scammers.
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Art Fraud / Art Spam / Art Criminals Forum at AbsoluteArts.com:

http://christo.absolutearts.com/artsforum/messages/57508/57508.html

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Art Scams post at Art News Blog:

http://www.artnewsblog.com/2006/04/art-scams.htm

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Artists File Online Community Board - Art Scam Alerts:

http://afonline.artistsspace.org/llist/viewforum.php

Art Scam Alerts for Artists File Online Community... and useful for non-members too!
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ArtScams.com:

http://www.artscams.com

ArtScams.com is a resource created to help artists avoid falling victim to the many scams that proliferate the art market and the Internet.
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Information & resources about scams targeting artists at mnartists.org:

http://www.mnartists.org/article.do

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Internet & email fraud info forum at Visual Arts Ontario's website:

http://www.vao.org/index.php

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List of fraudsters at AbsoluteArts.com:

http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolio/help/fraud.html

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Protecting Yourself from Internet Fraud, by ArtistsInCanada.com:

http://www.artistsincanada.com/php/article.php

A very detailed article discussing different ways to protect yourself from internet fraud.
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Scam Postings at ArtistsInCanada.com:

http://www.artistsincanada.com/php/notices.php

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*General online scam & fraud info*

Ed's Band Wagon:

http://www.edsbandwagon.com/

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Five More Scams To Shun:

http://tinyurl.com/36zm5m

Article at Fool.co.uk by Cliff D'Arcy summarizing five common types of scams.
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Fraud Prevention Forum -- Campaign 2007:

http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/fraud

March is Fraud Prevention Month in Canada and around the world. During the month, Fraud Prevention Forum members raise awareness of the dangers of fraud, while educating the public on how to "Recognize it. Report it. and Stop it." The Forum, which is chaired by the Competition Bureau, is a concerned group of private sector firms, consumer and volunteer groups, and government and law enforcement agencies committed to fighting fraud aimed at consumers and businesses.
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Hoaxbusters:

http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/

Part of the Computer Incident Advisory Capability website from the U.S. Government.
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Internet Fraud website listing at dmoz.org:

http://www.dmoz.org/Society/Issues/Fraud/Internet/

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KnujOn:

http://www.knujon.com/index.html

KnujOn is a multi-tiered response to Internet threats, specifically email-based threats. The success of this project is based on the cooperative efforts of business, government, law enforcement, security professionals, consumers, and average citizens. Knujon is a meeting point for all parties who wish to make the Internet a safer place. This multi-purpose e-fraud tool has significantly reduced junk mail traffic to various users and on the Internet in general. As more networks begin using KnujOn spam, phishing, pharming and other threats will become issues of the past.
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List of scams at MaxMagnusNorman.com:

http://maxmagnusnorman.com/english/e-mail_scams.shtml

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McAfee Site Advisor:

http://www.siteadvisor.com/analysis/

A place to check whether a website passes McAfee's test for being spyware free and otherwise legitimate.
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Scam Club:

http://www.scamclub.com

Site for posting scams, consumers complaints, injustice.
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Scam Info from the Office of Fair Trading (UK):

http://www.oft.gov.uk/Consumer/Scams/default.htm

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Artist groups - American

Mid-Michigan Art Guild:

http://www.midmichiganartguild.org

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Artist groups - Canadian

CARFAC - Canadian Artists' Representation / Le front des artistes canadiens:

http://www.carfac.ca/

As a non-profit association and a National Art Service Organization, our mandate is to promote the visual arts in Canada, to promote a socio-economic climate that is conducive to the production of visual arts in Canada, and to conduct research and engage in public education for these purposes.
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CARFAC BC:

http://www.carfacbc.org/

British Columbia affiliate of CARFAC National.
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CARFAC Manitoba:

http://www.carfac.mb.ca/cabb/viewtopic.php

Manitoba affiliate of CARFAC National.
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CARFAC Maritimes (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island):

http://www.carfac.ca/regional-contacts-en.php#ns

Maritime affiliate of CARFAC National
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CARFAC Ontario:

http://www.carfacontario.ca

Ontario affiliate of CARFAC National.
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CARFAC SASK:

http://www.carfac.sk.ca/

Saskatchewan affiliate of CARFAC National CARFAC SASK is a provincial arts service organization providing information, assistance, advocacy and programs for Saskatchewan Visual Artists - affiliated with CARFAC National and RAAV.
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CARFAC-VANL: Visual Arts Newfoundland and Labrador:

http://www.carfac.ca/regional-contacts-en.php#nf

Newfoundland and Labrador affiliate of CARFAC National.
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Regroupement des artistes en arts visuels du Québec (RAAV):

http://www.raav.org

Québec affiliate of CARFAC National.
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Artist groups - Directories

List of Artist Unions & Guilds at Web Directory for Artists:

http://www.webdirectoryforartists.com/artistsresources/unions_guilds.asp

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List of Associations & Organizations at Web Directory for Artists:

http://www.webdirectoryforartists.com/artistsresources/associations.asp

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Artist resources

American Artist Registry:

http://www.artistregistry.com

A website of Living American Fine Artists. Participation requires a paid membership.
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Art In Liverpool:

http://www.artinliverpool.com

Several artists in my directory have been contacted by scammers over the past couple of years. See details and comments here... http://www.artinliverpool.com/blog/blogarch/2006/05/art_scam_alert.php
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d'Art:

www.fine-art.com

Marketplace and community for fine art.
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Junc & Jill Artist Search:

http://IJustWantToDoMyArt.com

An online artist community
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General directories for artist resources

Art Links on Exploring Color Website:

http://www.nitaleland.com/links.htm

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ArtsNet.org:

http://www.artsnet.org/databases/

Searchable database of art resources
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Linkism Art Directory:

http://www.linkism.com

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List of artist resources at art.net:

http://www.art.net/links/artref/resources.html

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People playing with the scammers

Busted Up Cowgirl:

http://www.bustedupcowgirl.com/scampage.html

Shipping scams
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Scam Joke Page:

http://www.geocities.com/scamjokepage/

Advance Fee Fraud
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Sweet Chilli Sauce:

http://sweetchillisauce.com

Nigerian money scams
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Real agents

Real fairs & exhibitions

Sculptors Dominion:

http://www.sculptorsdominion.com/

Curated and hosted by Gilbert Berrera, a past president of the Texas Society of Sculptors.
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Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition:

http://www.torontooutdoorart.org/

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Real galleries - Associations

Art Dealers Association of Canada Inc:

http://www.ad-ac.ca

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Art Dealers Association of Chicago:

http://www.chicagoartdealers.org

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Asheville (North Carolina) Downtown Gallery Association:

http://www.ashevilledowntowngalleries.org

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Association of West Austrailan Art Galleries:

http://www.awaag.org.au

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Atlanta (Georgia) Gallery Association:

http://www.atlart.com

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Australian Commercial Galleries Association:

http://www.acga.com.au

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Grand Rapids (Michigan) Gallery Association:

http://www.grga.org

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Livingston (Montanta) Gallery Association:

http://www.livingstongalleries.com

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North Dakota Art Gallery Association:

http://www.ndaga.org

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Ontario Association of Art Galleries:

http://www.oaag.org

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Supporters of BogusArtFair.info

Art By Us:

http://www.artbyus.com/

Online art marketplace providing real artworks by living artists and their art representatives
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Art News Blog:

http://artnewsblog.com/

Art News Blog is a selection of visual art news, art reviews and art related stories online. We search the web for some of the more interesting art news stories published each day.
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Art Opportunities Monthly:

http://www.artopportunitiesmonthly.com/

Since 1993 the list you can trust: opportunities carefully hand-selected and screened for visual artists.
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ArtistsInCanada.com:

http://www.artistsincanada.com/

A national directory of Canadian artists and art resources
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Coxsoft Art:

http://www.coxsoft-art.com/

New graphics of old master paintings & statues
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Coxsoft Art News:

http://coxsoft.blogspot.com/

Artists and art worldwide: news stories, personalities, London exhibitions.
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