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This site is dedicated to the artists networking side of Artists For Equality.  To access the public side of Artists For Equality visit here.

Artist Membership Benefits

A.F.E. Services Bureau:

• Services outlined in this section will be available artist members at varying levels dependent on membership program selected.

Promotional Services

• A.F.E. will assist members with compilation of information for Media Kits/Press Kits. Including recommendations for print and text support.

• A.F.E. Members will have first privilege to assist in the reviewing of member art. This aids the member in public awareness. As all reviews will have writer links and information included with the review.

Reviews

• A.F.E. will review art for members. This review will be posted on site and made available to the artists for their use. A.F.E. is adding to a base of carriers for such reviews. As new resources are confirmed information on associate carriers will be added to the members area.

Collaboration Corner - Via email forum/list type. 

• A.F.E. will provide a section on the member/private site where artists may post and exchange information for purposes of collaboration. 

Featured Artist

• There will a a featured artist section. This will rotate between members in like venue of art form.

Internet Presence Service

• A.F.E. will have on the public side of the site galleries on members and their art, thus creating a web presence for all members.  Members will be provided the URL for their use. These member section may also contain links for purchase information on artworks of the specific artists.

Marketing Assistance

• A.F.E. will promote and market the member galleries by way of internet resources and print resources when and where available.

Webring

• A.F.E. will provide a members only webring for the purpose of visitor attraction and travel.

A.F.E. Grant

• A.F.E. will provide a grant for services. This grant will be available to artists "in need" by individual application. At this time the grant would be for advanced services of A.F.E. and available to  A.F.E. members only. Our goal will be to add to the value of the grant through corporate sponsorships.

Awareness Support

• A.F.E. will host, promote, and manage E.D.G.E., (Every Day Guide to Entertainment). All A.F.E. Enhanced level members will receive free listing in EDGE. In addition to artists listings, performance/showing entities will be listed as well. In essence this service will be an online directory of artists and as well a directory of outlets where art may be performed or showcased. A.F.E. will maintain a section on results from the artists perspective as well as the booking resource. This will aid the artist in having information on venues. We will attempt in all areas to list with the booking resources what is available to the artist at the location. Such as display information, staging, sound, lighting, and audience capacity and preferences.

• The booking resources will have the advantage of verifying the accuracy of artists descriptions as well as location details. In our research we have found that many booking resources have had negative experiences in booking remote talent. That being sample work submitted was not current, and justification of fees based on artist's popularity, style, and professionalism. On the other side, many performers traveling have found indicated facilities not available or inadequate, thus negatively effecting the performance.

 Sexually explicit and hate based materials will not be accepted.

Detail list of Benefits and services

Below is a list of examples of several of the services offered. * indicates included with free membership in Artists For Equality.

• 1.)* Inclusion of submitted art  in Artists For Equality newsletter, or on the Equality Net or Artists For Equality website.  The goal is to introduce not to judge. The art forms available include; music, visual arts, performance art, literature, and film. 
• 2.) Artists For Equality Reviews are housed permanently within artist's own section on the Artists For Equality website. Links to the artist's website are included. 
• 3.) Interviews and CD promotions are available. Usually recorded for Artists For Equality and where appropriate. We do require that the artist promote the event. Promotion may be by email blast, (send a copy to len@stonewallsociety.net), or website listing for shows. Shows not promoted by the artist will not be made available, or will have an early end date. Shows will be available through www.artistsforequality.com 
• 4.) Our Artist content is made available to appropriate print / media and online resources throughout the U.S., Europe, Australia, Asia, and South America at no charge to the print resource. 
• 5.) We do quarterly and as need/requested Press Releases to appropriate press regarding artistic content.
• 6.) Artists For Equality will also add your  music, and other appropriate art forms (with your permission, and waiver of royalty rates,  if submitted), to our radio programs on Artists For Equality and or Rainbow World Radio when appropriate. As our programs are streamed your art is not made available for download. We require a waiver of royalty fees due to the recent FCC ruling. If in the future our programs would alter to a income generated area we will of course contact artists to establish appropriate fees. 
• 7.) Literature reviews will be added by Artists For Equality to links provided by the artists for purchase sites like Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble as well as other sites which allow the posting of reviews.
• 8.)* Music is added to our catalog for inclusion on Artists For Equality and when appropriate to Rainbow World Radio, when absent, (which is frequent), IDE Tags are formatted for inclusion and registry is made to various online promotional databases. This adds your music to the industry standard music database used by over 30 million people in over 130 countries each month.
• 9.) We are in the process of adding artist resource areas public and private. Included will be message boards, groups for discussion of specific topics, services, promotional opportunities, networking features, and interactive response sections. 
• 10.) The Artist On Arts Series is designed to facilitate coverage of live events and promote both the artist being covered as well as the artist doing the coverage. When these articles are submitted to Artists For Equality specifically, these articles will be included in the authoring artist's section and are made available to print venue before being published on the Artists For Equality website.
• 11.)* Availability to participate in awards events, promotional programs, and community support programs as a part of the Artists For Equality Artists Group thus enlarging your personal visibility and support.
• 12.) We will offer Online CD/Art release party radio programs on Artists For Equality and when appropriate, Rainbow World Radio. The programs may include give-a-way items by the artists. We will devote an entire program to the introduction and promotion of your CD/Art. We can also do this feature for all art categories. We do require that the artist promote the event. Promotion may be by email blast, (send a copy to len@stonewallsociety.net), or website listing for shows. Shows not promoted by the artist will not be made available. Artists For Equality will also promote events promoted by the artists.
• 13.) *We will host a section called the Artists For Equality Artists Share. This area will list all items sent by artists to be included on radio, website, and live give-a-ways by Artists For Equality. All items we use will come from this source. This is an additional promotional area for material. 
• 14.) All artists will be included in our network services as applicable. Such as Pride In The Arts and or OutVoice promotions automatically where selected and or appropriate.
• 15.) Artists For Equality will seek to establish tours in smaller and larger geographic areas to promote Equality Net and Artists For Equality and members. 
• 16.) Artists For Equality will seek to work with corporate entities to provide sponsored venues for art demonstration which will include promotion of participating artists, Artists For Equality and Equality Net. 
• 17.)* Artists For Equality will establish and maintain a free to listen, advertising free Online Radio type venue on the Artists For Equality dot com website for use by Artists For Equality artist members.  
• 18.) Artists For Equality will establish and maintain a monthly featured artist section for each genre; music, literature, performing arts, visual arts, and film.
• 19.) Artists For Equality will develop and maintain an artist's and venue directory. The information for this directory will come from artist self-statement, Artists For Equality search and from artists on venues visited.

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