Organizations_and_Institutions

	Amateur and Professional Cartooning Association : Trade group for professional and aspiring artists. - perower.tripod.com/
	Australian Black and White Artists Club : Trade organisation for cartoonists in Australia. With club member information, open discussions, legal information and competitions and awards. - home.vicnet.net.au/~abwac/abwac.html
	Caroline and Erwin Swann Foundation : Contains information about the Swann Fellowship in Caricature and Cartooning as well as links to the Swann Gallery and Library of Congress exhibitions, collections, and resources. - www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/swannhome.html
	CartooNet Illustration Agency : Illustration showcase site created for editors, web designers, publishers and media professionals worldwide looking for freelance artists. - www.illustration-agency.com/
	Comic Book Legal Defense Fund : Exists to fight censorship and defend the first amendment rights of comic book professionals throughout the United States. - www.cbldf.org/
	Comix Decode : Features interviews in which cartoonists present and discuss their work. Includes transcripts of past panels and information on upcoming events. - www.artbabe.com/comixdecode/
	Disabled Comic Collector's Club : Organisation for disabled comics collectors. With comics reviews and product reviews. Membership is free. - www.airnet.net/kenj/dclub.html
	Failure : A loose confederation of cartoonists who have one thing in common: an independent spirit. Contains message board and comics-related links. - www.failurecomics.com/
	Friends of Lulu : National organization whose main purpose is to promote and encourage female readership and participation in the comic book industry. - www.friends-lulu.org/
	harveyawards.org - www.harveyawards.org/
	hiwaay.net - home.hiwaay.net/~kenj/dclub.html
	nyccomicbookmuseum.org - www.nyccomicbookmuseum.org/
	orcafresh.net - www.orcafresh.net/
	org.nz - funtime.comics.org.nz/
	Phoenix APA : An Amateur Press Association that promotes and discusses comic books, focusing on alternative and Vertigo comics. Members must contribute. - www.phoenixapa.net/
	smallpresscomics.com - smallpresscomics.com/
	teachingcomics.org - www.teachingcomics.org/
	The Cartoonists' Guild UK : Online member directory, organised alphabetically and according to their works. - www.pipemedia.net/cartoons/index.htm
	The Comic Art Preservation Society (CAPS) : Dedicated to the preservation, study, and interpretation of fine comic, cartoon, and animation art with particular attention paid to artists of Western New York. Features a gallery of comic art, news, and links. - members.aol.com/wnycaps/caps.html
	The Toonie Awards : Yearly award given out by the members of Cartoonists Northwest to the best comic creators, cartoonists, animators and gag writers of the year. - www.speakeasy.org/~cnw/toonies.html
	Xeric Foundation : A private, nonprofit corporation established by Peter A. Laird offering financial assistance to self-published comic book creators, and qualified charitable and nonprofit organizations. - www.artcomic.com/xeric.html