| AAA |
American Arts Alliance. (Now part of Americans for the Arts) |
| AAAE |
Association
for the Advancement of Arts Education |
| AAC |
Association for American
Cultures |
| AACM |
Association for
Advancement of Creative Musicians |
| AACT |
American
Association of Community Theatre |
| AAH |
Association of Art Historians |
| AAH |
Association for Art History |
| AAHPERD |
American Association for Health, Phys Ed, Recreation &
Dance |
| AAM |
American
Association of Museums |
| AAMD |
Association
of Art Museum Directors. |
| AAP |
The Academy of American Poets |
| AAP |
Association for Asian Performance |
| AASA |
American
Association of School Administrators |
| AATA |
The American Art Therapy Association
Inc. |
| AATE |
The American Alliance for Theatre in Education |
| AATQ |
Association des
Art-Thérapeutes du Québec Inc. |
| ABA |
American
Bandmasters Association |
| ABANA |
Artist-Blacksmith's
Association of North America |
| ABTT |
Association
of British Theatre Technicians |
| ACA |
American Council for the Arts |
| ACC |
American Crafts Council. |
| ACD |
Alliance for Cultural Democracy |
| ACD |
American
Center for Design |
| ACDA |
American Choral Directors Association |
| ACDFA |
American College Dance Festival Association |
| ACEI |
Association
for Childhood Education International |
| ACHP |
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
|
| ACF |
American Composers Forum |
| ACLCL |
Association
of Canadian Librettists,composers and Lyricists |
| ACTF |
American
College Theatre Festival |
| ACTR |
The Association for Canadian
Theatre Research |
| ACUCAA |
Association of College, University &
Community Arts Administrators |
| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADA |
Art
Dealers Association |
| ADC |
Associated
Designers of Canada |
| ADE |
The Association of Drama Educators (Western Australia) |
| ADG |
The American Dance Guild |
| ADRO |
Artist's Directory of Resources and
Organizations |
| ADTA |
American Dance Therapy Association |
| AEA |
Actors'
Equity Association |
| AEEN |
Arts Education Equity Network |
| AEP |
Arts
Education Partnership |
| AERA |
American
Educational Research Association |
| AES |
Audio
Engineering Society |
| AFA |
American Federation of the Arts |
| AFM |
American
Federation of Musicians, USA & Canada |
| AFT |
American
Federation of Teachers |
| AFTRA |
American
Federation of Television and Radio Artists. |
| AGMA |
American Guild of Musical Artists |
| AGVA |
American Guild of Variety Artists |
| AICP |
Association
of Independent Commercial Producers |
| AJT |
Association for Jewish Theatre |
| AIA |
American
Institute of Architects |
| AICAD |
Association
of Independent Colleges of Art and Design. |
| AIGA |
American
Institute of Graphic Arts |
| AIM |
American Institute of Musicology |
| AIM |
Association
for Independent Music |
| AIM |
Arts In Medicine |
| ALA |
American
Library Association |
| ALCS |
Author's
Licensing and Collecting Society - Britain |
| ALD |
The
Association of Lighting Designers - Britain |
| ALSC |
The Association of Literary Scholars and
Critics |
| AMC |
American
Music Conference |
| AMC |
The American Music Center |
| AMICO |
Art Museum Image Consortium |
| AMIS |
American
Musical Instrument Society |
| AMS |
American Musicological Society |
| AOL |
America On Line |
| APAP |
Association
of Performing Arts Presentors. |
| APDF |
Association of Professional Design Firms |
| API |
Art in the Public
Interest |
| APTS |
Association of America's Public Television
Stations. |
| APVE |
Association of Professional Vocal Ensembles
|
| ARLIS/NA |
Art Library Society of North America |
| ART |
Alliance
of Resident Theaters/New York |
| ASA |
Acoustical
Society of America |
| ASAP |
As soon as possible |
| ASAP |
American Society of Architectural Perspectivists |
| ASAT |
American
Society for Alexander Technique |
| ASCAP |
American
Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers |
| ASEPO |
Alliance of Special Effects &Pyrotechnic
Operators |
| ASFA |
American Society of Furniture Artists |
| ASGPP |
The American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama |
| ASMP |
The American Society of Media Photographers |
| ASCD |
Association
for Supervision and Curriculum Development |
| ASID |
American
Society of Interior Designers |
| ASLA |
American
Society of Landscape Architects |
| ASMP |
The
American Society of Media Photographers |
| ASOL |
American
Symphony Orchestra League. |
| ASSITEJ |
Worldwide children's theatre organization |
| ASTR |
American Society for
Theatre Research |
| ATAC |
Association of Theatrical Artists and
Craftspeople. |
| ATCA |
American Theatre Critics Association |
| ATDS |
American Theatre and Drama Society |
| ATHE |
Association for Theatre in Higher
Education |
| ATME |
Association
of Theatre Movement Educators |
| ATOS |
American Theatre Organ Society |
| ATPAM |
Association
of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers |
| BBS |
Bulletin Board System (electronic) |
| BCAA |
Bolz Center for Arts Administration |
| BMI |
Broadcast
Music International |
| BOCES |
Boards of Cooperative Educational Services |
| BTI |
Broadway
Theatre Institute |
| BTW |
By the way |
| BVA |
Business Volunteers for the Arts |
| CAA |
College
Art Association |
| CAD |
Computer Aided Design |
| CABC |
Center for Arts in the Basic Curriculum |
| CADA |
Canadian
Alliance of Dance Artists |
| CAEA |
Canadian
Actors' Equity Association |
| CAI |
Center for Arts Information |
| CAPDA |
Canadian Association of Professional
Dance Organizations |
| CATV |
Community Access Television |
| CCA |
The Cecchetti Council of America |
| CCSMI |
Center for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image |
| CCSSO |
Council of
Chief State School Officers |
| CDTA |
Canadian
Dance Teachers Association |
| CEC |
Council
for Exceptional Children |
| CERF |
Craft
Emergency Relief Fund |
| CGCS |
Council of the Great City Schools |
| CIS |
Compuserve Information Services |
| CISAC |
International
Confederation Of Societies Of Authors And Composers |
| CITT |
The Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology |
| CoSN |
Consortium
for School Networking |
| CMA |
Country
Music Association |
| CMRRA |
Canadian
Musical Reproduction Rights Agency |
| CMS |
College
Music Society |
| CNE |
Center for NonProfit Excellence |
| CNS |
Computer Networking Services |
| COM |
Commercial Institution in a URL |
| COS |
Central Opera Service |
| CPB |
Corporation for Public Broadcasting |
| CPR |
Center
for Performance Research |
| CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
| CPSA |
Colored Pencil Society of America |
| CREF |
Craft
Emergency Relief Fund |
| CSA |
Center for Safety in the Arts |
|
Costume Society of America |
| CTCA |
Canadian Theatre Critics
Association |
| CTF |
Children's Theatre Foundation |
| DFA |
Dance Films Association |
| DG |
The Dramatists Guild |
| DGA |
Directors Guild of America |
| DNB |
The Dance Notation Bureau |
| DOE |
Department of Education |
| EDU |
Educational Institution in a URL |
| ELIA |
The European League of Institutes of the Arts |
| ERIC |
Educational Resources Information Center |
| ESTA |
Entertainment
Services & Technology Association |
| ETA |
Educational
Theatre Association |
| FACES |
Family and Community Endeavor Schools - A
grant program from the US DOE. |
| FCAH |
Federal Council on the Arts & the
Humanities |
| FHA |
Foundation for Hospital Art |
| FIDR |
Foundation for Interior Design Research |
| FMI |
For More Information |
| FSHC |
Federation of State Humanities Arts
Councils. |
| FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
| FY |
Fiscal Year |
| FYI |
For Your Information |
| <G> |
denoting humor in online communication (ie.
a "grin") |
| GAG |
Graphic Artists Guild |
| GFA |
Guitar
Foundation of America |
| GMA |
Gospel
Music Association |
| GUI |
Graphical User Interface |
| HB |
House Bill (in the state legislature) |
| HD |
House District |
| HEEOC |
House Economic & Educational
Opportunities Committee (US) |
| HHS |
Health & Human Services. |
| HR |
House Resolution |
| HTML |
HyperText Markup Language |
| HTTP |
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol |
| IAAM |
International Association of Assembly Managers |
| IAAPA |
International Association of Amusement
Parks and Attractions |
| IABD |
International Association of Blacks
in Dance |
| IAED |
Institute for Advancement of Education in
Dance |
| IAJE |
International Association of Jazz Educators |
| IALD |
International
Association of Lighting Designers |
| IALMPA |
International Association of
Libraries and Museums of the Performing Arts |
| IATA |
International Amateur Theatre Association -
80 countries represented |
| IATSE |
International Alliance for Stage and
Theatrical Employees |
| IAWM |
International Alliance for Women in Music
|
| IBD |
Institute of Business Designers |
| ICMA |
International Center of Medieval Art |
| ICSOM |
International
Conference of Symphony & Opera Musicians |
| ICWP |
International Centre for Women
Playwrights |
| IDA |
International Dance Alliance |
| IDSA |
Industrial Designers Society of America |
| IDSF |
International Dance Sport Federation |
| IFCM |
International Federation for Choral Music |
| IFEA |
International Festivals & Events
Association |
| IFTR |
International Federation for Theatre
Research |
| IGMD |
The International Guild of Musicians in Dance |
| IHD |
Institute of Historical Dance |
| ILDA |
International Laser Display
Association |
| IMA |
Independent
Musicians Association |
| IMLS |
Institute
of Museum and Library Services |
| IMPA |
International
Music Products Association |
| IMS |
Institute of Museum Services |
| INCP |
International Network on Cultural Policy
|
| IMTA |
International Museum Theatre Alliance |
| IOD |
Institute for Outdoor Drama |
| IOTPD |
International Organisation for
the Transition of Professional Dancers |
| IPA |
International Phonetic Association |
| IPPA |
Institute for Professional Puppetry and
Arts |
| ISC |
International Sculpture Center |
| ISPA |
International
Society for the Performing Arts |
| ISTD |
Imperial
Society of Teachers of Dancing |
| ISTE |
International
Society for Technology in Education |
| ITA |
International Tap Association |
| ITA |
Independent Theatre Association -
Western Australia |
| ITEA |
International
Theatre Equipment Association |
| ITI |
International
Theatre Institute |
| ITS |
International
Thespian Society (see ETA) |
| ITVA |
International Television and Video Association |
| JDTA |
Japan Dance Therapy
Association |
| JSTR |
Japaneese
Society for Theatre Research (Site is in Japanese) |
| K-12 |
Kindergarden thru Grade 12. K-16 includes
college. |
| KCAAEN |
Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts
Education Network. |
| LAA |
Local Arts Agency |
| LAC |
Local Arts Council |
| LAN |
Local Area Network |
| LATP |
League
of American Theatres and Producers |
| LHAT |
The League
of Historic American Theatres |
| LORT |
League of Resident Theatres |
| MCA |
Music Corporation of America |
| MCN |
The
Museum Computer Network |
| MDA |
Museum Documentation Association (UK) |
| MEIEA |
Music & Entertainment Industry Educators Association |
| MENC |
Music
Educators National Conference |
| MLA |
Modern
Language Association of America |
| MLA |
Music Library Association
- Hundreds of research links too! |
| MODEM |
Modulate - Demodulate |
| MPA |
Music
Publishers' Association |
| MPAA |
Motion
Picture Association of America |
| MPSE |
Motion
Picture Sound Editors |
| MSA |
The Museum
Store Association |
| MSN |
The Museum Security Network |
| MTC |
Meet
The Composer |
| MTNA |
Music
Teachers National Association |
| NAAO |
National Association of Artists`
Organization |
| NAESP |
National
Association of Elementary School Principals |
| NABET |
National Association of Broadcasting
Employees & Technicians |
| NAEYC |
National
Association for the Education of Young Children |
| NAPT |
The National Association for Poetry Therapy |
| NCSMA |
The
National Conference of State Museum Associations |
| NADAA |
National
Association of Dance and Affiliated Artists, Inc. |
| NADT |
National Association for Drama Therapy |
| NAEA |
National
Art Education Association. |
| NAESP |
National
Association of Elementary School Principals |
| NAEP |
National
Assessment of Educational Progress |
| NAFA |
National Association of Fine Artists |
| NAFEPA |
National Association of Federal Education
Program Administrators |
| NAGB |
National Assessment Governing Board |
| NAGC |
National
Association for Gifted Children |
| NAIA |
National Association of Independent Artists |
| NALAA |
National Assembly of Local Arts Agencies |
| NAMT |
National Alliance for Musical Theatre |
| NAMTP |
National Alliance of Musical Theatre
Producers |
| NAPAMA |
National
Association of Performing Arts Managers and Agents |
| NAPM |
National
Association of Pastoral Musicians |
| NAPT |
National Association of Poetry Therapy |
| NARAS |
National
Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences |
| NARA |
National Archives & Records Administration
(Resource Locator Page) |
| NARM |
National
Association of Recording Merchandisers |
| NAS |
National
Academy of Songwriters |
| NASAA |
National
Assembly of State Arts Agencies |
| NASAD |
National Association of Schools of
Art & Design |
| NASBE |
National
Association of State Boards of Education |
| NASD |
National Association of Schools of Dance |
| NASPE |
National Association for Sport and Physical
Education |
| NASSP |
National
Association of Secondary School Principals |
| NASM |
National Association of Schools of Music |
| NAST |
National Association of Schools of Theatre |
| NATAS |
National
Association of Television Arts and Sciences |
| NATPE |
National
Association of TV Program Executives |
| NATS |
National
Association of Teachers of Singers |
| NAYT |
National
Association of Youth Theatres, Britain |
| NCA |
National Council of the Arts |
| NCATA |
National Coalition of Arts Therapies Associations |
| NCEA |
National Coalition for Education in the
Arts |
| NCECA |
National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts |
| NCES |
National Center for Education Statistics |
| NCFE |
National
Campaign for Freedom of Expression |
| NCH |
National Council on the Humanities |
| NCSL |
National Conference of State
Legislatures - (Arts Ed Legislation page) |
| NCTE |
National
Council of Teachers of English |
| NCTTA |
National Coalition of Arts Therapies Associations |
| NCUAF |
National Coalition of United Arts
Funds |
| NCVS |
The National Center for Voice & Speech
|
| NDA |
National
Dance Association |
| NDCA |
National Dance Council of America |
| NDEA |
National Dance
Education Association |
| NDR |
National Dance Registry |
| NEA |
National
Endowment for the Arts |
|
National
Education Association |
| NEH |
National
Endowment for the Humanities |
| NFAA |
National
Foundation for Advancement in the Arts. |
| NFAH |
National Foundation on the Arts &
Humanities |
| NGCSA |
National
Guild of Community Schools of the Arts |
| NIPAD |
National Initiative to Preserve
America’s Dance |
| NMF |
National Music
Foundation |
| NMPA |
National
Music Publishers Association |
| NMTA |
The
National Movement Theater Association |
| NMPA |
National
Music Publishers Association |
| NPF |
National
Poetry Foundation |
| NPR |
National
Public Radio |
| NSAI |
Nashville
Songwriters Association International |
| NSBA |
National
School Boards Association |
| NTCP |
The
Non-Traditional Casting Project |
| NTHP |
National
Trust for Historic Preservation |
| NTIA |
National Telecommunications &
Information Administration. |
| NWU |
National
Writers Union |
| NYC |
New York City |
| NYFA |
New York Foundation for the Arts. |
| NYSTEA |
New
York State Theatre Education Association |
| OBD |
Office of Business Development. |
| OERI |
Office of Educational Research &
Improvement |
| OISTAT |
Organisation Internationale des Scénografes, Techniciens et
Architects de Théâtre |
| ORG |
Organizational user in a URL |
| PACC |
Performing Arts Centers Consortium |
| PAMA |
Performing Arts Medicine Association |
| PAS |
The Performance Animation Society |
| PAS |
The
Percussive Arts Society |
| PATDT |
Philippine Association of
Theatre Designers and Technicians |
| PBS |
Public
Broadcasting System |
| PERA |
Production
Equipment Rental Association - Film/Video |
| PLASA |
Professional
Lighting and Sound Assn., Britain |
| PNN |
Philanthropy News Network |
| PPA |
Professional
Photographers of America |
| PPP |
Point to Point Protocol |
| PRI |
Public Radio International |
| PRS |
Performing
Right Society (Britain) |
| PSI |
Performance Studies International |
| PTA |
National
Parent Teacher Association |
| RDA |
Regional
Dance America |
| RFP |
Requst for Proposals |
| RIAA |
Recording
Industry Association of America |
| RMA |
Recording Musicians Association |
| RWA |
Romance
Writers of America |
| SAA |
State Arts Agencies |
| SAALA |
State Arts Advocacy League of America. |
| SADI |
Standards and Assessments Development and
Implementation Council |
| SAFD |
Society of
American Fight Directors |
| SAG |
Screen Actors
Guild |
| SAH |
Society for the Arts in Healthcare |
| SAS |
Society of American Silversmiths |
| SBTD |
Society of British Theatre Designers |
| SCDA |
Scottish
Community Drama Association |
| CCLI |
Christian
Copyright Licensing International |
| SCI |
The Society of Composers, Inc |
| SCL |
The
Society of Composers & Lyricists (Film & Video) |
| SCS |
Society for
Cinema Studies (SCS) |
| NCUAF |
National Coalition of United Arts
Funds |
| SD |
School District |
| SDCF |
Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation |
| SDHS |
Society of Dance History Scholars
|
| SEAMUS |
Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in
the United States |
| SECAC |
Society of
European Stage Authors and Composers |
| SEM |
Society for Ethnomusicology |
| SGA |
Songwriters
Guild of America |
| SLHRC |
Senate Labor & Human Resources
Committee |
| SL |
Stage left |
| SLIP |
Serial Line Internet Protocol |
| SMPTE |
Society of
Motion Picture and TV Engineers |
| SOC |
Society
of Operating Cameramen |
| SOCAN |
Society of
Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada |
| SOL |
Shit out of Luck |
| SPAM |
The Society Of Properties Artisan Managers |
|
SPAM also refers to junk e-mail |
| SR |
Stage Right |
| SSDC |
Society of Stage Directors & Choreographers |
| STA |
Sandplay Therapists of America |
| STLD |
The
Society of Television Lighting Directors - Britain |
| STMP |
State Telecommunications advisory
Commission. |
| STR |
The
Society for Theatre Research, Britain |
| SYSOP |
System Operator - administers a BBS |
| T-1 |
High speed communication phone line |
| TAC |
Technical Assistance Center |
| TAC |
Telecommunications Advisory Commission. |
| TAC-14 |
(the 14 refers to the 14 interest areas
involved in the project) |
| TCG |
Theatre Communications Group |
| TDF |
Theatre
Development Fund. |
| TDL |
The Drama League |
| TIE |
Theatre in Education |
| TIIAP |
Telecommunications and Information
Infrastructure Grant Program. |
| TLA |
Theatre
Library Association |
| TMA |
Theater Musicians Association |
| URTA |
University/Resident
Theatre Association |
| URL |
Universal Resource Locator - an online
address |
| USA |
United Scenic Artists, L |
Alphabet Soup - Making Sense of the Arts! 