Inspiration, encouragement, and resources for artists can come in the form of newsletters from various places. A way to stay informed about important topics, call for entries and art news. All those listed here are free, although some of them do have other levels of membership available if you are interested in additional benefits. Here are some that you might enjoy subscribing to:
http://absolutearts.com/readartnews.html Absolute Arts- Art News
http://artisan-santafe.com/ Artisan ARTeNEWS
http://emptyeasel.com/ Empty Easel
http://festivalnet.com/other/news_letters/index.html Festival Network Newsletters- Art Fairs, Craft Shows, Fine Art Shows
http://fineartviews.com/ FineArtViews; Daily Newsletter by Clint Watson
http://theabundantartist.com/ The Abundant Artist Newsletter
www.artbizcoach.com Art Business Advice from Alyson B. Stanfield
www.artcampforwomen.com/ Art Camp for Women
www.art-career-experts.com/Newsletter-Archives.html ACE NewsletterArt Career Experts
www.artdaily.com Art Daily
www.artdeadlineslist.com Art Deadlines List
www.artfaircalendar.com ArtFairCalendar.com Fine Art Fair & Craft Show Listings
www.artnet.com/net/Services/SubscribeNewsletter.aspx Art Net Newsletter
www.artsjournal.com Arts Journal
www.asingularcreation.com A Singular Creation; Call for Entries, Art News
www.buddingartist.co.uk/ Budding Artist: How to Draw, Paint and Become an Artist
www.creativesuccess.com Creative Success
www.creativitycoachingassociation.com Creativity Coaching Association
www.painterskeys.com Painters Keys
www.theartnewspaper.com The Art Newspaper
www.wetcanvas.com Wet Canvas (Don't let the name fool you, they cover a lot of mediums, not just paint related.)
www.wildlifeartjournal.com/waj/newsletter.php# Wildlife Art Journal
www.winsornewton.com/news/newsletters/ Painting Matters by Winsor Newton