Talent Agencies Trade Associations

Association Européenne des Agents Artistiques (AEAA)

Pan‑European association of classical-music artist managers/agents that promotes professional standards and collaboration; counts 80+ member firms in 16–17 countries.

https://www.aeaa.info/ Membership: 80

Association of American Literary Agents (AALA)

The leading U.S. professional body for literary agents; a 2023 membership survey drew 221 respondents equaling 48.7% of members—implying ~453 total members—focused on ethics, education and advocacy for author representation.

https://aalitagents.org/ Membership: 453

Association of Authors’ Agents (AAA)

Trade association for literary agencies in the UK and Ireland that represents agents’ interests, best practices and policy; member directory suggests roughly 100+ agencies.

https://agentsassoc.co.uk/ Membership: 120

Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP)

U.S. national service and membership organization for the performing-arts presenting, booking and touring field; includes artist managers and booking agents among its 1,600 members.

https://apap365.org/ Membership: 1,600

Arts Northwest

Pacific Northwest consortium serving presenters, artists, agents and managers through an annual booking conference and year‑round services; serves a growing membership of 500+ organizations and individuals.

https://www.artsnw.org Membership: 500

British Fashion Model Agents Association (BFMA)

Trade association for the UK fashion model industry (formerly AMA), whose members are leading model agencies; 20 member agencies are listed.

https://bfma.fashion/ Membership: 20

Folk Alliance International (FAI)

Global nonprofit for the folk music industry and community whose members include agents and managers; membership is approximately 3,000 (as last reported publicly).

https://folk.org Membership: 3,000

International Artist Managers’ Association (IAMA)

Worldwide association for classical music artist management and related companies that provides legal/tax helplines, mediation, and networking; states a network of 300+ member companies.

https://www.iamaworld.com/ Membership: 300

International Entertainment Buyers Association (IEBA)

Not‑for‑profit trade association for live‑entertainment professionals who buy, book and sell talent; reports 2,000 active members in 2025 and runs the industry‑leading IEBA Conference (with Agents Alley).

https://www.ieba.org/ Membership: 2,000

Japan Modeling Agencies Association (JMAA)

Japan’s national trade body for model agencies, working on publicity rights, model‑management standards and industry guidelines; maintains a sizable roster of member agencies.

https://www.j-m-a-a.com/ Membership: 60

Music Managers Forum (MMF) – UK

The world’s largest professional community of music managers (many of whom operate management/agency hybrids), providing training, advocacy and networking; membership stands at 1,500+ UK‑based managers.

https://themmf.net/ Membership: 1,500

North American Performing Arts Managers and Agents (NAPAMA)

North American association advancing the interests of performing‑arts managers and agents with programs, retreats and advocacy; third‑party association directory lists about 115 members (NAPAMA does not regularly publish a current count).

https://napama.org Membership: 115

National Association of Talent Representatives (NATR)

New York–based nonprofit trade organization serving licensed talent and literary agencies; maintains a member‑agency directory spanning stage, screen and commercial representation.

https://natragents.com/ Membership: 30

Performing Arts Managers and Agents Coalition (PAMAC)

Coalition of more than 250 artist managers, booking agents and independent producers formed to advocate for performing‑arts relief and policy; a rapid‑response network that coordinates collective action.

https://www.artsrelief.org/ Membership: 250

Professional Association of Canadian Literary Agents (PACLA)

Canada’s professional body for literary agents, setting standards and criteria for membership; Canadian industry sources indicate there are roughly 30 literary agents nationally, a useful proxy for association scale.

https://www.pacla.ca/ Membership: 30

Talent Agents and Managers Association of Canada (TAMAC)

Canada’s national trade association of talent agencies and managers across screen, stage and commercial disciplines; currently lists 43 member agencies comprising 181+ individual agents.

https://tamac.ca/ Membership: 43

Talent Managers Association (TMA) – U.S.

The oldest U.S. professional association dedicated to personal (talent) managers, offering ethics codes, education and recognition programs; maintains a regularly updated roster of vetted individual members.

https://www.talentmanagers.org/ Membership: 40

The Entertainment Agents’ Association (Great Britain)

One of Great Britain’s most established trade associations for entertainment agents across live performance, TV and music; reported membership of 227 agencies and individuals.

https://teaa.uk/ Membership: 227

Verband der Agenturen für Film, Fernsehen und Theater (VdA) – Germany

German association of film, TV and theatre talent agencies representing artists and writers, with standards, advocacy and networking; lists 40 member agencies.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verband_der_Agenturen_f%C3%BCr_Film,_Fernsehen_und_Theater Membership: 40

Australian Drama Agents Association (ADAA)

Australian industry body for theatrical/drama agents (formerly the Victorian Theatrical Agents Association), upholding a code of ethics and professional standards for agencies in the sector.

https://adaa.org.au/ Membership: 15