Career Planning for Creatives
Monday, Oct. 16 (6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.)
This hands-on workshop will help you examine your
career, both professionally and artistically. You’ll learn how to chart a
“career path” by setting goals, developing specific strategies and putting
your plan into action. Instructors: Keith Tyrone Williams,
performer/director/choreographer; Carlie Trosclair, visual artist, and Sue
Greenberg, VLAA executive director
Getting Your Project Together
Monday, Oct. 30 (6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.)
Whether you’ll be applying for a grant, launching a
crowd funding campaign, pursuing a public art commission or simply doing
something new, you’ll need to develop a plan that will win support for your
project. Instructors: Brigid Flynn and Liz Deichmann, co-founders of
Midwest Artist Project Services (MAPS), and David Hults, Activ8Career
Coaching, who will demonstrate mind mapping, a non-linear, visual
brainstorming tool.
Your Art, Your Brand: An Artist’s
Guide to Being Noticeable and Getting Noticed
Monday, Nov. 13 (6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.)
With a background that blurs the lines between the
arts and business savvy, Timmermann Group’s Bronwyn Ritchie is uniquely
qualified to lead this discussion on establishing, maintaining and
promoting an artist’s brand. Artists of all disciplines will learn the
importance of their personal brand messaging and will discover tools and
resources that are vital to marketing a personal brand that accomplishes
goals when there’s just no time.
Website Clinic
Monday, Nov. 20 (6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.)
A well-designed, functional website is an essential
promotional tool for both emerging and mid-career artists of every
discipline. Benjamin Gandhi-Shepard, Solvm, will provide an overview of
best practices. Then you’ll have an opportunity to spend 15 minutes getting
one-on-one feedback about your site. Consultations will be scheduled in
person that evening and may not be available if you do not register in
advance.
Workshops are held at the
Regional Arts Commission, 6128 Delmar. Free parking is available behind the
Pageant or in the MetroLink lot. Tuition is $10 in advance and
$15 at the door. Can’t afford to pay? Please contact us to request a scholarship.
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