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Programs & Services
Artists: Making a Living, Making A Life
a series of hands-on, results-oriented entrepreneurial
training workshops
brought to you by the Wisconsin Assembly for Local Arts and Wisconsin
Arts Board

Workshop dates/locations
Workshop topics/schedule
How to register
Cultivate a fresh look at your creative work. This is your opportunity
to glean the best of both worlds: business management and artistic
renewal!Join other creative people who are interested in taking
their careers to the next level. Gather strategies for working smarter,
for resourceful and productive marketing and effective communication.
Learn where your strengths and weaknesses are when communicating
with others.
Return to your studio with a new outlook on lifestyle issues, plans
for staying out of the doctor’s office, balancing creative
work with other commitments, and tactics for keeping the muse alive
without burnout. Best of all, connect with others like yourself
from other parts of the region.
WHAT
“Artists: Making A Living, Making a Life”
workshops
A series of day and a half workshops will be held throughout Wisconsin,
filled with key information for self-employed creative people who
are ready to make the commitment of time and resources necessary
to advance their artistic careers.
Chris Osgood, Director of Artist Services for Springboard
for the Arts of St. Paul, MN, will conduct business
and professional practices workshops for Wisconsin artists in the
following communities around Wisconsin this fall and next spring.
Springboard for the Arts is a nonprofit service organization whose
mission is to provide affordable management information, consulting
and training services designed to improve the business competence
and confidence of independent artists and cultural organizations
in the Upper Midwest. Various Wisconsin arts professionals will
join Springboard as guest faculty for these workshops.
WHERE/WHEN
- Milwaukee, April 29-30
Bucketworks, Milwaukee’s Creative Resources
Center, 1319 North Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, 414-305-1324.
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here for location/directions.
- Platteville, March 11-12: Mound City
Bank, 25 E. Pine Street, downtown Platteville, hosted by UW-Platteville's
ArtsBuild project, 608-348-2685
Please note: this workshop is
full -- we are now taking names for the waiting list. If you want
to be on the list, please register but do not pay yet. We'll keep
you posted about your possibility of attendance.
- Washburn, April 8-9: Washburn Historical
Museum and Cultural Center, 1 East Bayfield Street, downtown Washburn,
hosted by Chequamegon Bay Arts Council, 715-373-2556
WORKSHOP TOPICS SCHEDULE
each workshop will follow this general schedule (subject
to minor changes in each community)
Friday, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
* Career Planning for Artists
* Business Fundamentals for Artists
Saturday, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
*Exploring Financial and Organizational Structures for Artists
*Recordkeeping and Financial Management for Artists
*Developing a Business Plan
*Lunch on your own at one of the nearby restaurants, or bring your
own!
*Wisconsin Common Market Program
*Marketing and Professional Presentation for Artists - Working with
the Media/getting the word out
In addition, "one on one Arts Peer consultations” will
be offered during the workshop. If you have a question, need advice,
want an objective viewpoint for a challenge you’re facing,
the Wisconsin Assembly for Local Arts’ ArtsPeers Advisory
Network can help. The Arts Peers program provides experienced, professional
and creative arts adminstrators to work with artists needing ideas
on how to solve problems, identify opportunities, or establish new
directions. A sign up sheet will be available at the beginning of
the workshop.
COST
The cost of these workshops is being underwritten in great part
by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Wisconsin Department
of Commerce. Because of this, registration for the full
workshop is only $50 per person.
WHO
Artists from all visual, performing, literary, and media arts disciplines
and genres are encouraged to participate!
SPONSORS
These workshops are:
* Sponsored by the Wisconsin Arts Board and the Wisconsin Assembly
for Local Arts
* Presented by Chris Osgood, Director of Artists Services, Springboard
for the Arts, St. Paul, MN, and featuring guest presenters from
Wisconsin
* Funded by the Challenge America program of the National Endowment
for the Arts, and the Wisconsin Department of Commerce
HOW TO REGISTER
Space is limited, so register
online today! If you have questions, contact
the Assembly at 608 255 8316 / .
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