Posted by don crozier on January 17, 2009 at 2:43pm
Don's note- This is a wonderful opportunity for midwesterners to learn about the business end of art. This workshop is being conducted by top professionals in the St Louis area. Alton is just a half hour north of St Louis.Framing your life as an artist:Saturday, January 24, 10:00 – 3:00Jacoby Arts Center627 E. BroadwayAlton, IL 62002618-462-5222info@jacobyartscenter.org$40 fee.Advance registration recommended. Please call if you are interested, the workshop is filling fast.Since making art is only one aspect of our lives as artists - The goal of this workshop is to address those other areas of concern, identify resources, and explore a wide range of possibilities which exist, allowing us to move forward and sustain ourselves as artists.Agenda9:30—10:00Registration Coffee, Juice, Bagels10:00—1130Welcome: Susan Bostwick & Kate PossPanel: Opportunities, Options & StrategiesCharity Davis-Woodard, artist; Ken Konchel, artist; Laura Miller, St. Louis Art Fair; Mary Giles, artist; Kathryn Nahorski, Artistic Director Jacoby Arts Center; Emily Blumenfeld, VIA Partnership11:30—12:30Lunch*Networking, Building Tours(There are 4 restaurants & fast food chains within easy walking distance, or you can bring your lunch.)12:30 – 1:30,Panel: Law & ArtSue Greenberg, Executive Director VLAASteve Dawson, Bryan Cave LLC1:30 – 3:00Bookkeeping & TaxesSue Greenberg, VLAAStella Vivod, H&R Block1:30 – 3:00Photographing Work, Submitting Digital Images, Utilizing the WebJoseph Gruber PhotographyJim Cook, studiojmcResume & Artist Statement ReviewIf you would like feedback on your resume / bio, provided by John Harvey & Susan Bostwick - bring your documents (along with images of your work) on a disc or jump drive. There 15 available slots – first come, first serve. Comments will be emailed. Please include contact information / email address along with your materials.Portfolio ReviewKate Poss will provide brief portfolio reviews between 12:30 & 1:30.There are 8 available slots – first come, first serve. Sign up with paid registration.Please register by calling 618-462-5222Payment accepted via credit card, by check (payable to the Madison County Arts Council), or in person.Jacoby Arts Center627 E. BroadwayAlton, IL 62002
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