The Artist Resource Center at the Dougherty Arts Center is pleased to offer FREE Professional Development Workshops for Artists!

Do you have a great idea for a project? Need some help buying a piece of equipment or building a studio from the ground up? Crowdfunding can be an amazing resource for artists to raise money to get started on the next great thing. Learn the dos and don’ts of running a successful campaign and hear firsthand from a panel of artists who have used crowdfunding to back their ideas.

Panelists:

Scott Proctor – Scott opened the community clay studio, East Side Pot Shop in 2017 after a successful Kickstarter campaign that raised over $30,000 to purchase equipment and materials.

J Muzacz – J is an artist and educator who has used Indiegogo campaigns to fund several projects including his books JAPAN 365: A Drawing-A-Day Project and Life is Sweet: The Story of a Sugarcane Field.

Annabelle Lewis – Annabelle is a painter inspired by history, mythology, and the occult. She uses the membership platform Patreon to gain patrons and receive funding on a regular basis.

John Valley – John is an actor, music video director, and filmmaker who recently raised over $27,000 through Seed&Spark to help fund his full-length feature film, Duncan.

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