Artists, just like traditional small business owners, have to wear many hats—creator, fabricator, accountant, marketer, technologist, and more. And, just like traditional small business owners, artists can find this to be a daunting task. How do some artists make the leap to sustainable and profitable artistic practices?

Through their work with over 500 artists (from musicians, to writers, to painters, to filmmakers), the Artist INC program has identified the common behaviors of successful artist entrepreneurs. In the What Works/What Doesn’t? workshop we will share those behaviors and leave you ready to apply them to your own art practice.

The workshop includes discussion of:

·      Portfolio careers

·      Goal setting and planning

·      Communications strategy

·      Financial planning

The last 30 minutes of the workshop is dedicated to audience needs, so bring your questions. We will also provide information on the Artist INC 2017 call for applications open January 2- February 28. The Artist INC Live seminar addresses the specific business needs and challenges artists of all disciplines face every day. Artists gather for one night a week for eight weeks to learn business skills specific to their art practice and work to hone and apply those skills cooperatively with their peers. Using an innovative class design, artists learn and grow together through artist facilitator mentoring, small group activities, as well as large group discussion and multi-media lecture.

Artists are selected for the program through a competitive application process. Applications will be reviewed by a panel of community arts leaders and artists, representing a range of artistic disciplines. Criteria for acceptance are focused on the quality of artistic work, with consideration given for an artist’s career goals and overall readiness for the program. If accepted into the program, participants will be charged a one-time fee of $150.

For information: call (512) 974-7800

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/artist-inc-what-works-workshop-and-info-session-tickets-30039898144