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Vermont Arts Council host AES Artist Business Trainings in February
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
BREAKING INTO BUSINESS: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS FOR ARTISTS
It's back! The Vermont Arts Council premiered the Arts Extension Service's "Breaking into Business" program earlier this year to wide acclaim. The two-day workshop offers business and marketing planning specifically tailored to the needs of artists.
The program is open to Vermont artists of all disciplines (visual, performing, media, literary, crafts and traditional) and is facilitated by Maren Brown and Dee Boyle Clapp from the Arts Extension Service at UMass Amherst. This year's October workshops are generously hosted by Main Street Landing.
"The fact that this workshop was presented by artists for artists meant that none of us felt out of our element," said participant Caitin Christiana of Springfield, VT. "This is exactly the sort of community-building experience that we artists are in need of."
The Arts Council is planning the following workshops in the coming months:
• February 12-13: Windsor. (snow date: Feb 19-20)
Agenda for each session:
• Day 1: Business Planning for Artists
• Day 2: Marketing for Artists
Registration for the February session in Windsor is now open.
Space is limited to 25 participants and artists may apply to attend one or both days. Applications will be reviewed on a competitive basis and preference will be given to artists that apply to attend both workshops at the same location. and applications will be reviewed on a competitive basis. Upon completion of the program, artists will be eligible to apply for special Arts Council funding to implement some aspect of their business plan.
Cost: $75 for the two-day program; $50 to attend a single workshop.