professional development for artists
Hello World!
The School of Machines, Making & Make-Believe is an organisation dedicated to the imaginative exploration of art, technology, design, and human connection. We learn and play with tools that make our brains and our dreams come to life! Wanna join us?
We're excited to offer this new one-day workshop for artists interested in taking the next step in their careers, from creating art to becoming a professional in the art world.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Professional Development for Artists is a one day workshop to teach artists how to excel at all the non-creative tasks vital to every artist's career, allowing them to maximize the time they spend creating and to develop a sustainable and satisfactory living from their art practice. In this intensive one-day workshop you'll gain skills in the areas of administration, strategic planning, project development, and funding.
According to the KSK, their visual artist members, across all age groups, earn on average 17,858 euros a year, which is below the national minimum wage in Germany. Recent studies in the UK report two-thirds of artists there earned less than £5,000 from their art practice. **
As creative humans, the business side of things may not come naturally. Often artists find themselves having to learn as they go but that road can be long and arduous, filled with invitations to exhibit without an artist fee, feeling overwhelmed by too much work, or anxiety from too few opportunities. This course is an investment in yourself and set up to take out the mystery, give you confidence, and provide practical knowledge you'll be able to use throughout your professional artistic career.
*Source: https://www.kuenstlersozialkasse.de/service/ksk-in-zahlen.html
DATE
Sat. Nov. 9, 12pm - 4pm
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
*Negotiation strategies
*The basics of bookkeeping, invoicing, master inventory databases, certificates of authenticity and consignment agreements
*Methods of project planning, including budgeting and time management
*How to develop career goals
*Who's your audience and ways to communicate
*Funding resources and grant tips
WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
This course is for artists, creatives, and anyone interested to know more about the ins- and outs of being a professional in the art world.
ABOUT PARTICIPATION
Participants should bring their laptops
No prior experience necessary
Small class, up to 12 attendees
Women and persons from LGBTQ+ and other underrepresented communities in the tech field highly encouraged to attend
FEES
Artist/Student €95
Freelancer €135
Professional €155
Spaces are limited. Grab your ticket today from Eventbrite! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/professional-development-for-artists-tickets-72359935515
For alternative payment methods, message us at: info[at]schoolofma.org
About the Instructor
Since 2010, Michele Walther has been an advisor for artists and small businesses in the arts. Trained as a corporate lawyer, she specializes in strategic planning, grant writing, time and project management and negotiating. Venues where her artists have exhibited include the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Venice Biennale and Whitechapel Gallery and grants received include Creative Capital and ArtAngel. Her support for artists and small business owners alike serves to help them develop a sustainable and satisfactory living from their creative practice. A graduate of New York University School of Law, she moved to Berlin in 2018 after living the previous 8 years in Paris.
Photo above: Landscape with a Ruin, by Evan Roth (photo by Vinciane Lebrun-Verguethen, courtesy of the Mona Bismarck American Center)