Professional Development Opportunities
There are no Professional Development
Opportunities scheduled at this time.
Professional Development Resources
Artist Trust
Artist Trust is a not-for-profit organization
whose sole mission is to support and encourage individual artists
working in all disciplines in order to enrich community life throughout
Washington State.
Programs include:
- Grants for Artist Projects and Fellowships for individual
artists working in the visual, performing, media, literary, and
interdisciplinary arts
- Resources: a searchable database of opportunities including
funding, residency programs, employment listings and resources, studio
space & housing listings, discipline-specific resources, legal
resources, health resources, and emergency assistance programs
- EDGE Professional Development Program
- Professional Development workshops
- Newsletters and resource room
- Artists' Assets: a professional resource guide for artists
Contact:
ArtistTrust.org
206.467.8734
Shunpike
Shunpike helps all kinds of small and mid-sized arts groups better
manage the business aspects of art through three programs:
- Accountability & the Arts is a series of free public
workshops to help local arts groups become more effective and
efficient.
- Partner Artists is designed for new and emerging arts groups,
this program fosters accountability and sustainability by providing
fiscal sponsorship, overseeing finances and assisting with strategic
planning, fundraising and budgeting.
- Sustainable Organizations builds capacity for mid-size arts
groups that need help with administration, management, board development
or fundraising by providing customized training and consulting.
Contact:
Shunpike.org
206.905.1026
Washington Lawyers for the Arts
Washington Lawyers for the Arts (WLA) is a
nonprofit service organization dedicated to supporting the arts in
Washington state by creating alliances and making legal resources
accessible to artists and arts organizations of all disciplines.
Programs include:
- Arts Legal Clinics: low-cost 30-minute appointments to meet with
an attorney who specializes in arts and entertainment law. They may
discuss topics such as copyright or trademark and other intellectual
property topics, contract review and non-profit issues.
- Brown Bag Seminars
- Speakers Bureau
Contact:
TheWLA.org
206.328.7053
Washington Attorneys Assisting Community
Organizations (WAACO)
WAACO promotes community
development and organizational capacity-building in Washington
State by assisting
charitable and community-based
nonprofit organizations and low-income microentrepreneurs to obtain free
legal assistance on business-related matters.
Contact:
WAACO.org
866.288.9695
Economic Gardening Program
The City of Tacoma’s Economic Gardening
program helps to cultivate our local businesses by providing them with
the information and training that they need to be successful in
today’s marketplace. Each year, the City of Tacoma hosts free
workshops to assist businesses in sharpening their business skills. The
Economic Gardening team works individually with businesses to assess
their business needs and provide them the best information to establish
or expand their business.
Contact:
CityofTacoma.org
253.573.2435
The Nonprofit Center
The Nonprofit Center is a nonprofit organization that provides
education, leadership development, consultation and peer networking
connections to nonprofit organizations in the South Puget Sound area.
Contact:
NPCenter.org
253.272.5844
Arts Symposium
We are planning the sixth annual Arts Symposium for November 2011.
Please check back in October for a full lineup of sessions and to
register.
2011 Arts Symposium
Non-Traditional
Publishing: Experience from Writers Who've Done It (WMA)
2010 Arts Symposium Handouts
Things
You Wished You learned in Art School: The Art of Marketing (PDF)
The
Creative Maker: Time Management for Artists (PDF)
Public
Art Step-by-Step (PDF)
Public
Art Fabrication Resources (PDF)
Public
Art Resources (PDF)
Fundraising
101, part A (PDF)
Fundraising
101, part B (PDF)
2009 Arts Symposium Handouts
What
Artists and Authors Need to Know About Copyright (PDF)
Get Your Name in the News (PDF)
Artists on the Internet 101 (PDF)
Surviving and Thriving in Turbulent Times (PDF)
Beyond the Elevator Speech: Writing and Talking About Your Work
(PDF)
2008 Arts Symposium Handouts
Surviving the Thriving in Turbulent Times
- Surviving and
Thriving part 1 (PDF)
- Surviving and
Thriving part 2 (PDF)
- Surviving and
Thriving part 3 (PDF)
- Surviving and
Thriving part 4 (PDF)
- Surviving and
Thriving part 5 (PDF)
Small Business Basics: The Art of Marketing
- The Art of
Marketing part 1 (PDF)
- The Art of
Marketing part 2 (PDF)
- The Art of
Marketing part 3 (PDF)
- The Art of
Marketing part 4 (PDF)
- The Art of
Marketing part 5 (PDF)
What Artists and Authors Need to Know About Copyright
- Copyright session
PowerPoint slides (PDF)
Tips from the Trade: Portfolio Submissions and the Curatorial Process
- Exhibition
Resources for Artists (PDF)
Transitioning to Public Art: Methods for Translating 2-D Work to the
Public Realm
- Regional
Resources for Public Art (PDF)
- Fabrication
Resources (PDF)
- Agreement
for Fabrication (Word)
Community Guide to Creating Public Art
Are you interested in creating public art in your community, but don't know where to begin? This workbook is designed to assist community volunteers to plan and implement small scale public art.
Download Workbook (Word)
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