Learning the Business Side of Art

This series of classes and workshops are designed to help artists that are interested in pursuing the business side of their creativity. Get on the right track in turning your creative talents into a successful business!

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This winter/spring we will again be offering four workshops on artist professional practices: Artist’s Business Plans, Grantwriting, Photographing Art, and Workshop on Teaching Workshops. They are described below. For descriptions of all noncredit art classes coming up from the University of Wisconsin Division of Continuing Studies visit the continuing education catalog.

Upcoming classes and workshops

Artist's Business Plans
In this fun three-session course we get down to business quickly to help you develop an effective written plan for your art career. We cover goals, exhibits, cash flow, and much more. Expect homework and bring a positive attitude to this useful class, which helps you understand the pleasures and pains of doing business in the ever-changing art world.
Instructor: Tony Rajer.

Past students say what they liked best was....

• "The clear handouts that told me exactly how to write a business plan." ~Dana Slowlak, Madison
• "[That it was] positive, fun, a good community builder." ~Jaclyn Jaunski, Madison

Details: Held Friday, May 7, 7-9 pm, Saturday, May 8, 9 am-4 pm and Sunday, May 9, 9 am-noon
Location: 21 N Park St, Rm 7045 (map)
Fee: $85
Limit 12, Enroll by Apr 26, 1.2 CEU, Program #2574
To register call 608-262-2451, print and mail a registration form, or register online.

 

New Grantwriting
Have a great idea? Thinking about writing a grant? In this introduction to grant writing you learn the basics of how to plan a proposal, present your idea in a compelling way, and communicate constructively with funders. You even write and critique a short proposal. This is the perfect class to get you on your way to writing grants.
Instructor: Tom Linfield

Details: Held Thursday, Feb 25,2010 from 6 to 9 pm.
Location: 21 N Park St, Rm 7045
Fee: $35,
Limit 20, Enroll by Feb 18, 0.3 CEU, Program #2576
To register call 608-262-2451, print and mail a registration form, or register online.

 

Photographing art
Digital images are essential to represent your artwork when entering exhibitions, applying for grants, contacting galleries, or making a Web page or postcard. In this half-day class you learn what these photo terms mean: dpi, jpeg, format, pixels, and resolution; also learn when to use 72 instead of 300 dpi. Bring one-to- four artworks to photograph. You receive a CD of your images to use as you please.
Instructor: Rhonda Radloff

Details: Held Saturday November 14th, 10 am-2 pm OR Saturday, March 13th, 2010, noon-4 pm
Location: 21 N Park St, Rm 7045
Fee: $35
Limit 15, Enroll by November 7 or March 5, 0.4 CEU, Program #2546 (fall 2009) OR #2577 (w/s 2010)
To register call 608-262-2451, print and mail a registration form, or register online for the Nov 14 workshop OR register online for the March 13 workshop.

 

New Workshop on teaching workshops
Interested in teaching a workshop? Consider who, what, why, where and when! Learn how to: identify your market, determine your skills, design a syllabus, figure out costs and materials, find venues, and set schedules. We also cover developing promotional and course materials. Be prepared to do some soul searching and homework. This course is geared towards art, but concepts apply to any subject.
Instructor: Briony Foy

Details: Held Tuesday, Mar 9 and 16, 6-9 pm and Saturday Mar 20, 9:30 am-4:30 pm
Location: 21 N Park St, Rm 7041
Fee: $89
Limit 10, Enroll by Mar 2, 0.11 CEU, Program #2578
To register call 608-262-2451, print and mail a registration form, or register online.

Instructor descriptions

Tom Linfield is a founding member of the cooperative artsTRIBE and a chair of Madison Area Open Art Studios. He’s also vice president of grant making and community initiatives at the Madison Community Foundation, and has raised funds from many sources. Find more about Tom at www.tomlinfield.com.

Helen Klebesadel (MFA, UW-Madison) has taught university and independent courses and workshops on creativity and studio art for two decades. Known for richly detailed watercolors, she uses mixed-media collage as a part of her creative process. Find more about Helen at http://Klebesadel.com.

Tony Rajer (BA, UW-Milwaukee) is a professionally trained art conservationist and was recently a Fulbright professor to Panama. Tony has been involved in art conservation and restoration projects for the past 20 years, initially in Madison, Wisconsin as the conservator for the State Capitol and more recently as a part-time instructor for the Department of Continuing Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he has taught since 1993. Tony is also the author of Museums, Zoos and Botanical Gardens of Wisconsin: A comprehensive guidebook to cultural, artistic, historic and natural history collections in the Badger state. The book celebrates the diversity of these assets of cultural and natural history preserved for educational and recreational uses. Check out the Brava Magazine interview with Tony Rajer.

Rhonda Radloff, a professional photographer for nearly 10 years, serves area artists by documenting their artwork and also does portraits and wedding photos. Visit www.r-imagesphotography.com on the Web.

Resources

Find more professional practice resources for artists here www.artuw.com

How to register

By phone: Call 608-262-7942.

By mail: Print and mail the UW Continuing Studies registration form.

By fax: Print and fax the UW Continuing Studies registration form.

Online: See individual program descriptions above for links to secure online registration.

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