2013 Artist, INC Apply to all those whom you know will give
something; next to those whom you are uncertain whether they will
give anything or not; and show them the list of those who have
given; and lastly, do not neglect those you are sure will give
nothing; for in some of them you may be mistaken. --Benjamin
Franklin
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2013 Artist INC session Six
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2013 Artist, INC Opening exercise
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2013 Artist INC session 6 I.group discussion: What Works?
II.pecha kucha III.Money for nothing? Grants and Loans IV.small
group discussion: Building Long Term Relationships exercise
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2013 Artist INC what Works what Doesnt
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2013 Artist INC knowing where youre Going
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2013 Artist INC dont Limit yourself
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2013 Artist INC Portfolio Careers
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Finance the rain barrel (your money) the rain (the money thats
out there) the funnel spout (how you get the money)
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the musician Economic Model
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Caf gigs Concerts TeachingCDsSociety gigs Guitar sales Other
income Streams
2013 Artist, INC He who hesitates watches someone else get the
grant he might have gotten. --Jane C. Hartwig, former deputy
director, Alicia Patterson Foundation
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2013 Artist INC Grants one piece of the pie
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2013 Artist INC Residencies Fiscal Agency Fractured Atlas NYFA
Crowdfunding Kickstarter IndieGoGo GoFundMe RocketHub PledgeMusic
Other slices of the pie
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were Looking for You
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2013 Artist, INC do the Research
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2013 Artist, INC Research step one Listen! Read the Guidelines
what is the funder looking for? What other grants they have given?
am I a Likely Prospect?
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2013 Artist, INC dont Mold yourself to the grant Daquella
Manera http://www.flickr.com 3227851596
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2013 Artist, INC Area Grants you should know about City of
Austin/Economic Development Department/ Cultural Arts Division
Cultural Expansion Program The Creative Fund Greenlights
Mid-America Arts Alliance Artistic Innovations M-AAA Touring
Artists
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Ask questions
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2013 Artist, INC dont take Rejection personally
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2013 Artist, INC Increase your Odds apply
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2013 Artist, INC Write it yourself
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2013 Artist, INC write it down! words have powerits like
planting a seed in your mind have someone else review ittell them
you want honest feedback, not praise NoTyposEver
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2013 Artist, INC what is in a Proposal? p. 128, Artist Tools
Handbook, Creative Capital
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2013 Artist, INC Unsuccessful applications
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2013 Artist, INC Successful applications
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2013 Artist, INC participants who have...
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2013 Artist, INC I might complain about having to write an
application, but once Ive done it, I am usually several steps
forward in my own thinking about my work. --Alyson Pou, Creative
Capital, as quoted in The Practical Handbook for the Emerging
Artist
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2013 Artist INC small group discussion: weekly two- minute
update Remember: What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas! Art Personal
Business
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2013 Artist INC Building Long Term Relationships Small Group
discussion
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2013 Artist INC Action items Complete: Small group website
review exercise (Artist INC Workbook) Suggested: Start working on
Pecha Kucha presentation (Artist INC Workbook) read chapter 9 of
The Artists Guide read: Resources for Austin/National Artists
(Artist INC Workbook) AI Online Session 5: watch the interactive
video segment Business Structure Read Austin Business Startup
Guide
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2013 Artist, INC Money is better than poverty, if only for
financial reasons. --Woody Allen