Resources for Artists-Sequim May2011

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Artist Trust Overview

Moving Forward: Resources for Artists

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�Finding Funding

�Finding Opportunities

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Artist Trust Overview



H istory

Artist Trust, was founded in 1986 by a group of artists and artist supporters whowanted to form a support network for individual artists of all disciplines inWashington State.

Mission Statement: Artist Trust is a not-for-profit organization whose sole mission is to support andencourage individual artists working in all disciplines in order to enrich communitylife throughout Washington State.

To accomplish its mission, Artist Trust raises funds from an array of sources(members, donors, grants, auction, etc) in order to:Give financial grants, through a peer review process, to individual artists workingin the visual, performing, media, literary, and interdisciplinary arts;Serve as a professional information resource for artists and encourages artists tosupport each other; and,Provide recognition and support for the contributions artists make to the lives of people of Washington State and for the merit and integrity of artists' work.



FINAN C IAL

GR AN TS

GRANTS

GAP (Grants for Artist Projects) Program

Annual project grants up to $1,500 open to artists of all disciplines.

Artist Trust/Washington State Arts Commission Fellowship ProgramBi-annual, discipline specific merit-based grants of $7,500.Emerging & Cross-Disciplinary Arts, Performing Arts, Traditional & Folk Arts, and Visual Arts

awarded in odd-numbered years (2011).Craft, Music, Media, and Literature may apply in even-numbered years (2012).

Twining Humber Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement

$10,000 award given annually to a Washington State woman visual artist, age 60 or over , who has

dedicated 25 or more years of her life to creating art.

Arts Innovator Award

The Arts Innovator Award is a $25,000 grant given on a nomination basis to two artists of any disciplinewho are breaking new ground and demonstrating innovation in their art practices.

Please check www. artisttrust.org for deadlines and more information.



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RESOURCES SERVICES

www.artisttrust.org - Comprehensive website that offers additional resourcesincluding employment opportunities, studio space and housing listings,

opportunities (latebreaking), workshops and events, professional developmentinformation, and health care. Includes a searchable database.

( re)Source ± Artist Trust¶s biweekly email newsletter , which keeps you informedof new additions to our website and other timely events and opportunities.

Resource Room,located at Artist Trust

,is a walk-in artist resource center full of professional development books and periodicals, a computer , internet access

and printer , and much more. Open Monday-Friday, 9:30am-5:30pm.

Professional Staff is available to answer your questions via telephone, email, or in-person at our office.



P ROF ESS I ONAL

RESOURCES

Social Networking:

Fac ebook www.facebook.com/ArtistTrust

I Am an Artist Blog:

www.artisttrust.blogspot.com

Twitter

Username: artisttrust



P ROF ESS I ONAL

RESOURCES EDGE

Professional Development Program for Artists

� Consists of 50 hours of training

� Hands-on, interactive curriculum

� Comprehensive survey of professional practices including:� Business Concerns;� Professional Portfolio;

� Communication & Marketing;� Funding, Exhibition & Other Opportunities� and much more!

� www.artisttrust.org/pro_resources/edge

� $500 base fee. Financial assistance available. Film/Literary/Visual



ADDI T I ONAL

P ROJECTS

Workshops are offered statewide on topics such as:

� Grant writing� Resources for artists� Full weekend I Am An Artist series



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Getting Help Using the Computer / Internet

�Public Libraries

�http://ptpubliclibrary.org/E-Resources/Databases.html#computer �Community Centers�Community Colleges or Universities�City of Seattle / Community Technology

http://seattle.gov/tech/techmap/�Organizations

�Seattle Goodwill�Seattle Community Network

http://www.scn.org/teched/cdate.htm





Work Documentation

- Quality images / work samples

- GraphicConverter for Mac www.lemkesoft.com $- GIMP for PC & Mac X www.gimp.org- IrfanView for PC www.download.com

- Images: JPEG- Audio: MP3- Video: MPEG, MOV, QT- PDF

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Writing

- Writing about work can be difficult

- Articulate your work/process- Look at examples- Take a writing class- Write somewhat objectively - with some detachment

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ave friends and/or non-artists read your writings- Barter

www.artisteyestudio.com - visualwww.gyst-ink.com - visual

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Artist Documentation

- Resume

- Artist statement- Artists bio-Images / work sample

- Image list / work sample description

- Supplemental materials

www.collegeart.org/guidelines (resume standards)www.artisteyestudio.com (portfolio development-visual) Ask the Google

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Research!

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Researching opportunities is part of being a professional artist.

- Make time to research

- Apply for opportunities� Grant applications� Contests� Calls to Artists� Requests for Proposals (RFP¶s)

Experienc e will be your best teac her



Rejection

Part of being a professional artist is learning to handle rejection.

� Accept that your work is not appropriate for everyopportunity

� Learn from it/what might have gone wrong?

� Don¶t take it personally

� Keep on trying

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Acceptance

Congratulations! You¶re a hit!

� Contracts

� Promotion

� Liability

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Legal

Protect yourself Copyright / Contracts / Licensing

- You own the rights to your work automatically, however to recover damages you must be officially registered.

www.artisthelpnetwork.com



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Legal

Washington Lawyers for the Arts

www.theWLA.org

or 206/328-7053



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Take a stab at writing a business plan

Communication tool: used to attract investment capital, secure loans, andassist in attracting strategic business partners. It requires a realistic look atalmost every phase of your business.

Management tool: the business plan helps you track, monitor and evaluateyour progress. The business plan is a living document that you will modify asyou gain knowledge and experience. By using your business plan to establishtimelines and milestones, you can gauge your progress and compare your projections to actual accomplishments.

Planning tool: the business plan guides you through the various phases of your business. A thoughtful plan will help identify roadblocks and obstacles so

that you can avoid them and establish alternatives.

Small Business Administration ± www.sba.gov



FINDIN G F U NDIN G





Washington State Arts Commissionwww.arts.wa.gov

-Teaching ArtistsRoster

-Public ArtistRoster

-Project SupportGrants to groups

and organizations.

-Folk Arts



New York Foundation for the Artswww.nyfa.org

NYF A offersNYF ASource asearchable databaseof opportunities for artists. The searchfeature can becustomized to produceresults by geographicarea.



GrantSpacewww.grantspace.org

GrantSpaceoffersinformationandresourcesspecificallydesigned tomeet the

needs of grantseekers



Creative Capitalwww.creative-capital.org

Creative Capital offersgrant programs for artists of all disciplines

and offers the ArtistToolbox an onlinedatabase of career-resource sites.



Puffin Foundationwww.puffinfoundation.org

Puffin Foundation offersgrants to individualemerging artists in the

fields of art, film, music, theater , photography, and public interestwhose works due totheir genre and/or

social philosophy mighthave difficulty beingaired. Grants rangebetween $1000 and

$2500.



Funds for Writerswww.fundsforwriters.com

FundsforWriters offersa website thatprovides information

on grants, awards, contests, markets,

jobs, agents, publishers, and new

and differentsuggestions on writingincome.Great Newsletter!



WomenArtswww.womenarts.org

The Fund for Women Artists¶ website offersinformation for women

artists as well as alisting of organizationsthat provide funding ingeneral. They also offer F

iscal Sponsorship.

theatre, film, and video



Foundation Center www.foundationcenter.org

The FoundationCenter offers asubscriber-

accessibledatabase of organizationslocal and

national thatoffer opportunities.



National Endowment for the Artswww.nea.gov

National Endowmentfor the Arts offers

grants directly toartists inLiterature, Musicand Traditional and

Folk Arts.



http://staff.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/3arts.htm

Example of database.There are lotsout there!



� http://ptpubliclibrary.org/E-Resources/Databases.html#computer



Bossak/Heilbron CharitableFoundation

Support for Performing Artists

The Bossak/Heilbron Charitable Foundation was

created in response to the decreased funding for thearts coupled with rising conservatism on the part of traditional funding organizations which were seen bythe Bossak/Heilbron family as hampering the growth

of the arts in the United States.720 Milton Road

#W1C

Rye, NY 10580



Betty Bowen Memorial Award - Every year since 1977, one artisthas been selected by the committee to receive an unrestricted cashaward. At the discretion of the Betty Bowen committee, PONCHOSpecial Recognition Awards are also granted. Open to artists wholive in Washington, Oregon, or Idaho.

INFO: 206/654-3131 or www.seattleartmuseum.org/visit/bowen.asp

³Are there reasons other than winning to apply for this award? Yes!This is an excellent opportunity for museum curators and committeemembers to find out about your work. They often follow an artist¶sdevelopment from year to year , and can recommend you to other curators and collectors.´



FINDIN G OPP ORTU NI T I ES



Gallery Guides

Art Access - A Seattle based publication of original art, poetry, reviews andliterature, as well as provides monthly listings for the visual arts, dance, musicand theater. www.artaccess.com

Preview - in print and on-line, lists current art exhibitions in galleries andmuseums in major cities and towns throughout the Pacific Northwest includingCanada. Search for artists, galleries, museums, media: painting, sculpture, print, photograph, installation, performance, etc. www.preview-art.com

Art Guide Northwest - is the essential guide to galleries, museums, and

antiques in the Pacific Northwest. We list over 400 galleries and include links toother special places in our region. www.artguidenw.com

Seattle Art Dealers Association ± produces a guide that strives to create anatmosphere for the visual arts to thrive by providing informative programs for thepublic and organized events for artistic expression.

www.seattleartdealers.com

EX HI BI T I ON &

OPP ORTU NI T I ES



Artist Trustwww.artisttrust.org

Artist Trustoffers acomprehensivedatabase of opportunities.The databaseis searchableand contains

opportunitieslocal, nationalandinternational.





4Culturewww.4culture.org

4Culture offers a public art

newsletter and registry.

Individual Artist Projects4Culture's Individual ArtistProjects program providesartists who reside in KingCounty with critical project

support.In 2010, 84 artists wereselected to receive funding.

Award amounts rangedbetween $1,000 and$8,000.



Regional Arts & Culture Councilwww.racc.org

RACC is Portland, Oregon based butdoes offer a

searchabledatabase of opportunities thatinclude

opportunities for artists outside of the Portland area.



Spokane Artswww.spokanearts.org

The Spokane Artswebsite ismaintained by theSpokane Arts

Commission andoffers acomprehensivelisting of artistopportunities andsupportorganizationsincluding the ChaseGallery.



Jack Straw Productionswww.jackstraw.org

Jack StrawProductions isresource for the

audio arts, providingresidencies insound, writing, andNew Media Gallery;arts and technologytraining and state of the art studioproduction facilities.



Richard Hugo Housewww.hugohouse.org

Richard Hugo Houseoffers classes,

residencies andevents for writers topractice and buildtheir writing skills in a

supportiveenvironment.



Academy of American Poets, a non-profit organization

founded to support American poets at all stages of their careers and foster appreciation of contemporary poetry, provides an online resource center of poetry news, anational poetry calendar of events and message boardthat lists dozens of calls for poetry on its website. INFO:

AAP, 584 Broadway, Suite 604, New York, NY 10012 or 212/274-0343 or www.poets.org

Poets and Writers Magazine provides a free listing of Classifieds on its website. The Classifieds include jobs, contests, calls for manuscripts, and more. INFO:www.pw.org/mag



Arts Northwestwww.artsnw.org

Arts NW offers avirtual exhibitionhall for performing

artists.



Mayor¶s Office of Film + Musicwww.seattle.gov/filmandmusic

The Mayor¶s Office of Film + Music offers aninformative electronic

newsletter thatincludes industry news, updates and calls for submissions as well as

job opportunities withinthe industry.



Washington Film Workswww.washingtonfilmworks.org

WashingtonFilmworks offers avariety of services tofilmmakers includingfunding assistanceto commercial, television, andfeature film

productions beingdeveloped inWashington State.



American Music Center offers information about grantsand opportunities for composers. INFO: AMC, 30 W.

26th St., Ste. 1001, New York, NY 10010 or 212/366-5260 x10 or www.amc.net

Festival Network Online is an information source thatcan be searched by zip code for festivals. Artists,

musicians, craftspeople, vendors, and event sponsors.INFO: www.festivalnet.com

EventLister.com offers a comprehensive listing of

events happening nationally. Listing can be modified touser specifications. Find art and craft fairs well inadvance. www.eventlister.com





Art Opportunities Monthlywww.artopportunitiesmonthly.com

Art OpportunitiesMonthly is a

subscription basedopportunitiesnewsletter thatcovers all

disciplines exceptLiterary.



ArtPerkwww.artperk.com

Online site of

opportunities for visual artists.

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Google alertshttp://www.google.com/alerts

- Use rules (folders) to keep from cluttering up your mailbox.



Make your own opportunities!

- Organize

- Rent space

- Temporary sites



Break?





Things to Consider:

- It¶s about sharing ± What do you want to share?

- Make it an extension of your real world plan-vision

- Include real world relationships as an outcome/goal

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Things to Consider:

- Create a Voice (authentic/consistent/authoritative)

- It¶s about dialogue-keep it positive/constructive

- Build reciprocal relationships

- Create and maintain contact lists ± get started!

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Things to Consider:

- Time management ± have a plan and a timer

- Allow time for maintenance ± website and blog

- Remember to check ³terms of use´

- Think "Big Picture" ± Create a Comprehensive plan

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Blog

�Keep it professional�Keep comments open�Stay on topic (focused and yet unique)�Look at examples (www.technorati.com)�Template vs Package

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Blogger www.blogger.com

Blogger. Youcan create a

free blog here!

www.youtube.com/bloggerhelp

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Word Presswww.wordpress.com

Create freeblogs using

templates.

www.easywordpressvideo.com



Website

�Site Information Structure�homepage

�P ortfolio ± Y our work

�St atement/Bio page ( i ncludi ng dow nloadable)

�Resume ( i ncludi ng dow nloadable)

�Cont ac t page

�Reviews

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www.google.com/sites

Google offers awide range of freeservices including aquick and easytemplate format for creating websites.



Networking

� Social Networking Sites� Bookmarking sites� Hosting sites

� Online Markets� Fundraising sites

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Ningwww.ning.com

Ning is an exampleof monthlymembership-based

website for socialnetworking.

Others:

facebook.com

myspace.commyartspace.comtwitter.com

artdish



artdishwww.artdish.com

Artdish is anexample of anorthwest online

arts community.

seattleartists.comsprout.com

tpsonline.org

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Biznikhttp://biznik.com

Biznik is anexample of a

business socialnetworking site.

Linkedin.com

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Deliciouswww.delicious.com

Bookmarkingsite - save andshare webpages.



artshow com



artshow.com

www.artshow.com Artshow.com is an

example of a juried

online gallery.

hostbaby



hostbabywww.hostbaby.com

hostbaby offers web hostingfor musicians. Servicesinclude, email service, blogs, calendar , streamingaudio and much more.hostbaby is part of a larger online organization that alsooffers:

www.cdbaby.comwww.cdbaby.netwww.cdbaby.org

www.filmbaby.com

For independent artists.

Write Habit



Write Habitwww.writehabit.org

Write Habit provides

list of journals including

electronic journals.



http://papernstitch.com/

Example of an onlineartist

market.

Etsy.comEbay



Fundraising

Kickstarter.com

Artistshare.com

Fundable.com

Indiegogo.com

Support by pledge



Listening

� Google Alerts� Listservs

Best way to learn is to subscribe and give it a go!

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Online



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P resenc eListserv

Performers Callboardwww.performerscallboard.com

Seattle DanceNetwww.seattledancenet.com

TacomaArt

[email protected]

Seattle Art Scenewww.kellyspot.com



Be good to yourself:

- Identify when you get frustrated and step back.- Use the HELP menu ± it¶s there for a reason- Hone your Google Skills

- Keywords (use appropriately-use quotes etc)

- Search for tutorials- Find forums

- Practice

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OT H ER RESOURCES



Residenc ies



RES IDE N C I ES

Time given to an artist, by an organization, to do research or create work.

Application process

- Work samples or written request

Amenities will differ ± Housing

± Stipends

± Travel Expenses

± Facilities: Workshops, Recording Studios, Presses

Length of Residency ± Average is Two Months, but can range from an afternoon to years

Some will have additional requirements

± Teaching

± Exhibiting

Alliance of Artists Communities



Alliance of Artists Communitieswww.artistscommunities.org

Alliance of ArtistsCommunities

offers a listing of residencies byU.S. region.

Int¶l Assoc of Residential Arts Ctr



Int l Assoc. of Residential Arts Ctr.www.resartis.org

resartis placesa focus oninternational

residencies.Their site listsresidencies andprovides links

and informationfor applying.



F iscal Sponsorship



F iscal Sponsorship

- Most funding is provided to organizations

-F

iscal sponsors are organizations that collaborate with youto meet funding requirements

� Your idea and work

� Their track record and credibility

- Fiscal sponsor will increase your capacity to get funding

- A percentage of your award will go to the organization



F iscal Sponsorship

The Artist Trustwebsite offers aProfessionalDevelopment

page that includesarticles on fiscalsponsorship andmany other

informativearticles relevant toartists and their careers.



Artist Trust



Artist Trustwww.artisttrust.org

The Artist Trustwebsite providesinformation on

finding healthcareresources.



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EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE



EMERGE N C Y ASS I ST AN CE

P ROGR AMS

Emergency assistance programs exist to help professionalartists that are experiencing a specific career-threatening

emergency. Most relief programs will only intervene if theindividual has experienced a recent, unforeseen emergency or triggering event that has significantly and adversely affected theartist¶s ability to produce and/or market his/her work and, thus, creates the need for immediate relief funds and/or assistance.

Craft Emergency Relief Fund



Craft Emergency Relief Fundwww.craftemergency.org

CERF is a firstresponder for

professional craftartists during anemergency. Alsooffers professional

Development andother resources.

Recording Academy



Recording Academywww.grammy.com

MusiCaresprovides a safetynet of criticalassistance for music people intimes of need.



Advocac y

ADVOCACY



ADV OC AC Y

Promote Public Policy, Legislation, and Public Funding

Favorable to the Arts!

Americans for the Arts is a national nonprofit organization advocating

for the arts in America. Members can use their onlineF

ield Directory,asearchable database of local, state, regional, and national arts service

organizations throughout the country. INFO: Americans for the Arts, 1000 Vermont Ave. NW, 6th Floor , Washington, DC 20005 or 202/371-2830 or www.artsusa.org/

Washington State Arts Alliance is a statewide arts advocacyorganization working to promote public funding, legislation, and policy favorableto the arts. Offers an E-Alert signup. INFO: Washington State Arts Alliance, 305 Harrison, Seattle, WA 98109 or 206/448-1909 or [email protected] or www.wsartsalliance.com



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