Louisiana Crafts Guild Will Host the Next CAA National Professional Development Workshop
posted by Michael Fahlund
CAA has selected the Louisiana Crafts Guild to cosponsor and present the next CAA National Professional Development Workshop.
The three-day event, scheduled for May 6 (12:00 NOON–5:00 PM) and May 7–8 (9:00 AM–5:00 PM), will be held in downtown Lafayette, Louisiana. The workshop will provide professional-development seminars filled with career-building skills for visual artists, including valuable information, tools, tips, resources, best practices, and networking.
Featured presenters and topics include: Thomas Mann (entrepreneurial thinking and tactics for artists, small-business management, and demystifying public relations) and Bruce Baker (trends and product development, display and merchandising for shows and galleries, increasing performance at juried shows, sales, and customer-service techniques).
Light breakfasts and boxed lunches are also included. A postworkshop reception takes place on Friday, May 7 (5:00–7:00 PM). Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis; the cost will be announced soon.
Please visit www.LouisianaCrafts.org or contact Susan Schear, CAA national workshop project consultant, at for details, which are presently being confirmed.
Future workshops will be held in:
- Portland, Oregon: Saturday, September 25, 2010, at the Oregon College of Art and Craft
- Birmingham, Alabama: Saturday, November 20, 2010, at Space One Eleven
CAA’s National Professional Development Workshops, which focus on supporting visual artists in underserved areas, are sustained by a generous two-year grant from the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation.
