Workshops
National Professional-Development Workshops for Artists
CAA’s National Professional-Development Workshops for Artists, sustained by a generous grant from the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, focus on supporting visual artists in underserved areas.
“The Nuts and Bolts of Professionalizing Your Art Practice” in San Diego, California
CAA has selected the San Diego Foundation, in partnership with Space 4 Art, to sponsor and present a CAA National Professional-Development Workshop for Artists. The one-day event is scheduled for Saturday, October 2, 2010, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM; it will be hosted by Space 4 Art, 325 15th Street, San Diego, CA 92101.
The full-day workshop, called “The Nuts and Bolts of Professionalizing Your Art Practice,” will present professional-development seminars filled with career-building skills for visual artists, including valuable tools, tips, resources, best practices, and networking suggestions. Presenters from the San Diego and Los Angeles areas will conduct the workshop for emerging and established artists. Karen Atkinson, an artist, curator, collaborator, and founder of GYST, will offer a luncheon keynote on “Hybrid Careers.” Workshop topics include: “It’s All about You”; “Marketing Yourself to Market Your Art”; “Show Me the Money”; and “Getting Your House in Order to Do Business.”
Opportunities for group networking will begin and end the workshop. A light breakfast and lunch are included for participants, and a postworkshop reception will take place from 5:00 to 6:00 PM.
Registration
Registration for the workshop is first-come, first-served. The investment is $15 for students, seniors, and CAA members; $25 for all others. Stipends are available; contact Susan Schear, CAA national workshop project consultant, at 973-482-1000. You may by credit card or PayPal. Please make checks payable to College Art Association and mail to: CAA Workshops, Space 4 Art, 325 15th Street, San Diego, CA 92101.
Sponsors
Since 1975, the San Diego Foundation has been the city’s leading resource for information about charitable giving. It encourages, supports, and facilitates meaningful dialogue on issues affecting the region, and works with philanthropists to develop creative solutions to meet critical community needs. Through the management of funds that now number in the thousands, the foundation helps donors support numerous organizations and serve a variety of extraordinary causes, with the common purpose of making San Diego a better place to live, work, and play.
Formed in 2008, Space 4 Art currently provides 30 affordable work studios and 5 live/work spaces for 40 of San Diego’s finest artists, designers, and craftspeople. Space 4 Art also offers facilities for artists working in a variety of creative media, from painting and printmaking to welding and woodworking. Its central location includes a spacious gallery and multiple shared community spaces, including an outdoor patio, a performance space, and a classroom.
Founded in 1911, the College Art Association serves the needs and interests of 12,000 individual and 2,000 institutional members. It publishes two scholarly journals in art history, an online reviews journal for books and exhibitions, a weekly email newsletter, and a website with news about the organization, its members, and the larger art and academic worlds. CAA also hosts an Annual Conference for 4,000 to 6,000 artists, art historians, and students, provides career counseling, and advocates for national issues in the visual arts.
Contact
Questions regarding the workshops should be directed to Susan Schear, CAA national workshop project consultant, at 973-482-1000.
