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.
“Your Art Practice Made Perfect: Business Tips and Tools” in Santa Fe, New Mexico
CAA, in partnership with the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum and several artist-supporting organizations in New Mexico, will present a National Professional-Development Workshop for Artists on Friday, November 30, and Saturday, December 1, 2012, at the Santa Fe Art Institute (SFAI) and Santa Fe University of Art and Design (SFUAD), 1600 St. Michael’s Drive, Santa Fe, NM 87505 (map). The two-day event, called “Your Art Practice Made Perfect: Business Tips and Tools,” will explore the business side of art for those artists who seek to professionalize their practice and strive to have their work seen and collected by a larger public.
The first part of “Your Art Practice Made Perfect: Business Tips and Tools” will take place on Friday, November 30, from 5:30 to 7:00 PM at SFAI on the SFAUD campus. Registration and networking will be followed by Susan Schear’s talk regarding CAA’s program of National Professional-Development Workshops for Artists.
The workshop will continue on Saturday, December 1, from 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM. The day begins with registration, coffee, and networking at SFAI. Seminars in the morning will include topics on financial management, legal estate planning, grantor and grantee relationships, pricing for profit, lending and borrowing, intellectual-property rights, and artist residencies.
Seminars in the afternoon will touch on marketing in the digital age, social media, tax guidance, and working with museums. In addition, presenters will offer legal clinics on topics of concern to artists. Finally, workshop registrants will learn about regarding realistic expectations from galleries, profit vs. nonprofit, and portfolio reviews from a panel of experts, including Rod Lambert, community gallery manager for the Santa Fe Arts Commission and the panel’s moderator; and Cyndi Conn, an independent curator and consultant; Clarke Baughan, director of exhibitions for Santa Fe Community College’s Visual Arts Gallery and Red Dot Gallery.
For a full schedule of events and list of speakers, please visit www.okeeffemuseum.org.
Due to Hurricane Sandy, the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum is handling reservations for CAA. Please call 505-946-1039 or email jackiem@okeeffemuseum.org for more information.
Register on or before Sunday, November 18 and pay $30. Registration after November 18 is $35. Lunch is included. Registration for the workshop is first-come, first-served. A limited number of stipends are available for those who register in advance. Please contact Jackie M at 505-946-1039 or jackiem@okeeffemuseum.org with your name, phone number, and address.
Because space is limited, CAA encourages you to register in advance. To pay by credit card please go to www.okeeffestore.org/browse.cfm/workshop-for-artists/4,723.html. If paying by check, make it payable to College Art Association and mail to: Jackie M, Director of Education and Public Programs, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, 217 Johnson Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501. Please include your name, complete mailing address, email, and phone number and also write “Your Art Practice Made Perfect Workshop” on the outside of the envelope. If paying by cash at the door, you must still register in advance by contacting Jackie M.
CAA’s National Professional Development Workshops for Artists, which focus on supporting visual artists in underserved areas, are sustained by a generous grant from the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation.
Workshop Partners
Creative Santa Fe, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the growth and vitality of the region’s creative economy, has several established and ongoing initiatives that invigorate Santa Fe’s artistic and cultural scene. Since 2005, it has advanced Santa Fe’s unique position as a city whose urban life is built around the arts, sciences, and other cultural endeavors.
The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum is dedicated to the artistic legacy of Georgia O’Keeffe, her life, and American modernism. The museum’s educational and public programs are targeted to the local and statewide population to instill a sense of community and to recognize Santa Fe’s unique characteristics and history. The museum works collaboratively with community organizations, businesses, and government agencies to create and sustain high-caliber educational and public programs that focus on key local and regional initiatives that may have a national or international impact.
Littleglobe is a New Mexico–based artist collective consisting of seasoned professional artists, activists, and facilitators devoted to collaborative art practices and social transformation.
New Mexico Arts, a division of the state’s Department of Cultural Affairs,is an agency that administers the One Percent for Public Art program, awards grants to nonprofit organizations for arts and cultural programs in their communities across the state, and provides technical assistance and educational opportunities for organizations, artists, and arts educators throughout New Mexico.
New Mexico Lawyers for the Arts provides artists and art organizations with pro bono legal assistance and educational programming. The group was created to establish a bridge between the arts and the legal communities, so that artists and art organizations may gain greater competence in handling legal and business aspects of their creative activities. In turn the legal profession can become more aware of, involved in, and responsive to issues affecting artists and the arts community.
The City of Santa Fe Arts Commission provides leadership by and for the city government in supporting arts and cultural affairs and recommends city programs and policies that develop and promote artistic excellence in the community. To accomplish this purpose, the commission recommends awards to arts organizations, initiates innovative programming in the community, and provides technical assistance to individuals and organizations.
The Santa Fe Art Institute promotes art as a positive social force through residencies for artists and writers, public lectures and workshops, exhibitions, community art actions, and educational outreach for adults and young people. The institute is an environment where creativity, innovation, and challenging ideas thrive.
Santa Fe University of Art and Design offers degrees in arts management, contemporary music, creative writing, digital arts, graphic design, moving-image arts (filmmaking and video production), performing arts, photography, and studio art. Faculty members are practicing artists who teach students in small groups, following a unique interdisciplinary curriculum that combines hands-on experience with core theory and prepares graduates to become well-rounded, creative, problem-solving professionals. As a Center of Excellence in Art, Architecture, and Design in the Laureate International Universities network, the university boasts an international student body and offers opportunities to study abroad, encouraging students to develop a global perspective on the arts. Santa Fe University of Art and Design is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a a member of the commission’s North Central Association.
WESST, a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing and training small businesses, is committed to growing New Mexico’s economy by cultivating entrepreneurship. In northern New Mexico, over half of WESST's client base is composed of artists or arts organizations.
As a leading professional organization in the visual arts, the College Art Association serves the needs and interests of 12,000 individual and 2,000 institutional members. Founded in 1911, CAA 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, scholars, and students, provides career services, and advocates the visual arts on a national level.
Contact
Questions regarding the workshops should be directed to Susan Schear, CAA national workshop project consultant, at 973-482-1000.
