Work of Art | Business Skills for Artists

Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists is a professional development curriculum designed to teach business skills to artists in all disciplines. Artists can take the whole series, customized combinations, or individual workshops that best suit their needs! ALL CLASSES ARE IN-PERSON AT THE KCAC GALLERIES
Program Facilitator | Brittany Noriega
Cost: $20/Session or NO COST with your IUAH Membership or KCAC Amplified Membership. If you are not a member and are in need of a scholarship, please contact us and we will be happy to help!
Registrants will receive access to a download link as well as a printed version of the Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists workbook. We will reach out to registrants with instructions for pickup of the manual.

Once registered, please dive into the curriculum website – www.ArtWorksKC.org. The units (1-12) are broken into sections along with tutorials and previously recorded classes for reference. We STRONGLY SUGGEST that you take the time to go through the entire unit and complete the worksheets prior to attending the class covering the unit.
Sessions will be held at Kansas City Artists Coalition from 6-8:30 pm

5/12 Career Planning & Time Management
5/19 Portfolio Kit & Marketing
5/26 Promotion & Pricing
6/2 Record-Keeping & Legal Considerations
6/9 Funding & Grant Writing
6/16 Business Plan Essentials & Engaging Customers & Selling Your Work

This program is offered in partnership with InterUrban ArtHouse and KCAC to better serve the region’s creative community. Funding for this partnership and programming is made possible through a Heartland Challenge Grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Special thanks to Springboard for the Arts for creating this amazing curriculum!