Learn how to prepare a simple business plan, in arts-friendly language, to help you organize all the various aspects of your artistic practice and make informed business decisions.
Location: Pleasant Hill Library, 1490 S Frontage Rd, Hastings, MN

In part two of this series, we will explore how artists of color and Native artists can go beyond grants to more sustainable, regenerative and community-driven options.
Location: 262 University W, Saint Paul, MN

Define your product, discover your target audience, make decisions about how you sell your work, and identify a budget and strategy for your artistic business.
Location: RCL – Shoreview Library, 4560 North Victoria Street, Shoreview, MN

Where do you want to be both artistically and professionally? Learn how to define your values, identify key choices and develop a plan to achieve your career goals.
Location: Brooklyn Park Library, 8500 W. Broadway Ave, Brooklyn Park, MN

Identify communication tools to fit your needs, craft engaging messaging, and build a basic promotions strategy with actionable steps to get the word out.
Location: RCL – Shoreview Library, 4560 North Victoria Street, Shoreview, MN

Where do you want to be both artistically and professionally? Learn how to define your values, identify key choices and develop a plan to achieve your career goals.

Learn how to think creatively about diversifying your funding streams by exploring traditional and new models for generating value, resources, and revenue.
Location: Pleasant Hill Library, 1490 S Frontage Rd, Hastings, MN

Where do you want to be both artistically and professionally? Learn how to define your values, identify key choices and develop a plan to achieve your career goals. 

Discover analytical and tool-based approaches to tackle hurdles related to efficiency, flexibility and your work-life balance.
Location: Brooklyn Park Library, 8500 W. Broadway Ave, Brooklyn Park, MN

Discover an analytical approach to defining key elements that will help you calculate the costs and prices of your art for a variety of markets.
Location: RCL – Shoreview Library, 4560 North Victoria Street, Shoreview, MN

Learn how the Kiva microloan platform works and about matching funds, examples of successful artists’ projects and best practices to help you find capital to expand or invest in your work.
Location: Pleasant Hill Library, 1490 S Frontage Rd, Hastings, MN

Focus on the essential elements of your portfolio: sharpening your artist statement, tailoring your artistic résumés, and selecting and formatting your work samples.
Location: Brooklyn Park Library, 8500 W. Broadway Ave, Brooklyn Park, MN

Define your product, discover your target audience, make decisions about how you sell your work, and identify a budget and strategy for your artistic business.
Location: Brooklyn Park Library, 8500 W. Broadway Ave, Brooklyn Park, MN

Discover an analytical approach to defining key elements that will help you calculate the costs and prices of your art for a variety of markets.
Location: Farmington Library, 508 Third St., Farmington, MN

Obtain general information about your intellectual property, contract basics and structuring your artistic business.
Location: RCL – Shoreview Library, 4560 North Victoria Street, Shoreview, MN

Using Facebook and Twitter examples, learn core functionality, best practices and exercises to help you build an online strategy for your artistic business.
Location: Brooklyn Park Library, 8500 W. Broadway Ave, Brooklyn Park, MN

Learn how to think creatively about diversifying your funding streams by exploring traditional and new models for generating value, resources, and revenue.
Location: RCL – Shoreview Library, 4560 North Victoria Street, Shoreview, MN

Discover analytical and tool-based approaches to tackle hurdles related to efficiency, flexibility and your work-life balance. 

Discover analytical and tool-based approaches to tackle hurdles related to efficiency, flexibility and your work-life balance. 

Discover an analytical approach to defining key elements that will help you calculate the costs and prices of your art for a variety of markets.
Location: Brooklyn Park Library, 8500 W. Broadway Ave, Brooklyn Park, MN