Springboard for the Arts Calendar of Events

Harness your artistic skills to drive community change! At this free, in-person workshop at Springboard for the Arts in Saint Paul, explore how you can use your creativity to address community challenges and opportunities, while connecting with like-minded artists committed to social impact.

Obtain general information about your intellectual property, contract basics and structuring your artistic business.

Craft persuasive messaging and create a strategy for how you will get the word out about your work, events, and news. Part of a series of Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists workshops presented in-person at Springboard’s office in Fergus Falls.

Join Springboard for the Arts and guest presenters to explore the considerations, structures, and relationships that organizations can set in place today in order to be prepared to activate an Emergency Relief Fund. Building from lessons learned from their low barrier COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund, Springboard will provide an introduction and overview of their newly updated free toolkit, “Invest in Artists: Launch an Emergency Relief Fund.”

This hands-on workshop offers musicians a beginner-friendly introduction to Sibelius, the industry-standard music notation software. Participants will learn the basics of navigating the interface, inputting notes, formatting scores, and preparing sheet music for rehearsal or performance. Ideal for music creators, performers, and educators looking to bring their musical ideas to life. No prior experience with Sibelius is required, and the free basic version will be available.

Learn how to think creatively about diversifying your funding streams by exploring different models for generating value, resources, and revenue.

Learn tools and techniques to communicate the value of your work to potential customers.