Springboard for the Arts Calendar of Events

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

Join artist Kandace Creel Falcón for a “Stitch-in” at Springboard for the Arts in Fergus Falls. Bring a sewing, mending or knitting project of your own to work on in a supportive and casual environment.

Our panel of professionals from the publishing industry, including publishers, bookstore owners and writers will try to take some of the mystery out of the ins and outs of the publishing business. Presented in partnership with Hennepin County Library.

Join us at Springboard in St.Paul for an all-day resource fair for artists!

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

Presented at Springboard for the Arts in St. Paul, join us for an all-day artists’ market featuring 30+ local makers!

The free Art-Train Individual Artist Training is for artists who are interested in building on their existing skills to collaborate in and with their communities through their local agencies, non-profits, and arts councils. Artists will deepen practices around creative problem solving, equitable community engagement, and creating arts-based strategies to contribute to equitable community and economic development, public health, planning, and other public sectors.

An online discussion with panelists Belo Cipriani, Bryan Thao Worra and Nicole Thomas that will focus on how disabled artists use technology. Moderated by Alison Bergblom Johnson.

Register for free a 30-minute Zoom session with an arts and entertainment attorney to have your questions about business organization, contracts, tax and employment law answered.

Learn how to access federal funding and engage creative people in your community. More details will be released soon!

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. This workshop will be held in-person in Madison, MN.

Discover analytical and tool-based approaches to manage your time. These tools will help you tackle hurdles related to efficiency, flexibility, and structure to help you reach your artistic goals. This workshop will be held in-person in Madison, MN.

Your portfolio is the core of your promotional material and professional calling card. Focus on the essential elements: sharpening your artist statement, tailoring your artistic resume, and curating and formatting your work samples. This workshop will be held in-person in Madison, MN.

Learn the essentials of grant writing along with resources for searching and structuring your grants.

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. This workshop will be held in-person in Battle Lake, MN.

This analytical approach isn’t intended to be the only way to price your work. It’s intended to show you the factors of product production that apply to everything in the marketplace. Once you understand what each of the variables are you’ll be able to customize a formula that fits your business model. This workshop will be held in-person in Battle Lake, MN.

Discover analytical and tool-based approaches to manage your time. These tools will help you tackle hurdles related to efficiency, flexibility, and structure to help you reach your artistic goals. This workshop will be held in-person in Battle Lake, MN.

The Agency/Organization Training is for staff at government agencies, tribal councils, community non-profits and arts councils to develop strategies to reach and engage more people, increase community relevance and connection, and find innovative ways to be more effective – and create authentic, equitable and lasting change.

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.

Learn tools and techniques to communicate the value of your work to potential customers. This workshop will be held in-person in Battle Lake, MN.

Learn how to track revenues and expenses, make informed projections, and gain a clearer understanding of your artistic business finances. This workshop will be held in-person in Battle Lake, MN.

Craft persuasive messaging and create a strategy for how you will get the word out about your work, events, and news. This workshop will be held in-person in Battle Lake, MN.

The free Art-Train Individual Artist Training is for artists who are interested in building on their existing skills to collaborate in and with their communities through their local agencies, non-profits, and arts councils. Artists will deepen practices around creative problem solving, equitable community engagement, and creating arts-based strategies to contribute to equitable community and economic development, public health, planning, and other public sectors.

Details & registration will open in March 2024, stay tuned!

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. This workshop will be held in-person in Madison, MN.

Craft persuasive messaging and create a strategy for how you will get the word out about your work, events, and news. This workshop will be held in-person in Madison, MN.

This analytical approach isn’t intended to be the only way to price your work. It’s intended to show you the factors of product production that apply to everything in the marketplace. Once you understand what each of the variables are you’ll be able to customize a formula that fits your business model. This workshop will be held in-person in Madison, MN.

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