Join us on Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 5:30pm CDT for a virtual info session with Springboard staff to learn about the new initiative, Artists Respond: Weaving Social Connection.
Learn tools and techniques to communicate the value of your work to potential customers.
Learn how to think creatively about diversifying your funding streams by exploring different models for generating value, resources, and revenue.
Obtain general information about your intellectual property, contract basics and structuring your artistic business.
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.”
Join the Creative Change Coalition for a panel on examples of creative, place-based strategies and tactics employed to weather community disaster, trauma and uncertainty, and consider how these lessons might ground and inspire in this moment.
Join a panel of publishing professionals, including Anitra Budd of Co-founder of Colfax Wordsmiths, Claire Laine, Director of Publicity at Graywolf Press, and Mary Taris, Founder of Strive Publishing, as they share insights and practical advice for writers looking to get their work into the world. Panelists will discuss submitting manuscripts to publishers, working with literary agents, and exploring hybrid and self-publishing options. This conversation will be moderated by Sung Yung Shin, Artist Career Consultant at Springboard for the Arts.
Join us for a conversation with multidisciplinary artist Dyani White Hawk (Sičáŋǧu Lakota) and studio manager Sara Tonko as they share the impact and considerations of working with a studio assistant. They will discuss the support assistants need to thrive in their roles and how to begin the process of adding someone to your team. The conversation will be moderated by Naomi RaMona Schliesman, Artist Career Consultant and Instructor at Springboard for the Arts.
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 the essentials of grant writing along with resources for searching and structuring your grants.
Join us for a conversation with visual artist and educator Pao Houa Her and Taylor Jasper, Assistant Curator, Visual Arts at Walker Art Center, as they share insights on what makes an impactful studio visit, both in-person and online. The conversation will be moderated by Naomi Schliesman, Artist Career Consultant and Instructor at Springboard for the Arts.
Creative Change Coalition, Technical Assistance Workshop: Framing and Storytelling for Organizations
Join the Creative Change Coalition for a workshop focused on how to position your organization’s work and results to attract funders, journalists, and partners. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll develop powerful framing strategies and create a draft to spark meaningful conversations with your colleagues.
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. Part of a series of Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists workshops presented in-person at Springboard’s office in Fergus Falls.
Wagner Tax Law will cover the rules and issues involved in filing taxes for creative people. The workshop will also include the essentials – tax deductions, recordkeeping, setting up your books, and tax planning – for filing your tax return.
An attorney from Springboard’s Minnesota Lawyers for the Arts (MnLA) program will cover the legal basics of copyrights for visual and performing artists. Presented in partnership with Hennepin County Library.
An attorney from Springboard’s Minnesota Lawyers for the Arts (MnLA) program will cover business models from LLC’s to 501(c)3’s, including information on how to prepare, and benefits and risks. Presented in partnership with Hennepin County Library.
Learn how to track revenues and expenses, make informed projections, and gain a clearer understanding of your artistic business finances.
Join us for an inside look at the joys and challenges of building a business with your life partner while balancing creativity and collaboration. Marc and Gaosong Heu, the owners of Marc Heu Patisserie Paris located in St. Paul, MN, will share their experiences of running a successful creative business together. The conversation will be moderated by Anitra Budd, Artist Career Consultant and Instructor at Springboard for the Arts.
For artists with an active online store, learn about email and social media marketing, advertising, SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and other marketing techniques. Some experience is required. e-Commerce 1 and 2 are not required but highly recommended. Presented in partnership with Hennepin County Library.
For artists who have chosen a platform, this workshop covers the ins and outs of running your online store. Learn how to choose a domain name, accept payments, pack and ship your work, sales tax, product photography and more. Some experience is required. e-Commerce 1 is not required but highly recommended. Presented in partnership with Hennepin County Library.