Applying for a job in the arts? Unfortunately, it doesn’t necessarily mean you get to be artistic with your job application.
Last week, I dismissed 90% of the applications I received for an assistant-level position at my company, Pressler Collaborative. In other words, where I am open to entertaining varied work experience and career goals (versus [...]
Over the last seven months we’ve discussed many topics, such as: the emergence of artistic entrepreneurship in the new economy; the importance of demanding fair value for your creative contributions to society; tools of empowerment (e.g. clarity, action); the importance of strategic business planning in the arts; the merits of analysis (industry, market, and competitive); [...]
Last month, I started teaching a class called “Entrepreneurship in the Arts” at the Savannah College of Art and Design (Atlanta campus). The first class was thrilling, because I witnessed the excitement of artists and art entrepreneurs just beginning to follow their bliss. It was especially enjoyable to see those who have been working in [...]
Our research and survey responses indicate that artists and “do gooder” arts organizations struggle with the concept and reality of competition; especially because creativity is such a product of collaboration, connectedness, and reciprocal inspiration in a network of people. We need each other, yet we are in competition for the same resources, audience members, buyers, [...]
When researching the professional development needs of artists, we found frustration with the lack of career preparation in BFA and MFA programs.
Many of us graduated from arts programs without any real knowledge of our industry, such as: insider vocabulary, infrastructure, operations, power structure, salary norms, contract norms, historical/current trends, non-craft skill sets, etc.
“Institutions left me [...]
A one-day workshop for non-conformist performers determined to take their vision from the page to the stage. The workshop will feature a panel discussion with notable actors and writers who have seen their work produced On or Off-Broadway, and break-out groups that will provide instrumental tools to seeing one´s work produced: development, budgeting, fundraising, marketing, [...]
“…the process itself is more important than the plan.”
- Jeffery Timmons, New Venture Creation
One of the key objectives for our professional development program is to help artists achieve success through manageable, persistent, strategic and consistent action; without sacrificing their spirit. Basically, we want to help you learn how to design a strategic plan for your [...]
As mentioned, we conducted a national survey and a series of phone interviews to better understand the professional development needs of artists. In the last post, I outlined the most common needs expressed by your peers. In this post, I thought you might be interested in understanding how your needs varied by career phase.
Emerging Artists [...]
In March 2008, we conducted a national survey and a series of phone interviews to better understand the professional development needs of artists. I thought you might be interested in what your peers described as their needs, wants, and desires. Sometimes it makes us feel better to know that we are not alone; that others [...]
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