Recently, I spent three-plus days in Chicago to catch the annual Grantmakers in the Arts Conference. Some of you might remember that I blogged last year’s conference in Brooklyn for GIA; it was an incredible (and exhausting) experience during which I churned out more words in a shorter period of time than I probably will ever again. [...]
We are extremely excited to announce our latest round of micrograntees!
Entrepreneurship begins with the look of surprise. Whenever I describe a new idea for a program, show, or class I know right away how well it’s going to do by the look on the other person’s face. If there’s no change, chances are it has been done or that the idea’s just not that impressive. [...]
Last year Fractured Atlas piloted Fractured U. as a simple series of introductory online business courses that address the emerging needs of artists and arts managers in the D.I.Y. environment. It was the most successful program launch in Fractured Atlas history.
Welcome to the age of the D.I.Y. artist!!!
In order to meet this newly discovered demand, [...]
As a kid I wanted to be Janet Jackson.
I played the cassette of her Control album until the tape broke, choreographing routines, imaging the day I would enjoy her fame/fortune and say (with her conviction)…“Now I’m all grown up!”
Well, you can imagine my joy when (at nine years old) my dad put me in the [...]
Artists are natural entrepreneurs. In general, they are innovative, enthusiastic, hard-working, highly intelligent, and resourceful. That last attribute is the subject of this post…resourcefulness.
Entrepreneurs come up with a great idea, then go out and find the resources or develop the capabilities to “make it happen.” Or, they look at what they already have available and [...]
Andrew Taylor nicely summarizes what lots of folks are talking about these days:
[T]he economy is delivering a gut punch to so many cultural organizations, and the people and organizations that support them. Endowments are down 30 to 50 percent…. Foundation endowments are down, too, so some grants and gifts that were expected are being delayed [...]
Hey everyone! As Fractured Atlas continues to promote education in the business aspects of being an artist, I wanted to make you aware of some other individuals and groups that are doing similar work. Entrepreneur the Arts, run by Lisa Canning, works with artists and arts organizations to improve their business capacity. [...]
“As a photographer, I am actually a small business owner as much as I am an artist.” – Anonymous Survey Respondent
In our quest to better understand the professional development needs of artists, we went beyond the survey/interviews and researched various external sources to find out what artists, arts managers, and industry experts were saying about career [...]
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 [...]
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