BizArt 2010 will be hosted in Brier Hall at the Edmonds Community College campus in Edmonds, WA
BizArt 2010 Schedule 
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2010 Workshops and Schedule
Conference Schedule
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BizArt 2010 Schedule
Conference Workshops and Speakers
Speaker: Skye Burn "Allowing the Wisdom of Art to Change the World"
Humanity is facing dire situations that threaten the lives of future generations and threaten the life of the planet. In facing this threat people around the world are looking for ways to make a difference, through working against injustice, relief efforts, and other forms of social activism. Some years ago a small group of artists got together and asked "What can we do? How can we make a difference?" In response, the artists came up with the idea for The Flow Project. As the work develops, The Flow Project is allowing artists to influence social policy and leadership globally. The work is centered in the Northwest.
Speaker: Mary Pat Byrne, Virginia Paquette "An Artist's Guide to Public Art"
Discuss how you can start, or move your artwork from the private gallery to the public plaza. Learn about necessary skills, the application and commissioning process from working public artists and public art administrators.
Speaker: Jeffrey P. Fisher
"Building a Slash Career / Life That Satisfies Your
Creative Side and Restless Artistic Nature"
This session explores how to succeed as a multi-faceted/interdisciplinary artist, for example a writer/teacher/audio pro/composer. Fisher shares tips from his own experiences on how to juggle a career that is the right blend of elements that supports and nurtures your art.
Speaker: Ray Pfortner "Can't Sell Art if Nobody Sees It"
Art has always been a challenging profession. Current times, from the sagging economy to the growing competition to the head-spinning digital revolution, have only heightened the challenges. But more importantly, they have heightened the opportunities. Explore how to get your art seen in new and different ways. Discuss topics including alternate exhibit venues, partnering with non-profits, and guerilla marketing on the internet. For all visual artists seeking to hone their marketing skills.
Speaker: Meredith Arnold "Have Workshop Will Travel"
Explore the potential for supplemental income from teaching in a variety of locations. Hear how it works from an artist who is giving workshops around the country. Learn methods for deciding what to teach and what to charge. Discover how to build your repertoire of venues, take your show on the road, and establish a schedule that will shorten your marketing curve. Minimize your risks by knowing the challenges ahead of time and make this a smoother, more profitable possibility for you.
Speaker: Michael Graham "Intellectual Property Primer for Artists"
Providing artists with the basics of intellectual property to help them protect their work.
Speaker: Bruce Taylor "Jumpstarting Creativity"
Who hasn't had moments of doubt, cold-feet or drawing a blank when it comes to creative expression? However, there is help to deal with such issues in The Artists Way, by Julia Cameron. Based upon a twelve-step program, the premise of the book is that artist's are the only ones abstaining from the very thing they should not be abstaining from-doing their art! This workshop is an introduction to this guide toward understanding what it is to be an artist in a mercantile society and how to honor, explore and move forward with your gifts of creative expression.
Speaker: Roberta Trahan "Media Kits Matter"
A polished portfolio includes professional sales and presentation materials. Learn how and why media kits matter when it comes to your work, and get the tools to build your own basic pitch package.
Speaker: Miguel Guillen "Moving Forward: Resources for Artists"
This workshop addresses the essentials of presenting your work; how to get informed about the funding and exhibition possibilities available to Washington State artists; and information on professional resources, health care, insurance, emergency assistance, and legal services available to artists.
Speaker: Roberta Trahan "New Media Marketing for Artists"
In this ever upgrading world of technology, new marketing oportunitites are being created every day. What are they and how do they work? Learn how to make the most of social networking tools like Twitter, Facebook, Blogging and more work for you and your art.
Speaker: Karen Hanan "On the Road and Into the Theatres"
Presenting venues want to book a show, and you've got a show ready to tour. Learn the art of contract negotiation, learn the basics of an excellent technical rider and closing a booking deal that works for everyone!
Speakers: Kelly Davio, Kobbie Alamo "P&Ls of Artistic Citizenship"
What is artistic citizenship? More importantly, what are its profits and losses? This seminar helps participants understand the answer to these questions through an example-based workshop. We will begin by venturing into the exciting world of art, learning how to become good citizens and stewards. We will discuss the high cost (losses) of its misuse and, by the end, discover not only how artistic citizenship can grow, but also how far its reach can be - including increased profits. Best of all? The types of profits will be surprising!
Speakers: Eric Tingstad,
Jeffrey P. Fisher,
Maria Glanz,
Meredith Arnold
"Paradigm Shift: Doing It Yourself"
Artists are creating venues, presenting performances, staging exhibits, producing a film, self publishing ...more and more artists are not waiting for "the big organizations" to provide arts opportunities. They are making it happen on their own.
Speakers: Jennifer McCord, Kent Sturgis "Paths to Publication: Time of Transition"
An in-depth look at the primary paths to publication available to authors today: traditional national house publishing, small press publishing, and self-publishing, e-books. Examine the processes, explore the possibilities, and discover which path may be right for you.
Speaker: Patricia Vaccarino "PRforPeople™ Build your Brand. Build your Business"
Now, in order to reach the right target audiences, everyone must build a strong brand. To promote you, your brand, and your business, you must carefully plan all elements of your promotion, which include the following Ps of PRforPeople: Persona, Positioning, Perception, Platform, Planning, Press, Pitching, Partnering, Performance and Persistence. All of these pieces together help to create a brand identity where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts so that your message about who you are and what you do breaks through the clutter in a way that will help to develop your career.
Speaker: Ray Pfortner "Still Selling Only Originals? Why??"
In this digital world, marketing only originals is as limiting as a rotary phone. Explore the dizzying opportunities afforded by digitalizing your art, from new products you manufacture yourself like note cards to the world of licensing your art to others like calendars and magazines. But also explore the obvious next question and always one of the biggest mysteries in doing art: how to price your work. For all visual artists who wish to expand their market and hone their business skills.
Speaker: Christopher Comte "Tax Tips for Artists"
As artists, we tend to spend most of our creative energies focusing on "right brain activities" and just "doing the work". But all successful artists recognize the need to balance their creative side with their practical side. The Tax Tips for Artists seminar is designed to help artists, regardless of medium, develop basic financial and record-keeping skills that will not only come in handy during tax season, but also provide essential tools to help artists conduct the "business side" of their careers in a more professional manner.
Speaker: Daniel Koffman "The BIZ of ART: 101"
"Being both an artist and a businessperson is a great advantage in the world today" In this upbeat, unique, fast paced, 1 hour workshop, seminar, performance, Dan Koffman will guide participants through 65 key business concepts to "paint a possible picture" of what business success can look like for an artist. Artists interested in "taking themselves out into the market" will come away with a personal broad stroke sketch of their road ahead.
Speaker: Jennifer McCord,
Kent Sturgis,
Patricia Vaccarino,
Ray Pfortner
"To Market - To Market: Why and How to Market Yourself and Your Work"
Panel of expert marketers will their experience and will be available for Q & APanel of expert marketers will their experience and will be available for Q & A.
Speaker: William Frankhouser "Web Site Basics 101"
Need an online presence? Not sure where to start? Learn the basics of setting up a web site and connecting to social networks to spread the word about your business. Understand the steps for purchasing a domain name and web hosting to viewing your site analytics and connecting to social media sites. For those without a web site and those who want to get more out of their current web site.
Speaker: Eric Tingstad, Maria Glanz "'Working Performing Artist' is Not an Oxymoron."
Discover how three Seattle performing artists have made their livelihood in the live performance and recording industry.