Category Archives: Professional Development

Art is Your Business – October 2011

Join me in Wells, BC to help weave the tapestry of this great warp and woof of talent and experience. Over the course of these days in October, the little town that could (create) will be bursting with artists sharing … Continue reading

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The Creative Process includes…

…sitting in the Throne of Agony View more presentations from Sally Hogshead

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Arts Marketing: Military Campaign or Hero’s Quest?

I recently re-read John McLachlan’s post on the quest for authentic arts marketing, and the comments it drew from other readers, and got me thinking. As I began to write my own comment, it got longer and longer and I … Continue reading

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Alternatives to Creating “Yet Another” NonProfit Arts Organization

When artists and creative sector groups begin to face the need to fundraise and establish a more organized and permanent structure for the projects they want to develop, the question I am most frequently asked is: “How do we form … Continue reading

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Advice to an overworked arts manager

Here’s the summary of a conversation I recently had with a member of an Artist-Run Centre’s management collective. I sit on the Board, and chair the HR committee:

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On employment and unemployment..

I worry about the latest growth industry in our community: the Employment Industry. Think about it. Here we have a changing world of work, where lifetime employment is a thing of the past, where the ‘hard’ skills we train for … Continue reading

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