The NYFA Artist as Entrepreneur Program is an intensive professional development opportunity that serves artists and creatives of all disciplines (including visual, literary, performing arts, among others). This 1-3.5 day program delves into the fundamental principles of building, maintaining, and growing a career in the arts, empowering artists with the tools to imagine and pursue success as they define it.
Whether you’re looking for a shift in thinking, strategies for your arts/creative business, or peer networks, this program provides dynamic planning tools for building a blueprint for your creative practice or arts project.
Cultivating Arts Opportunities Panel Discussion, Friday, July 25th, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
How can artists foster opportunities to show, present, and develop their work? Drawing upon the perspective of arts professionals working in grantmaking, artistic direction, curation, and arts management, this session will explore strategies for pursuing and cultivating career opportunities–including tips for landing grants, exhibitions, performances, and publications. The conversation will also touch upon entrepreneurial approaches to creating your own opportunities. There will be ample time for questions and discussion.
Panelists:
Heather Bhandari, Program Director, Foundation for Contemporary Arts
Brett Fletcher Lauer, Deputy Director, Poetry Society of America and Poetry Editor, A Public Space
Courtney Harge, Lead Consultant, CHarge Advisory Hub
Kelly Olshan, NYFA Learning Program Officer (moderator)