{"id":30937,"date":"2021-10-13T10:31:15","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T15:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/?page_id=30937"},"modified":"2024-07-29T11:39:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T16:39:24","slug":"artrepreneurship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/ole-career-launcher\/artrepreneurship\/","title":{"rendered":"Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection><!-- begin-migrated-from-panel-builder -->\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__image_overlay panel panel-image_overlay site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"image-overlay\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Choir_Workshop-011\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/files\/2021\/10\/Choir_Workshop-011.jpg?resize=1600%2C1067&#038;ssl=1');\" loading=\"lazy\"  class=\"site-section__bg-img site-section__bg-img--m-stack\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t@media all and ( min-width: 960px ) {\n\t\t\t#site-panel__image-overlay-69e3b34aef15a {\n\t\t\t\theight: 400px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n    \n\t<div id=\"site-panel__image-overlay-69e3b34aef15a\" class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-wrap site-panel__img-overlay--no-ribbon horz-right vert-bottom\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content t-content--light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__desc\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Develop arts entrepreneurship skills in funding, portfolio kits, engaging customers, and business planning.<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/ole-career-launcher\/#Fall2021\">Ole Career Launcher Programs \u21ba<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-none site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content c-tile\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn--grey\" style=\"width: 80%;\" href=\"https:\/\/stolaf.joinhandshake.com\/jobs\/5468369\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apply in Handshake \u27a4<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Deadline: Monday, December 20th, 2o21 11:59 pm<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__explore panel panel-explore site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"explore\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper  explore\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    <div class=\"site-panel__explore-chevron site-panel-shape-bbc--gold-navy\"><\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-section__content site-panel__explore-content\">\n\n        <div class=\"t-content site-panel__explore-desc site-grid__col site-grid__col--flex-2\">\n            <h2 class=\"site-section__title h3\" id=\"program-overview\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">Program Overview<\/h2>\n\n            <p>The Work of Art program is a 4-week, 30 hour-long workshop series that will take place over J-term 2022 (January 3-28). If you are looking to pursue your passion in the arts (performing arts, fine arts, design, writing, or other creative careers) while earning a sustainable income, or have a creative idea in the arts or humanities space, you are invited to apply. This program is intended to help fine arts and humanities students flesh out their innovative ideas, and provide them with the skills and tools necessary to prepare them to launch themselves, their artistic or creative endeavors into the marketplace.<\/p>\n<p>Program participants will be working closely with experts in the field as they attend an intensive 12 part &#8220;Work of Art&#8221; workshop series (2.5 hours each) offered by Springboard for the Arts.<\/p>\n<p>Piper Center for Vocation and Career will cover all workshop fees. Participants will receive a free print copy of <em>Work of Art: Engaging Customers and Selling Your Work <\/em>as a tool to use throughout the month. This will be a full-time, co-curricular experience, and no academic credit will be offered.<\/p>\n<h4>Program Schedule:<\/h4>\n<div>\n<p><strong><u>Week 1<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\nMonday, January 3, 2022, 9:30 am &#8211; 12:00 pm: Career Planning<br \/>\nWednesday, January 5, 2022, 9:30 am &#8211; 12:00 pm: Marketing<br \/>\nFriday, January 7, 2022, 9:30 am &#8211; 12:00 pm: Pricing<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Week 2<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\nMonday, January 10, 2022, 9:30 am &#8211; 12:00 pm: Portfolio Kit<br \/>\nWednesday, January 12, 2022, 9:30 am &#8211; 12:00 pm: Promotions<br \/>\nFriday, January 14, 2022, 9:30 am &#8211; 12:00 pm: Engaging Customers &amp; Selling Your Work<\/p>\n<p><strong>Week 3<\/strong><br \/>\nWednesday, January 19, 2022, 9:30 am &#8211; 12:00 pm: Business Plan Essentials<br \/>\nFriday, January 21, 2022, 9:30 am &#8211; 12:00 pm: Time Management<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Week 4<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\nMonday, January 24, 2022, 9:30 am &#8211; 12:00 pm: Funding<br \/>\nMonday, January 24, 2022, 1:30 &#8211; 4:00 pm: Grant Writing<br \/>\nWednesday, January 26, 2022, 9:30 am &#8211; 12:00 pm: Legal Considerations<br \/>\nFriday, January 28, 2022, 1:30 &#8211; 4:00 pm: Recordkeeping<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Program Expectations<\/h3>\n<p>The experience combines technical skill development with an application to an artistic venture of the participant&#8217;s choice. Students will also have the opportunity to network with practitioners in the field, address issues surrounding equity and inclusion in the industry, and build their innovation mindset. This program is open to current sophomores, juniors, and seniors.<\/p>\n<p>At the conclusion of the program, participants will walk away with:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>a clear strategy for their artistic endeavor<\/li>\n<li>a compelling business plan<\/li>\n<li>the skills and confidence to successfully navigate a career in the arts.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Workshop Leaders<\/h3>\n<h6 class=\"collapseomatic \" id=\"id69e3b34aefcc7\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"&lt;strong&gt;Alison Bergblom Johnson&lt;\/strong&gt; (she\/her), Minneapolis\"    ><strong>Alison Bergblom Johnson<\/strong> (she\/her), Minneapolis<\/h6>\n<div id=\"target-id69e3b34aefcc7\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n<p><b>Skills: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Literature, storytelling and performance, public relations, artists with disabilities <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Bio: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alison Bergblom Johnson is an artist whose work often approaches uncomfortable, difficult subjects. Her genres and media include storytelling, creative nonfiction, installation, and collage, and her work explores gender, disability, and sexuality. Some venues she\u2019s performed at\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">include Patrick\u2019s Cabaret, the Northfield Artists Guild, and Strike Theater, in addition to the Minnesota Fringe Festival. Flock, Diverse Voices Quarterly, and Minnesota Public Radio\u2019s website have published her essays. Visit her website at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/alisonbergblomjohnson.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">alisonbergblomjohnson.com<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and read more about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/springboardexchange.org\/alison-bergblom-johnsons-career-builds-on-fruitful-partnerships\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alison on Creative Exchange<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h6 class=\"collapseomatic \" id=\"id69e3b34aefd60\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"&lt;b&gt;Jes Reyes &lt;\/b&gt;(she\/her), Saint Paul\"    ><b>Jes Reyes <\/b>(she\/her), Saint Paul<\/h6>\n<div id=\"target-id69e3b34aefd60\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n<p><b>Skills: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Film (production, presentation), Visual Art (painting, mixed media), Administration (programming).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Bio: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jes Reyes is a multidisciplinary artist and arts administrator practicing in mixed media art, video, and more. Her artwork is rooted in play, vulnerability, experimentation, collaboration, and the blending of disciplines. She is passionate about bringing people together, equitable arts access, and offering support to other creatives. She has exhibited and screened her artwork throughout the Twin Cities and is the founder of the Altered Esthetics Film Festival and Moonplay Cinema. Visit her website at<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jesreyes.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.jesreyes.com<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and read more about<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/springboardexchange.org\/jes-reyes\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jes on Creative<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exchange<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h6 class=\"collapseomatic \" id=\"id69e3b34aefdab\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"&lt;b&gt;Patrick Scully &lt;\/b&gt;(he\/him), Minneapolis\"    ><b>Patrick Scully <\/b>(he\/him), Minneapolis<\/h6>\n<div id=\"target-id69e3b34aefdab\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n<p><b>Skills: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interdisciplinary art, improvisation, public site-inspired art, and performance\/installations<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Bio: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patrick is a long time Mpls artist &#8211; choreographer\/dancer\/performance art\/theater, entrepreneur, gay and HIV+ activist. His works range from intimate\/autobiographical, to boat ballets on rivers in MN and Germany. In 1986 he founded Patrick\u2019s Cabaret, making the local performing arts ecosystem more inclusive and democratic. He&#8217;s had 8 different spaces in town. A mature artist who has persevered, he\u2019s thought about artists&#8217; sustainability. He&#8217;s been a successful fundraiser &amp; grant writer. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickscully.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">patrickscully.org<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h6 class=\"collapseomatic \" id=\"id69e3b34aefde8\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"&lt;b&gt;Dana Sikkila &lt;\/b&gt;(she\/her), Mankato\"    ><b>Dana Sikkila <\/b>(she\/her), Mankato<\/h6>\n<div id=\"target-id69e3b34aefde8\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n<p><b>Skills: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Administration, Grants, Statements and Proposals, Place Based Projects, Rural Arts, Education<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Bio: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dana Sikkila is a Minnesota-based interdisciplinary maker and creator. At just 35 years old, Sikkila has been named one of the most well-known creative leaders of Southern Minnesota. Known for her social practice and activism programs, creative consulting, public speaking, and her theory development within creative curriculum, Sikkila&#8217;s practices span from working in communities from rural to the Twin Cities. Her self-defining administration style has bridged the gap between arts creation and administration. Developing numerous grassroots cultural projects and exhibitions throughout the state. Visit her website at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/danasikkila.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">danasikkila.com<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and read more about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/springboardexchange.org\/dana-sikkila\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dana on Creative Exchange<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/div>\n<h6 class=\"collapseomatic \" id=\"id69e3b34aefe23\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"&lt;b&gt;Adia Morris Swanger &lt;\/b&gt;(she\/her), Saint Paul\"    ><b>Adia Morris Swanger <\/b>(she\/her), Saint Paul<\/h6>\n<div id=\"target-id69e3b34aefe23\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n<p><b>Skills: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Theater (acting, directing and teaching) and On Camera (film, commercial, hosting).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Bio: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adia Morris is a freelance artist and educator. She has performed at the Guthrie Theater and Park Square Theatre, and danced with Threads Dance Project. She has taught dance and theatre workshops for Guthrie Theater, Youth Performance Company, and Minneapolis Public Schools. Adia earned her BA in Classics from Duke University. Read more about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/springboardexchange.org\/adia-morris-swanger\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adia on Creative<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exchange<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h6 class=\"collapseomatic \" id=\"id69e3b34aefe69\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"&lt;b&gt;Andy Sturdevant &lt;\/b&gt;(he\/him), Minneapolis\"    ><b>Andy Sturdevant <\/b>(he\/him), Minneapolis<\/h6>\n<div id=\"target-id69e3b34aefe69\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n<p><b>Skills: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visual Art and Literature (non-fiction)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Bio: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andy Sturdevant is a writer, publisher, artist and very occasional performer. He has written about art, history and culture for a variety of publications, and is the author of three books of nonfiction. He is also the creator of a number of small-run art and design books, distributed in the United States and Europe. His artwork has been exhibited at venues in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Seattle, and he has presented public programs with many organizations locally and regionally. Andy holds a B.F.A. in painting from the University of Louisville and a graphic design certificate from Minneapolis Community and Technical College. Read more about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/springboardexchange.org\/andy-sturdevant\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andy<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on Creative Exchange<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Program Partners<\/h3>\n<h6 class=\"collapseomatic \" id=\"id69e3b34aefea3\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Springboard for the Arts\"    >Springboard for the Arts<\/h6>\n<div id=\"target-id69e3b34aefea3\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\nSpringboard for the Arts&#8217; mission is to support artists with the tools to make a living and a life,\u00a0<span class=\"JsGRdQ\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">and to build just and equitable communities full of meaning, joy, and connection.\u00a0<\/span>Founded as an independent nonprofit in 1991, Springboard for the Arts has an innovative 30-year history of supporting artists making a living and a life and artist-led community development work.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"cta\" href=\"https:\/\/springboardforthearts.org\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n            <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<!-- end-migrated-from-panel-builder --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3439,"featured_media":0,"parent":30479,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-30937","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3439"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30937"}],"version-history":[{"count":59,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30937\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40928,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30937\/revisions\/40928"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}