A Sustainable Creative Life: Relationships and Ecosystems

In this two-part workshop, Sharon Louden will offer visual artists strategies for building a sustainable career and creative life. Over two sessions, Sharon will outline basics of artist communications and tools to strengthen professional networks and grow relationships into communities. The workshop series is specifically designed to empower artists, demonstrate pragmatic approaches to sustaining a creative life, and demystify the “artworld.” Louden will share the expertise she has gained through collaborations and conversations with gallery owners, museum professionals, critics, curators, nonprofits, residencies, academics and others in different art communities.

TOPICS WILL INCLUDE:

Building an audience

Understanding your place in the art ecosystem

Building relationships and maintaining contacts

Mapping and tracking networks and relationships

Research and database skills

WORKSHOP DATES

• Session One: Monday, March 7, 7-8:30pm ET
• Session Two: Monday, March 14, 7-8:30pm ET

ADDITIONAL ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTATIONS

After the workshop series concludes, participants will be given the opportunity to sign up for an additional one-on-one consultation with Sharon Louden where she can answer questions specific to each artist’s situation. Consultations are 45-minutes long and take place by phone (or Zoom if you are outside of the US). The price is $120. Sharon will make 20 or more sessions available to those who attend the workshop.

RECORDINGS

This online workshop series will be recorded. The recordings will be shared with all registered participants after the workshop concludes, regardless of whether a participant attends the live workshop. The recordings will be available online to registrants indefinitely; they are not available for download.

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