Work of Art Workshop

2008-02-07T18:24:00.000-08:00

“WORK OF ART” MARKETING AND PRESENTATION FOR ARTISTS WORKSHOP OFFERED IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN

workshop to be offered in Marshfield, April 18, 19

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Five organizations have come together to assist key contributors to Wisconsin’s creative economy—those creative entrepreneurs known as artists. Artscape Cooperative and Chestnut Avenue Center for the Arts in partnership with workshop sponsors the Wisconsin Arts Board and Arts Wisconsin, and presenter Springboard for the Arts, will offer an interactive workshop on the “WORK of Art,” on Friday evening April 18 and Saturday, April 19 at the Chestnut Avenue Center for the Arts located at the corner of Chestnut and Third, downtown Marshfield.

The “WORK of Art” workshop – one of nine scheduled throughout the state from September 2007 through April 2008 -- will provide Wisconsin arts entrepreneurs with some of the key business skills they need to turn their art form into viable businesses and family-supporting livings. Filled with key information for self-employed creative people who want to make the commitment of time and resources necessary to advance their artistic careers, the workshop series is made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Wisconsin Arts Board.

The format of the workshop is informal and accessible, yet packed with useful, practical information and plenty of opportunities for networking and exploring. The session starts at 6 pm on Friday with a potluck dinner, informational meeting and review of the next day’s activities, proceeding to a full day on Saturday. Saturday sessions will be Marketing for Artists focusing on identifying the right audience for your work, positioning yourself including pricing your work and developing marketing strategies and plans. The second session Professional Presentation will focus on promotional materials. A third session will feature a topic chosen by workshop participants.

“The arts and artists are part of the central nervous system of Wisconsin’s economy,” said George Tzougros, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Arts Board. “As with any business cluster, our small businesspeople – visual artists, filmmakers, writers, musicians, dancers, theater and interdisciplinary artists – provide the foundation for the growth of the entire creative industry. The Wisconsin Arts Board is delighted to work with partners Arts Wisconsin and Springboard for the Arts to foster the careers of Wisconsin’s artists and to enhance the creative industry’s contribution to Wisconsin’s economic growth. We applaud the Challenge America program of the National Endowment for the Arts for its support to make the workshops affordable and accessible to Wisconsin’s artist-entrepreneurs.”

“Arts Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Arts Board have been able to help numerous Wisconsin artists become more successful as business people, while they nurture the creative spirit that called them to this profession in the first place” says Anne Katz, executive director of Arts Wisconsin.

The fee for the workshop in Marshfield is only $75 plus an optional $10 for lunch– a great bargain for the information and education gained - which includes all sessions, educational materials, Friday night networking reception, and food and beverages throughout Saturday.

For more workshop details, contact Chestnut Avenue Center for the Arts, 715 389-8999. For even more information and to register, go to Arts Wisconsin’s website: www.artswisconsin.org.

The Artscape Cooperative is a membership organization with a mission to create art for the community and a community for artists. www.artscapecooperative.com. Chestnut Avenue Center for the Arts is Marshfield's newest venue for performing arts, visual arts, and literary arts. Located in a historic church building in downtown Marshfield, it's a great place to enjoy concerts, plays, poetry readings, recitals, art gallery shows and workshops. www.chestnutarts.org. Artscape and the Chestnut Center are partnering to host the workshops as a service to Central Wisconsin artists.

The Wisconsin Arts Board is the state agency responsible for the support and development of the arts throughout Wisconsin. Since 1973, the Arts Board has supported artists and arts organizations with funds from the state legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts. More information at www.artsboard.wisconsin.gov.

Arts Wisconsin is the state’s arts service, advocacy and development organization; the only statewide organization advocating and speaking up for all the arts in Wisconsin, working at the intersection of the arts and culture, civic engagement, educational enhancement, and economic advancement. More information at www.artswisconsin.org.

Springboard for the Arts is a nonprofit service organization whose mission is to provide affordable management information, consulting and training services designed to improve the business competence and confidence of independent artists and cultural organizations in the Upper Midwest. More information at www.springboardforthearts.org.

Marshfield Artists' Coopertive becomes ARTscape Cooperative

2008-02-07T04:50:00.000-08:00

We are pleased and very excited to announce some changes for the Marshfield Artists' Cooperative.

First, the Marshfield Artists' Cooperative is now the ARTscape Cooperative.

The Marshfield Artists' Cooperative, operators of the ARTscape gallery in Marshfiled have embarked on a new and exciting chapter in their history. After two years of operating the ARTscape gallery, the cooperative has chosen a new path.

We have handed operations of ARTscape gallery over to the Chestnut Avenue Center for the Arts, who will operate the gallery under a new name, with a new schedule of artists and exhibits.

ARTscape cooperative is aware of the challenges that face all artists striving for success in their ventures and to that end we are taking the cooperative in a new and exciting direction.

Our mission: To Create Art for the Community and a Community for Artists.

To achieve this we will be exploring new and alternative ways to do many things, including:

Displaying and selling our work
Engaging the community in art
Engaging artists in a community
Creating positive relationships with other organizations
Enhancing the skills of member and non member artists

We begin this journey with a very exciting partnership with Arts Wisconsin, Wisconsin Arts Board, Chestnut Avenue Center for the Arts and Springboard for the Arts in presenting The Work of Art, a workshop to help artists cultivate the skills and talents necessary to be successful as artists in the creative economy.

More info will be coming soon.