244 S. San Pedro Street, Suite 401, Los Angeles, CA 90012 / 213.687.8577
Knowledge + Networks + Financial Independence for Artists
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Tax Tips Specifically for Artists
This timely three-hour workshop provides important information for anyone who is self-employed, but is especially geared towards artists, writers, performers, and dancers. Topics to be covered include, but are not limited to: being an employee vs. being self-employed, having a Hobby vs. having a Business, how to keep records to protect yourself in case of an audit, the difference between expenses for employees an those for self-employed people, understanding self-employment taxes and taking advantage of various deductions including entertainment, research, automobile and other expenses unique to artists.
Everyone attending will be provided with a wealth of information to take with them, including some guidelines on how to keep good records and a listing of current websites that are resources for those in business for themselves. PLEASE NOTE: This class does not cover tax issues for non-profit organizations.
Stephen Benjamin, a CPA whose clients include actors, writers, artists and other people in the entertainment industry, will teach this class. Mr. Benjamin is also an entertainer in his own right and makes the workshop fun as well as informative. He even has prizes to give out to some lucky attendees!
This class is limited to 25 people.
Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Location: Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, 244 S. San Pedro, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Cost: $40 (BOA/CCI members) / $50 (Non-Member) | Selling Your Art, Selling Yourself, and How to Feel Comfortable Doing Both
Is your portfolio ready to show to galleries? Do you know which galleries to approach? Do you know how to approach them? Learn how to best represent yourself, your work, and determine the right course for your art career in this intensive practical workshop. As a curator, art writer, art consultant, former gallery director, artist, Ashley McLean Emenegger has an in-depth knowledge and insider perspective of the Los Angeles art world. In her workshop, A. McLean will help guide visual artists through the process of preparing themselves to promote their work and develop the relationships necessary to advance their careers.
A. Mclean is an artist advisor, independent curator, art writer, and visual artist career coach. She recently launched the art consultancy firm Milo + McLean and founded McLean Fine Art in 2004. She has worked with several art institutions including the Santa Monica Museum of Art and Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena. In 2009, A. McLean served as managing editor for THE Magazine LA. As Director of Bandini Art Gallery, Culver City, A. McLean curated many of its critically recognized exhibitions. Her independent curatorial projects have been reviewed in the LA Times, Artweek, Artscene, Review Magazine, and The Huffington Post, among others. As an independent writer, her art reviews and articles have been featured in multiple publications and she is on staff with flavorpill.com. During her tenure as Executive Director of the Gallery 825/LAAA, she presented hundreds of exhibitions and educational programs that received public and critical acclaim. She has provided her artist career workshops through multiple venues including UCLA, MOCA, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Japanese American National Museum, Santa Monica City College, Fullerton College, Pasadena City College, Flintridge Foundation, among many others.
This class is limited to 25 people.
Date: Thursday, March 10, 2011
Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Location: Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, 244 S. San Pedro, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Cost: $40 (BOA/CCI members) / $50 (Non-Member)
| Business of Art™
Entrepreneurial Training for Artist
Artists and creative entrepreneurs who take CCI's signature program, Business of Art ™ learn key business skills that provide them with the knowledge and resources to help advance their art, develop their ideas and increase their financial independence. Business of Art ™ classes are taught by a variety of business leaders with experience in both corporate and non-profit entities. Students learn key concepts involved in goal setting, strategic planning, marketing and self-promotion, money management, legal issues and project financing. In addition to classroom training, all Business of Art ™ students participate in cluster counseling sessions with leading arts and business professionals.
The next Business of Art™ course will begin in March 2011. Enrollment is limited to 25 students.
Session 1: Wednesday, March 23, 6:30-9:30pm
The Business of Art: Presenting Yourself as an Artist
Session 2: Wednesday, March 30, 6:30-9:30pm
Where do I begin? - Setting Your Personal Goals
Session 3: Wednesday, April 6, 6:30-9:30pm
Marketing and Promoting Yourself, Your Art or Your Arts Business
Session 4: Wednesday, April 13, 6:30-9:30pm
Financial Literacy and Money Consciousness for Artists
Session 5: Wednesday, April 20, 6:30-9:30pm
Legal Issues for Artists
Session 6: Wednesday, April 2 , 6:30-9:30pm
Financing Your Arts Project or Business
Session 7: Wednesday, May 4, 6:30 - 9:30pm
Where do I go from here? Strategic Planning
Session 8: Wednesday, May 11, 6:00 - 9:30pm
Cluster Counseling and Final Wrap-Up
Date: Wednesday's, starting March 23 and continuing until May 11, 2011
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Location: Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, 244 S. San Pedro, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Cost: $195 (BOA/CCI Members) / $220 (Non Member) The fee includes the Business of Art™ Workbook, The Business of Art: An Artist's Guide to Profitable Self-Employment.
LOS ANGELES ARTISTS AND ARTS ADMINISTRATORS MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR TUITION REIMBURSEMENT THROUGH THE CREATIVE CAPACITY QUICK GRANT PROGRAM. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO www.creativecapacityfund.org. If you are interested in a Creative Capacity Fund scholarship for this workshop, you must submit an application by February 15th.
Early Bird Special!!! Register by February 28 and Save $20.00!!!
Register Now!
| Cancellation Policy: Full refund on registration fees up to 48 hours prior to workshop date. Fees non-refundable after that date.
If you would like to learn more information on CCI please go to www.cciarts.org.
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