Arts Entrepreneurship Foundry 2024 Schedule
October 19, 2024
10am-6pm Campus Commons
10:00-10:50am
Starting & Running Community Groups
Dr. Clelyn Chapin
Room 2200
10:00-10:50am
Preparing for a Vocal Audition
Professor Armando & Dr. Logan Contreras
Room 2300
Ready to start auditioning for graduate school, young artist programs, or other professional vocal opportunities? Come learn the how, when, and tips for being your most successful artist.
11:00-11:50am
Recording & Releasing an Album
Rehearsal Hall
12:00-12:50pm
Resume/Portfolio Review
With PVA faculty
Rehearsal Hall
1:00-1:50pm
Finance for Artists: Building Confidence that Artists Can Achieve Financial Success
Rehearsal Hall
This presentation will provide an overview of how artists can achieve financial success over their lifetimes, from how to properly use and manage debt, provide for a base of financial protection, and build wealth over the long term, including for retirement.
2:00-2:50pm
Networking Event and Coffee
Rehearsal Hall
Good networking leads to employment, introductions, recommendations . . . in short, opportunities for the artist-entrepreneur to book the next big gig! This workshop will introduce and practice simple techniques to “break the ice”, up your social game, and expand your network.
3:25-3:50pm
Research as Creative Practice: How Arts Research is a Scholarly Endeavor
Room 2200
Through my experiences as an artist, making art is also a form of thinking; the creative process is a form of inquiry and knowledge production. The process of creating art is an aesthetic and technical production, and it is a critical, reflective, and theoretical engagement with ideas, concepts, and experiences.
3:00-3:50pm
Marketing & Communications for Artists
Rehearsal Hall
Get practical tips for presenting yourself and reaching out as an artist of any kind in this informal workshop! We’ll touch on several topics like websites, content, marketing strategies, social media, audience development and more—come ready to take in a few pointers and spend some time planning your own professional communications.
4:00-4:25pm
Connecting with Professional Organizations
Room 2300
4:00-4:50pm
Lessons from Launching a Grassroots Art Festival
Rehearsal Hall
Join Briana Harris and Armando Silva, co-founders of Greeley's WeldWalls Mural Festival, as they debrief the experience of creating and launching a first-year community arts event. Bring questions about funding, logistics, community engagement, curation, and more!
5:00-5:50pm
Strategies for Artist Websites
Rehearsal Hall
