Free Visual Arts Workshop for Teaching Artists. Yes, it's Free!

Creative Visual Arts Programming for Older Adults

Thursday, February 24, 2011
1:00-3:30 p.m.

Center for Emerging Visual Artists

1521 Locust Street, Philadelphia

"At the Bartol Foundation, we believe that

everyone deserves access to the arts."

Thank you to the Bartol Foundation for sponsoring this FREE workshop for teaching artists co-presented by the Center for Emerging Visual Artists and the Creative Arts & Aging Network.

Clearly, the research shows that high quality arts programs can improve both physical health and mental health for older adults. However, as a teaching artist, you may not have much experience instructing older adults. With Boomers turning 65 this year, "older adult" is a fast growing target audience.

In this workshop, you will be guided through the process of creating an artist’s book. This artist's book will be from the perspective of a facilitator as well as from the perspective of a student. Workspace and materials prep, finding a common language, and the steps for actually constructing the artist's book will be covered. Also in this workshop, you will examine some of the unique challenges and  wonderful possibilities presented when working with older adults. You will be able to share your questions and personal experiences with each other as you explore the potential of teaching visual art to elders.

To register for this workshop click here. And, please, remember not only to sign up, but to show up on February 24. Help keep these programs FREE!*

P.S.--You should bookmark Bartol Foundations' Workshops page to take advantage of their other useful, practical and FREE workshops such as:

Movement to Dialogue: Multiple Ways of Learning and Communicating

Tuesday, February 15th 4:30-6:30 p.m.

United Way Building, 1709 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia

*These Teaching Artist Programs are supported in part by the Samuel S. Fels Fund.

Substitute Teacher Artist
Photo by Todd Berman

Do you know where your Art is?

Megan Echman has written a great post over at handmade spark. In Fine Art Invetories. Megan shares an amazingly simple process for artists to put together an inventory of your work. A Word document? Takes time, but is so easy. She also shares Bethany Dirksen's flash card method and Google Docs idea. Check out Megan's other art biz articles.

While you're at it, check out Senior Artists Initiatives. SAI informs artists about the need to and the benefit of organizing their art and the legal and tax issues faced by artists and heirs.

SAI is a nonprofit organization that assists senior artists in understanding the need for and processes involved in organizing their life's work and by developing programs that provide recognition for senior artists. We educate artists about the process of documenting and inventorying their work, legal issues pertaining to their art, estates, and rights, exploring venues for exhibiting their art work, and placing their work with museums and other nonprofit organizations.

You might be interested in the upcoming Senior Artists Initiative event:

Preserving the Artist's Heritage

Sunday, November 7, 1 to 3 pm

Ann and Herman Silverman Pavilion

James A. Michener Art Museum

138 South Pine Street

Doylestown, PA 18901

FREE and open to the public;
registration required by calling 215-340-9800

Panel of experts:
Beth Bensman, Archives specialist, National Archives
Jeffrey Fuller, Fine art appraiser
Bruce Katsiff, Director/CEO, Michener Art Museum
Robert Louis, Attorney, Saul Ewing
Stephen Tarantal, Artist and former Dean of Academic Affairs, University of the Arts
Richard Weisgrau, Executive Director, Senior Artists Initiative

Included are strategies to inventory artwork and information on the tax implications of artwork as part of an estate. Donations of artwork to museums and other non-profit organizations also will be featured.

Video game inventory
Photo by matt.hutchinson

Caring for Your Aging Parent

The Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA) and the Free Library of Philadelphia are cosponsoring a program entitled:

“Caring for Your Aging Parent.”

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.

Free Library of Philadelphia
Parkway Central Library1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA

Skyline Room - 4th Floor

In this one-hour Lunch & Learn Workshop, PCA trainer Lois Hayman-El will talk about the range of services available to older adults, as well as the supportive help available for those who care for them. Whether you happen to be a young person worried about an older relative, a Boomer concerned about a parent, or you are an older adult yourself needing help with a spouse or partner, this workshop is for you.

Read more details about the workshop in this flyer.

Loving hands
Photo by sparkle glowplug

Teaching Artists--It's FREE and it's for YOU !

Sign up for Full-Day Boot Camp - NOW!

Teaching Artists, here is an opportunity you just can't refuse! The Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation and the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance have joined forces to present: 

Marketing Yourself as a Teaching Artist

Full-Day Boot Camp

Sunday, November 7

9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Fleisher Art Memorial, 709 Catherine Street

Free parking available

Free of charge

Registration (and commitment) required!

The Bartol Foundation’s three-part workshop is being combined into a full-day Boot Camp:

#1 Creating Your Personal Brand

• Define what you are offering
• Articulate your mission as a teaching artist
• Outline a clear resume of your experience
• Define your "signature" programs
• Develop your Teaching Artist Packet

#2 Negotiating the Gig ~ led by Andrew Simonet, founder of Artists U, a career/life planning program for artists

• What is your time worth?
• What are the things you must have to provide a successful program?
• Where are you willing to compromise?
• Where’s the sink?
• Tools and templates for setting fees, defining roles and diplomatically negotiating

#3 Creating Your Marketing Plan

• Explore the components of a marketing plan – the 4 Ps
• Product
• Price
• Place
• Promotion.
• Tie in components of previous sessions
• Know your product(s)
• Understand the need for multiple price points
• Where do audiences exist?
• What specific tactics can you can employ to reach them?
• Websites
• Blogs
• Social media*
• Press releases
• Events
• The toolkit will include
• A sample marketing plan
• A sample press release
• A sample media planner
• A sample budget
• Links to relevant blogging and social media sites.

You must agree to attend for the entire day. But, hey--it's FREE and it's jam packed with great information! Did I mention it's FREE?! And jam packed with great information?!

To register, click here.

*Social Media? Yes, social media! Check out Artful Aging's posts about Facebook and Social Media:

• OK, Class, Let's Review Facebook . . .
• Facebook 4-5-6... Take Notes!
• 10 Really, Really Good Reasons to Care About Social Media
• When it comes to social media, IS ignorance bliss? Take Notes!
• 10 Out of 100 Thoughts on Social Media

Day 89 - Boot camp

Photo by tsheko

Are you a writer who needs a Push to Publish? Read on . . .

Philadelphia Stories

presents

Fourth Annual Push to Publish Seminar:

Strategies to Get Your Work in Print and Online

at Rosemont College, Rosemont, PA

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Keynote speaker Paul Lisicky

Writers--young and old, experienced and novice--looking to get your work in print and online, here's a one-day workshop for you! You will

• Speed date with the editors: Meet real editors and agents who will review your specific work.
• Learn how to increase your chances of getting published.
• Discuss new writing trends with professionals in the community.
• Get great marketing and networking tips to break into the competitive world of publishing.

Offered as a premium event this year, Spend a Day With a Literary Agent Workshop is Friday, October 15, 11-4. Learn how to effectively pitch agents in this workshop. Space is limited, so reserve your ticket now.

Saturday, October 16 Schedule

9:00 Registration and Breakfast

10:00 Keynote Speaker: Paul Lisicky is the author of Lawnboy, Famous Builder, and the forthcoming books The Burning House (2011) and Unbuilt Projects (2012).

11:15 Speed Dating with the Editors: Spend 10 minutes with the editor or agent of your choice to get personalized critiques of your work!

1:15 Breakout Session I

• A: Promote Your Work Without Spending a Fortune
• B. Tapping into the Creative Nonfication Craze
• C: Finding a Home for Your Short Story

2:30 Breakout Session II

• A: Marketing: Selling Yourself
• B: Fiction: Writing for Children and Young Adults
• C: The Joys of Small Presses

3:45 Breakout Session III

• A: Meet the Agents and Editors
• B: How to Succeed in Submissions
• C. Traditional, Self-publish, or ePublish? That is the 21st Century Question

Click HERE for more details about the program.

Click HERE to read the bios of all participating agents, editors, and panelists.

Fee: $75 (Students, Seniors $65) includes Breakfast, Lunch, and one Speed-date Pass. Additional Speed-date passes can be purchased for $5 each. (No more than 3 total recommended.) [50% off for Rosemont students, faculty, and alumni -- must provide valid proof of affiliation at registration]
Any questions, please email christine@philadelphiastories.org

Push to Publish is sponsored by Philadelphia Stories magazine, the nonprofit literary magazine and companion website that publishes literary fiction, poetry, essays, and art from the tri-state area and provides it to the general public free of charge. All proceeds from the workshop will go directly toward keeping the magazine in print, in color, and free.

Learn to Photograph Your Artwork

Edna Davis is offering another great, inexpensive workshop:

Photographing Your Artwork

Sunday, June 27, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

$30

at

Tyme Gallery17 West Eagle Road
Havertown, PA 19083-2204
(610) 853-1215

Stop paying other people something you can do yourself. Let the photographs of your artwork look as good as your work. Learn how to photograph your art for less money than you would pay someone to shoot it. Let John Benigno take you through the simple steps.

John A. Benigno is a fine art photographer. Recent exhibits of his work include showings in the Art of the State Exhibition hosted by the State Museum in Harrisburg, the Lancaster Art Museum, the Art Association of Harrisburg, the University of Delaware, and the Center for the Arts in Southern New Jersey, to name a few.

John's work is represented in many collections, including the Philip and Muriel Berman Museum, the Woodmere Art Museum, the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia in Halifax, the Lancaster Museum of Art, The Noyes Museum, the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas in Austin, and the State Museum of Pennsylvania.

The class will cover:

• inexpensive lighting equipment and how to set it up
• if you're using film, which film to use with your light source
• using a tripod
• which lenses are best
• squaring up your art with your camera
• backgrounds
• shooting through glass.

Check out John Benigno's photostream on Flickr. Call Edna Davis at Tyme Gallery to register: 610-853-1215.  You must pre-register with your payment.

Follow @TymeGallery on twitter

Photographing art Foot in the Door 2010 L1000077 100211
Originally uploaded by erlin1

2009 PennPAT Spring Artist Workshop

Showcasing: Why, Where and How? PennPAT's Spring Artist Workshop is open to all Pennsylvania-based performing artists and groups, and will be offered in Philadelphia (April 16). For complete details and information on how to register, please visit their website.

The purpose of Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour (PennPAT) is to increase opportunities for professional Pennsylvania-based performing artists to obtain successful touring engagements.