Innovating Through Artistry
I wrote this article for the Chicago Artists Resource (CAR). I thought you all might enjoy reading The Artist as Innovator: From Starving to Entrepreneurial by Thinking out of the Box. And besides, if you have not checked out The Chicago Artists Resource site before you should - it is a great Chicago based deep resource and one stop … [Read more...]
A Case for The Institute for Arts Entrepreneurship Introduction: Founded in 2008, The Institute for Arts Entrepreneurship (The IAE) is a Chicago-based 501c(3) organization committed to helping artists create sustainable artistic careers through achieving self sufficiency. Our mission is directly tied to the belief that artists … [Read more...]
Happy 10th anniversary SEA! The SEA conference is coming right up and if you have never attended you need to! Come learn more about how to turn your artistic passion into a living from other successful artists. What The Conference Offers In addition to keynote presentations, topic specific sessions by artists, panel discussions, … [Read more...]
Just got back from a wonderful clarinet-buying trip at Buffet-Crampon, the clarinet manufacturer I represent, who is in Jacksonville, Florida. It was an especially pleasant trip. My flights left and returned relatively on time, I was offered a convertible to drive as my rental car, and the B&B I always stay at, The Fig Tree Inn, … [Read more...]
Allow me to play the devils advocate for a moment and ask "What's wrong with thinking inside the box"? It's dull, certainly, and not very rewarding, and usually quite a tedious process, but other than that, what is the harm? When did "thinking inside the box" become such a social stigma? When did it become something to scorn and malign … [Read more...]
One of the reasons I want to write books is because books, art, poetry and film, as examples, all intrinsically are built to last. Their very form offers easy "spark-creating-experience" access, like a hand full of nourishment going right into our mouth. Love that rush of energy that follows, don't you? You know, the part before you get … [Read more...]
January's Entrepreneur Magazine offered these six tips on using free on-line tools: #1 Just because it's there doesn't mean you have to use it. "Because there's so much out there, businesses have a tendency to be like a kid in a candy store," says Drew McLellan. "Start with the strategy of what you want to accomplish, and then find the … [Read more...]
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