What are artists' saying about their need for business training? Created by videographer Heather Hollaway http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yMpagp8x7g … [Read more...]
Mar
15
Artists Add Creative Twist to Entrepreneurship
This article appeared on March 8th at SmallBizChicago. It was written by intern Hallie Busta who is also a journalism student at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. Robin Monique Rios has been an artist since childhood, but only in recent years has her penchant for art become the basis of several profitable ventures. From … [Read more...]
Mar
11
Retail Strategies Workshop Helps Emerging Artists Bring Their Goods and Services to the Consumer Market
Emerging Chicago artists come together to improve their arts-based businesses. 03.11.2011– Chicago– On March 23rd The Institute for Arts Entrepreneurship will host Retail It! with Flourish Studios at 3020 N Lincoln Avenue from 7 to 9pm. Emerging artists and arts entrepreneurs will come together to share a conversation … [Read more...]
Mar
08
ROI: New Rules for Artists Compensation
Without a doubt, pursuing a career in the arts has for centuries been considered a risky professional pursuit and not a very good ROI- return on investment. And these days, with our economic downturn, artists are bearing more of the costs associated with the development of their work which requires access to capital. No longer is the … [Read more...]
Mar
01
New Chicago Variety Hour Showcases the Creative Business of Art
Emerging Chicago artists give a sneak peek into their artistic practice; an evaluating panel of three successful arts entrepreneurs round out this American Idol-inspired show! 03.01.2011– Chicago--Interactive audience participation is at the heart of this new, fast-paced emerging artist show and tell, called The Bite-Size Variety … [Read more...]
Jan
25
What are the challenges to becoming an arts entrepreneur?
On April 13th I will be speaking right after George W Bush at The World Leaders Forum At Judson College in Elgin, IL. (What an honor this will be for me) On behalf of the college, Angel Oakley interviewed me on skype the other day. We were chatting about the challenges for artist to become entrepreneurs. I thought you might enjoy … [Read more...]
Jan
02
Welcome to the Decade of “The Start”
There is no doubt about it, all of us are happy to have behind us the first decade of the new millennium. What a crash landing it was into a new age. Book-ended by 9/11 at the start and a financial wipe-out at the end, the first 10 years of this century will very likely go down as the most heartbreaking and disillusioning decade … [Read more...]
