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...

Success is a common theme in my writing.  Of course, there are many types of success: landing a job, performing well, creating a great composition, mastering a technique, getting noticed, going viral, attracting web traffic, moving audiences.  Yet some artists accomplish many of these things, but...

The Dana Foundation is offering a free Webposium for Teaching Artists on Friday, January 29, 2010 11:00-12:00 (CST)  12:00-1:00PM (EST) Online they will be discussing the challenges and successes of working with students with disabilities.  The event will be streamed live and viewers will be able to...

This incredibly well written article speaks to the reason why I created The Bite-Size Arts Ensemble™ and why students at theIAE.com will learn the value of further developing their imaginations to create the kind of connectivity- whole brain thinking- our world so desperately needs to, again, lead...

Sometimes a picture says it all…..

In September of 2010 The Institute for Arts Entrepreneurship™ will open its doors at 3020 N Lincoln Avenue in Chicago. Our two year finishing program, will teach artists how to make a living from their artistry. To learn more about IAE check out our website. Applications for early enrollment are now...

I wanna ride a race horse to see how fast she’ll go I want an easy winner to WIN, Place AND Show The metaphor’s familiar our dreams not too dissimilar Work smart, live loud feel the ground- come unwound Be real, smile high, spring up, twitter, fly Feet first, squarely planted on the ground Were...

Anyone who has worked with the arts in non-traditional settings, that is, outside the more familiar spaces of our studios, galleries, theaters and concert halls, knows that there is a bit of healing magic tucked into the essence of our art forms that routinely takes people by surprise.  What’s...

In thinking about what topics might be useful for entrepreneurially-minded arts folks, I was reminded of a question that came up at a career skills roundtable that Fifth House led at the University of Northern Iowa that struck me as particularly timely, yet not frequently asked. A student raised her...

I’d like to tap the wisdom and creative juices of my fellow bloggers and readers in a real-time challenge.  I’m assembling a group of experienced artists from various disciplines here in the Hudson Valley of New York to participate in an on-going action seminar on the vital intersection...

What kind of artistic life in the future will you live? What does the rest of this year, 2010 and beyond hold for you? Can you describe it to me? Do you see yourself becoming more involved in the creation of your artistry, do you see greater connectivity to others, what about the twisty- misty road...

In September of 2010 The Institute for Arts Entrepreneurship will open at 3020 N Lincoln Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. As an independent but collaborative effort with Jim Hart’s Austin Conservatory of Professional Arts, IAE will be devoted to the development of the artist as entrepreneur. Lead by...

While there are lots of ways to feel like your batteries are super charged in life, I think the only one that really works is following your heart. Unlike your camera, computer, watch, or the clock you own that needs batteries to run, you are self-empowered and come with a life long battery included. You...

Late last year, Americans for the Arts merged with Business Committee for the Arts (BCA), creating the largest-ever advocacy group for the arts in the private sector. The idea behind the merger was to create a partnership that will increased private-sector support for the arts and arts education by...

Last week, when I attended Columbia College’s Creative Entrepreneurship Conference, an interesting tension arose between myself and a participant of the conference. In my panel discussion, “Creative Entrepreneurship in A Time of Change”, I raised the issue of why is it that there are...

In the last three months I have been working with a new client-Dr. Julia Rahn, the owner of Flourish Studios www.ICanFlourish.com. Flourish is a self and family development center located at 3020 N Lincoln Avenue here in Chicago. As a clinical psychologist, Dr. Julia’s experience lead her to combining...

The past few months I have been seriously trying to get to the bottom of some long term issues with my health. While I have always had a lot of energy and eat healthy ( no greasy food, limit the sweets and white flour opting for salads, whole grains, lean proteins and fish), I have, since I was ten,...

What does it mean to you to be authentic? Do you have days where you feel really connected to who you are and others where it feels like you cannot find the “switch” to flip on your authenticity? I know I certainly do! Being authentic is what brings to center stage the Real You and Me,...

I am an addict and a gambler. Addicted to my crazy world of creativity and ideas, I gamble every day trying to get what’s inside my head into the outside world to be seen. I love to see ideas come alive. It is what I was put on this earth to help others do. Some days I am better at it than others. I...

The following updates appeared on Judith H. Dobrzynski’s blog, Real Clear Arts I know we all want to believe that the Obama Administration will do wonders for the arts and humanities. But so far, the news is not so good. Yes, the $50 million for the National Endowment for the Arts in the stimulus...