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Published: November 11, 2009
You can sign up for our workshops on this page by clicking on the Workshop Registration link. If you would like to pay for a workshop by check, please e-mail Robin Schwartz (Program Director) at programs@artspartner.org and let her know which workshop you would like to attend. Please put a check in the mail to:
Community Arts Partnership
Center Ithaca PMB 107
171 E. State Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
You'll note that there are member and non-member fees. If you have donated to CAP in 2008 and plan on renewing your membership to CAP ($25 or more) when we send out a member solicitation - feel free to choose the member fee of $15 for a workshop!!!
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| Personal Money Management For the Self-Employed: Artists, Writers, Freelance Musicians | |
| by : Elissa Cogan of Cogan and Company When:Wednesday, October 21, 4:00pm to 6:30pm, Where: Center Ithaca Cost: $20. (CAP Members $15.) Registration required |
Self-employed people in the arts have special needs when it comes to managing money. You may be cobbling together a number of gigs and jobs to make ends meet. Ms. Cogan will show you some tips and techniques for making the most of your financial opportunities. Do you know how to price your products and services? She'll give you some approaches to figure it out.
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| What Artists Need to Know About Digital Photography | |
| By:Andrew Gillis of Cascadilla Photography. When:Thursday, November 5, 4:00pm to 6:30pm, Where: Center Ithaca Cost: $20. (CAP Members $15). Registration required. |
This class will help artists learn the basics of digital photography for their two and three dimensional work. Material to be covered will include camera and lens choices, lighting basics, computer and software choices, sizing images, file formats, converting files to TIFF and/or JPEG, and basic digital editing. It will cover preparation of digital images for grant applications, gallery proposals, e-mail, websites, etc.
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| By: Vicki Taylor, Program Director, Downtown Ithaca Alliance; Ed Marion, Visual Artist; Chip DelCollo, Ancient Wisdom Productions Details:Tuesday, November 10, 4:00pm to 6:30pm, Where: Center Ithaca Cost: $20 (CAP Members $15) Registration required. |
An introductory look at social networking, building a blog and the importance of promoting your website and marketing your business on-line.
Dates for our Spring workshops are not yet set. If you are interested in any of these,
contact Robin Schwartz at programs@artspartner.org and she will be sure to
send you an e-mail as soon as these are scheduled!
How to Drive Buyers to Your Website: an in-depth look at Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
By: Lynne Taetzsch (Learn about Lynne at www.artbylt.com)
When: a Wed or Thurs in March or April from 4:00pm to 6:30pm, Center Ithaca
Cost: $20, CAP Members $15
Putting up an art website is one necessary step, but driving people to that website is critical. Lynne will tell you what your website must have in order for Goggle, Bing, Yahoo and other search engines to rank it high for the search terms your customers are likely to use to find you, and who to figure out what those terms are. (Note: Search Google for "Abstract Painting", "Contemporary Painting" or "Modern Painting". Lynne's website comes up in the top three to seven results.)
It's the Little Things: A Workshop on Selling Art from Your Home & Studio
by: Dave Poulin (Learn more at www.davepoulinstudios.com)
When: a Saturday in March or April, 1pm to 5:30pm. Location tba
Cost: $65, CAP Members: $55
Must register 15 people to run class. Class limit 20.
This one day workshop covers topics that include first impressions, marketing tools, displaying your artwork, how to sell and expand your sales. Teach yourself to see you and your world through the eyes of a total stranger!
Giclees - What Are They and how they might figure into your art.
By: Jim Kirsner, of Jim Kirsner Fine Art Printing.
Visit www.fineartprintbyjim.com to learn more about Jim and his work.
When: a weekday, 4pm to 6:30pm, Center Ithaca
Cost: $20. CAP Members: $15
Come learn about the process, start to finish; talk about what constitutes a "giclee; and hear some thoughts about pricing them and some pros and cons of fine art reproduction. Jim Kirsner, an Ithaca based Fine Art Printer takes you through the work flow, talks about the details (wherein resides the devil), and helps you understand what to expect.
