Professional Practices for Artists

Learn the ins and outs and the dos and don’ts of being a professional artist!

Do you want to learn how to effectively promote yourself and your artwork, but feel overwhelmed about how to get started? 

Professional Practices — A Bootcamp for Artists, is a comprehensive, no-nonsense and approachable workshop that teaches you the tools you need to know to get your creative career off the ground. In this workshop, I will teach you all the things I wish I’d known when I first started out as a full-time artist.

I created Professional Practices — A Bootcamp for Artists to give you a jump start into building the creative career you’ve always wanted. Maybe you’re overwhelmed by social media and not sure where to start? Maybe you’re hitting a wall with your artist statement, and looking for a fresh perspective? Perhaps you’re looking for some tips on how to work with galleries and apply for grants? Or do you just want some real-world advice about how to price your work, and make money? 

If you’re looking to get the inside scoop on what it takes to be a working artist, Professional Practices is for you! 

In the Professional Practices workshop, you’ll be given a crash course on how to be a professional artist and present yourself and your work to the world. This virtual, go-at-your-own-pace workshop covers all the fundamental skills involved in being a working artist, including: navigating social media, writing artist statements, applying for shows and grants, working with galleries, selling & pricing your work, and more! Included in this workshop is a free, live Q&A session where you can get all your questions answered, and network with other makers.

In this workshop you will learn: 

• My Top 10 Professional Tips - NEW
• How to navigate social media as an artist, figure out who your market is, and how you want to talk to them
• Websites 101
• Setting artistic goals
• The professional documents every artist needs
• Writing artist statements
• Photography 101 and affordable photo equipment
• Photographing Your Work For The Internet with Rebecca Ickes Carra — NEW
• Pricing Work
• Communicating Value — NEW
• Time management (we’ve got to wear a LOT of hats y’all)
• The basics of writing grants and applying for professional opportunities
• Working with galleries, and applying to shows
• Nitty-Gritty Money & Business Details you need to know — NEW
• General professional do’s and don’ts
• And more! 
  

As a bonus, you’ll also get: 

• Access to a live Q&A session with Naomi, where she’ll answer your specific questions, and you’ll get to workshop your artist statement. ($150 value)
• Access to a resource vault full of places to find opportunities, and links to resources I’ve found helpful in my career. ($100 value)
• A no-holds-barred lesson on the age-old question: “To MFA, or not to MFA?” ($50 value)
• Access to a candid conversation I have with a gallery owner and fellow artist, about some of the do’s and don’ts when working with a gallery. (priceless really 🤓)
• Access to the Pricing Perspectives Workshop with Sarah Pike, Kala Stein, & me, Naomi Clement ($75 value!) NEW