Payne

Art Is Your Business

Sep 9 - 12, 2012

Presented by: Ruth Payne

• Professional Development
• The Arts
• Training

Ready to make a living from your art?

Develop ways to effectively present, exhibit, promote and sell your work. Unblock what holds you back from connecting with buyers. Create a winning portfolio, press kit, biography and artist statement. Learn to prepare and price your work to sell. Create the WOW factor by speaking and writing about your art with confidence and authority, choose the gallery that is right for you, and discover what commercial galleries want from artists.

Learn the art of selling art in any economy. Find untapped markets, alternate venues, individual patrons and cross-promotion opportunities. Market your work with sizzle using websites and social media, galleries, and international venues. Master the art of networking and making friends with the media. Create your unique Success System for selling your creations.

Tuition includes a manual, workbook and a private consulting session.

All levels welcome.

Ruth Payne brings twenty-eight years of experience as a curator, visual artist, coach, and teacher. She is the curator at the Ferry Building Gallery and the Visual Arts Coordinator of the Office of Cultural Affairs, District of West Vancouver. www.artisyourbusiness.com

TUITION: $445 + $25 materials fee CDN (meals & accommodation extra) / 3 nights