THE FIRST $5,000
COMPARING NONPROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT FUNDING MODELS
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THE FIRST $5,000 asks artists to compare the grant funding offered through nonprofit organizations with the entrepreneurial activity they can conduct by selling their work as either a product or service.
Using $5,000 to model the budgeting and application process typical of most entry-level grants, the sessions present models for making the same amount of money over the same period of time. Crucial to this exercise is a deep examination of the lack of financial transparency in the field of arts education.
As part of the seminar, participants will consider income streams available to artists seeking to supplement their earnings using their creative practice. We’ll look at examples including newsletters, online stores, client services, and educational programming.
To that end, the sessions will conclude with an exploration of creative practices that can be transformed into a branded product. Comparing services like archival documentation and photo editing to goods like functional merchandise and art objects, the session will provide means for assessing the viability of small business ventures.
Artists interested in reducing their dependency on institutional funding are encouraged to attend.
Sessions and Tickets
COMPARING NONPROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT FUNDING MODELS
+
THE FIRST $5,000 asks artists to compare the grant funding offered through nonprofit organizations with the entrepreneurial activity they can conduct by selling their work as either a product or service.
Using $5,000 to model the budgeting and application process typical of most entry-level grants, the sessions present models for making the same amount of money over the same period of time. Crucial to this exercise is a deep examination of the lack of financial transparency in the field of arts education.
As part of the seminar, participants will consider income streams available to artists seeking to supplement their earnings using their creative practice. We’ll look at examples including newsletters, online stores, client services, and educational programming.
To that end, the sessions will conclude with an exploration of creative practices that can be transformed into a branded product. Comparing services like archival documentation and photo editing to goods like functional merchandise and art objects, the session will provide means for assessing the viability of small business ventures.
Artists interested in reducing their dependency on institutional funding are encouraged to attend.
Sessions and Tickets
EVAN KLEEKAMP, BLOUSE, 2021. DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH.