Clackamas Arts Alliance offers a new workshop series for makers & creatives artists. This set of three workshops offers a way to explore your business potential and opportunities.
Are you a maker or creative artist looking to turn your passion into a profitable venture? Operating a creative art business allows you to do what you love while earning an income.
The Arts Alliance is offering these workshops as a way for creatives to:
- Connect and hear success stories from other makers and creative artists
- Introduce you to a decision making guide for making informed decisions
- Guide you through the process of evaluating business opportunities
- Encourage consideration of financial, artistic and personal factors
- Connect with additional organizations that support small business
Come to just one or attend all three educational opportunities to enhance your business, art, and networking.
If you want to combine your creative skills with your entrepreneurial savviness and start a business to leverage your artistic skills, then you’re in luck. Whether you’re just starting or looking to expand your existing business, these workshops can help you leverage your artistic abilities by doing what you love.
Interested in exploring whether your creative endeavor is just for fun or side hustle or ready to expand into a business? Now is the time to learn from others who have made this decision.
Don’t miss this series. Let us know if you can make it.
UPCOMING DATES:
- June 10, 5:30 – 7:30 pm (PAST)
- June 17, 5:30 – 7:30 pm – Guest Speaker: Rob Campbell (PAST)
- June 24, 5:30 – 7:30 pm – Guest Speakers: Raziah Roushan and Bryan Fuentez
WHERE: Clackamas County Community College, Niemeyer Center, Room 141
The closest parking lot to the Center is the Yellow 2 Lot. Download the parking lot map.
COST: Free! These classes are supported by a grant. Contact: Clackamas County Arts Alliance at info@clackamasartsalliance.org or call 503-655-0525 with any questions.
The June 24th event will be our final June Makers & Creative Workshop.
We will be joined by two guest speakers sharing their expertise to support your entrepreneurial spirit.
Raziah Roushan is a professional artist and arts advocate, will share her expertise in How to Price and Market Your Creative Work and Services.
This workshop is designed for entry to mid-level entrepreneurs in the arts fields, including visual arts, literary arts, performance arts, and any other modality that intends to retail or provide custom creative work for customers/clients. Information being covered encompasses calculating overhead, setting oneself a working wage, integrating profit goals, and examples of marketing practices to determine effective strategies per one’s products or services.
Bryan Fuentez is the Associate Director of Clackamas Workforce Partnership and has worked in workforce development for over 20 years. Bryan will share how the workforce system is a collection of partners working to support Clackamas area residents and businesses. How you can use CWP’s resources to expand your professional development to meet your business needs. How can you work with CWP’s staff to better understand your professional strengths, gifts, and capacities?
The June 17th workshop’s guest speaker is Rob Campbell, the Small Business Development Center director at Clackamas County Community College.
Rob will share his small business expertise and the professional educational opportunities open to arts entrepreneurs. Whether it’s a free workshop, a 16-week entrepreneurship class or individual business plan counseling, Rob and the SBDC can support your vision.
If you want to understand how to identify your essential business skills and what knowledge you need for success, join us on Monday, June 17th at 5:30 pm for this workshop.