Attention emerging creative businesses, artists, musicians and writers, the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance in collaboration with the St. Petersburg College’s Workforce, Community, & Corporate Partnerships, is presenting the annual Arts Business Academy certificate course that will provide artists, musicians, writers, graphic designers and more with the skillsets and confidence to launch or continue an arts business career.
Local arts professionals and business leaders will provide the training in SIX weekly sessions on Wednesdays from 2/9/2022 - 3/16/2021. This class will be held VIRTUALLY (using Zoom).
The cost for the series is $199 per person and includes six highly interactive Zoom sessions plus three online classes.
*****Limited full scholarships are available for artists with financial need*****
Email [email protected] for a scholarship application.
These professional development training sessions are specifically geared toward emerging artists, musicians, and writers. The sessions will provide creatives with the skills and confidence to prepare for professional careers. If you are considering developing your talent or a vocation into your arts business, this certificate course will give you the tools to succeed. Session topics will include:
- Defining Your Goal - Developing Your Arts Business Brand with faculty: Maria Mora and Terry Marks
- Show me the Money! Artists Finances 101 with faculty: panel discussion - Jim Woodfield, Yael Kelley and Kelly Quinn
- Setting up your Arts Business with faculty - Eve Epstein
- Before You Market, Protect Your Creative Expression with faculty: Jamie Marcario
- Marketing Your Arts Business with faculty: John Collins and Tracy Kennard
- Grants, Awards & Calls to Artists with faculty: Jenna Felder and Beth Reynolds
Check out the full line-up with descriptions
In addition to the above sessions, participants will have access to supplemental non-credit workforce training courses. These non-credit courses will help participants develop their professional skill sets and provides a great introduction to other academic options.
- Essentials of Marketing
- Improving Writing Skills in the Workplace
- Learn to Effectively Communicate
The Arts Academy is a program of SPAA’s Arts Resource Center, made possible with support from the Bank of America Foundation, Duke Energy Foundation, Robert and Toni Bader Foundation, Pinellas Community Foundation, TD Charitable Foundation and the St. Pete Greenhouse; all helping to create entrepreneurial opportunities and financial stability for our creative community.
Registration Closes on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 @ 12 AM.
Take the next step in your arts business journey by joining SPAA's Arts Business Academy! Arts Business Academy gives artists of all disciplines the confidence and skill sets to advance their arts career.
Grow your arts business with high-quality training led by local arts professionals and business leaders. ABA helps local artists forge connections with other arts entrepreneurs and learn in a welcoming, supportive environment.
Sessions meet Wednesdays on Zoom from 6:30pm-8pm, starting May 22.
Dates/Times: 6:30pm-8pm, May 22 through Jun 26, 2024
Location: All sessions will be held on Zoom.
Tuition: $199/person
Session Topics Include:
- Tools for Business Creation with Scott Callison
- Discovering Your Brand with Colleen Cherry & Miss Crit
- Growing Your Arts Business
- Creating a Business Plan with Terry Marks
- Marketing & Communications with Lindsay Petty & Angela Stork of Pyper, Inc.
- Grants & Awards with Jenna Felder
Limited scholarships are available to artists with financial need.
Questions? Contact [email protected]
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
***We are committed to keeping our community safe! The MUSE Awards 2022 will be held outside and inside. The St. Pete Arts Alliance and the Morean Center for Clay have implemented CDC required safety precautions and best practices to reduce the transmission of COVID-19. These measures do not eliminate the inherent risk of potential exposure to COVID-19 in public spaces.
By attending MUSE 2022, an in-person event at the Morean Center for Clay, you voluntarily assume all risks associated with exposure to COVID-19.***
Register Today!- Coming Soon
Take the next step in your arts business journey by joining SPAA's Arts Business Academy! Arts Business Academy gives artists of all disciplines the confidence and skill sets to advance their arts career.
Grow your arts business with high-quality training led by local arts professionals and business leaders. ABA helps local artists forge connections with other arts entrepreneurs and learn in a welcoming, supportive environment.
Scholarship Application- Coming Soon
Limited scholarships are available to artists with financial need.
Questions? Contact [email protected]
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
