Saturday May 8, 2010

The Chicago Artist's Coaltion's ToolBox Series: Legal Rights & Protections

On Saturdays throughout the month of May, threewalls will host The Chicago Artist’s Coalition’s new Toolbox Series, a selection of professional development workshops aimed at teaching artists about business plans, financial management and application preparation.

 

May 8^th: 11:00am-1:00pm

Legal Rights & Protections

 

Led by CAC Executive Director Carolina O. Jayaram, Esq and Vivek Jayaram, Esq, this workshop will teach artists about how to register and enforce copyrights, trademarks and licensing; create and negotiate contracts, and other legal issues facing artists and organizations.

May 15^th: 11:00am-1:00pm

Proposal Writing

 

This workshop will be taught by artist Lynn Basa and Carolina O. Jayaram, Esq and will cover important elements of grant, fellowship, commission and residency applications. Participants will be required to fill out a sample application beforehand which will be critiqued during the workshop. A "winning" application will receive a one year Artist Membership to CAC.

 

May 22^nd: 11:00am-12:30pm

Building a Business Plan

 

 

Led by licensed Financial Consultant Nancy Herring, this workshop will cover the foundation of building a successful business plan, budget and time management, tax matters and a savings plan geared towards the unique ways artists earn money.

 

Workshops are $15.00 each for Chicago Artist’s Coalition members or $35.00 for the series; non-members pat $25.00 workshop or $60.00 for the series. Registration and payment are required in advance. Please contact Alyson Koblas, Membership and Media Director at alyson@caconline.org or 773-772-2385 to register.