Creative Capital

PDP offers a range of workshops to assist artists in their careers, including Core and Internet for Artists weekends as well as one-day and one-evening workshops on a variety of topics, including fundraising, PR/marketing, strategic planning, verbal communications skills, and more.

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WORKSHOP OFFERINGS

Core Weekend Workshop

This workshop is eligible for a Subsidy Grant

At the core of Creative Capital's Professional Development Program is the Core Weekend Workshop, an intensive two and a half days described as a "crash course in self-management, strategic planning, fundraising, and promotion." Based on a rigorous and comprehensive curriculum, the workshop format employs lectures, peer critiques, one-on-one consultations, interactive exercises, handouts, and written assignments to introduce business skills to a group of up to 24 participants. The weekend begins with artists showing their work. Then, presentations by the co-leaders are followed by focused sessions in each of the topic areas. Participants are given a handbook and workbook as well as handouts on practical how-to information, and meet with leaders in smaller work groups.

Download further information on the Core Weekend Workshop (pdf)

Advanced Weekend Workshop

The Advanced Weekend Workshop is a follow-up workshop for alumni of the Core Weekend Workshop. It provides advanced tools within the topic areas of PR/marketing, strategic planning, and fundraising with a special emphasis on communications and marketing tools. The needs of the individual participants are evaluated through a survey, which informs the content of the workshop. Advanced Weekend Workshops are available for groups of up to 24 artists.

Internet for Artists Weekend Workshop

This workshop is eligible for a Subsidy Grant

This workshop will help participants expand their online presence and learn to harness the power of the internet. The workshop will explore how internet resources can be used to build audience, expand community, amplify marketing, and extend administrative resources. Participants will develop a step-by-step holistic strategy for using a range of internet applications to achieve specific career goals. Additionally, the workshop will help artists expand their thinking to quickly recognize and implement the possibilities of new technologies as they develop. This workshop is designed for groups of up to 24 artists.

Download further information on the Internet for Artists Weekend Workshop (pdf)

Verbal Communications

This workshop is eligible for a Subsidy Grant

Designed and facilitated by a communications specialist with extensive experience training artists in public speaking and leadership skills, the Verbal Communications workshop includes lectures, small group activities, and hands-on exercises to improve interpersonal communications and public speaking skills. It covers such topics as how to be authentic and comfortable talking about your work in such social situations and how to successfully pitch your work or ask for money in meetings with presenters and funders. Participants identify their goals and objectives in order to more effectively and accurately represent themselves and their work. During the workshop, participants are given an opportunity to give a short presentation in order to work on content, verbiage, physical behavior, and body language. This workshop is available for groups of up to 24 artists.

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Taller Profesional de Desarollo para Artistas

Un taller bilingüe, (en Español o Inglés) para artistas que trabajan en diferentes disciplinas, que ofrece una introducción intensiva en planificación estratégica, recaudación de fondos y promoción. El taller también tratará los desafíos y las ventajas de trabajar en múltiples contextos culturales. Este taller esta disponible para grupos de 24 artistas y dura el día entero.

Professional Development Workshop for Spanish Speaking Artists

This workshop is eligible for a Subsidy Grant

A bilingual workshop offering Spanish speaking artists working in a variety of disciplines an intensive introduction to strategic planning, fundraising and promotion. The workshop will also address the challenges and assets of working in multiple cultural contexts. This is a one-day workshop and is available for groups of up to 24 artists.

Download further information on the Workshop for Spanish Speaking Artists (pdf)

Fundraising from Individuals

Fundraising From Individuals helps artists determine whether and how to start raising money from individual contributors, who now account for more than 75% of all money given to nonprofits in America. The topics covered include: working with a fiscal sponsor; forming an advisory board; preparing the right materials for the right donors; taking take advantage of new technology; translating the language and methodology of individual contribution drives for organizations to individual artists of all disciplines; and how best to work collaboratively with presenting venues. The workshop will include information on how to organize fundraising events, email campaigns, cultivation, and individual appeals. This workshop is available for groups of up to 24 artists.

One-Day Workshops

One-day workshops are immersion workshops that focus on strategic planning, PR/marketing, internet for artists or fundraising as individual topics or in combination (additional special topics are listed below.) In addition to lecture presentations, participants are given interactive exercises and the opportunity to meet with leaders in smaller work groups. The participants may receive handbooks, workbooks, and/or handouts, as well as exercises on the specific topic area. One-Day Workshops are available for groups of up to 60 artists.

Evening Workshop

Evening Workshops are three-to-four hour workshops that provide in-depth introduction on one of the topic areas: strategic planning, PR/marketing, fundraising, internet for artists, or verbal communications. In addition to lecture presentations, participants are given interactive exercises and the opportunity to meet with leaders in smaller work groups. The participants may receive handbooks, workbooks, and/or handouts, as well as exercises on the specific topic area. Evening Workshops are available for groups of up to 60 artists.

Currently in Development

Literary Artists Workshop

A module tailored to the needs of literary artists is currently in development. This workshop is designed for groups of up to 24 artists.

Performance Documentation One Day Workshop

This one day workshop will provide dance, theater and performance artists with the opportunity to refine the documentation and preservation of time-based work. The workshop will provide hands-on experiences with video editing, camera placement and cinematography, as well as a discussion of best practices for documentation. Artists will learn the techniques they can use themselves, or discuss with outside resources, to create the highest possible quality representations of live performance for use in personal archives, work samples and beyond.