Grant Tips: Final Reports
This article of grant tips is based on the Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant which is funded through the Legacy Amendment. Although most of these tips…
Grant Barriers: How to Tackle Your Creative Hurdles in Writing
A creative colleague of mine recently emailed me and asked for some advice about the “barriers” section of grants. The barriers section is the part of the grant where you…
24 Grant Writing Tips Part 2
13. Attend the Info Session If the grant is offering an info session, attend it. I can guarantee you will learn something even if you have applied to the grant before.…
24 Grant Writing Tips Part 1
Based on my experience writing multiple personal project grants, receiving a MN State Arts Board Grant, writing grants for organizations and assisting on a grant review panel, I’ve come across…
Free and Almost Free Workshops for Artists
Business resources and assistance are crucial to launching a new business. But these resources can be costly and add up quickly. Below are a few places other artists can take…
How to Form Your Own LLC in Minnesota
You would think that art school would have some business classes thrown in there to help teach artists how to manage their own business….yes because that’s what professional artists do,…
So, You’re a RAW Artist Now: What to Know & Prepare
I had a creative colleague of mine ask about my RAW experience. In response to her, I told her mainly the pros and cons of being in a RAW show…
Art Inventory Part 3: Insane Inventory
Here are a few more ideas to send your inventory outta this world. Flaunting your inventory to other artists when it is this detailed is going to make some jaws…
Paperwork Filing in the Studio
Paper Piles: Its time to tackle the growing paper pile monster. I always try to keep as much paperwork and documents possible so I have an accurate paper trail, but that…
Studio Deep Cleaning
Getting organized isn’t about picking up your table tops and putting all your paints, pencils and reference books back in their drawer or shelf. This blog post is about the…