The workshops below took place in April, May and June of 2010. A Fall series will be posted in late July. For suggestions on future workshop titles, e-mail programs@artspartner.org
FALL WORKSHOP IDEAS:
CAP would like to partner with the Saltonstall Foundation (www.saltonstall.org) to present a series that includes our technical subjects and the Saltonstall's artistic subjects. We'll keep you posted.
Location: All workshops will take place at the CAP ArtsSpace, Center Ithaca, 171 E. State Street, Ithaca (on the Commons).
Fees: Each workshop is $20 or $15 for CAP members. (More about becoming a member here. If unsure of your membership status, e-mail Robin at programs@artspartner.org)
Registration is Required. Register and pay via paypal below.
Or Register via e-mail and pay by check: Please e-mail Robin at programs@artspartner.org and let her know which workshop(s) you would like to take. Then send a check to made out to "CAP" to Community Arts Partnership, 171 E. State Street, PMB 107, Ithaca, NY 14850
CAP Workshop Descriptions
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Digital Images 101
Wednesday, April 28, 5:45 - 7:45pm
By: Andrew Gillis, Cascadilla Photography.
Learn more about Andy at www.andrewgillisart.com & www.cascadillaphoto.com
If you do not know how to manipulate digital images, this class will cover software choices, sizing images, file formats (i.e. jpg, tiff...), converting files, camera equipment choices and other basic digital editing. It will cover preparation of digital images for grants, proposals, e-mails and websites.
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Facebook Pages for Artists and Arts Organizations
Wednesday, May 5, 5:45 - 7:45pm
By: Vicki Taylor; Associate Director, Downtown Ithaca Alliance
Learn more about Vicki and "DIA" at www.downtownithaca.com
An introductory look at social networking, specifically building a Facebook page, which unlike your Facebook profile, if public and can be used to promote your website or organization and for marketing your business on-line.
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How to Sell Art From Your Website
Search Engine Optimization
Thursday, May 20, 5:45 - 7:45pm
By: Lynne Taetzsch. Learn more about Lynne at www.artbylt.com
Lynne will teach you how to do this by 1) creating the best form and content to please the search engines AND your customers; and 2) driving (the right) people to your site. Lynne has had an art website for 12 years and has been selling art from it for the last 7 years. She gets between 10,000 and 14,000 visitors to her site a month. Search "abstract art", "contemporary painting" and "modern painting" in Google and Lynne's site usually shows up in the first 3 to 20 results (out of approximately 29,000,000 results)!
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Overview of Intellectual Property: Trademarks, Patents, Copyright
Tuesday, May 25, 5:45 - 7:45pm
By: Michael Brown, atty, Ithaca, NY of Brown & Michaels, www.bmplegal.com
Local attorney Michael Brown, from Brown and Michaels, will cover the basics of how artists can protect their intellectual property. The class will serve as an introduction to Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights. From his website: "Often the hardest part of figuring out how to protect your idea is to determine what kind of protection is most appropriate. This is made even more complicated by the fact that ideas, as such, aren't really protected at all - what you can protect is the expression of an idea in the form of a product, a book or computer program, a painting or photograph, even a name for a product or service."
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Estate Planning for Artists
Wednesday, June 2, 6:15 - 8:15pm
By: Richard P. Ruswick, Atty., Ithaca, NY
Learn more about Dick at www.ruswicklawoffice.com or www.freshperceptions.net
This class is being offered both to encourage artists to think about the issue of Estate Planning and to provide guidance for those who decide to take steps towards planning what will become of their art work upon their death. This class will cover general estate planning concepts and offers practical advice and a discussion of legal issues that might concern artists.
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Grant Writing Basics
Thursday, June 10, 6:15 to 8:15pm
By: Robin Schwartz, Program Director, Community Arts Partnership and George Ferrari, Executive Director, Community Foundation of Tompkins County (Learn more about CAP's grants and programs on this website.)
This workshop will provide participants with a clear idea of what is expected in grant applications. Any grant process is extremely competitive. Writing a clear and effective proposal is crucial. Robin has been administering up to five different state and local grant programs each year at CAP since 1993. George Ferrari will bring a foundation perspective to the workshop.
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