Art Appreciation Events - Develop a greater appreciation and deeper understanding of a variety of art forms, mediums, styles, and artists through art excursions, guest speakers, exhibits and more.
Introductory Art Workshops - Take your first step into the world of art - as the artist. Try your hand at a new medium or style. Enjoy one or two-day workshops to test the waters.
Artistic Development Opportunities - The path of the developing artist from novice to emerging to professional requires a skill set that is not always easily obtained. Let us help you! Learn from those who have walked the path before you through presentations by guest speakers, workshops, open studios and other diverse experiences.
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Creating Your Portfolio - Shirley Eichten Albrecht |
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Free for members, $10 for non-members
Monday evenings - 5:30 to 6:30
45 min. talk plus 15 min. Q & A
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Register here: January 9, 2012
An artist's portfolio is the first impression someone will get of you and your artwork, whether it is a potential client or a gallery. You want to put your best foot forward.
Format-digital, hard bound or presentation folder.
Layout
Content - What is needed to tell your story.
Supplements - What to put in and how much.
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Working with a gallery / The psychology of pricing
Betty Carr, David Haskell |
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Free for members, $10 for non-members
Monday evenings - 5:30 to 6:30
45 min. talk plus 15 min. Q & A
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Register here: January 23, 2012
Seeking a gallery that is right for you: What to consider and how to get accepted.
What an artist should expect from a gallery, and what a gallery is likely to expect from the artist. The difference between profit galleries, non-profit galleries, and co-ops.
Getting into a gallery and staying in the gallery. Maintaining long-term relationships.
Pricing of artwork (establishing your price point): Emerging to professional artists, sizes of artwork, mediums, gallery location/target market, internet sales vs. gallery representation.
Is the pricing appropriate to the gallery.
Raising or lowering established price points; when and why. |
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Creating Professional Biographies and Artists Statements
Kelli Klymenko |
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Free for members, $10 for non-members
Monday evenings - 5:30 to 6:30
45 min. talk plus 15 min. Q & A
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Register here: Saturday, January 28, 2012
What to leave in and what to leave out. How to put your best foot forward and make what you want to be seen - seen at a glance.
Creating a professional Biography and Artists' Statement is a tool for presenting yourself and your work to the marketplace. Artists' Statements are used to introduce yourself or a body of work to your audience on your own terms they can be playful, philosophical or formal depending on the situation. |
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Lighting of Artwork - Janice Gary |
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Free for members, $10 for non-members
Monday evenings - 5:30 to 6:30
45 min. talk plus 15 min. Q & A
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Register here: February 6, 2012
Lighting - When showing artwork in your studio or simply hanging it in your home. How to display artwork in its best light while protecting its value.
Demonstration in the gallery.
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Framing of artwork - Mark DuCharme |
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Free for members, $10 for non-members
Monday evenings - 5:30 to 6:30
45 min. talk plus 15 min. Q & A
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Register here: February 13, 2012
Framing, a necessary expense. How to do it correctly and complement your art.
Presentation is everything. Minimalist framing for shows or sale vs. creating a complete finished product.
Framing work yourself, having it framed professionally or a combination of the two.
Recycling frames and mats, refinishing used material or buy new.
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Increase sales through commissions & seeing clients in the studio - Cyndi Thau |
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Free for members, $10 for non-members
Monday evenings - 5:30 to 6:30
45 min. talk plus 15 min. Q & A
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Register here: February 20, 2012
How to work with customers directly on a commission piece.
How to work with the gallery when they send a customer to the artist.
Clients visiting your studio, how to show work and talk about pricing. If the customer was referred by a gallery, how to send the sale back to the gallery.
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2-D Critique |
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Free for members, $10 for non-members
Monday evenings - 5:30 to 6:30
45 min. talk plus 15 min. Q & A
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Register here: Monday, March 5, 2012
This panel critique will be led by Gretchen Lopez, Gregory Hull and Richard Drayton
Artists often find themselves working in solitude. Attending a group critique allows for a fresh perspective on your work - new ideas and perceptions can kickstart fresh creativity. In this critique a panel of experts in 2D media will lead the group in identifying weaknesses and strengths and steer students toward new resources and possibilties in thier work.
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3-D Critique |
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Free for members, $10 for non-members
Monday evenings - 5:30 to 6:30
45 min. talk plus 15 min. Q & A
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Register here: Tuesday, March 6, 2012
This panel critique will be led by Joanne Hiscox, Dennis Ott & Ken Rowe
Artists often find themselves working in solitude. Attending a group critique allows for a fresh perspective on your work - new ideas and perceptions can kickstart fresh creativity. In this critique a panel of experts in 3D media will lead the group in identifying weaknesses and strengths and steer students toward new resources and possibilties in thier work.
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Art Experience |
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Free Demonstrations! |
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Saturday, January 14, 2012
2-3:30pm - The Art of Metal Clay
Meet Komala, the instructor of jewelry classes in the Sedona Arts Center and get a sense whether working with Metal Clay could be for you.
Click here to sign up for the class: The Art of Metal Clay with
Komala Rohde -
Feb 1-Feb 17 Wed & Fri 1-4pm
6 sessions $180 ($162 Associates)
The cutting edge industry of metal clay has only been around since the early 1990's, yet is one of the fastest expanding branches of the jewelry industry. This comprehensive course will give you a great foundation in the contemporary medium of metal clay. |
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Design Zone |
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The Design Zone |
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The Design Zone
Free Art Experience with Jeannie Marini
January 21 from 10 - noon
Click here to sign up
Do-it-yourself decorating and interior design is an idea that strikes fear into the hearts of many. So does the expense of working with a professional interior designer! The result is a default compromise - a hodge podge of furniture and items which each have their own history but are not really YOU.
The solution is to know thyself! This Free Art Experience sets you on the path. Scottsdale interior designer, Jeannie Beal Marini, has drawn on an extensive career in interior design and created "My Design Zone" workshops. Jeannie has created a unique 'design' deck of cards that enables you to identify your unique preferences in minutes. Couples are excited to learn their common ground and the process becomes a guide for decision-making.
This is the first proven interior design process that frees you to create your own personal style with confidence and clarity!
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