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A Page From Our Handbook: Determining Your Artist Fee
From Jim Findlay’s Botanica, 2012. Photo by Joshua Higgason Every few weeks we post tips straight from the Professional Development Program’s Artist’s Tools Handbook, a 200+ page resource we give to...
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Rule Your Universe: Dread Scott on Marketing Your Work
Dread Scott’s “Burning the US Constitution.” We all know that an artist’s work doesn’t end with her time at the studio. Artists are their own creators, and also their own cheerleaders. It is their...
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A Page From Our Handbook: Developing a Promotional Strategy
Every few weeks we post tips straight from the Professional Development Program’s Artist’s Tools Handbook, a 200+ page resource we give to Core Workshop attendees, written by PDP Core Leaders Jackie...
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Internet for Artists: Best Practices for Effective Emails
This is an excerpt from our Internet for Artists (IFA) Handbook. The IFA handbook is a collaborative online resource given to participants of Creative Capital’s Internet for Artists workshops. On...
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Financial Literacy: A Cheat Sheet for Artists
Amy Smith and dancers from Headlong Dance Company performed at the 2015 Creative Capital Benefit. It’s a well-worn cliche, but it’s true: “Knowledge is power,” and nowhere is this more apparent than in...
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A Page from Our Handbook: Designing and Building Your Artist Site
In Detroit, Rola Nashef and Donavan Glover receiving their Creative Capital Artist’s Tools Handbook The following post comes from the Professional Development Program’s (PDP) Artist’s Tools and...
View ArticlePerfecting Your Elevator Pitch
So what is an elevator pitch? The term “elevator pitch” comes from the advertising world. It is a pitch that sells your idea or product to someone in the time it takes to ride an elevator. Imported to...
View ArticleWriting About Your Work with Susan Koblin Schear
Writing About Your Work Many of the materials you produce on behalf of your work—from artist statements to media releases to proposals to simple emails—involve a good bit of writing. In some cases you...
View ArticleBest Practices for Artist Work Samples
Every few weeks we’ll be posting tips straight from the Professional Development Program’s Artist’s Tools Handbook, a 200+ page resource we give to Core Workshop attendees, written by PDP Core Leaders...
View ArticleCreating Your Artist Resume
Resume Basics: An artist’s resume is a listing of your professional experiences, achievements and credentials, organized into categories for easy scanning by the reader. A resume lists the facts that...
View ArticleBuilding Your Internet Presence
Every few weeks, we’ll be posting tips straight from the Professional Development Program’s Artist’s Tools Handbook—a 200+ page resource we give to Core Workshop attendees, written by PDP Core Leaders...
View ArticleAssembling a Press Kit
Every few weeks, we’ll be posting tips straight from the Professional Development Program’s Artist’s Tools Handbook—a 200+ page resource we give to Core Workshop attendees, written by PDP Core Leaders...
View ArticleDrafting a PR Timeline
Every few weeks, we’ll be posting tips straight from the Professional Development Program’s Artist’s Tools Handbook—a 200+ page resource we give to Core Workshop attendees, written by PDP Core Leaders...
View ArticleIntro to Funding for Art Projects
Every few weeks, we’ll be posting tips straight from the Professional Development Program’s Artist’s Tools Handbook, a 200+ page resource we give to Core Workshop attendees, written by PDP Core...
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Building Relationships With Funders
A still from Mondo Bizarro’s Creative Capital project “Cry You One;” photo by Svetlana Volic with WWNO New Orleans Public Radio Invite funders and donors to all of your activities. Individual...
View ArticleWriting a Proposal
While grants and other opportunities requiring applications won’t be used to fully fund your artistic career, they should be a part of your ongoing professional practice. They can help you take major...
View ArticleIntro to Budgeting for Artists
Every few weeks we post tips straight from the Professional Development Program’s Artist’s Tools Handbook, a 200+ page resource we give to Core Workshop attendees, written by PDP Core Leaders Jackie...
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Reaching Constituencies: Brainstorming a Targeted Marketing Strategy
Marketing yourself and your artistic work can seem like a daunting task, but it doesn’t have to be. In fact, marketing may be closer to your creative process than you think. The following exercise,...
View ArticleMaking a Project or Annual Budget
Creating a budget for your next project (or your next year) can be tricky, especially when you plan on providing that information to a funder, in the hopes of securing a grant. How much is too much?...
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Page from our Handbook: Seeking Funding from Individuals
Individuals donate the vast majority of funds to nonprofit organizations in America, whether it’s regular folks writing a personal check, making a monthly donation via a website, offering free...
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Marketing Tips and Strategies with Dread Scott
Documentation of “On the Impossibility of Freedom in a Country Founded on Genocide and Slavery,” a performance by Dread Scott, 2014. Photographed by Mark Von Holden These tips come straight from our...
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Social Networks
Jon Kessler , “The Web,” 2013 Social networks have revolutionized the way people use the Internet. These online platforms for community engagement have impacted politics, culture and journalism. And...
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Best Practices for Building Your Artist's Website
This is an excerpt from our Internet for Artists (IFA) Handbook. The IFA handbook is a collaborative online resource given to participants in Creative Capital’s Internet for Artists workshops. Register...
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