Insurance Guidance 4 Artists in all Genres

• Find out HERE about Every Artist Insured FREE meetings & appointments for help choosing options and signing up for Affordable Care Act coverage in 2015.  Sponsored by VLAA and RAC, along with the Community Action Agency of St. Louis County.  

NPOs Offer Community Healing Thru Discussion & Training

Two free opportunities to act on the issues brought into focus in Ferguson:

• Community Healing through the Arts --  Oct. 16 lunch/discussion with nationally known  speakers Patricia St. Onge and Diana Marie Lee will lead a dialogue on how arts organizations can respond to community needs post-Ferguson. Sponsored by the Nonprofit Services Center & Regional Arts Commission
• Community Diversity Facilitation Trainings from the Diversity Awareness Partnership for individuals/groups interested in learning how to navigate difficult dialogue related to race, racism, unconscious bias, and disempowerment. Oct. 29 | 6 - 8 pm. @ St. Louis Community College Corporate College, or Dec. 4 | 11:30 am - 1:30 pm @ Diversity Awareness Partnership, 815 Olive Street, Classroom 18) For more information or to register, contact Natalie Clay, 314-246-3142.
  
  

Monetizing Your Artistry in St. Louis

• Weds. May 15, noon- 1:30, Books Every Working Artist Should Read, Central Library 2nd floor Training Rm. Discover some really helpful books for individual visual artists, writers, musicians and filmmakers seeking to take their careers to the next level -- books that provide solid information about practicalities like copyright, negotiations and marketing and books that provide inspiration to help you through the process. Sue Greenberg, executive director of St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts and published writer, will share her list and invites you to bring titles and websites you have found helpful to share with colleagues. Bring your lunch as well, beverages will be provided. Also note: limited free parking is available for participants in the center aisle of the lot on the northwest corner of 15th "& Olive. Call the G&FC for details.
• In preparation for this session, in conjuction with Central Library's Arts, Entertainment and Literature librarians, we've updated our recommended list of local and national funding websites and books offering grants and other specific markets for individual 1) Funding for Filmmakers, 2) Funding for Musicians, 3) Funding for Visual Artists, and 4) Funding for Writers.  E-mail me for a copy of a particular list or come by and examine our  resource Kiosk at the Grants & Foundation Center.
• RAC -- Regional Arts Commission -- recently has made a new series of funds available to individual local artists: 10 annual $20,000 fellowships, and  $75,000 to be split into several smaller grants of $500 to $3,000 for area artists. Go to www.art-stl.com/artistscount/index.php/grants/  to find our more and sign up for updates.

  

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March 19 Free Kickstarter School at RAC

Creative artists seeking funding for a project who want to learn more about the popular crowd-financing platform and how it has worked in St. Louis are invited to a free "Kickstarter School"  Monday from 7-9 pm at the Regional Art Commission. Kickstarter's Director of Art Programs and local artists with successful projects will be there to explain.Call 314/863-6930 for more info. Sponsored by RAC, VLAA and the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis.