grant for artist parents: Sustainable Arts Foundation

by | Aug 13, 2016 | Uncategorized

The Sustainable Arts Foundation is offering awards of up to
US$6000 to writers and artists with children. The money can be used for
costs such as child care, workspaces, new equipment, research and
travel.

The Sustainable Arts Foundation was founded in 2010 with the aim of
encouraging parents to continue pursuing their creative passion, and to
rekindle it in those who may have let it slide.

There are two funding rounds each year and typically a total of ten
grants are made in each round: five Sustainable Arts Foundation Awards
valued at $6000 each and five Sustainable Arts Foundation Promise Awards
valued at $2000.

To be eligible to apply for a grant you must have at least one child
under the age of 18.  Applicants can be based anywhere in the world and
there are no citizenship restrictions.

Writers may apply in one of the following categories:

  • Fiction
  • Creative Nonfiction
  • Poetry
  • Long Form Journalism
  • Playwriting
  • Picture Books
  • Early and Middle Grade Fiction
  • Young Adult Fiction
  • Graphic Novel

Visual artists are also eligible able to apply.

Applicants are advised that for the upcoming funding round the
organisers are committed to offering half of its awards to applicants of
colour. Further information about this initiative is available on the
Foundation’s website.

Applications for the Fall 2016 round close on Friday 2 September. For further information visit the Sustainable Arts Foundation website.
 

Online workshop: Start a Pottery Business

by | Aug 12, 2016 | Uncategorized

 
You
fell in love with ceramics as a hobby, spent years honing you skills
and now you are ready to build your own successful ceramics business.
It’s easy
to build a successful ceramics business in the beginning. There are few
barriers to entry, startup expenses are modest and you can often sell
your work with little initial effort. The problems begin when your
friends and family have exhausted their immediate need for pottery.
Running a
profitable pottery business requires both sound business skills and a
high-quality, desirable product line. You have to understand what makes
your products unique, and create a plan for creating and selling them at
scale. This three-day live online workshop is designed to help you
build a successful business designing, producing and selling ceramics.
We have
brought together three successful ceramic artists to give you an inside
look at how they built their businesses. They will share some of the
insights and strategies that made them successful, and answer any
questions you have about building your own ceramics business. The
program will include one-hour live streamed sessions with Lisa Jones of Pigeontoe Ceramics, Peter Sheldon + Ellen Woglom of Sheldon Ceramics and Lorna Meaden of Lorna Meaden Pottery.
Here are some of the topics we will explore:
– Honing your style and designing products that sell
– Developing a retail business & selling wholesale
– Building a brand & getting press for your work
– Building an audience & selling ceramics online
– Social media for ceramic artists
– Selling in galleries