In 12 months we will help you

build recurring art income,
an audience of pre-sold art buyers,
& custom collaborations 

- so your most expensive art is sold for you.


Professional Artist Accelerator

4.9 (100+ ratings)

  • 12-month roadmap to reach your art income goal
  • 1:1 unlimited coaching at every step of the way
  • Weekly live Q&A: gallerist, curator, tech & influencer
  • Build multiple art income streams for stability & growth
  • Live your artist life on your terms
Stage

Transitioning, Mid-Career & Established Artists

The Goal

Infinitely Sustainable Art Income Tripod ™

Program Length

12 Months

Format

1 : 1 Coaching

The Quick Summary:


  • What is it?

The Professional Artist Accelerator is a 12-month-long one on one coaching program for fine artists who are ready to level up and stabilize their art income.

  • How does it work?

This program is 100% online and consists of a custom roadmap with step-by-step training videos, unlimited 1:1 coaching with your certified art business coach, and weekly live Expert Q&As.

  • Why does it exist?

We created this program because people asked for ongoing implementation support and accountability. So we researched all art business coaching programs and re-designed a 10x better experience. Our student results speak for themselves.

  • When does it start?

Invitations to join are offered on a case by case basis throughout the year. The first step is to apply for a Clarity Call to see if we are a good fit. The application takes about 3 minutes to complete.

Who this course is for


Transitioning Artist

You have no time to waste, you want clear instructions to build your reputation & grow stable art income - finally becoming a full time artist.

Mid-career & Established Artist

Your results are “good”, but you want “great”. You hit a ceiling in your art income, or it is slowing down. So much is new, you are ready to get help to level up.

Our Faculty has been featured in or worked with...

Meet Your Advisors


(Because no one “guru” has all the answers)

Rosalind Davis

Artist-Curator & Author

Networking & Self-curated Group Shows

Jason Horejs

Gallery Owner & Author

Getting Gallery Representation & Successful Sales Interactions

Dina Brodsky

Social Media Influencer, Artist & Curator

Growing Your Instagram Followers for Your Artist Career

Rafael Hoekstra, Phd

Technologist

Online Workshops, Website, Email, NFTs

Extended Faculty


We invested almost $100,000 researching & commissioning step by step blueprints - so you don’t have to.

Miguel Mayher

Ex-Partnerships for Google Arts & Culture

Mindset & Business Strategy for Artists

Gigi Rosenberg

Author of "The Artist's Guide to Grant Writing"

Grant Writing & Networking

Anibal Luque

Lawyer for Artists

Demystifying Legal Documents for Visual Artists

Elaine Grogan Luttrull

Author of "Arts & Numbers"

Multiple Income Streams for Artists

Paul Dorrell

Gallerist & Author of "Living the Artist's Life"

Creative Financing: from patrons to bartering

Vicki Krohn Amorose

Author of "Art-Write: The Writing Guide for Visual Artists"

Everything You Will Ever Need to Write as an Artist

Here's how it works


Custom Coaching
The most personalized art business coaching program in the world

Interactive Custom Roadmap

Based on your goals, we create a custom step by step roadmap to achieve them. Know exactly what you need to do at the start of each week, execute with our help the brief video trainings assigned to you, and see your progress accelerate like never before.

Dedicated 1:1 Art Business Coach

You'll be working one on one with a certified Art Business Coach. Not only will they answer any question you have 5 days a week as you go through your roadmap, but they will also keep you on track and motivated with video replies. No longer a lonely journey!

Expert Live Q&A Calls

Four times a month we hold live Q&A calls with our faculty of domain experts: curators, Instagram influencers, gallery owners. We don’t move to the next student until you are fully clear. You can also pre-submit your question and watch the recorded answer at your convenience.

Full access to ALL our trainings

We give you full access to The Professional Artist MBA, The Fine Artist Summit, Money Mastery for Visual Artists, Get Paying Students Online, and Coaching Calls Vault Extended (over 100 hours of post-produced coaching Q&A calls). In other words, everything you need to succeed.

The P.A.A. Difference


Get the kind of handpicked advisory team that only celebrity artists have access to -- because there is no one "guru" that knows it all.

The Art Income Tripod ™


Tired of the boom & bust cycles of irregular art income? Our unique approach brings you stability so that you can live life on your terms.

# 1) Recurring Art Income 1x / week

What: Teaching or coaching online just one session weekly for min time & max $

Why: Predictable and recurring income source covers all your lifestyle costs

How: Proven website template, outreach emails & workshop offer

Where: online or in person
# 2) Art-buyers Audience Income 1x / month

What: 10x your email, Instagram followers, and exposure

Why: Get your artworks seen & sold before you even sign them - no middle person

How: Grow an audience of art buyers & offer them to own your artwork in a way that makes them feel special with the Triple Waterfall Technique.

Where: online
# 3) Custom Collaborations Income 1x / quarter

What: get galleries, interior designers and online media selling for you

Why: they will sell your most expensive artworks and only get paid if they get results.

How: business owners who have your ideal collectors in their customer list promote your most expensive work - only getting paid if successful.

Where: online or in person

Note: you can choose to implement only 2 of the 3 art income sources, but we recommend all 3.

the P.A.A. process


1. Discovery Call

10 minutes to see if we can help you. If we can't, we will direct you to some free resources to help in your next steps.

2. Clarity Call

45 minutes to clarify your goals and confirm we are the right fit to work together.

3. Custom Roadmap

1 week to create your step by step action roadmap to transform the business side of your art forever.

Curriculum


We've invested close to six figures in curating the world's most comprehensive art business trainings - so that you don't have to. If you are curious about some of the areas we cover, read on.

PART 1: Professionalize Your Profile

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MODULE 1: Talking

Objective: Talk about your art with confidence

MODULE 1: Talking

You’ve been creating your latest art project for more than a year and still when your family asks, “What are you working on?” you don’t know what to say. Or you serendipitously meet a curator and when they turn to you and say, “What do you do?” you’re tongue-tied.

A good introduction is a concise, compelling description of you and your latest project—and is the basis for all your marketing and connecting the world with your art. It sounds so simple! But it’s not easy. If crafting those few sentences that convey who you are and what you do hasn’t been a breeze for you, you’re not alone.

In this lively workshop, Public speaking coach and author of The Artist's Guide to Grant Writing, Gigi Rosenberg, will show you how to distill years of work on a project into a memorable hook that has many uses: virtual introductions, videos, in-person meetings, grant applications, follow-up calls with the funder, bio statements, press packets, and more.

MODULE 1: Talking

This session answers questions like:

  • How do you condense years of work on a project into a sentence or two?
  • What’s important to emphasize?
  • How do you begin and end?
  • What if you have several projects in the works?
  • How do I look and sound my best in person, on the phone or in an online meeting?

Additional Assets:

  • 4-pages of follow-along worksheets so you can start to create your introduction
  • 8-page PDF guide to elevator speeches, “How to introduce yourself with grace and authority” which includes artwork from all the featured artists

Breakdown:

  • Introduction
  • How to look and sound your best online or on video
  • Step-by-step creation of content to include in your elevator speech
  • Real-life examples of artist introductions and teaching by example why these work
  • The Take Away

MODULE 1: Talking

  • Business Mindset: when it helps, and when it can hurt you (3:13)
  • Ownership: managing your own art career (3:41)
  • Be So Good They Can't Ignore You (2:43)
  • Using Empowering Keywords (5:36)

Includes 45 minute Live implementation workshop

MODULE 2: Writing

Objective: Perfect your professional writings

MODULE 2: Writing

Learn how to express your work and what you stand for in writing. From polishing an artist statement you (finally!) feel strong about, to making your bio memorable, to knowing what to do with your non-art background in your resume. Let the author of the book on this topic guide you, and use her fill-in-the-blanks templates for a head start.

MODULE 2: Writing

  • Introduction (4:31)
  • Why Does Writing Matter? (8:43)
  • Artist Statement (30:18)
  • Bio (5:19)
  • CV or Resumé (2:40)
  • Press Release (4:43)
  • Email Etiquette (6:36)
  • Applications & Proposals (10:23)
  • The Take Away (4:28)

MODULE 2: Writing

  • The 80 20 Principle (6:51)
  • Parkinson's Law: how work expands to fit the time you have (3:20)
  • Daily habits that build your destiny (7:21)
  • You are not a widget factory: optimizing for states of being (7:22)
  • How much time do you need to make great art every week? (5:57)
  • The Time Audit (2:02)
  • Carving out your ideal "nest" of weekly hours (3:35)
  • BONUS: Design & establish your ideal morning & evening routine

Includes 45 minute Live implementation workshop

MODULE 3: Website

Objective: Polish your artist website so that it converts into leads and sales

MODULE 3: Website

This module boils down 20 years of website building experience into the few principles and tactics that matter most for a visual artist -- even if you are not tech-savvy at all.

You will understand how to create the two key outcomes that matter: raising your credibility, and converting visitors into subscribers or collectors.

Through this module, you will create a clear vision for an artist website that makes both you and your work shine. You can then follow the simple steps to bring that vision to life.

When you complete this module, you'll have a fully updated professional artist website you feel proud of. You won’t be shy anymore when people ask to see your art on their phone, or when submitting applications to prestigious international calls for artists.

Everything about your website will clearly state, “I am a professional artist. Here is my work. You can buy now or join my private list.”

MODULE 3: Website

  • Introduction (3:12)
  • Disclaimer (1:09)
  • Why (5:40)
  • Domain Name & Hosting (5:00)
  • Front End & Back End (4:30)
  • Types of Artist Websites (17:14)
  • Credibility (9:20)
  • Website Areas (20:29)
  • Maintenance (1:55)
  • The Takeaway (2:31)

MODULE 3: Website

  • The Power of Testing (5:10)
  • How to make uncertainty benefit you (5:35)
  • Rejection & Failure (4:41)
  • Why mindfulness is specially important for artists (1:58)
  • Your unique entrepreneurial path: make a plan, but be ready to burn it (3:18)

Includes 45 minute Live implementation workshop

PART 2: Grow Your Audience ONline

MODULE 4: Email

Objective: Get your first 100 email subscribers then grow into the thousands

MODULE 4: Email

What is the #1 channel to sell art online? It’s not social media… it’s” good old email”. Email is what people with disposable income still use every day. And it allows you to build a one-on-one relationship with your followers in their private inbox.

In this module, you will learn how to build an email list like a pro. You will stop any amateur practices you may have fallen into (which sometimes are illegal without you knowing it).

You will end this module having gained your first 100 subscribers in a week, with specific strategies to multiply your growth into the thousands of subscribers. You will also have a defined frequency that works for you to connect with your private email list that includes opportunities for them to buy your work -- while making them feel special.

MODULE 4: Email

  • Introduction (3:52)
  • Disclaimer (0:25)
  • What, Why & How (8:21)
  • Setting Up Your Email Service Provider (14:00)
  • Setting Up Your Email Collection Form (5:42)
  • Your Call to Action (3:23)
  • Your 1st Subscriber (3:02)
  • Your First 100 Subscribers (15:19)
  • Strategies To Scale (19:36)
  • What to write (11:29)
  • What to write - The Triple Waterfall
  • How To Monetize (18:01)
  • The Takeaway (4:33)

MODULE 4: Email

  • Making decisions: how to make the right choice (3:33)
  • Avoid dilemmas: think in circles & colors (Venn diagrams) (3:20)
  • Location: why it matters and why it doesn't (1:50)
  • Goal Setting VS Process Orientation (7:05)

Includes 45 minute Live implementation workshop

MODULE 5: Instagram

Objective: Accelerate your weekly Instagram follower growth

MODULE 5: Instagram

Would you like to 10x your Instagram following? If you have been struggling to get traction, chances are you need to change the way you are using social media.

In this module, social media influencer and artist Dina Brodsky will share what steps to follow so you can get all the benefits of Instagram as a professional artist while avoiding the pitfalls of screen addiction.

After finishing this module, you’ll know how to self-audit your Instagram profile and fix what is broken. You will receive plenty of examples of great posts whose style you can model the next time you share your work.

You will also understand the specific do’s and don’ts of what makes people stop scrolling, what makes them like and comment, and how you can best take advantage of the algorithms to maximize your exposure.

Finally, you’ll be able to harness the power of networking on Instagram and create new opportunities in your art career. This module includes a “cheat sheet” of Instagram accounts you can approach to get featured to hundreds of thousands of their followers.

MODULE 5: Instagram

  • Introduction (6:04)
  • Making People Stop (1:51)
  • Making People Stay (6:39)
  • Engagement (5:58)
  • Hashtags (6:01)
  • Hashtags: banned & branded hashtags (1:43)
  • Frequency (1:27)
  • Don't Let This Happen to You (2:14)
  • Connecting with Instagram (7:47)
  • Setting a Strong Foundation (20:47)
  • Starter Boost (3:23)
  • Influencer marketing: after they post your image (3:10)
  • Long-term Opportunities (5:01)
  • The Takeaway (2:31)
  • Instagram Inspiration: Sample Posts
  • Instagram Influencer Accounts (bonus resource to speed up your follower growth)
  • Instagram Bio: copywriting that works

MODULE 5: Instagram

  • The Rodriguez List: making the most out of all you've got (3:57)
  • Multiplying opportunity: HUBS (5:09)
  • Multiplying opportunity: IDEAS (3:31)
  • Multiplying opportunity: PEOPLE (4:38)
  • Your artist friends: the 5 chimps theory (4:22)
  • Start Strong ties: your support community (3:38)
  • Start Weak ties: your network (5:08)

Includes 45 minute Live implementation workshop

PART 3: Show Your Work OFFline

MODULE 6: Shows

Objective: Learn how to organize successful group shows with other artists you admire

MODULE 6: Shows

Imagine you could show your work next to artists you admire who are 10 years ahead of you in their art career. Would you say yes? This module will break down in minute detail how to make that happen instead of just hoping for a lucky break.

Artist-curator Rosalind Davis has organized more than a hundred shows. In this module, she will share with you the blueprint to go from obscurity to newspaper mentions. You’ll learn not only how to book the right venue and persuade the right artists but also how to promote the show in social media and press releases for a full house opening.

Once you finish this module, you will have full confidence to level up your artist profile and show your work alongside artists who used to intimidate you. You will stop waiting to “be discovered”. You will understand how to have gallery directors, critics, and other art professionals come to meet you instead of you knocking on their door.

MODULE 6: Shows

  • Introduction (2:13)
  • Vision & Objectives (20:04)
  • Planning (43:42)
  • Promotion (17:22)
  • During The Show (8:00)
  • After The Show (13:25)
  • Thank You (0:21)
  • Slides from Group Show Blueprint
  • Templates: Exhibition Proposal, Press Release, Consignment Agreement, etc.

MODULE 6: Shows

  • The 4 step formula to solve any problem (6:33)

Apply the 4 step formula to one problem you are facing:

  • DEFINE (DRAW) (4:44)
  • ANALIZE (CUT) (7:14)
  • PROPOSE (IMAGINE) (5:32)
  • ACTION (ACT) (2:32)

Includes 45 minute Live implementation workshop

MODULE 7: Galleries

Objective: Discover how to get represented by one or more galleries that sell your work

MODULE 7: Galleries

What makes the difference between loving or hating your relationship with your gallery?

And, how do you get into a gallery in the first place?

Whether you prefer to market your own work or would rather have someone else take care of it, having the right gallery representation offers you a ticket to higher sales and recognition.

In this module, multi-gallery owner Jason Horejs, author of How to Get Into a Gallery, breaks down his strategy for finding, courting, and signing your dream galleries.

Whether you don’t have gallery representation right now or you want to expand into more galleries (maybe outside your area or even your country), you will end this module with a crystal-clear roadmap of how to find and secure new galleries that sell your work. No more excuses.

MODULE 7: Galleries

  • Introduction (9:51)
  • Gallery-Ready - Making Your Artwork (22:25)
  • Gallery-Ready - Positioning Your Artwork (20:56)
  • Gallery-Ready - Presenting Your Artwork (21:53)
  • Researching Galleries - Your Dream 100 List (9:02)
  • Approaching Galleries - Email, In-person & The Review Process (10:38)
  • Formalizing The Relationship - Establish & Build (5:31)
  • The Take Away (2:37)

MODULE 7: Galleries

  • Your fingertip: leveraging your DNA (3:15)
  • Pick your approach: the artist persona or the personable artist (6:44)
  • The myth of "build it and they will come" (4:00)
  • Know who you are (3:41)
  • Say who you are (1:50)
  • In-bound marketing: the opposite of spam (11:50)
  • Showing your work where there is no competition: the entrepreneurial edge (5:31)

Includes 45 minute Live implementation workshop

MODULE 8: Epilogue: Balancing Art & Business

Objective: Learn how to tie it all together into a sustainable rhythm

MODULE 8: Epilogue: Balancing Art & Business

Do you ever feel like you are stretched in 10 directions at once? Not only do you need to make new artworks, you also have to photograph them, upload the photos to social media, ship works to customers, organize shows… and of course personal and family time! How are you supposed to stay sane?

In this module, we reveal the exact loop you have become trapped in. Then we give you the tools to get out of it and plan your roadmap for the next 12 months.

As our faculty member Jason Horejs says, “An organized artist is a prolific artist.” You will finish this module with the simplest method for staying sane, becoming prolific, and advancing fast toward your goals as an artist-- without the overwhelm. This module is a grand finale that students say “brings everything together.”

MODULE 8: Epilogue: Balancing Art & Business

  • Goal Setting & Execution in Your Artist Career
  • Introduction (3:32)
  • Why (1:13)
  • Problem, Solution & System (2:03)
  • Goal Setting (12:09)
  • The System (13:15)
  • The Takeaway (3:25)

MODULE 8: Epilogue: Balancing Art & Business

  • Finding your audience: your 12 collectors amongst 7 Billion people (7:42)
  • How to connect with anyone (4:58)
  • Networking for introverts: leaning on your natural inclinations (6:04)
  • Selling is caring (2:53)
  • Boldness: how to ask to get paid when an opportunity comes up (3:04)
  • They want your work, but it's not about you (4:29)
  • How to negotiate when you have to (2:27)

Includes 45 minute Live implementation workshop

Summary List of The Professional Artist MBA

RESOURCE #1: Money Mastery for Visual Artists

Masterclass #1: SalesSelling Directly to Collectors

ObjectiveLearn how to find, nurture, and convert art buyers into loyal collectors.

Description

No matter where you live, there are some people who have both the disposable income and the interest to buy works of art. But how can you find them? And once you do, how can you start relationships? And finally -- how do they turn into clients and collectors?

All these questions have answers, and this masterclass will explain them in detail.

What we cover
  • Selling Directly to Collectors
  • Introduction (11:19)
  • FIND: Where to find potential collectors (19:35)
  • START: How to start new relationships with potential collectors (13:25)
  • CULTIVATE: Nurturing relationships (12:51)
  • SELL: Successful sales conversations (63:35)
  • COLLECTORS: Turning one-off clients into repeat collector (6:42)
  • The Takeaway (2:50)

Your instructor: Jason Horejs, author of How To Sell Art & owner of Xanadu Gallery

Masterclass #2: Finance: Creative Financing for Artists

ObjectiveLearn unconventional ways to get paid from your art

Description

If you would like an engaging lesson on how to use your creativity to increase your finances, do not miss this masterclass.

You will gain insider knowledge such as:

  • Patrons: How to get paid 12 months in advance in bulk before you make your art (includes an agreement template for enrolling new patrons)
  • Bartering: How to get free products and services in exchange for your art
  • Charity Art Auctions: How to do good AND get well paid at the same time
What we cover
  • Introduction (7:05)
  • Getting Patrons (19:10)
  • Bartering (5:59)
  • Charity Art Auctions (6:29)
  • Tax Write-Offs (2:57)
  • On Financial Success & Failure in the Arts (4:05)
  • The Takeaway (5:53)

Your instructor: Paul Dorrell, author of Living The Artist's Life & gallery owner

Masterclass #3: Accounting: Five Step Budgeting Process for Artists

ObjectiveLearn the five steps to build an artist budget (even if you would rather not).

Description

Whether you need to:

  • Plan the costs of your art studio for the next 6 months
  • Find a way to lower your costs without harming the quality of your work
  • Raise funds for a specific creative project

...you need to know how much it will cost and how to stay on track.

In this step-by-step masterclass, Elaine will explain:

  • What a budget actually is and is not
  • Why it matters (saves you time later, and money at every step)
  • How to create one (hint: words matter as much as numbers!)
  • How to use it to get clarity and avoid financial trouble.

Elaine has the unique ability to make budgeting for artists both easy and fun.

What we cover
  • Introduction (3:38)
  • Disclaimer (6:02)
  • The Five Step Process (0:57)
  • Define The Parameters (4:58)
  • List The Expenses (2:29)
  • Quantify The Expenses (5:28)
  • Fund The Expenses (8:21)
  • Make it Work (7:27)
  • Frequently Asked Questions (20:40)
  • Your Turn (2:12)

Your instructor: Elaine G. Luttrull, author of Arts & Numbers and founder of Minerva Financial Arts

Masterclass #4: Funding: Getting Paid Before You Start, With Crowdfunding

ObjectiveUse your creativity to increase your finances.

Description
  • Patrons: How to get paid 12 months in advance in bulk before you make your art (includes an agreement template for enrolling new patron)
  • Bartering: How to get free products and services in exchange for your art
  • Charity Art Auctions: How to do good AND get well paid at the same time
  • Tax Write-Offs as an artist
  • On Financial Success & Failure: Words of wisdom from a life in the arts
What we cover
  • Introduction (7:05)
  • Getting Patrons (19:10)
  • Bartering (5:59)
  • Charity Art Auctions (6:29)
  • Tax Write-Offs (2:57)
  • On Financial Success & Failure (4:05)
  • The Takeaway (5:53)

Your instructor: Paul Dorrell, gallery owner & author of Living The Artist's Life

Masterclass #5: Legal: Demystifying Legal Documents for Artists

ObjectiveProtect yourself with the key legal documents you need as an artist

Description
  • Consignment agreements
  • Gallery representation agreements
  • Contracts
  • Commissions

...all scary and complicated stuff.

Imagine a friendly lawyer, who specializes in working with artists, offers to chat with you and explain all you need to know -- and not more.

This is what you will get in this masterclass with artist lawyer Anibal Luque.

No matter where you live, you will be well served by avoiding the pitfalls of skipping these crucial write-ups.

NOTEIncludes ready-to-use templates for Licensing agreement, Consignment agreement, and Gallery representation agreement. We paid thousands to their expert legal firm so you don't have to.

What we cover
  • What's the main misconception about legal or contracts (1:29)
  • What is a good way to approach having a written agreement (1:54)
  • What exactly is a contract and why should I care (1:10)
  • Commission agreements (0:50)
  • Contracts under Quantum Meruit (3:05)
  • What are some of the drawbacks of having a contract (2:06)
  • Gallery representation agreements (2:20)
  • A licensing agreement (6:14)
  • Consignment work (3:27)
  • Okay, what's my next step (3:37)
  • How often do I need to keep talking to attorneys to help me out (1:17)
  • Words of advice (4:20)
  • RESOURCE A (Template for Licensing)
  • RESOURCE B (Template for Consignment)
  • RESOURCE C (Template for Representation)

Your instructor: Anibal A. Luque, Lawyer for Creatives, Managing Attorney at Luque PLLC

Masterclass #6: Pricing: Pricing High & Low That Sells

ObjectiveStop doubting your pricing and apply a simple approach that works

Description

Have you ever sold a work of art and then wondered -- did I actually make a profit?

After your hours of work, your materials, shipping, frames...

… did I actually make or lose money?

Learn how to never undersell your work again - and why the question about pricing your artwork is a false start. Instead you should be thinking: How can I make my art both accessible to cash-strapped friendly fans and attractive to wealthy collectors?

What we cover
  • Introduction (1:21)
  • Know Your Sales Goals (3:12)
  • Know Your Costs (3:52)
  • Increase Your Profit (3:27)
  • The Value Ladder (11:42)
  • Applying The Value Ladder (11:13)
  • The Takeaway (2:15)

Your instructor: Miguel Mayher, Director of Education at the Professional Artist Institute, ex-partnerships for Google Arts & Culture

Masterclass #7: Grants: How to Write Winning Art Grants

ObjectiveTake a good idea and transform it into a compelling grant proposal that can get your creative project funded.

Description

In this lively workshop, based on Gigi’s book, The Artist's Guide to Grant Writing, Gigi demonstrates how to use the grant writing process to help you focus your career goals.

Then, she walks you step-by-step through the grant writing process including how to play the matchmaking game with potential funders, enlist a team to help craft your proposal and create a budget that makes your application irresistible.

Along the way, Gigi shares the strategies of successful grant writers and tips from funders. She teaches techniques for finding fresh language to describe a project, an editing checklist to use before you submit your application and other tips that help you stand out from the crowd.

What we cover

This masterclass answers questions like:

  • What kinds of projects do grants fund?
  • How much time does it take to write a grant? Is it worth it?
  • What should you always include in the first sentence of your application?
  • What should you never do in a follow up call with the funder?
  • If you don’t get funded one year, should you apply to the same funder again?
  • How can writing a grant application help you focus your career goals?

Included:

  • Master timeline for the grant writing process
  • 7-step budget checklist for proofreading your budget
  • 6 key questions to ask as you assess the merit of your project
  • Gigi’s editing cheat sheet that includes her top ten editing tips
  • Resources to jumpstart your research

Your instructor: Gigi Rosenberg, author of The Artist's Guide to Grant Writing

Masterclass #8: Networking: How to Grow Your Contacts In The Art World

ObjectiveConnect with anyone in the Art World so you can open doors of opportunity

Description

Do you ever feel like the art world is a black box you can’t seem to figure out? In this module, you will learn how to become a world-class connector online and offline -- even if you are shy or introverted.

We will share with you the mindset shift that changes your experience of social interaction from dread into curiosity.

This module contains specific examples for every situation you’ll face in your career as an artist, from show openings to random encounters. We will provide you with fill-in-the-blank templates that allow you to easily refine the messages in your own voice.

By the end of this module, you will be able to start a relationship with anyone by sending irresistible cold emails that get replies. You’ll no longer be hearing crickets when you reach out.

You will know how to follow up with people without feeling like you are pestering them. And you will have a simple system that requires minimal time and effort for keeping in touch with your growing international art network.

What we cover
  • Introduction (4:45)
  • Why? (9:11)
  • Social Events Part 1 Start (10:13)
  • Social Events Part 2 Middle (19:58)
  • Social Events Part 3 End (10:23)
  • How To Pitch Anything (20:24)
  • How To Pitch a Podcast (5:44)
  • How To Pitch a Blog (7:00)
  • How To Pitch an Artist Talk (10:09)
  • How To Stay In Touch (11:02)
  • The Takeaway (3:21)
  • Bonus: Eight email mistakes artists make when trying to pitch

Your instructor: Miguel Mayher, creator of The Fine Artist Summit (30,000+ attendees)

Masterclass #9: Strategy: Multiple Income Streams for Artists

ObjectiveSet the foundation for your sustainable artist journey by creating multiple sources of income so that you will never have to quit.

Description

When you have a stable foundation that dissolves financial stress, you will sleep better at night and have more time to make art during the day.

After finishing this module, you'll have chosen at least one new income source that fits your available time and suits your strengths. You will have taken the first step toward increasing your monthly income this very month by an extra $£€ 1,000 to 3,000. You will have a renewed sense of confidence from knowing the 2 or 3 income sources in the new phase of your artist career.

What we cover
  • Introduction (1:30)
  • Why Multiple Income Streams (4:27)
  • Portfolio Career (17:47)
  • Finding Your Ideal Portfolio Career (16:49)
  • Planning Your Transition (2:05)
  • The Takeaway (3:26)
  • BONUS: Top 3 "work from home" extra income sources

Your instructor: Elaine G. Luttrull, author of Arts & Numbers and founder of Minerva Financial Arts

RESOURCE #2: Get Paying Students Online

Objective: Earn predictable monthly income by teaching art online once a week

Description

Would you like to know how to get paid for your hard-earned art skills every month? And what if you could do it from home or your studio in just a couple of hours per week? Now it is possible -- thanks to online workshops.

  • But what tech should you use? Teachable or Zoom or...
  • How do you structure your offer? For beginners, or coaching, or…
  • And most importantly: How do you get paying students and make them stick?

All this is answered in step-by-step, fill-in-the-blanks detail in our newest course, “Get Paying Students Online”.

Born in response to the call for help from our alumni who suddenly lost their face-to-face workshop income because of COVID-19, this blueprint is the fastest offering we have to take you from zero to your first $3,000 in 30 days.

The results have been so fast and impressive that we now recommend all our high-end private coaching clients to start with this online workshop.

Importantly, we find that artists who try to figure this out on their own most often fail or get underwhelming results, making mistakes like first announcing a class in their newsletter or social media and hearing crickets in response.

Instead, in this bonus program, you receive proven word-for-word templates that sell, in the right order to fill your online workshops.

See what some of our students are saying about their results:

Melissa filled 2 online student cohorts in just 6 weeks for ~$3,000

Carol filled her first online workshop by facilitating Drawing+Meditation

Sally made $3,000 from her first-ever online workshops offer

Beth turned her creative journaling practice into a paid online workshop

What we cover

Here are the five pillars of our A B C D E formula to get paying students online:

[A] ATTRACT
  • How to start an email list from zero and build it up to 100 email subscribers
  • How to start a social media account from scratch and build it up to 100 contacts
  • The 10 minute tactic that connects you with new interested students daily
  • How to leverage other people's audiences to get featured for free in front of their audience
[B] BUILD
  • How to craft your workshop proposal in a way that others immediately understand it and want it
  • How to refine your pricing so that you are maximizing your earnings in every cohort
  • How to set up the technology back end so that students can easily enroll and pay through just one link
  • Multiple options from free to advanced tech tools to deliver your workshops
[C] CONVERT
  • The three waves for converting your audience into paying students -- and why it is critical not to skip steps
  • Proven scripts that magically transform interest into cash
  • The psychology behind effective sales copywriting that makes people feel special while at the same time converting them into clients
  • A “low-hanging fruit” strategy you can use every month once you have an audience and an ongoing paid workshop program
[D] DELIVER
  • Best practices to prepare before the workshop
  • Best practices to successfully facilitate your live workshop
  • Best practices to improve upon every completed workshop
[E] EXTEND
  • How to get students to stick with you, even before they finish your first workshop
  • How to turn your happiest students into your free sales force

You also get 8 coaching call video recordings from a private mastermind, where you can learn from other students progressing through the milestones as they get results by implementing our blueprint.

Multiple instructors

RESOURCE #3: Coaching Calls Vault

Objective: Learn from artists implementing this course as they are coached by our faculty.

Description

Get over 10 hours of Q&A video recordings where you can learn from the faculty answering REAL-LIFE examples from professional artists who are implementing the advice.

Every session has been carefully edited so you can skip and play the questions and critiques that interest you.

What we cover

Q&A 1 - Multiple Income Streams & Entrepreneurial Mindset - with Elaine G. Luttrull
  • Introduction (1:50)
  • Question 01 - Supporting cast role: is another line of artwork valid? (3:57)
  • Question 02 - Strategies for curbing "over-thinking" a budget? (4:20)
  • Question 03 - Is investing time in learning teaching a class or a workshop sensible as a cast role? (6:24)
  • Question 04 - Suggestions for remote production jobs? (3:36)
  • Question 05 - Suggestions on prioritizing roles (star vs supporting vs production) for income? (3:19)
  • Question 06 - Should I separate the many roles I have in my business or continue multi-tasking? (5:52)
  • Question 07 - How long to decide whether an income source is working or not? (12:45)