Mesa Entrepreneurial Artist Program Application

Deadline: September 13th, 2013 by 4 pm Please submit via email to cstrauch@nedco-mesa.org

Eligible candidates: Creative artists living or working in Mesa in any medium: dance, media, music, theatre, visual arts, interdisciplinary. Candidates living outside Mesa will be considered if space is available. Benefits: At the completion of this 8-session program you will understand who your best customers are and how best to find and talk to them. You will understand how much work you need to sell to make a living, and which sales outlets will be best for you. You’ll also have an opportunity to network with other working artists, Mesa Arts Center managers, gallery owners, professional advisors (attorneys and CPAs), and other people who can help you advance your artistic career. Cost: The cost of the program is being underwritten by a grant from Chase Bank. Candidates accepted to the program will be charged a $25.00 materials fee to cover the required book. Please fill out the application below and email it to cstrauch@nedco-mesa.org. Please pay attention to the word limits for each question. Deadline September 13th, 2013, 4pm AZ time. Name: Address: City, Zip: Telephone: Fax: Email address: Website:

1. Describe your creative practice (200 words max):

2. Do you currently have a business entity for your creative practice? (yes or no) Type (check one): □Sole Proprietorship □Limited Liability Corporation □S-Corp □ Nonprofit 501-c3 □ I don’t know what these terms mean

3. What do you hope to learn from this program (150 words max)?

4. Besides working on your art, what have you read, researched or attempted during the

past 12 months to advance your creative practice as an entrepreneurial endeavor (100 words max)?

5. Without using the words “anybody” or “everybody,” how would you describe the “ideal customer” for your art or creative practice? Who are you making art for (100 words)?

6. Narrative biography (150 words max) I understand that if accepted into the NEDCO Mesa Entrepreneurial Artist Program I will be expected to participate in all Cohort and individual meetings outlined in the application, and that commitment to all sessions is mandatory. Signature________________________________________________ Date_____

10 West Main St., Mesa, Arizona 85201 (480) 258-6956 FAX (480) 258-6972

www.nedco-mesa.org

Timeline for Fall 2013 Artist as Entrepreneur Program

This program is limited to 15 artists.

Applications due to NEDCO: September 13th, 2013

Cohort chosen and individuals notified by email: September 17th, 2013

Class Schedule:

Oct 1st Class 1: Speed networking, purpose of your art career and mission

Oct 8th

Class 2: All the ways you can earn money as an artist (Public Art, Facebook, websites, teaching, arts admin, curators of corporate art, grants, gallery, art fairs and festivals, and what to do to sell in each place. Field trip to MAC gallery and artist co-op.

Oct 15th Class 3: Who are your customers? What is the best way to find and talk to them?

Oct 22st Class 4: Hands-on tools (selling on Facebook, how to do a website), plus all the AZ Commission on the Arts and the MAC resources.

Oct 28th Class 7: Budget and Cash flow

Nov 1st Class 6: Field trip to Roosevelt Row for 1st Friday in Nov

Nov 5th Class 7: Legal issues, intellectual property, accounting, company business structures, sales tax payment, how to register your trade name, where to apply for an LLC

Nov 12th Class 8: present your work/marketing plan to panel

NOTE: There are two sessions the week of October 28th; one on Tuesday, one on Friday (field trip to Roosevelt Row Galleries)

Expected Requirements of Applicant

1. Attend all classes 2. Do the homework! 3. Attend one-on-one coaching session

Please email questions about your application to cstrauch@nedco-mesa.org

You will receive an email confirmation that your application has been received.