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2013 Artist, INC Apply to all those whom you know will give something; next to those whom you are uncertain whether they will give anything or not; and show them the list of those who have given; and lastly, do not neglect those you are sure will give nothing; for in some of them you may be mistaken. --Benjamin Franklin

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2013 Artist INC session Six

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2013 Artist, INC Opening exercise

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2013 Artist INC session 6 I.group discussion: What Works? II.pecha kucha III.Money for nothing? Grants and Loans IV.small group discussion: Building Long Term Relationships exercise

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2013 Artist INC what Works what Doesnt

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2013 Artist INC knowing where youre Going

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2013 Artist INC dont Limit yourself

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2013 Artist INC Portfolio Careers

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Finance the rain barrel (your money) the rain (the money thats out there) the funnel spout (how you get the money)

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the musician Economic Model

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Caf gigs Concerts TeachingCDsSociety gigs Guitar sales Other income Streams

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2013 Artist INC Tell

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2013 Artist INC Ask

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2013 Artist INC be Prepared

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2013 Artist INC One size does not fit all

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2013 Artist INC be a Good Egg

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2013 Artist INC Details matter

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2013 Artist INC you cant make somebody love you

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2013 Artist INC do the Research

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2013 Artist INC Peer networks

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2013 Artist INC doing Nothing

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2013 Artist, INC pecha kucha Kimataro http://www.flickr.com 273188798

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2013 Artist, INC He who hesitates watches someone else get the grant he might have gotten. --Jane C. Hartwig, former deputy director, Alicia Patterson Foundation

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2013 Artist INC Grants one piece of the pie

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2013 Artist INC Residencies Fiscal Agency Fractured Atlas NYFA Crowdfunding Kickstarter IndieGoGo GoFundMe RocketHub PledgeMusic Other slices of the pie

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were Looking for You

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2013 Artist, INC do the Research

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2013 Artist, INC Research step one Listen! Read the Guidelines what is the funder looking for? What other grants they have given? am I a Likely Prospect?

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2013 Artist, INC dont Mold yourself to the grant Daquella Manera http://www.flickr.com 3227851596

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2013 Artist, INC Area Grants you should know about City of Austin/Economic Development Department/ Cultural Arts Division Cultural Expansion Program The Creative Fund Greenlights Mid-America Arts Alliance Artistic Innovations M-AAA Touring Artists

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Ask questions

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2013 Artist, INC dont take Rejection personally

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2013 Artist, INC Increase your Odds apply

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2013 Artist, INC Write it yourself

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2013 Artist, INC write it down! words have powerits like planting a seed in your mind have someone else review ittell them you want honest feedback, not praise NoTyposEver

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2013 Artist, INC what is in a Proposal? p. 128, Artist Tools Handbook, Creative Capital

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2013 Artist, INC Unsuccessful applications

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2013 Artist, INC Successful applications

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2013 Artist, INC participants who have...

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2013 Artist, INC I might complain about having to write an application, but once Ive done it, I am usually several steps forward in my own thinking about my work. --Alyson Pou, Creative Capital, as quoted in The Practical Handbook for the Emerging Artist

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2013 Artist INC small group discussion: weekly two- minute update Remember: What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas! Art Personal Business

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2013 Artist INC Building Long Term Relationships Small Group discussion

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2013 Artist INC Action items Complete: Small group website review exercise (Artist INC Workbook) Suggested: Start working on Pecha Kucha presentation (Artist INC Workbook) read chapter 9 of The Artists Guide read: Resources for Austin/National Artists (Artist INC Workbook) AI Online Session 5: watch the interactive video segment Business Structure Read Austin Business Startup Guide

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2013 Artist, INC Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons. --Woody Allen