by admin-eric | Nov 6, 2015 | Fine Arts America
Step 6. Stretch the Next Step Some aspects of creating and running classes, workshops and retreats your way may strike you as easy—and some may strike you as hard. When you come up against one of those hard places you are likely to stall, avoid doing the work, and...
by admin-eric | Oct 29, 2015 | Fine Arts America
Step 5. Follow through Once you pick a specific class, workshop or retreat to run, what follows next is: everything. You will need to: + Settle on a venue (home studio, rental space, cyber class, etc.) + Research venues (if you need a rental space) + Pick a price (if...
by admin-eric | Oct 23, 2015 | Fine Arts America
Step 4. Pick One Idea It’s not unusual to have several different ideas for the classes, workshops or retreats you want to run. As a person with a fertile imagination, it’s easy for you to dream up lots of alternatives! But then you are faced with choices. Since having...
by admin-eric | Oct 16, 2015 | Fine Arts America
Step 3. Decide to Start Ever had the experience of not being able to find the edge on a roll of packing tape, getting frustrated, and just giving up, for the moment at least? It turns out that something similar can happen as we dream about running our class, workshop...
by admin-eric | Oct 9, 2015 | Fine Arts America
Step 2. Don the mantle of leader When you run a successful art class, workshop, or retreat you are doing more than presenting information or sharing techniques. You are leading. Leadership is not a quality we usually associate with teachers or with workshop leaders...
by admin-eric | Oct 2, 2015 | Fine Arts America
Step 1. Embrace the Logic If you’re a working artist who loves making things and who has little patience for other pursuits why would you want to run art classes, workshops or retreats? Won’t they cost you time and energy that you’d rather devote to making art? And...
