by admin-eric | Nov 28, 2015 | Fine Arts America
I’ve written a lot about the real issues and the emotional life of artists. I’ve tackled creativity and depression in books like The Van Gogh’s Blues and Rethinking Depression, creativity and anxiety in books like Mastering Creative Anxiety and Performance Anxiety,...
by admin-eric | Nov 20, 2015 | Fine Arts America
Here are some last things to consider: + Will you ask participants to evaluate the experience? You need not consider this a requirement or an obligation: ask for feedback and/or an evaluation only if you feel like doing so. However, you should ask for an endorsement....
by admin-eric | Nov 13, 2015 | Fine Arts America
Step 7. Run Your Class, Workshop or Retreat You’ve created your class, workshop or retreat, dealt with all the details, marketed and promoted it well enough that you have sufficient participants, and now—it’s time to run it! Here are some things to keep in mind: +...
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...
