© 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

© 2013 Artist INC session Six

© 2013 Artist, INC Opening exercise

© 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

© 2013 Artist INC what Works what Doesn’t

© 2013 Artist INC knowing where you’re Going

© 2013 Artist INC don’t Limit yourself

© 2013 Artist INC Portfolio Careers

Finance the rain barrel (your money) the rain (the money that’s out there) the funnel spout (how you get the money)

the musician Economic Model

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Café gigs Concerts TeachingCDsSociety gigs Guitar sales Other income Streams

© 2013 Artist INC Tell

© 2013 Artist INC Ask

© 2013 Artist INC be Prepared

© 2013 Artist INC One size does not fit all

© 2013 Artist INC be a Good Egg

© 2013 Artist INC Details matter

© 2013 Artist INC you can’t make somebody love you

© 2013 Artist INC do the Research

© 2013 Artist INC Peer networks

© 2013 Artist INC doing Nothing

© 2013 Artist, INC pecha kucha Kimataro

© 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

© 2013 Artist INC Grants one piece of the pie

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

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we’re Looking for You…

© 2013 Artist, INC do the Research

© 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?

© 2013 Artist, INC don’t Mold yourself to the grant Daquella Manera

© 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

© 2013 Artist, INC don’t take Rejection personally

© 2013 Artist, INC Increase your Odds apply

© 2013 Artist, INC Write it yourself

© 2013 Artist, INC  write it down!  words have power…it’s like planting a seed in your mind  have someone else review it…tell them you want honest feedback, not praise  No…Typos…Ever

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

© 2013 Artist, INC Unsuccessful applications

© 2013 Artist, INC Successful applications

© 2013 Artist, INC participants who have...

© 2013 Artist, INC I might complain about having to write an application, but once I’ve 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

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

© 2013 Artist INC  Building Long Term Relationships Small Group discussion

© 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 Artist’s 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”

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