Vision Driven Artists has teamed up with The Rotunda to bring resources and capacity-building workshops to self-producing artists/musicians, arts organization staff, and event curators in all disciplines.

Workshops: 6-8pm at The Rotunda (4014 Walnut St, Philadelphia); all workshops in the series are FREE and OPEN to the public. Refreshments provided. No sign-up necessary.

Nonprofit, LLC, or Fiscal Sponsorship (November 12, 2018)

- Learn about the different organizational structures you can use to support your work

- Discuss the pros and cons of various structures

- Take a quiz to determine the best structure for your purposes

2019 Project Planning (December 10, 2018) 

- Identify your goals for 2019 and break them into achievable tasks

- Plot your tasks on a timeline or calendar for 2019

- Create a plan to keep yourself accountable

Fundraising Beyond Grants (January 14, 2019) 

- Learn about six different categories of fundraising (including, but not primarily, grants)

- Brainstorm more than a hundred methods for resourcing your work

- Create a simple budget that will help guide your fundraising choices

Taxes for Artists (January 28, 2019)

- Learn about which expenses you can deduct on your taxes

- Find out how and when to send out 1099s

- Get your individual questions answered

Special Guest: Christianne Kapps

Introduction to Arts Grants (February 11, 2019) 

- Demystify the language and process behind grant writing

- Learn how to find and submit grants 

- Read actual grant proposals to learn common mistakes and important proposal components 

Intermediate Grant Writing & Funder Panel (March 11, 2019) 

- Learn about local arts funding opportunities

- Receive personalized feedback on your grant proposals (bring 1 page for funders to review)

- Practice reading and scoring actual grant applications

Personal Finances for Artists (April 8, 2019) 

- Learn why and how to use budgets

- Look at sample budgets and learn how to interpret the story behind the numbers 

- Create a simplified budget tailored to your goals for 2019

Outreach & Audience Building (May 13, 2019) 

- Learn new techniques for building an audience

- Troubleshoot issues with audience development that you may have had in the past

- Identify marketing techniques to keep people showing up to your future events

Social Media Marketing (June 10, 2019) 

- Talk about the advantages of using various social media channels

- Gain new tips and tricks for using different types of social media

- Learn how to use public relations and press releases to promote your work

Crowdfunding (September 9, 2019) 

- Learn how to tell if crowdfunding is right for your project

- Discover the pros and cons of different crowdfunding platforms

- Hear from a panel of artists who have run successful crowdfunding campaigns

Creating an Artist Statement (September 23, 2019) 

- Read through actual artist statements

- Verbally share your personal mission or vision for your art with a partner

- Practice writing or editing your own statement

Setting & Measuring Goals (October 21, 2019) 

- Identify what you want to achieve in your projects

- Incorporate critical feedback and self-reflection into your arts practice

- Brainstorm and receive tools for measuring success

Workshops: 6-8pm at The Rotunda (4014 Walnut St, Philadelphia); all workshops in the series are FREE and OPEN to the public. Refreshments provided. No sign-up necessary.

http://www.visiondrivenartists.org/

Survivor Knights Philadelphia Art Show and Performance 2019

Doors open 12pm. Speakers/Performers begin 2pm.

Survivors of all kinds share their visual art, stories, and performance art at a FREE EVENT designed to bring the community together in mutual support. If you are a survivor who wants to display art, speak or perform at this event go here for details: http://sexabusesurvivor.com/2018/03/call-for-survivor-artists-and-performers-for-survivor-knights-philadelphia-2019/

Co-sponsored by Survivor Knights and Ask a Sex Abuse Survivor.https://www.facebook.com/SurvivorKnights/https://www.facebook.com/askasexabusesurvivor/

Admission is FREE 

Bowerbird and The Rotunda bring ALASH back to Philly for one night only! 

ALASH are masters of Tuvan throat singing (xöömei), a remarkable technique for singing multiple pitches at the same time. Masters of traditional Tuvan instruments as well as the art of throat singing, Alash are deeply committed to traditional Tuvan music and culture. At the same time, they are fans of western music. Believing that traditional music must constantly evolve, the musicians subtly infuse their songs with western elements, creating their own unique style that is fresh and new, yet true to their Tuvan musical heritage. 

What does throat singing sound like? "Imagine a human bagpipe-a person who could sing a sustained low note while humming an eerie, whistle-like melody. For good measure, toss in a thrumming rhythm similar to that of a jaw harp, but produced vocally-by the same person, at the same time." -Newsweek (March 17, 2006) Where is Tuva? Tuva (sometimes spelled Tyva) sits at the southern edge of Siberia, with Mongolia to its south. Over the centuries, Tuva has been part of Chinese and Mongolian empires, and shares many cultural ties with Mongolia. In 1944 it became part of the USSR, and until the late physicist Richard Feynman drew attention to it, was largely unknown to westerners. Tuva is now a member of the Russian Federation.

Admission is FREE