A brief overview of the main programs & services of the seven arts services organizations that collaborated together to host the inaugural Houston Arts Resource Fair.
Funding strategies for individual artists 3.0Fresh Arts
Funding Strategies for Independent Artists
Monday, April 21 | 6:30-8:30 p.m.
*Workshop will be hosted by Art League Houston, in the Main Gallery.
Art League Houston, Main Gallery
1953 Montrose Blvd.
Houston, TX 77006
Join Fresh Arts’ Executive Director Jenni Rebecca Stephenson and professional composer and musician, Jerry Ochoa of Two Star Symphony, for an overview workshop on strategies and resources for individual artists seeking funds to support their professional art career.
This workshop will cover: identifying grant opportunities (including several key local opportunities), increasing accessibility to additional funding through fiscal sponsorship, and securing individual contributions and institutional support. The workshop will also provide tips for creating and managing successful crowd-funding campaigns and offer examples of how local artists have successfully raised money for their projects. (Specifics on grant-writing and crafting proposals will NOT be covered in this workshop, but will be covered later in Fresh Arts’ workshop series.)
This workshop will apply to all types of individual artists including those in the visual, performing, filmmaking, literary, and multi-disciplinary fields.
Fresh arts Get it in writing! Contract WorkshopFresh Arts
Get it in Writing!
Understanding & Crafting Contracts
with Emily Watts and attorney Erin Rodgers
May 6, 2014
(For artists, collectives, and nonprofits)
*This workshop hosted at the Dance Source Houston Headquarters, The Barn (formerly Barnevelder).
The Barn, 2201 Preston St, Houston, TX 77003
Are you an artist lending your work to a business for exhibition? Are you a performing arts organization that hires independent artists to perform? Are you renting space for a performance and exhibition? In all these instances, contracts and/or letters of agreement help protect you and your work, as well as prevent misunderstandings and other problems.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED INCLUDE:
- Understanding basic contract language and common clauses (glossary of common legalese)
- Defining correct parties
- Terms and options
- Intellectual property ownership
- Work for hire
- Liability
- Consideration ( making a contract binding)
- Breach and dispute
- Cure options (how to remedy a breach of contract)
- How do you know when you are breaking a contract
- Combining contracts with Letters of Agreement (LOAs) and riders
- Contract addendums and red-lining
- Recourse upon broken contracts
Fresh Arts Fundamental HR/Employment Policies for Organizations 2014Fresh Arts
Fundamental HR/Employment Policies for Organizations
For arts administrators of small to mid-sized nonprofits
Monday, June 2, from 4-6 p.m.
@ Fresh Arts, 2101 Winter Street, #B11, Houston, TX 77007
Presenters:
Bob Lawson, Director of Administration & Education, Theatre Under the Stars
Elaine C. Becraft, Counsel, Labor & Employment, LyondellBasell
Not sure who on your team should receive a 1099 or a W-2? Are you supposed to be paying unemployment taxes? Do you know the rules around interns? Join Bob Lawson, of Theatre Under the Stars, and employment lawyer, Elaine C. Becraft for a crash course in what you need to know and what you didn’t know you didn’t know. This is a great opportunity for administrators to have questions answered by an expert in the field and address some of the unique challenges we all face in keeping our small or mid-size organizations in compliance with HR standards.
Topics include:
- Basic distinctions between 1099/W2 employees, as well as exempt/non-exempt
- How to avoid abusing interns
- Basic options for offering benefits
- Basic reporting for new hires
- Unemployment taxes (when you need to worry about them)
- The advantages and timing of outsourcing, rather than handling HR in house
- Common questions re: employment law
- Basic best practices for interviewing/hiring
- Employee reviews + HR advocate on board of directors for smaller nonprofits (i.e. to provide an additional outlet for reporting HR problems)
- The "Absolute Musts" of any employee handbook (I found a great resource from ADP on this subject)
First launched in Kansas City, Artist INC is a cutting edge training seminar that addresses the specific business needs and challenges artists of all disciplines face every day. Limited to 25 participants per session, artists gather for one night a week for eight weeks to learn business skills specific to their art practice and apply those skills cooperatively with their peers. Using an innovative class design, artists learn and grow together through artist facilitator mentoring, small group application activities, as well as large group discussion and multi-media lecture.
Artist INC is a collaborative partnership between Mid-America Arts Alliance, and the University of Missouri-Kansas City Innovation Center.
Funding strategies for individual artists 3.0Fresh Arts
Funding Strategies for Independent Artists
Monday, April 21 | 6:30-8:30 p.m.
*Workshop will be hosted by Art League Houston, in the Main Gallery.
Art League Houston, Main Gallery
1953 Montrose Blvd.
Houston, TX 77006
Join Fresh Arts’ Executive Director Jenni Rebecca Stephenson and professional composer and musician, Jerry Ochoa of Two Star Symphony, for an overview workshop on strategies and resources for individual artists seeking funds to support their professional art career.
This workshop will cover: identifying grant opportunities (including several key local opportunities), increasing accessibility to additional funding through fiscal sponsorship, and securing individual contributions and institutional support. The workshop will also provide tips for creating and managing successful crowd-funding campaigns and offer examples of how local artists have successfully raised money for their projects. (Specifics on grant-writing and crafting proposals will NOT be covered in this workshop, but will be covered later in Fresh Arts’ workshop series.)
This workshop will apply to all types of individual artists including those in the visual, performing, filmmaking, literary, and multi-disciplinary fields.
Fresh arts Get it in writing! Contract WorkshopFresh Arts
Get it in Writing!
Understanding & Crafting Contracts
with Emily Watts and attorney Erin Rodgers
May 6, 2014
(For artists, collectives, and nonprofits)
*This workshop hosted at the Dance Source Houston Headquarters, The Barn (formerly Barnevelder).
The Barn, 2201 Preston St, Houston, TX 77003
Are you an artist lending your work to a business for exhibition? Are you a performing arts organization that hires independent artists to perform? Are you renting space for a performance and exhibition? In all these instances, contracts and/or letters of agreement help protect you and your work, as well as prevent misunderstandings and other problems.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED INCLUDE:
- Understanding basic contract language and common clauses (glossary of common legalese)
- Defining correct parties
- Terms and options
- Intellectual property ownership
- Work for hire
- Liability
- Consideration ( making a contract binding)
- Breach and dispute
- Cure options (how to remedy a breach of contract)
- How do you know when you are breaking a contract
- Combining contracts with Letters of Agreement (LOAs) and riders
- Contract addendums and red-lining
- Recourse upon broken contracts
Fresh Arts Fundamental HR/Employment Policies for Organizations 2014Fresh Arts
Fundamental HR/Employment Policies for Organizations
For arts administrators of small to mid-sized nonprofits
Monday, June 2, from 4-6 p.m.
@ Fresh Arts, 2101 Winter Street, #B11, Houston, TX 77007
Presenters:
Bob Lawson, Director of Administration & Education, Theatre Under the Stars
Elaine C. Becraft, Counsel, Labor & Employment, LyondellBasell
Not sure who on your team should receive a 1099 or a W-2? Are you supposed to be paying unemployment taxes? Do you know the rules around interns? Join Bob Lawson, of Theatre Under the Stars, and employment lawyer, Elaine C. Becraft for a crash course in what you need to know and what you didn’t know you didn’t know. This is a great opportunity for administrators to have questions answered by an expert in the field and address some of the unique challenges we all face in keeping our small or mid-size organizations in compliance with HR standards.
Topics include:
- Basic distinctions between 1099/W2 employees, as well as exempt/non-exempt
- How to avoid abusing interns
- Basic options for offering benefits
- Basic reporting for new hires
- Unemployment taxes (when you need to worry about them)
- The advantages and timing of outsourcing, rather than handling HR in house
- Common questions re: employment law
- Basic best practices for interviewing/hiring
- Employee reviews + HR advocate on board of directors for smaller nonprofits (i.e. to provide an additional outlet for reporting HR problems)
- The "Absolute Musts" of any employee handbook (I found a great resource from ADP on this subject)
First launched in Kansas City, Artist INC is a cutting edge training seminar that addresses the specific business needs and challenges artists of all disciplines face every day. Limited to 25 participants per session, artists gather for one night a week for eight weeks to learn business skills specific to their art practice and apply those skills cooperatively with their peers. Using an innovative class design, artists learn and grow together through artist facilitator mentoring, small group application activities, as well as large group discussion and multi-media lecture.
Artist INC is a collaborative partnership between Mid-America Arts Alliance, and the University of Missouri-Kansas City Innovation Center.
Paula Barrett is the author of the world renowned FRIENDS programs, a research based group training program that helps children and adults cope with life issues, develop resilience and to counteract stress and depression.
LAC Presentation to Loudoun County Board of Supervisors 7.26.10LeeMcKinster
Loudoun Arts Council Vision for the Future of the Arts in Loudoun County. Slide presentation by Loudoun Arts Council President Rebecca Kite. Given to Loudoun County Board of Supervisors at the Franklin Park Arts on July 26, 2010.
Clubs and Societies
Events: Several events are organised by different schools under the umbrella of REVA University.
Concerts and Expos
Cultural Events
Sports, Health and Fitness
Presentation from our Grants for the arts Libraries fund workshops. For more information on the fund visit www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/apply-for-funding/grants-arts-libraries-fund
The mission of the Capacity Building Initiative is to invest, impact, and inform the administrative capacity of arts organizations toward artistic excellence. Offered by Houston Arts Alliance, the Initiative offers 4 program areas: Pre-Incubator, Incubator, Accelerator, and Sustainability Programs. Learning Sessions provide recent grantees the opportunity to share their best practices and lessons learned as they leveraged HAA's financial investment into their organizational capacity.
For more information, go to our website at www.houstonartsalliance.com .
Writing a great grant 2014 (Individual Artists)Fresh Arts
Writing a Great Grant: An Overview for Individual Artists
Led by: Jenni Rebecca Stephenson, Executive Director of Fresh Arts, with Christa Forster, author and 4-time winner of the Houston Arts Alliance Individual Artist Grant
For individual artists // limited to 50 registrants
Wednesday, October 22 , 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. @ Fresh Arts
Join Fresh Arts’ executive director Jenni Rebecca Stephenson and 4-time HAA Individual Artist Grant recipient and author, Christa Forster, for a two-hour in depth presentation on best practices when composing and applying for artist project grants. Additionally, Houston Arts Alliance Grants Manager Shannon Teasley will be present to answer any specific question related to the Individual Artist Grant.
Our goal with this workshop is to help local artists develop and refine their grant writing skills and to highlight some important and attainable grants administered locally, such as the Houston Arts Alliance's Individual Artist Grant and the Idea Fund. Even if you do not plan to submit any proposals this fall, this overview will be a fantastic opportunity to develop your strategies for framing your work and honing your grant-writing skills.
Representatives from both the Houston Arts Alliance and the Idea Fund will be on hand to answer questions about these grant opportunities.
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Paula Barrett is the author of the world renowned FRIENDS programs, a research based group training program that helps children and adults cope with life issues, develop resilience and to counteract stress and depression.
LAC Presentation to Loudoun County Board of Supervisors 7.26.10LeeMcKinster
Loudoun Arts Council Vision for the Future of the Arts in Loudoun County. Slide presentation by Loudoun Arts Council President Rebecca Kite. Given to Loudoun County Board of Supervisors at the Franklin Park Arts on July 26, 2010.
Clubs and Societies
Events: Several events are organised by different schools under the umbrella of REVA University.
Concerts and Expos
Cultural Events
Sports, Health and Fitness
Presentation from our Grants for the arts Libraries fund workshops. For more information on the fund visit www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/apply-for-funding/grants-arts-libraries-fund
The mission of the Capacity Building Initiative is to invest, impact, and inform the administrative capacity of arts organizations toward artistic excellence. Offered by Houston Arts Alliance, the Initiative offers 4 program areas: Pre-Incubator, Incubator, Accelerator, and Sustainability Programs. Learning Sessions provide recent grantees the opportunity to share their best practices and lessons learned as they leveraged HAA's financial investment into their organizational capacity.
For more information, go to our website at www.houstonartsalliance.com .
Writing a great grant 2014 (Individual Artists)Fresh Arts
Writing a Great Grant: An Overview for Individual Artists
Led by: Jenni Rebecca Stephenson, Executive Director of Fresh Arts, with Christa Forster, author and 4-time winner of the Houston Arts Alliance Individual Artist Grant
For individual artists // limited to 50 registrants
Wednesday, October 22 , 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. @ Fresh Arts
Join Fresh Arts’ executive director Jenni Rebecca Stephenson and 4-time HAA Individual Artist Grant recipient and author, Christa Forster, for a two-hour in depth presentation on best practices when composing and applying for artist project grants. Additionally, Houston Arts Alliance Grants Manager Shannon Teasley will be present to answer any specific question related to the Individual Artist Grant.
Our goal with this workshop is to help local artists develop and refine their grant writing skills and to highlight some important and attainable grants administered locally, such as the Houston Arts Alliance's Individual Artist Grant and the Idea Fund. Even if you do not plan to submit any proposals this fall, this overview will be a fantastic opportunity to develop your strategies for framing your work and honing your grant-writing skills.
Representatives from both the Houston Arts Alliance and the Idea Fund will be on hand to answer questions about these grant opportunities.
Development finance & operation basics for nonprofits_Fresh Arts 2014Fresh Arts
Development Finance and Operation Basics
for the Jack-of-All Arts Administrator
(Gift Acceptance, Disclosure Rules & Basic Financial Reporting)
For arts administrators of small to mid-sized nonprofits
Wednesday, June 4th, from 4-6 p.m.
@ Fresh Arts, 2101 Winter Street, #B11, Houston, TX 77007
PRESENTERS:
Amy Lampi, Senior Director of Development Support Systems, Memorial Hermann Foundation
Joanna Torok, Director of Advancement Operations, Houston Grand Opera
Are you in charge of fundraising AND finance within a small organization? Do you struggle with creating a regular routine for acknowledging donations? Do you know how to present your financial position effectively to your board? Are you certain you’re in total compliance with the IRS when accepting gifts? Administrators can expect to walk away from this workshop better equipped to manage broad financial concerns along with a simple check-list of things to do each day to ensure you are staying in compliance.
Topics will include:
- Creating simple systems for fund development management and operations
- Timing, rules, and language for donor receipts
- Common mistakes in communicating the tax benefits of donations
- How to determine Fair Market Value for special events, etc.
- Basic financial reports
- Forecasting revenues
- Reconciling fundraising activities with greater financial goals
By Maria Guralnik, visiting Assistant Professor of Arts Management, Purchase College.
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Fiscal Sponsorship + Crowdfunding = $$ for Creative ProjectsFresh Arts
Presented by Dianne Debicella - Program Director, Fiscal Sponsorship.
Presentation covers:
Definition of fiscal sponsorship and crowdfunding, Taking advantage of the fiscal sponsorship program. Review of the leading crowdfunding platforms. Keys to crowdfunding success, Benefits of crowdfunding, and Crowdfunding myths.
Funding Strategies for the Individual ArtistFresh Arts
Spacetaker hosted Jenni Rebecca Stephenson and Sara Kellner for an artist workshop on identifying funding sources for individual artist projects (grants, fiscal sponsorship, crowdsourcing) on Aug. 31, 2011
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Spacetaker Artist Resource Center Workshop on Optimizing Tools to Enhance Your Web Presents for artists and arts organizations led by Caitlin Kaluza of Schipul, The Web Marketing Company. July 20, 2011
On July 13, 2011, Spacetaker hosted a workshop for artists on Art Leasing & Commercial Licensing presented by Michele LaRocco of 360 Degrees of Art and Blakely Bering. This is the presentation that accompanied the workshop.
2. Mission:
To nurture and support contemporary
dance artists, the organizations that
present them, and to identify and build
audiences for contemporary dance in
the greater Houston area.
3.
Core Programs: Membership:
Individual: $25/year
• DanceSourceHouston.org
Presen=ng: $165/year
• The Dance Card
• The Dance Source E‐Newsle9er
• The Dance Table Distribu4on Service:
• Dance Wri=ngs 100 Loca=ons inside the loop
• Dance Workshops 1st and 3rd weeks of each month
• Convening of the community Members: $90
• Access to discounted marke=ng/ Non‐members: $125
graphic design help
5. DiverseWorks is a non-profit art center
dedicated to presenting new visual,
performing, and literary art.
DiverseWorks is a place where the process of
creating art is valued and where artists can test
new ideas in the public arena. By encouraging the
investigation of current artistic, cultural and social
issues, DiverseWorks builds, educates, and
sustains audiences for contemporary art.
6. The Idea Fund
• $4000 awards to 10 TX‐based, ar=st‐centered, innova=ve projects
• Partnership with Aurora Picture Show, Project Row Houses, and
The Warhol Founda=on
CALL: Crea=ng a Living Legacy
• Developing best prac=ces and training for individual ar=st
archiving
Diverse Discourse
• Visi=ng Lecturer and Studio Visit series beginning Fall 2012
DWoW: DiverseWorks on Wednesdays
• A weekly evening program featuring a wide variety of ac=vi=es
including spoken word, film screenings, workshops, lectures,
music, dance, and theater performances.
12. Capacity
Building
Ini4a4ve
Business
Grants
Volunteers
Program
for the Arts
Support
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Grantees
Arts
Power to
Database
Give
Program
Patron
Manager
Photo courtesy of Voices Breaking Boundaries
Incubator Class of 2011
13. The Houston Theatre Alliance is
dedicated to the support and
promo=on of the theatre community in
Houston and the surrounding area.
14. • The Alliance Audi4ons: an annual area‐wide audi=on, which all local
theatre companies are encouraged to a9end, is open to all Equity and
non‐Equity actors. Addi=onally, designer poraolios and models are on
display and made available for companies to evaluate at the Alliance
Designer Showcase.
• The Nina Awards: “The Ninas” are designed to raise the public and media
awareness of the theatre community by empowering ar=sts and
recognizing excellence in Houston theatre. A commi9ee consis=ng of
representa=ves from HTA member theatres, independent local ar=sts, the
local media, and educa=onal ins=tu=ons are charged with adjudica=ng the
poten=al produc=ons and ar=sts. The awards are bestowed upon the
recipient at an annual award func=on following each Awards Year.