All spring and summer, Assets for artists is collaborating with the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts and its ValleyCreates Initiative, as well as Greenfield Community College and its Ideation Center for major initiatives that support artists in Massachusetts’ Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden Counties as we navigate the lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
We kick it off with two amazing webinars!
Business & Financial Webinars for Artists
With the COVID-19 pandemic’s devastating effect on practicing Valley artists, Assets for Artists has redesigned its business and financial education programming to provide artists with new, crisis-focused, distance-learning opportunities that largely retain the intimate cohort-focused style of our in-person workshops. All workshops are held via Zoom, with pre-registration required to keep the webinar cohorts at a size that maximizes participation and peer support.
Space in these webinars may be limited, so registration is required. Priority for these webinars will be given to Greenfield Community College students and artists who live in the Valley. After you submit your information through the Zoom registration, our staff will contact those who make the enrollment cut-off with additional details on participating. Contact us at assetsforartists@massmoca.org with any questions.
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Photo by Cat Laine, Painted Foot Studio
“Creative Practice Within Virtual Communities” w/ Shey Rivera Rios
Wednesday, May 27 | 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Participants will renew the tools and knowledge to which they already have access in order to answer the question, how can community-engaged artists extend their work into virtual spaces? Drawing inspiration from the successes of artists already using digital tools, this workshop will create space for participants to push their creative power, expand the horizon of their creative practice, embrace fear, and see the opportunities at their disposal. Shey Rivera Rios is an interdisciplinary artist, cultural strategist, and arts administrator whose artistic creations span a myriad of topics, from home to capitalism to queerness and magic. Best suited for community-engaged artists.
Greenfield Community College students especially welcome!
“Creative Resiliency in a Time of Crisis” w/ Ngoc-Tran Vu
Wednesday, June 17 | 2-4pm
This interactive workshop geared toward artists in crisis creates a shared space for collaboration and support while providing concrete resources for turning one’s creative practice toward management, adaptation, business resiliency, and self-advocacy. Ngoc-Tran Vu is a 1.5-generation Vietnamese American interdisciplinary and transnational artist whose socially engaged work draws from her experience as a community organizer, educator, and healer. Suitable for artists in all disciplines.
Greenfield Community College students especially welcome!
Additional support for A4A’s work in the Valley is provided by the Barr Foundation, Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation, and the USDA’s Rural Business Development Grant program.