Boston-based writer and A4A trainer and alum, Yara Liceaga-Rojas
With the COVID-19 pandemic’s devastating effect on practicing 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.
We are thrilled to bring these webinars exclusively to Massachusetts artists!
All A4A workshops are FREE and held via Zoom, with pre-registration required to keep the webinar cohorts at a size that maximizes participation and peer support.
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for artists who live with impairments and disabilities.
“Taxes for Artists & Preparing for a Downturn” w/ Hannah Cole
Monday, November 16, 2020 | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Hannah Cole’s ever-popular tax workshop moves online, with special attention to the challenges artists are facing in the present moment. The founder of Sunlight Tax and an Enrolled Agent with the IRS’s highest certification, in addition to being a long-time working artist, Hannah has a unique vantage point for understanding the financial challenges of freelancers and small creative businesses during this particular time. In this webinar she will discuss the basic tax equation and tax issues specifically relevant to artists, followed by a Q&A period. Suitable for artists in all disciplines.
BONUS OPPORTUNITY: Artists who attend this workshop may qualify to receive a 90% scholarship to enroll in Hannah Cole’s signature Money Bootcamp later this winter. Money Bootcamp is a year-long program for creators to get their books in order and build financial confidence. You’ll learn basic financial skills and tax savvy so you not only stop spending unnecessary time on the wrong things, but you get organized, set up on a system that works, and get the knowledge you need to feel confident about your finances. It’s a guided, self-motivated path toward fixing your tax and financial life and taking advantage of all the tax shelters, deductions and incentives along the way. Money Bootcamp is run by Sunlight Tax and is not a program of Assets for Artists. Additional details will be discussed in the webinar. Please note: BIPOC and low-income artists will receive priority for this scholarship opportunity.
THIS WORKSHOP HAS PASSED.
BIPOC artists will receive priority.
NEW OFFERING!
“Navigating Housing & Studio Spaces for Artists: Know Your Rights and Resources” w/ Ngoc-Tran Vu and Liliana Mangiafico
Wednesday, December 2, 2020 | 2:00 - 3:30 PM
With the ongoing housing crisis resulting from long-standing class and racial inequities (all exacerbated by the pandemic), it can feel like an impossible task to secure stable, affordable housing or studio space in some communities. But you’re not alone and there are strategies to make the hunt easier. In this interactive workshop, artists will learn about locally relevant housing rights and resources and hear firsthand knowledge about navigating the housing market. This workshop is led by Ngoc-Tran Vu, 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. Additional insight provided by specialist Liliana Mangiafico, a Boston-based lawyer and educator focused on eviction/homelessness prevention. Suitable for artists of all disciplines.
Massachusetts artists, register for free via Zoom.
BIPOC artists will receive priority.
NEW OFFERING!
“The Basics of Building a Grant” w/ Yara Liceaga Rojas
TWO-PART WEBINAR: Thursdays, December 10 & 17, 2020 | 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Grants and other written proposals can feel daunting without a plan. On the first day of this two-part webinar, Yara Liceaga Rojas will cover the basic building blocks that make up a proposal, including how to get organized, where to search for opportunities, what the review process looks like from the inside, and how to persevere through rejection. The second day of the webinar focuses on a project’s monetary and non-monetary needs and how to build a corresponding proposal budget. Participants will discuss how to set artist fees, as well as the barriers – financial trauma, the devaluing of the arts, and systemic inequities – that come into play when we build our own project budgets. Participants will leave empowered to fight for their worth and prepared to take advantage of creative opportunities. A4A’s fundraising & marketing manager, Molly Rideout, will lend her voice to both portions of this workshop, as both a professional grant-writer and practicing artist. Based between Boston and Puerto Rico, Yara Liceaga Rojas is a writer, performer, and independent grant-writer who works in both English and Spanish. Suitable for artists in all disciplines.
Massachusetts artists, register for free via Zoom.
BIPOC artists will receive priority.
BONUS OPPORTUNITY FOR GREATER BOSTON BIPOC ARTISTS
Now accepting requests to participate in an all-BIPOC, artist-run intensive: “Applying Collective Liberation for Artists” facilitated by Deen Rawlins-Harris and Daniel Park. Deadline is Jan 4, 2021.
Our Massachusetts programming is sponsored by: the Barr Foundation; the City of Boston; the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts; the Deborah Munroe Noonan Memorial Fund, Bank of America, N.A.,Trustee; and the National Endowment for the Arts. Learn more about our partners and supporters.