Working Artists Network

WAN Adds a New Primary Phone Number

adrienne — Tue, 04 May 2010 20:24:24 +0000

As of this morning Working Artists Network is using a NEW primary phone number! It is 503-928-7853. The reason for the change is that we LOVE saving money, and through our Skype account we get this number for a mere $4 and some change per month! Wow! You can still use the old number for [...]

Stolen Paintings! Help an Artist Out

adrienne — Mon, 03 May 2010 19:25:14 +0000

Portland OR | Just this week someone stole 4 of Mary Gallop’s paintings from a window display on 5th and Alder in downtown Portland. Mary took the matter in her own hands and is spreading the word, and pictures of the pieces taken, so everyone can keep an eye out for them. See the images [...]

[5/8] | Better, Smarter, Richer: 7 Business Principles Leading You to Success

adrienne — Sun, 02 May 2010 19:45:35 +0000

Although creative entrepreneurs are very talented and driven, many have no idea how to turn what they love to do into a livelihood. They are chronically overworked and often abysmally underpaid. Creatives have been struggling forever to find ways to be the creator of the product as well as the independent owner of their business. [...]

Pricing Work – Trepidation Incarnate!

adrienne — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:49:06 +0000

Just finished call 3 for the Guided Study “Artist’s Marketing and Action Plan” teleclass. Love leading these classes! I feel so blessed to be in the company of the artists in the class – bright, talented people practicing being vulnerable about their process as we go through each week doing the homework of structuring an [...]

April Workshops and Events

adrienne — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 15:39:50 +0000

This month we explore promoting you and your work through article marketing; writing your business plan for funding and managing the growth of your business; and our round table is all about ownership – of your living space AND health tips and resources for your body. Tuesdays, April 6, 13, 20, 27 | 7:00 to [...]

March Workshops and Events

adrienne — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:56:09 +0000

Please join us this month for one great workshop, two fab tele-classes for visual artists, and our round table about getting your story in the news! Saturday & Sunday, March 20 & 21 | 9:30 to 3:30 p.m. Focus Workshop Guerilla Exhibitor, Marketing Intensive. 12– week Marketing/Sales Strategy, Planning and Implementation course for Artists in [...]

[2/28] Round Table | Funding Options for Artists

adrienne — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:16:14 +0000

February Round Table | A Conversation about funding sources for artists with: CAN Executive Director, Jessica Jarratt; RACC Grants Coordinator Tonisha Toler; Paige Coleman, Exec. Dir. Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods and info from MercyCorpsNW . EVENT DETAILS: NEW Date/Time: Sunday, February 28| 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Location: Urban Grind Coffeehouse, 2214 NE Oregon, Portland OR [...]

Jennifer Mercede @ WAN Round Table [01/24]

adrienne — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:01:29 +0000

Jennifer Mercede, one of Portland’s most prolific, and most successful, visual artists shares with WAN Members and Guests her story of becoming an artist-entrepreneur who lives the life of a self-sustaining visual artist. Set up in an interview format, WAN Founder Adrienne Fritze guides the conversation with Jennifer to discover: how she started; what resources [...]

WAN and Its Staff of One Go on Sabbatical

adrienne — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:22:28 +0000

For the past couple of years I’ve taken mid-December to Mid-January off to recuperate from what is always a full and demanding year in the management and continued development of Working Artists. Of course, even though I am not generally available for meetings, calls, teaching or presentations during that “sabbatical” period, it is always a [...]

It’s Time to Register into WAN’s workshop on Managing Time and Money!!

adrienne — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:48:53 +0000

[11/29] Visit http://workingartistsnetwork.com/programs/bmw/money-time to register for this critical class in business building for artists. Our facilitators include Jackie Babicky author of “Better, Smarter, Richer:10 Steps to Business Success for Creative Entrepreneurs”, Peter Vaughan Shaver, Esq. of Sound Advice, Lisa Hanna of Action Bookkeeping, Justine Avera a photographer and risk manager, and WAN Founder Adrienne Fritze. [...]