The Artist's Professional Toolbox 2010/2011 Application

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Application Deadline: September 24, 2010

The Artist's Professional Toolbox is administered by the Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston, a non-profit organization working to the strengthen the arts in our community. Now in its sixth year, APT is an exciting career development program that empowers practicing visual artists with the skills and confidence they need to master the business challenges of being an artist. The Toolbox is an eight-month intensive course (14 two-hour classes) for a select group of artists to learn and practice marketing, networking, legal and business skills with the additional benefits of peer group interaction, mentorship, and feedback.

The program includes instruction on:

Clarifying career goals with a professional career coach
Marketing strategies, including positioning, branding, social media, and marketing plan development
Writing artist statements, bios, press releases and media pitches
Effective networking and "verbal branding"
Effective negotiation
Copyright infringement, contracts, and real estate issues
Financial planning, and tax and estate planning
Time management

The program concludes with a portfolio review, giving participants the opportunity to practice their presentation skills and present their work to leading gallery owners, museum directors, grant makers, journalists, and residency program directors. Upon graduating from the program you will have the opporuninity to join a fellowship community of over 130 artists and have access to continuing education.

Eligibility

The Toolbox is open to practicing visual artists and is limited to 30 participants.

Applicants must commit to completing the entire program and can not be a matriculated student enrolled in any degree program after July 1, 2010.

Tuition and Fees

Tuition for artists is $825

Payment plans are available, as well as a limited amount of financial aid. A financial aid application can be requested below. Financial aid applications are not made known to the panel of reviewers and in no way affect the applicant's prospects for admittance. Financial aid decisions are based on an applicant's income and other information.

The Application Fee is $35

To pay the application fee, simply make a "donation" in the amount of $35 on our Donation page.

Dates

Application Deadline is September 24th, 2010.
Artists selected for the program will be notified on October 15th, 2010.
The opening retreat will take place on Friday, October 29th and Saturday, October 30th 2010.
The Toolbox program will conclude with a portfolio review on Saturday, May 7th, 2011. (Date subject to change)

A complete class schedule can be found here.

APPLICATION FORM

Please review this form carefully before completing. The application requires an artist bio/resume, an application essay, images of your work, and a work sample description sheet to be UPLOADED before submitting.

* Last Name

* First Name

* Street Address

* City, State, Zip

* Phone Number (Primary)

Phone Number (Secondary)

* Email Address

Website, if applicable

Ethnicity (optional)

* Media (check all that apply)

* In 200 words or less, what do you most hope to gain from the Toolbox program?

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* In 200 words or less, please describe the nature of your work as an artist.

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* How did you hear about the Toolbox program?

* I certify that to the best of my knowledge I meet all of the eligibility requirements for the Artist's Professional Toolbox Program (APT) as stated in these application guidelines. I certify that all statements made on this application are true to the best of my knowledge. I acknowledge that the Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston and APT are not liable for damage or loss of application materials submitted.

Yes, I agree

I would like to request a financial aid application. I understand this application for aid in no way affects my eligibility.

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ATTACHMENTS

Please attach your bio OR your resume here. Document can be a Word (.doc or .docx) file, or a PDF.

Please attach a one-page, single spaced essay to help the Panel understand why the Toolbox program is applicable to you at this point in your career. Your essay should be at least 150 words and no longer than 750 words. It is important to stress your committment to your career as an artist, your career goals, and how the Toolbox will contribute to the realization of those goals.

Please attach up to ten digital samples of your work. Please name each image file with your first initial, last name and a number. Please insert an underscore before the number. The number should indicate in which order the artwork will appear for the Panel. For example: ASmith_1.jpeg, ASmith_2.jpeg, etc. Please limit the file size of each attachment to a maximum of 1MB. The images will be presented in a slideshow for the Panel at screen resolution only.

If you are a digital media artist and need to attach, link to or mail video/digital large media files, please skip to the bottom of this form.

Please attach a Work Sample Description Sheet (.doc, .docx, or .PDF). This sheet will serve as an annotated image list. Please put your name at the top of this document. The document should reference the file names of your work (ASmith_1.jpeg, etc) and include: The title of the work, media, dimensions, date created, and any other information that might be helpful to the Panel. Please keep this document to ONE page.

If you work in digital media, please describe how you would prefer we view your work. Please use the attachment option below for work up to 20 MB in size. If your file is too large to upload, please indicate that you will be mailing a CD or DVD to us instead. You can send your materials to:

D'lynne Plummer, Dir. of Professional Development
Arts & Business Council
c/o Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
249 A Street, Studio 14
Boston, MA 02110

All materials must be received before September 24th.
Please include a Work Sample Descrition Sheet in your package, or upload it above.
Please include your name on the CD/DVD or on the packaging.

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APPLICATION FEE

The application fee for the Toolbox program is $35. Please make your payment online before the
September 24th deadline.

Click here to pay the $35 application fee.

D'lynne Plummer, Dir. of Professional Development
The Arts & Business Council
c/o Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
249 A Street, Studio 14
Boston, MA 02210

Thank you for submitting this application! We look forward to reviewing it with our panel. If you have any questions, please contact D'lynne Plummer at 857.389.2222; dlynne@artsandbusinesscouncil.org.

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