Professional Development Presentations

It is an honor to have Santiago Hernandez, a visual artist and drummer, & university educator, for our speaker. Santiago has long been interested in musical structure as inspiration for his work.

Hilary Hanson Bruel will share easy, common-sense strategies that will demystify Instagram and help you use the platform to support your creative and professional goals.

Christine O’Donnell is the founder and director of Beacon Gallery in SOWA and is the founder and Executive Director of Beacon’s sister gallery ShowUp, which is a nonprofit contemporary art space in Boston.

What are your rights and legal obligations as an artist? What do you need to know about copyrights, contracts, commissions, and consignments with galleries?

What are your rights and legal obligations as an artist? What do you need to know about copyrights, contracts, commissions, and consignments with galleries?

Deciding on framing a work of art that you created as an artist or purchased as an art collector has a tendency to cause some individuals a great deal of indecision, angst and even procrastination.

PD: Casey Curry - Arts Marketing: Why visibility with intention makes your work stronger Watch Recording This presentation explores arts marketing, not as a promotional afterthought, but as an extension of your studio practice itself. Through writing proposals, newsletters, social media posts, and website copy, artists are continually clarifying their thinking—testing language, refining intention, and […]

PD: Christine O'Donnell and Sima Schloss - Unlocking the Gallery Door: Insider Strategies for ArtistsReady to take your art career to the next level? Join gallerist Christine O’Donnell and Sima Schloss for an essential guide to navigating the professional art world. They will demystify the submission process, covering exactly what galleries look for, how to […]