About
ASK Workshops
The Artist Survival Kit (ASK) is an ongoing series of events that promotes professionalism and is structured as a helpful forum for Oklahoma artists. Open to all Oklahoma artists, ASK activities provide artists with the necessary information to succeed in their careers and build a sense of community among diverse artists from across the state.
Register for any workshops by using the registration links below. Or, you can call OVAC at 405-879-2400 or send us an email.
Scholarships are available. Email us for details.
Creative Capital Professional Development Weekend Workshop
August 3-5, 2012
Post Oak Lodge, 5323 W 31st ST N, Tulsa (map)
Application Deadline: June 8, 2012, 5 pm
Cost: $250 for selected artists, which includes registration, lodging, and most meals. Some scholarships available.
The Creative Capital Professional Development Workshop will be a weekend retreat. The goal of the workshop is to help artists organize, plan, and sustain creative careers.
The workshop will use an integrated approach to cover the topics of marketing/public relations and fundraising with an emphasis on strategic planning for individual artists. Co-led by professional consultants and trained Creative Capital grantees, participants receive the benefit of the consultants’ considerable experience in their fields, as well as the artists’ personal perspectives and experiences with workshop content.
Workshop leaders include:
Jackie Battenfield, artist and author of The Artist's Guide: How to Make a Living Doing What You Love
Cesar Cornejo, artist and Creative Capital grant recipient
Jeffrey Gibson, painter and installation artist
Aaron Landsman, playwright, performer and teacher
Colleen Keegan, a partner in Keegan Fowler Companies, an equity investment and consulting firm specialized in providing strategic planning and business affairs services for companies in the communications and entertainment industries
Open to practicing visual artists 21 years or older who reside in Oklahoma. Degree-seeking art students are not eligible. Participants from the 2006 OVAC/Creative Capital Weekend Retreat may not apply.
Click here to view the application form.
Download a PDF of the guidelines.