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Coming Events
Visual Arts Ontario Professional Development Workshop Series
***NOTE: All Evening Workshops have been canceled***
***Please note the date changes to the Portfolio Development and Packing and Shipping Workshops***
MARKETING YOUR ART
Thursday April 16th
How does an artist come to be well-known and critically recognized? What establishes their legitimacy in the world of art? How do these factors contribute to sales? Learn how to identify key audiences for your artwork and different strategies to market yourself.
MARKETING ART ONLINE
Thursday April 23rd
The internet presents a myriad of opportunities to bring awareness to your artwork. Websites, email, and social networking sites are some of the marketing tools available today. Learn how to navigate these possibilities to create an enduring and effective online marketing strategy.
EXHIBITION PLANNING AND ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS
Thursday April 30th
This seminar will highlight strategic and alternative approaches to exhibition planning, building exposure, and leveraging community assets to take art-based businesses to the next level.
PUBLIC ART SUBMISSIONS
Thursday May 14th *Afternoon session only.
Jane Perdue and Rebecca Carbin from the City of Toronto's Public Art Office present this session to help artists understand everything they need to know about Public Art programs and processes. Learn what their expectations are and the qualifications
you need to submit proposals.
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DEALING WITH DEALERS
Thursday May 21st
A representative from the Art Dealers Association of Canada (ADAC) will show you how to prepare for working with art dealers, including what sort of experience, skills and knowledge you need to be competitive and how to make yourself and your art better known to dealers.
GRANT WRITING
Thursday May 28th
Maximize your chances of getting that grant! This presentation helps artists discover how to find granting opportunities and how to write a successful application.
PACKING AND SHIPPING
Thursday June 4th
You have invested so much effort in finding galleries, clients, and art fairs; now make sure your art gets there. This session deals with packaging your work safely, shipping, and customs.
PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT
Thursday June 11th
Your portfolio is your most important tool in communicating your artwork to the art world. This presentation covers producing the
contents of a portfolio, formatting, and packaging it to get your work the attention it deserves.
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REGISTRATION
All workshops will run from 1-3pm
Each workshop is available for $60 for VAO members; $75 for non-members.
Or register for all 8 workshops at the discounted price of $400 for VAO members;
$435 for non members (non-member price includes 1 year VAO Membership).
To register online, click on each of the buttons below for the workshops you would like to attend.
If you would like to attend all 8 sessions click on the button for all 8 workshops at the reduced rate.
Payment can also be made by cash or cheque payable to Visual Arts Ontario.
For mail-in payments, please list which workshops you are ordering.
All workshops held at the VAO Gallery at 215 Spadina Ave, Suite 225, Toronto, Ontario M5T 2C7
VAO Members Prices
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Regular Prices for Non-Members
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After you've completed your online payment please email membership@vao.org
and let us know whether you would like to attend the afternoon or evening sessions.
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VAO News - January Edition
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VAO ONLINE GALLERY
January Feature Artists from The VAO Online Gallery
Click on the images above to see each artist's full VAO Online Gallery
webpage with images and artist statements. To create your own VAO
Online Gallery webpage, contact Tiffany Joy Villahermosa.
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OAC EXHIBITION ASSISTANCE
OAC Exhibition Assistance Grant:
VAO Deadline for Zone 3: Friday January 30, 2009
The Ontario Arts Council's (OAC) Exhibition Assistance program provides grants of $500 to $1,500 to assist individual artists with costs related to presenting their work for an exhibition. This program is open to Ontario-based professional visual artists, craft artists and media artists who have a confirmed, upcoming public exhibition. Exhibition venue can include restaurants, community centres, rented spaces, web-based exhibitions, art fairs, and studio tours; as well as public art galleries, artist-run centres, and commercial art galleries.
Grants are made through third-party recommenders (public art galleries, artist-run centres and arts service organizations) throughout the province. Artists must apply directly to a recommender located in the zone in which they live. Approved applications are forwarded to the OAC by the recommender once the decision to award a grant has been made.
Applications are accepted between August 2007 and February 2008. Recommenders establish their own application deadlines for Exhibition Assistance, or may decide to accept applications on an ongoing basis. Artists should contact recommenders directly for further information.
Visual Arts Ontario is a recommender for Region 3.
VAO requires the artist to submit the application form in triplicate. Only one copy of the support material is needed.
For more information and application forms visit the Ontario Art Council's website www.arts.on.ca or call the VAO office.
Visual Arts Ontario's Exhibition Assistance Deadlines for 2008/2009 are October 17, 2008 and January 30, 2009
For info and application forms visit The Ontario Arts Council website, www.arts.on.ca,
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VAO PROMOTIONS
Stay motivated to keep those new years art resolutions!
Get The Works Package and receive all the information that you'll need to kick start your arts career.
- Learn what it takes to write a great artist statement.
- Gain the tools to put together a professional portfolio.
- Discover hundreds of opportunities for visual artists.
The VAO Works Package Includes:
Annual VAO Membership: Includes a membership card for discounts across the Province and a subscription to VAO's trade publication Agenda: Opportunities for Artists. Agenda features hundreds of opportunities for artists from submission deadlines, tips from arts professionals, and member profiles.
Hidden Agenda: Published 8 times per year. Includes all the calls for artists that occur between issues of Agenda. For those artists truly serious about furthering their careers.
4 VAO Professional Development Publications:
- Perfect Portfolio: Effective portfolio presentation. Sample CV, artist statement, and more.
- On Your Own: An analysis of how to mount your own exhibition. Sample Budgets, time-lines, press releases, invites and more.
- Photographing Your Art: A step-by-step guide to photographing 2D and 3D works of art.
- Grants Primer: Guidelines on how to make an application for an individual grant.
Promo Price: $79
Regular Price: $90
Offer valid through to Friday February 27, 2009
*The Works Package can be purchased online, mail, and in person at the VAO office.
Shipping for The Works package is $10.
For online orders Click Here to go to the order form. Use promotions code: WORKS09
For more information contact Tiffany Joy Villahermosa, Membership coordinator, membership@vao.org, 416.591.8883
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VAO WORKSHOPS
SAVE THE DATE
Visual Arts Ontario will be running a Professional Development Spring Workshop Series on Thursday afternoons and evenings this April and May. More information to come in upcoming months.
CALL FOR WORKSHOP INSTRUCTORS
Visual Arts Ontario invites artists and instructors with the knowledge and skills in topics related to the business of being a visual artist to submit proposals to develop workshops for VAO’s 2009 Workshop Season. Interested individuals are welcome to provide proposals for workshops, hands-on demonstrations, and any format that will engage participants.
Submissions should include a description of proposed workshop (max. 1 page) and a current CV or resume. Compensation will be given to accepted proposals.
Submit proposals to Kim McBrien, Executive Director, kimmcbrien@vao.org, 416.591.8883
Deadline: Friday February 13
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AGENDA: OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS
WWW.VAO.ORG
Call: 416.591.8883
Email: info@vao.org
215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 225, Toronto, Ontario M5T 2C7
Visual Arts Ontario gratefully acknowledges the assistance of our
Members, The Ontario Arts Council,
and the Ontario Trillium Foundation. The Ontario Arts Council
and The Ontario Trillium Foundation
are agencies of the Government of Ontario. Click the logos below to be
directed to each agency's website.
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