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Creative Career Center
Artist Trust's Creative Career Center offers artists of all creative disciplines the support to launch and sustain successful careers. Through a comprehensive suite of career-training workshops and resources, artists are provided the relevant and necessary skills to achieve their career goals. Artists learn best practices in the business of being an artist, increasing their confidence and entrepreneurialism. While facilitating peer support and exchange among artists, the Center trains artists to be self-reliant and proactive in developing their arts career. See upcoming Creative Career Center offerings.
The Creative Career Center includes:
EDGE Professional Development Program
The highly-acclaimed, immersive EDGE Program is a 50-hour comprehensive survey of professional arts practices offered through a hands-on, interactive curriculum that includes instruction by professionals in the field, specialized presentations, panel discussions and assignments.
Get the EDGE"I Am An Artist" Professional Development Workshops
This two-day, intensive weekend symposium enables artists to jumpstart or refresh their creative career with essential resources, funding opportunities, peer-to-peer evaluation, networking and hands-on feedback.
Say "I Am An Artist"!Grant Writing, Resources and Promotion Workshops
These free two-hour workshops, offered around the state, provide vital tips on preparing a strong grant application; the essentials of presenting art work; how to get informed about funding and exhibition possibilities; the essentials of creating an effective online presence; and resources for health care, insurance, emergency assistance, legal services and more.
See upcoming workshopsOpportunities
Through this extensive online portal, artists can browse thousands of calls for art, funding, residencies, jobs, work space and housing listings, easily searchable by discipline.
See opportunitiesProfessional Development Resources and Articles
Vital information on healthcare, legal issues, emergency assistance programs and much more is updated regularly.
See resources & articlesNetworking and Other Events
Networking Events, Panel Discussions and other events bring artists and arts enthusiasts together to discuss hot topics and encourage dialogue and collaboration.
See upcoming eventsResource Room
Located on Seattle’s Capitol Hill, the walk-in Resource Room at Artist Trust offers a well-stocked array of resources including samples of successful grant applications, reference materials, professional-development tools, information on statewide arts organizations and galleries, and popular arts journals, as well as free use of a computer and printer.
Visit the Resource RoomConsultations
Artist members at a crossroads with their projects or careers can make an appointment for a one-on-one session with a staff member, who will review their strategies and offer helpful advice.
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