A Few Quick Resources:
Lawyers for the Arts: Recent events arising from the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in challenges to Indiana artists and arts organizations. Galleries are having trouble paying their rent. Artists have questions about unemployment eligibility. Arts organizations are concerned about liability issues should they re-open and how to access pandemic relief funds. Pro Bono Indiana’s Lawyers for the Arts project is designed to provide legal resources to answer these and other legal issues. Artists and small arts organizations with limited funds may qualify for pro bono legal assistance. Others with greater resources can be referred to attorneys with the expertise to assist with their concerns. To see if you qualify and to obtain help, please call the number below:
Intake number: 812-402-6303 (Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. central time)
Support provided by the Indiana Bar Foundation
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts is a national organization with offices in many major cities. This website offers many helpful resources and links as well as information about obtaining legal services.
A Guide to the Visual Artists Rights Act - Prepared by Cynthia Esworthy, NEA General Counsel
Copyright Registration Law and Your Art - A helpful guide from ArtBusiness.com
on Wednesday, 22 July 2015.
Posted in Arts Council Resources, Legal Matters
IndianaActors.com is the most comprehensive listing of casting calls for Indiana actors. It also offers membership for actors to have a profile listed on the site.
Learn more at www.indianaactors.com
on Wednesday, 22 July 2015.
Posted in Theatre
The Midwest Writers Workshop offers writers the opportunity to network with highly credentialed professional writers during their three day workshop, but also offers a blog with a variety of interviews with literary agents, publishers, and others helpful in building a writer's career.
www.midwestwriters.org
on Wednesday, 22 July 2015.
Posted in Literary Arts
The Indiana Writers Center, located in Broad Ripple Village, serves as a hub for writers; professional, emerging, and students. The Center offers classes and workshops as well as other resources for writers.
www.indianawriters.org
on Wednesday, 22 July 2015.
Posted in Literary Arts
Dramatists Guild of America presents Contracts 101: Fair Use & the Dramatist livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Tuesday, May 5, 2015.
Watch the video by clicking on the title above. While at HowlRound, you'll find hundreds of live streamed panel discussions on many topics involving theatre professionals.
Learn more at http://howlround.com
on Monday, 20 July 2015.
Posted in Theatre, Ethics and Best Practices, Legal Matters
Did you know that the engagement rate of e-mails is much better than social media posts? Do you have an e-list of fans and/or patrons? Well, you need to start working on that and Kyle Williams of Seeds of Music can help. This lesson is geared towards musicians, but is equally appropriate for visual artists.
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on Monday, 20 July 2015.
Posted in Social Media
on Thursday, 16 July 2015.
Posted in Arts Council Resources, Healthcare
4x6 of How to Write a Great Musician's Bio
*Editors tip - this is a great video for all performing and visual artists to learn how to write about themselves in a consise and thoughtful way.
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on Tuesday, 14 July 2015.
Posted in Music, PR/Marketing, Professional Development, Technical Assistance
Kyle Williams of Seeds of Music talks to Joe Solo about the necessity of learning business basics in the Music Business. They call it the "music business" for a reason!
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on Tuesday, 14 July 2015.
Posted in Music
Kyle Williams hosts an interview-based web show in which he talks to thousands of musicians and marketing professionals to share best practices and tips for building your fan base. Kyle believes that every musician can make a living making their music.
Get introduced to Kyle here in his video "5 Effective Ways for Musicians to use Social Media to Build Super Fans". From there, sign up to recieve his e-news and watch more helpful videos at www.SeedsofMusic.net
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on Tuesday, 14 July 2015.
Posted in Social Media, Music, PR/Marketing
Watch this simple step-by-step video to learn how to sign up for the Arts Council of Indianapolis' Online Artist Directory. It's free and its simple to sign up and edit your profile.
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on Wednesday, 08 July 2015.
Posted in Arts Council Resources, PR/Marketing, Technical Assistance
Piggyback App is a locally-based, affordable, and easy to use mobile platform for cultural organizations. The app allows galleries, museums, performing arts groups and others easy access to create quick and simple content about their shows and programs then upload to the app for their patrons and visitors to easily access via their smart phone, tablets, and now desktop computers via the www.piggybackapponline.com platform.
Watch our quick tutorial below for patrons of Gallery 924 at the Arts Council then visit www.piggyback-app.com to learn more.
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on Wednesday, 08 July 2015.
Posted in Arts Organizations, PR/Marketing
