SIUSLAW NEWS | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2021 | 9A Lane Arts Council offers Professional Develpment workshops for artists Lane Arts Council’s artist professional devel- opment program, Pro- fessional Practice returns this spring with a series of three workshops and discussions. The series focuses on ongoing collaborative learning with an artist cohort, combining pre- sentations from regional and national experts with take-home work and group discussions. This year’s virtual for- mat can be accessed by artists throughout Lane County. This year’s topics are applicable to visual artists, musicians, actors, writers, dancers, and all creatives of all disci- plines. The series kicks off in early March and will con- tinue through the spring with multiple workshops and discussions. Artists are highly en- couraged to register for the full series for $65. Single workshops are $25. Each session is held on a Tuesday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. • Creative Resilience for Artists with Marie Schumacher, creative resilience coach and founder of PDX Vox Reignite your motiva- tion to create, freshen up your routines and adopt new habits, activate your network of support, and reconnect with why art matters. Workshop: March 2 Discussion: March 16 • Financial Wellness for Creatives with Brooke Benson, Financial coach and Founder of Not Starving Artists Gain practical tools and knowledge to man- age your money, plan for your financial future and reframe your money mindset: moving away from the “Starving Art- ist” trope and towards financial freedom. Workshop: March 30 Discussion: April 13 • Developing Your Dig- ital Presence with Ceylon Mitchell II, Founder and Co-owner of M3 | Mitch- ell Media & Marketing, LLC Learn how to effective- ly use digital marketing strategies to improve your brand, website, and social media identity. Workshop: April 27 Discussion: May 11 The cohort model al- lows artists to build con- nections and learn with others throughout the course of the series. After participating in the Lane Arts Council’s workshops last year, a participant shared about their experience. “I enjoyed all of these workshops so much! The discussion sessions were really helpful and useful. My favorite thing was connecting with other artists in our community who I hadn’t met before.” Artists in Lane Coun- ty have had few oppor- tunities for professional development and the skills needed to build and strengthen their busi- nesses and their creative practice. Most learning is fo- cused on developing an artistic practice, but art- ists are often left in the dark when it comes to business and financial planning, building audi- ences, connecting with venues, presenting their work, or pursuing other professional opportuni- ties. To help meet this need, Lane Arts Council has been providing pro- fessional development workshops for over ten years, leveraging local, regional, and now na- tional experts and con- sultants to support artists of all disciplines in their creative endeavors. Lane Arts Council is a nonprofit organization that works to cultivate strong and creative arts communities throughout Lane County. It provides high-qual- ity arts experiences, en- gaging people of all ages in arts education and encouraging artistic en- deavors. More information and registration at lanearts. org/workshops. Professional Practice is presented by Lane Arts Council, and sponsored by City of Eugene Cultur- al Services and Columbia Bank. 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