Why have an NAIA Crash Course

Because new artists experience everything from the thrill of success to  mistakes and failures, emerging artists programs provide information and critical components leading to success.

 

NAIA’s goal is to help shows create an emerging artist program by providing an Art Show Crash Course and other resources. These courses will give new artists a realistic look at what it is like to do art shows and provide valuable information to help them get started and become successful.

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About the Crash Course

The NAIA Art Show Crash Courses are built around an in-person and hands-on experience for the new artists.

 

Each Crash Course is customized to meet your artists needs and can be done as a stand alone course or in conjuction with a show.

 

The course is designed by experienced artists and show directors and includes a wide range of topics. It covers items like applications and equipment and also talks about the business of being an artist and art show etiquette.

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The Benefits

    • Minimal effort and resources for the show.

    • Additional volunteers for the show.

    • Created, produced, and taught by experienced artists.

    • Brings in new artists.

    • Increases community involvement.

    • Better-educated and more successful artists.

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Our Part

In addition to the workshop, NAIA will handle course registration and provide support materials for marketing and fundraising. We will take care of most of the details so you can concentrate on your show.

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Your Part

The largest part you will have is promoting the workshop locally and NAIA can provide materials to help. We will need help finding space for the workshop and a source for refreshments and can cover reasonable costs for these.

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What it Costs

    • $3000 for one-day Crash Course

    • $35 per student, paid by the student at registration

 

We realize every organization has access to different resources. If you have a donor or sponsor who would like to cover part or all of the fees we can do that, just let us know.

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Getting Started

Setting up an Art Show Crash Course is easy, contact Cort Anderson at eaw@naiaartists.org and he will work with you to create a course that meets your needs. When you decide to proceed let us know and we will send you a letter of agreement. Return the signed letter of agreement along with a 50% deposit at least 60 days prior to your event. The remainder will be billed after your event.