NYSCA/NYFA Artist as Entrepreneur Boot Camp Program, Presented by NoMAA

Applications open for the NYSCA/NYFA Artist as Entrepreneur Boot Camp, presented in partnership with the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA).

New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), in partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts’ State & Local Partnerships program, is pleased to announce the second year of the NYSCA/NYFA Artist as Entrepreneur Boot Camp, a series of professional development programs for the arts communities in New York State conducted over a three year period.

Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA) presents the Artist as Entrepreneur Boot Camp, an intensive, multi-day professional development opportunity that delves into the fundamental principles of sustainability in the arts. Topics to be featured include strategic planning, finance, law, marketing, and fundraising. Additional material will be drawn from NYFA’s popular textbook The Profitable Artist (Allworth Press, 2011).

The Boot Camp’s structure is a blend of formal lectures, breakout groups, and one-on-one meetings. Participants work through a flexible and dynamic action plan that provides a blueprint for their future project, career, and business goals. 

There is no charge to participate in the Artist as Entrepreneur Boot Camp. Artists interested in attending are required to apply, and participants are selected by a panel review process. Artists of all disciplines and career stages are encouraged to submit an application.

All programs are offered free-of-charge to participants.

Program Dates: April 28 – 30, 2017
Meet & Greet:
Friday, April 28, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Workshop Sessions:
Saturday, April 29, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sunday, April 30, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Location: Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance, 5030 Broadway #723, New York, NY 10034 

Attendance is mandatory to all sessions, please check your calendar before applying.

How to Apply 

Eligibility:

• Open to artists in all disciplines and career stages
• Artists living and working in New York City*

Guidelines
For the application we ask you provide:

• Your long terms goals and why you are interested in applying to this program. 
• A narrative bio of your professional career
• A link to your website or online presence
• Work samples 

Click here to apply via Submittable.**

Deadline: March 29, 2017
Notification: On or before April 7, 2017

On selection into the program, artists will be asked to pay a $25 program deposit which will be automatically refunded if artists attend all sessions. If a family or medical emergency prevents attendance, this would be considered an exception to the rule.

Questions: Contact the NYFA Learning Team at [email protected].

*Priority will be given to artists in the Northern Manhattan area; however, the program is open to artists throughout New York City.
**First time users will need to register with Submittable to access the application portal.

The Artist as Entrepreneur Boot Camp was recently recommended by Artwork Archive as a way to grow professionally and make priceless connections with other artists. Past Boot Camp participants agree:

[The NYSCA/NYFA Artist as Entrepreneur Boot Camp] was my most life-changing experience thus far! Nothing compares to being in a room full of diverse artists who all support and uplift each other in the pursuit of our goals! I am beyond grateful to everyone who organized the event and donated their time to teach us everything we needed to know about how to be successful entrepreneurs. My dreams felt so validated, and I left with a renewed energy pulling me full force towards my dreams; because I was empowered and armed with the knowledge needed to do so. Thank you, NYFA!!!

– Ashly LeGrant, Performance Artist

The NYSCA/NYFA Artist as Entrepreneur Boot Camp provided me with the skills I didn’t learn in art school! It was a great way to meet and learn from other artists and it helped me create an action plan to achieve my artistic goals. I feel confident that the information I learned in this program will help me build a sustainable career as a painter and art appraiser. This was a fun and useful experience I would recommend to any artist who has questions about fundraising, marketing, finances, and more.

– Melissa Huang, visual artist

This program is made possible through New York State Council on the Arts, State & Local Partnerships with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

Images, from top: NYSCA/NYFA Artist As Entrepreneur Boot Camp breakout groups, Arts Services Initiative of Western New York, October 2016; Photos: Natalie Brown; College Art Association/NYFA Artist As Entrepreneur Boot Camp, February 2017; Photo: NYFA