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1:00pm MDT

How to be a Wealthy Musician SEATS AVAILABLE

Wednesday March 12, 2025 1:00pm - 1:45pm MDT

Using our Seven note Financial Scale, we provide financial literacy to the music community. Our mission is to show that no artist or anyone in the music business needs to give up their ambitions because of money. Built on our successful course taught at the University of Colorado Denver and shared with the community on our popular podcast, Musicians Tip Jar, we provide simple actions and solutions to manage and grow wealth as a musician.

Speakers

Chris Webb

Chris Webb Co-Founder, Musicians Tip Jar

Chris Webb is a Denver based musician who has successfully maintained a full-time career in music for over two decades. He owns the booking agency called "Colorado Professional Performers," teaches at the University of Colorado Denver in the music program and Co-founded Musicians... Read More →

Dave Tamkin

Musicians Tip Jar - Co-Founder, Musicians Tip Jar

Dave combines his collaborative management style with an energetic focus on networking and developing strategic partnerships. In 2009, Dave was instrumental in founding an online marketing agency, helping marketers and advertisers gain access to cleaner online traffic and enhanced... Read More →

Wednesday March 12, 2025 1:00pm - 1:45pm MDT
Prairie Sage 1 1200 Raintree Dr, Fort Collins, CO 80526

Creative Track

Subject Finance/Accounting, Mindset, Growth, Strategy
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1:00pm MDT

Art is Not a Business SEATS AVAILABLE

Wednesday March 12, 2025 1:00pm - 2:45pm MDT

Stage

Why is it so many artists/creatives resist creating business plans? Why do we dread engaging in marketing and sales? Why do we struggle to price our art? Because art, unlike business, is not "the practice of making one's living by engaging in commerce." But it's also not charity. Artists are not "poor businesspeople," we are just not traditional business people, and judging us by those standards keeps us in low-earning positions, stifles innovation, and pits us against each other. In this session, author and arts advocate Teresa Funke will lead the audience in a fast-paced, whine-free, out-of-the-box, open discussion of how we artists could potentially carve out a space for ourselves that operates somewhere between business and charity and redefines what "business success" looks like.

Speakers

Teresa Funke

Author, Arts Advocate, Community Catalyst, Owner Teresa Funke & Company, LLC

Teresa Funke is an author, speaker, blogger, playwright, part-owner of Blue Moose Art Gallery, and an arts and community catalyst. She is the founder and owner of Teresa Funke & Company, LLC and Victory House Press. She also owns and operates the Bursts of Brilliance® website, brand... Read More →

Wednesday March 12, 2025 1:00pm - 2:45pm MDT
Stage 1200 Raintree Dr, Fort Collins, CO 80526

Creative Track, Workshop

Subject People, Strategy, Creativity, Solopreneur/Freelancers
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2:00pm MDT

Beat Writing Roadblocks: Utilizing a Writing Community, Finding Your Voice, and Publishing Your Work SEATS AVAILABLE

Wednesday March 12, 2025 2:00pm - 2:45pm MDT

Prairie Sage 1

This session will focus on helping writers (from beginning to advanced) find and foster their own unique voice, write about their experience and get it out into the world. We'll talk about local support systems for writers, options for publication and promotion, and how to deal with the normal fears and roadblocks of writing your first novel, memoir, or article.

Speakers

Sarah Reichert

Director, Writing Heights Writers Association

Sarah Reichert (S.E. Reichert) is a writer, novelist, poet and blogger. She is the author of the Sweet Valley Series (nominated for the Colorado Book Awards in 2024) and is the Director and the Youth Coordinator of the Writing Heights Writers Association. Her work has been featured... Read More →

Wednesday March 12, 2025 2:00pm - 2:45pm MDT
Prairie Sage 1 1200 Raintree Dr, Fort Collins, CO 80526

Creative Track

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3:15pm MDT

How to find, evaluate and secure a residency SEATS AVAILABLE

Wednesday March 12, 2025 3:15pm - 4:00pm MDT

Lupine

Discover how to search for residency opportunities. Build your capacity to successfully apply for residencies without having to set all of your creative work aside. Develop high-quality descriptions to be able to convey a short bio, your personal philosophy, what inspires you, and why you are interested in the residency offered.

Speakers

Ashley Kasprzak

Partner for Purpose, Ashley Kasprzak Consulting, LLC

Ashley Kasprzak believes that creative people make our community more interesting and unified. Artists are as valuable to community as business leaders, professionals and service workers. They can benefit from residency programs and to often do not apply. Ashley wants to artists thrive... Read More →

Wednesday March 12, 2025 3:15pm - 4:00pm MDT
Lupine 1200 Raintree Dr, Fort Collins, CO 80526

Creative Track

Subject Strategy, Growth, Small & Medium Business, Creativity
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3:15pm MDT

Leveraging and Protecting Your Creative Work SEATS AVAILABLE

Wednesday March 12, 2025 3:15pm - 4:00pm MDT

Prairie Sage 1

Whether you are a painter, performer, artisan or other type of creative entrepreneur, your original creative output is the lifeblood of your business. The creative expression in your work is your own intellectual property that can be leveraged, licensed, or protected to bring you profit and sustainability. This session, presented by Colorado Attorneys for the Arts (CAFTA), will cover the basic principles of copyright law and how it can be used to safeguard or harness your valuable creative assets.

Speakers

Meredith Badler

Deputy Director, Colorado Business Committee for the Arts (CBCA)

Meredith Badler is the Deputy Director at Colorado Business Committee for the Arts (CBCA). She enjoys making a positive impact in Colorado through creativity and community partnerships every single day. Meredith oversees all of CBCA’s programs, major events, research and trainings... Read More →

Brian Hanning

Hanning Law Ltd., Hanning Law

Brian Hanning is the attorney owner of Hanning Law Limited, a law firm serving Northern Colorado. Hanning Law is focused on assisting small businesses with their legal structure, contract, and intellectual property. Brian volunteers with Colorado Attorneys for the Arts and local Small... Read More →

Wednesday March 12, 2025 3:15pm - 4:00pm MDT
Prairie Sage 1 1200 Raintree Dr, Fort Collins, CO 80526

Creative Track

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