February Round Table | A Conversation about funding sources for artists with: CAN Executive Director, Jessica Jarratt; RACC Grants Coordinator Tonisha Toler; Paige Coleman, Exec. Dir. Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods and info from MercyCorpsNW . EVENT DETAILS: NEW Date/Time: Sunday, February 28|...

We’re canceling the November 22nd Round Table – it looks like it’s a bit too close to Turkey Day, so we are rescheduling with the Creative Advocacy Network’s Executive Director Jessica Jarrett for our February 28th Round Table. We intend to have a grants person from the Regional...

Last week I wrote a line about how I could not imagine a higher calling for me than “being artist”. You can extend that to include serving artists (which is the goal behind Working Artists Network). For me, and for all humans methinks, creating is one of the basic needs of our species –...

Today’s Meeting Agenda Welcome and Introductions WAN Updates Public sector representation Programs Available, including upcoming showcases/exhibitions In the works and further development Export Program Video + Workbook + Resources Tutorials Online Educational Center Healthcare Handbook Preferred...

Okay. Last week the WAN team creating EXPORT ROUTES for Oregon artists’ work met to begin organizing WAN’s Export Program, and we have our first ambassador, Jeff Fisher of Jeff Fisher Logomotives fame on board! We’re in the early stage of developing this – and WAN is grateful...

Well, after a couple of weeks of editing, rewriting, editing some more, proof reading (and I KNOW there’s still typos somewhere!), et al the Guide is finally ready! You can download it right here: [Download not found] This contains the basic overview to the ENTIRE Working Artists Network program...

If you could have direct influence on the programs arts councils (like RACC) manage, and on a city’s budgeting process (like PDX’s) as it relates to arts biz funding, would you take the opportunity to do it?   Adrienne Fritze – taken for a story by Jenn Director Knudsen. Photo by Motoya...

Hi Folks ~ Please take a few minutes to go through the list of questions we have for the Mayor so far for our chat with him this coming Sunday, July 26th from 2-4 p.m. at the Urban Grind Coffeehouse at 2214 NE Oregon Street. PLEASE MAKE COMMENTS, ADD YOUR QUESTIONS OR IDEAS FOR HOW THE CITY AND INDIE...

Duane Snider, "Blue Collar Collector" and Guerilla Exhibitor graduate Duane Snider, one of the featured collector’s in this week’s episode of Oregon Art Beat, is a graduate of WAN’s intense business training program, the Guerilla Exhibitor [referred to as "GX"]. Participants...

Stability – an audio article Every day I draw from Patti  Acres‘ cool card deck she’s named “Calling forth™ cards”. This morning at 5:30 I drew “Stability- Simply defined: to be stable; to have firmness in position; to have strength to stand or endure” When...