arts commission on how to Bill M a c D o n a l d ( A r t i s t s f o r Trust),Wendy packN e w m a n (Art Kids d e v e l o p an exhibition Starts T h i s has b e e n like A B C , " e n t h u s e s Rose.Terri concurs, " W e ' v e been given r e s o u r c e s , places to contact. in S c h o o l s ) , J o a n i B y e ( J o a n i B y e a n d the H o m e w r e c k e r s ) and Laubman (North Shore Katharine Continuing age, evaluate your target markets, understand the of E d u c a t i o n ) t e l l us a b o u t " A r t s in E d u c a t i o n . " M o s t a r t i s t s in t h e had no idea of the many ties for artists and room Today w e got tips, c o n t a c t s , a d i r e c tion." T h e sisters have d e v e l o p e d a creative process w o r k s h o p but stalled o n h o w to p r o m o t e and k e t it. " N o w w e k n o w w h a t t o next." Latti Esteghlalian b l o s s o m s w h e n she speaks of the porcelain she creates and tells of flowers were mardo expectations galleries, and negotiate opportuni- performers with w i t h i n t h e e d u c a t i o n a l s y s t e m , a t all levels.The skeptics are pleasantly s u r p r i s e d that these are paying opportunities teering as o p p o s e d t o volun- agents and galleries. Rich, a photographer, teacher, curator, and o w n e r of a successful The North greeting card company, stresses the i m p o r t a n c e of artists accepting that " a r t is a b u s i n e s s . B e i n g a n a r t i s t is a lot of w o r k w i t h a lot of responsibility. tone day. by Be/ks opportunities. refound, In " W o r k i n g i n t h e A r t s , " J u d i Piggot (Coordinator,Training Employment Programs, Vancouver Cultural and r e n e w e d confidence."I got a kickstart today!' she smiles. Vancouver Youth s e t the for the Photo llona Band Alliance) gets a hearty round of applause with o p e n i n g s t a t e m e n t , "I have t o tell y o u about her Face i t -- y o u are a self-employed small business." Paralleling Rich's session, Lionel Wilson's "Marketing for Performing don't w o r k i n g in t h e a r t s . T h e r e ' s p l e n t y o f w o r k i n g in t h e arts...not enough earning!" It's f o l l o w e d b y a n e a r standing ovation w h e n she a d m o n i s h e s artists to A r t i s t s " illustrates t h e l e s s o n s he's l e a r n e d d u r i n g his w o r k in t h e with enter- tainment industry working Capital R e c o r d s and B C T V . O n e of the marketing tools both Rich and W i l s o n r e c o m m e n d is t h e I n t e r n e t , w h i c h s p a r k s a l o t o f i n t e r e s t in M a r k R o s e and Casella, artists educators, celebrate end of a day. llona the Jerri visual and Fester's " A r t i s t O n the Information " s t o p t h i n k i n g like a s u p p l i cant. Artists are a sustainable r e s o u r c e -- l e t ' s not get clear-cut!" H i g h w a y " s e s s i o n . F e s t e r h a s 17 y e a r s o f e x p e r i e n c e in t h e c o m p u t e r field pre- A n d , it is t h e p r e s e n ters' recognition of artists' frustrations and the obstacles they face that g a r n e r s rave reviews and a p p r e c i a t i o n . Says p a i n t e r and Symposium and artist Committee Latti Chairperson meet at Una Fester a n d has c r e a t e d h u n d r e d s o f W e b sentations. H e explains what the Esteghlalian for closing Gallery. I n t e r n e t is, w h y it's s o p o p u l a r , a n d h o w artists can use the Internet to their benefit. reception Photo in the Artists Beiks Kids Trust successful Photo Beiks by by llona sculptor Joel L e v i n e . ' T m trying to b r i d g e the gap b e t w e e n my Fine A r t s degree, creating my art, and i n g it. T h e r e ' s a r e a l l a c k o f information o u t t h e r e . Y o u have t o market- H o w d o e s o n e e n d a day like this? A t a w i n e a n d c h e e s e r e c e p t i o n at t h e A r t i s t s f o r K i d s T r u s t G a l l e r y . S u r r o u n d e d by f e l l o w a r t i s t s a n d o n e o f t h e f i n e s t p r i v a t e c o l l e c t i o n s in B C , artists, organizers, and presenters e x c h a n g e ideas, e x p e r i e n c e s , names, and telephone numbers. I came to the s y m p o s i u m to w r i t e a s t o r y . I left w i t h t w o f u n d i n g s o u r c e s to a p p r o a c h , a stack of cards, possible partnership o p p o r t u n i t i e s , and, o h yes, a story. 0 s e a r c h f o r it. T h e s e t o p i c s a r e v e r y relevant. I found o u t about a p r o gram ("Art S t a r t s In S c h o o l s " ) t h a t it." are p a y s ! I'll d e f i n i t e l y f o l l o w u p o n Rose andTerri Casella, w h o visual artists, painters, and t e a c h e r s , couldn't be m o r e pleased with the day. " W e ' v e a l w a y s s t r u g g l e d b a c k and forth b e t w e e n the artistic and the financial. Like they can't co-exist. T h i s is t h e f i r s t t i m e e v e r t h a t come across information I've If you have any comments to this or the or sugges- tions in regards symposiums, Commission nsarts@istar.ca future Arts or e-mail t h a t is c o n - contact c r e t e . In t h e a r t s , it s e e m s t h a t e v e r y t h i n g is s o s k e t c h y , s o v a g u e . at 980-3559