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Symposium 2000: New Horizons community by Ilona Beiks W a hat c o u l d p o s s i b l y d r a w 120 people i n d o o r s -- a n d keep t h e m t h e r e -- f o r nine h o u r s o n a r a r e s u n n y Saturday in F e b r u a r y ? It's formidable c h a l l e n g e , but t h e N o r t h Shore Arts Commission's (NSAC's) t h i r d annual s y m p o s i u m did just that, generating a wave of excitement and i n s p i r a t i o n t h a t spilt o u t o n t o t h e s t r e e t at t h e e n d o f t h e day. W o r k s h o p s s u c h as A r t i s t s o n t h e Information Superhighway;The Enterprising Artist: Creating Sustainable l n c o m e ; A c t i n g a n d Directing; C u l t u r a l T o u r i s m ; and Public A r t O p p o r t u n i t i e s in N o r t h Diane of Spark Group Burroughes Business V a n c o u v e r p u s h e d artists t o e x p a n d their horizons. " T h e c u l t u r a l w o r k p l a c e is c o n stantly changing, r e q u i r i n g m a n y p e r s o n a l a d j u s t m e n t s as w e m o v e i n t o t h e n e w m i l l e n n i u m , " says D i a n e B u r r o u g h e s . In M a r k e t i n g f o r A r t i s t s : Creating Your Day Job, Burroughes e m p h a s i z e d t h a t " a r t i s t s n e e d business skills, yet a l o t of artists shy away f r o m that. T h e y ' r e focused o n t h e i r creativity and t h e i r w o r k . T h e n all of a s u d d e n they've g o t 2 0 c a n vases a n d , they a s k , ' H o w c o m e n o b o d y ' s c o m i n g t o s e e my w o r k ? ' " It's a l m o s t u n i v e r s a l -- a r t i s t s hate the B w o r d . " M o s t artists l o o k at business planning and they've g o t fear, W h e t h e r you're starting a business, o r w a n t t o p r e v e n t b r e a k d o w n o f y o u r e x i s t i n g business, h e r e are a f e w tips t o help plan y o u r j o u r n e y a n d m a k e it e a s i e r o n y o u r s o u l : I) R e s e a r c h y o u r i n d u s t r y a n d the m a r ket. D o y o u r m a p w o r k in a d v a n c e . 2) K n o w w h e r e y o u w a n t t o g o a n d the a l t e r n a t e r o u t e s t o get t h e r e . 3) Set up s h o r t and l o n g t e r m goals a n d o b j e c t i v e s . Figure o u t t h e m i l e p o s t s f o r y o u r journey. A n d finally, r e m e m b e r it's really all a b o u t the j o u r n e y -- n o t the d e s t i n a t i o n . B o n V o y a g e ! "« Fj -- ArtistTree Studios The Studio Space Where People Grow O n day t w o of the s y m p o s i u m , d o z e n s o f N o r t h S h o r e visual a n d p e r f o r m i n g artists e x h i b i t e d t h e i r w o r k s at A r t i s t T r e e Studios,an exciting new studio/workshop venue. L o c a t e d at 106 W e s t 1st S t r e e t in N o r t h V a n c o u v e r , t h e s p a c e is u n i q u e , e m b o d y i n g t h e o l d loft c h a r m of N e w Y o r k ' s a r t i s t i c d i s t r i c t s in its w a r m a n d inviting a m b i e n c e . T h e o p e n plan a l l o w s f o r a d y n a m i c e n v i r o n m e n t e n c o m p a s s i n g s t u d i o rentals, w o r k s h o p s , p e r f o r m a n c e s , a n d e v e n t s . T h i s is the r e a l i z a t i o n o f a long-held d r e a m f o r D e b r a D r a y t o n , a v e t e r a n m e m b e r of the a r t s c o m m u n i t y -- a p l a c e t h a t invites a r t i s t s t o c o m e o u t of i s o l a t i o n and be p a r t o f a s o c i a l m i x t h a t gives mutual s u p p o r t , e n c o u r a g e m e n t , and feedback. A r t i s t T r e e S t u d i o s invites y o u in t o be c u r i o u s and e x p l o r e creativity, in a s t u d i o space w h e r e p e o p l e g r o w . trepidation," acknowledges B u r r o u g h e s . She helps t o lessen this fear by e n c o u r a g i n g artists t o m a r r y the business aspect w i t h the creative e d g e : " D o n ' t u n d e r s e l l yourself; use creative visualization t o p i c t u r e w h e r e y o u w a n t t o go, t h e n d e v e l o p a stepby-step plan o n h o w t o go, and then d e v e l o p a plan o n h o w t o get t h e r e ; and n e t w o r k , n e t w o r k , n e t w o r k . " B u r r o u g h e s stresses t h e i m p o r t a n c e of c r e a t i n g a business plan as a vehicle f o r g r o w t h . " W h e n was the last t i m e y o u j u m p e d in t h e c a r for a l o n g - d i s t a n c e t r i p and n e g l e c t e d t o have the o i l , radiator, and tires c h e c k e d b e f o r e leaving? [Yet] this is h o w w e often s t a r t a n e w business. W e may k n o w w h e r e w e w a n t t o go, Diane Burroughes offers workshops to artists of all disciplines. She will present a two-day session: Portfolio Resume Development, Presentation 10 am-4 Development, and Networking Skills on April 29 and 30, 106 pm, at Artist Tree Studios, West I st Street, North Vancouver. For information, call 737-0611. For information about studio space or the monthly Artists' and w e can d r i v e , but w e d o n ' t always think of the basic steps n e e d e d in o r d e r t o arrive safely at o u r d e s t i n a t i o n . T h e n , y o u n e e d maps f o r the journey." 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