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Webinar Series: Building Your Creative Career

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Artist Maria Lavender stands in front of a collaboratively created painting, on display at Collaboration as Critique: An Exhibition in Peoria, Illinois in 2023.

A hands-on webinar series for artists looking to build visibility, funding, and momentum.

Building a creative career that connects your work with new audiences takes intention. There’s no one-size-fits-all strategy, but learning from others can make the process easier, and less isolating.

This free webinar series brings together artists and creatives from across the Midwest to share practical, real-world guidance on the skills that support creative work beyond the studio.

Across these sessions, you’ll gain actionable tools to showcase your work, pursue funding, and grow your visibility across platforms.

Can’t attend live? All sessions will be recorded and shared with registered attendees, then added to this page.

Artist Websites: Approaches & Tips for Success

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A professional website can showcase your art and connect with your audience. This webinar with educator, software engineer, and artist Anniessa Antar will guide you through the essential components you need and clarify whether now is the right time to build your site. We’ll cover the fundamental steps to get you started, from choosing a platform to presenting your portfolio effectively.

Featuring

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    Anniessa Antar

    software engineer + culture worker + educator

    Anniessa is an educator, software engineer, and artist. Her work centers sensory, playful collaboration to make liberation irresistible.

     

     

Writing for Impact: Artist Grants that Speak to Reviewers

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This webinar offers artists practical tools to craft grant applications and proposals that resonate with decision makers. Anitra Budd will blend the essentials of strong writing with insights into how reviewers evaluate applications, helping you write with confidence and clarity.

Featuring

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    Anitra Budd

    Copywriter and Editor

    Anitra Budd has 25+ years of experience in publishing, arts administration, and copywriting. She has reviewed grants for Erie Arts and Culture, the Minnesota State Arts Board, and the NEA, among others.

     

     

Artist Documentation: 2D, 3D, Video

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Documentation is often the first way audiences and funders encounter your work. In this panel session, artists and documentation specialists Mariah Moneda, Christopher Selleck, and Seth Dahlseid discuss approaches for capturing 2D, 3D, and video artwork for portfolios, applications, and digital platforms, from DIY setups to professional techniques.

 

Featuring

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    Mariah Moneda

    Artist

    Mariah Moneda (b.1997) is an interdisciplinary artist and instructor. She received her BFA from Arizona State University, an MFA from University of Wisconsin – Madison, and is in pursuit of her second MFA at the School of Human Ecology.

     

     

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    Christopher Selleck

    Artist + Photographer + Educator

    Christopher Selleck was born in Augusta, GA. He received his BFA in Photography from the University of MN-Twin Cities in 2013 and his MFA in Visual Studies and Photography from the Minneapolis College of Art & Design in 2016. Selleck currently divides his time between an active studio practice and teaching photography at the Minneapolis College.

     

     

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    Seth Dahlseid

    Multimedia Artist & Technical Director

    Seth is a Minneapolis-based Art Documentation Specialist and Technical Director with over a decade of experience in video documentation and photography of contemporary art. Currently serving as Systems Administrator at MacPhail Center for Music, Seth brings extensive technical expertise to his work documenting 2D and 3D artworks and consulting with artists on multimedia installations from ideation through install. His clients include the Walker Art Center, Soap Factory, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, The M, MCAD, MCBA, The Orange Advisory, and Three Rivers Park District. Seth holds a BFA from the University of Minnesota, where he studied photography and moving image.

     

Stop the Scroll: Video Tactics for Artists on Social Media

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Social media doesn’t have to feel overwhelming or inauthentic. Artists Jennifer Meeker, Ramona Muse Lambert, and Akwi Nji discuss different ways to use video to share your work and process to connect with online audiences. Drawing from both artistic practice and communications strategy, this conversation offers adaptable ideas you can use across platforms.

Featuring

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    Jennifer Meeker

    Ceramic Artist

    Tree-hugging Indiana based artist creates one of a kind stoneware creations inspired by nature. She uses her own carving, layering, and glazing techniques that are then fired in an oxidation firing to achieve a realistic look.

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    Ramona Muse Lambert

    Artist

    Ramona Muse Lambert loves illustration, painting, video, music and textiles. She sells wholesale art, loves assembling creative events, collaborating with folks that make things and raising her three sons with her lovely (more organized) husband.

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    Akwi Nji

    Artist and Brand Strategist

    Akwi Nji is an interdisciplinary artist and communications strategist whose work spans visual art, poetry, performance, and creative and brand storytelling for clients across the United States.