On September 14th, 2015, I was the recipient of a Center for Cultural Innovation – Creative Capacity Fund Quick Grant Program to attend artist development workshops through Creative Capital and the Los Angeles branch of CCI.

CCI
Founded in 2001, the Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI)’s mission is to promote knowledge sharing, networking and financial independence for individual artists and creative entrepreneurs by providing business training, grants, and incubating innovative projects that create new program knowledge, tools and practices for artists in the field.
This was the 2nd CCI Creative Capacity Fund Quick Grant I received for professional development. The CCI workshops were:
‘Where Did the Time go? Time Management for Artists’ workshop
‘Selling Your Art, Selling Yourself, and How to Feel Comfortable Doing Both’

Creative Capital Foundation is a New York-based, national non-profit which provides grants and advisory services to artist. The Creative Capital Workshops were:
Values-Based Goal Setting
Susan Koblin Schear
Effective Negotiation for Artists
Kirby Tepper
Web Site, Blog + Email Essentials
Sue Schaffner
Creating a Marketing Strategy
Dread Scott
Seven Elements of Strategic
Marketing, Brian Tate
Art Business Management
Byron Au Yong
Producing + Funding Your Community Engagement Campaign
Stephanie Bleyer
How to Approach + Engage with the Gatekeepers of the Art World
Sharon Louden