L-1 - The Business Of Art Workshop with Doug Johnson

What does it mean to establish yourself as an artist?  How do you write an artist statement, promote your artwork, establish pricing, market  to the public, create a website/social media presence, have exhibitions, create a legal business entity, apply for festivals and juried exhibitions, pay taxes, deduct expenses, develop a career, and keep from getting ripped off?  In this three hour workshop you’ll get the strategies you need to position yourself in the marketplace, develop your business plan, and begin the process of finally getting serious about your life as an artist.  

Presented by Doug Johnson (MCAC Executive Director and working artist), Doug Johnson has been a practicing artist for more than 35 years, he has exhibited in Chicago with the Peter Miller Gallery, the Addington Galleries, and the Chicago International Art Exhibition.  His artwork has appeared in the Chicago Tribune Sunday Magazine, Better Homes and Gardens, and is in many public, corporate, and private collections.

Lecture will be held in the Brandt Gallery, MCAC