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The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists Names 16 Artist Fellows for its 2019 Art-Business Accelerator Program

12/10/2018 by adminbolhuis

Designated Artists To Receive Free Tuition for the Fund’s Intensive Educational Program, Which Features Tailored Business Training and Expertise

SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO (November 27, 2018) — The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists (CHF), the acclaimed national nonprofit organization, has chosen 16 artist fellows for its 2019 Art-Business Accelerator Program. The selected artists will participate next year in CHF’s innovative and comprehensive initiative, a yearlong virtual course of business study for visual artists that is designed to impart the necessary business training to succeed as entrepreneurs and make a complete living through the creation of their art.

Fellows in the program receive customized business training, publicity, network-building opportunities, sales assistance, and one-on-one support to boost their careers and help make their businesses self-sustaining. The educational program consists of broad strategic workshops and labs delivered by remote technology (a laptop or desktop computer is required), and provides participants with practical knowledge that’s actionable in the real world, including information about how to develop a business strategy, build a compelling brand narrative, find buyers for their art, negotiate contracts, handle copyrights, communicate more effectively, and manage their finances and taxes. Each workshop is led by an expert in the pertinent subject matter, and the labs are deep dives that include extensive time for Q&A, allowing our Fellows to obtain feedback on their specific questions and hear the perspectives of their peers.

At the course’s conclusion in December 2019, CHF will select a group of participants to continue into a second fellowship year that features even more personalized coaching and assistance with signature projects, as determined jointly by CHF and the artist. The CHF team will provide these artists with one-on-one business support and guidance to ensure the greatest possible positive impact on each recipient’s business. This support can include anything from assistance with strategy and implementation, to help in evaluating bids from vendors to carry out specific tasks, such as designing a website or drawing up a contract.

Of the 113 artists who applied for the Fellowship in September 2018, 23% came from the Four Corners region (Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico), with 11% from New Mexico, which is unsurprising given that CHF is based in Santa Fe. Fifteen percent of applicants were from the tri-state metro New York City area, where CHF’s other office is located. Fourteen percent were from California. The average applicant has been a professional artist for approximately 15 years.

“This year’s group of applicants was very diverse, in terms of medium, style, genre, stage of career, business model, interests, background, and location. It was a really broad, fascinating group, which made for a competitive and exciting selection process,” said Elizabeth Hulings, CHF’s director. “One of the things we have to do is make sure the cohort will integrate and coalesce around the intense work they’ll be doing,” she added, “and that was a bit of a puzzle this time around. We are thrilled for our 16 Fellows and anticipate a vigorous and fun Accelerator in 2019.”

The 2019 Clark Hulings Fund Fellows are:

Terri Albanese, Westerville, Ohio, Glass painting
Manuelita Brown, Encinitas, California, Bronze sculpture
Carrie Cook, Austin, Texas, Painting
Sharon Crute, Saratoga Springs, New York, Painting
Andie Freeman, Apex, North Carolina, Oil painting
Adreon Henry, Austin, Texas, Mixed media
Robin Holder, West Milford, New Jersey, Mixed media
Jonathan Keeton, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Watercolor and acrylic painting
Steven Lester, Canton, Georgia, Acrylic painting
Kara Maria, San Francisco, California, Painting and mixed media
James Moore, San Jose, California, Mixed media and sculpture
Bradley Reyes, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Acrylic painting
Tim Saternow, Jersey City, New Jersey, Watercolor painting
Todd Scalise, Erie, Pennsylvania, Installations
April Wagner, Pontiac, Michigan, Glass
Karen Whitman, Bearsville, New York, Printmaking

For biographical info on each artist, please go to https://clarkhulingsfund.org/accelerator/#fellows and click on the 2019 tab.

About The Clark Hulings Fund
The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists (CHF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that champions economic sustainability for working artists. We do this by delivering business education and entrepreneurial learning through a rigorous Art-Business Accelerator, a Digital Learning Portal, in-person education events in local communities, and a federation of artist-formed and artist-led networks of opportunity. All of this work achieves one aim: equip visual artists to thrive as self-sustaining entrepreneurs.

The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists Announces Its Art-Business Conference in the Washington DC Metro Area, March 23-24, 2019

11/13/2018 by Susan von Seggern

Washington, DC – The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists (CHF) is excited to announce its Art-Business Conference in the Washington DC metro area, an event that seeks to inspire visual artists to “Conquer the Changing Marketplace.” This weekend-long business- development workshop will give professional working artists the chance to take a deep dive into the business side of their art careers. Scheduled for March 23 and 24, 2019, the two-day conference is co-sponsored by Artists & Makers Studios, an art center complex dedicated to providing a supportive and vibrant environment for artists to realize their creative goals.

The event manifests CHF’s assertion that “Art is a business and artists should run it.” With the art market undergoing rapid and significant change—not only with regard to technology but also HOW art is marketed, bought, and sold—artists need to reclaim their rightful position at the center of the industry. The Art-Business Conference will help them to take charge of their careers, captivate their audience, maximize the extraordinary professional advantages they already possess and sell their art effectively and profitably.

Topics will include building an action plan, creating a brand story, rocking their portfolio, multiplying revenue streams, pricing for profit, selling art online effectively, building a strong support team, squashing resistance, sales strategies, and much more. All sessions are interactive, allowing artists to work together and engage conference leaders with their specific business questions.

The program will be led by Elizabeth Hulings, CHF director and co-founder; Carolyn Edlund, CHF sales director, and events manager; and Daniel DiGriz, CHF education director. “With a vibrant gallery scene, museums attracting visitors from around the globe, and unparalleled public art, we are thrilled to deliver tangible business skills and training in this exciting market, and to partner with Artists & Makers Studios.” says Hulings.

The event fee is $395, but CHF is offering an extra early-bird price of $295 until January 15, and an early-bird price of $345 until March 1, 2019, when the regular price of $395 starts. Tickets are available here. In addition to conference admission, ticket holders will receive one year of “Colleague”-level access to CHF’s Business Accelerator Portal, a comprehensive online learning and community resource for working artists.

About The Clark Hulings Fund
The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists (CHF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that champions economic sustainability for working artists. We do this by delivering business education and entrepreneurial learning through a rigorous Business Accelerator, a Digital Learning Portal, in-person education events in local communities, and a federation of artist-formed and artist-led networks of opportunity. All of this work achieves one aim: equip visual artists to thrive as self-sustaining entrepreneurs.

The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists Announces Its Art-Business Conference in Fort Lauderdale, February 1-2, 2019

11/12/2018 by Susan von Seggern

October 25, 2018, Fort Lauderdale, Florida – The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists (CHF) is excited to announce its Art-Business Conference in Fort Lauderdale, an event that seeks to inspire visual artists to “Conquer the Changing Marketplace.” This weekend-long business- development workshop will give professional working artists the chance to take a deep dive into the business side of their art careers. Scheduled for February 1 and 2, 2019, the event is funded in part by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners through the Broward Cultural Council. The two-day conference is co-sponsored by ArtServe, an active incubator for Broward County’s growing art community.

The program will be led by Elizabeth Hulings, CHF director and co-founder; Carolyn Edlund, CHF sales director, and events manager; and Daniel DiGriz, CHF education director. “South Florida has emerged as an important art hub,” says Hulings. “We are thrilled to be delivering tangible business skills and training in this exciting market.”

The event fee is $395, but CHF is offering an extra early-bird price of $295, until November 15, and an early-bird price of $345 until January 1, 2019, when the regular price of $395 starts. Tickets are available here. In addition to conference admission, ticket holders will receive one year of “Colleague”-level access to CHF’s Business Accelerator Portal, a comprehensive online learning resource for working artists.

About The Clark Hulings Fund
The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists (CHF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that champions economic sustainability for working artists. We do this by delivering business education and entrepreneurial learning through a rigorous Business Accelerator, a Digital Learning Portal, in-person education events in local communities, and a federation of artist-formed and artist-led networks of opportunity. All of this work achieves one aim: equip visual artists to thrive as self-sustaining entrepreneurs.

Art / My Way – A New Video Series Exploring Artists’ Creative Process Debuts

08/03/2018 by Susan von Seggern

Pixels, the World’s Largest Art Marketplace with More Than 500,000 Artists, Sponsors Online Show

Santa Monica, CA – July 17, 2018 – A new series of artist profiles, “Art / My Way,” launches today on Pixels at https://pixels.com/videos.html?videotype=artMyWay.

What drives artists to do what they do? How do their lives and their work inform one another? “Art /My Way” is an inspiring video series which tells the stories of modern American visual artists and how they established themselves creatively.

Capturing the essence of creative professionals at the intersection of their craft and their story, “Art / My Way” provides an intimate look inside the minds of working artists in an entertaining three-minute format. Each episode reveals a unique perspective for art lovers while providing artists with ideas and motivation to create a career around their work.

Beautifully shot by documentary filmmaker Jeff Bloom, the videos were produced by Pixels, the world’s largest art marketplace and print-on-demand technology company.

The videos feature some of the most interesting artists who use Pixels to showcase and sell their work online. The first two “pilot” episodes of “Art /My Way” profile South African-born painter Jabu and Oregon native landscape photographer Nicki Frates, who both currently reside in Los Angeles.

This series speaks to overcoming the fear and adversity that get in the way of lifelong dreams and illustrates how basic needs can drive innovation and entrepreneurship. Through intimate and candid moments, “Art / My Way” cuts to the heart of what motivates artists to create and the risks and sacrifices they have made to get where they are today.

Jabu was born in Johannesburg, South Africa’s Alexander Township during apartheid and views the great Nelson Mandela as his hero. Jabu sees himself as an “artivist,” or an activist artist. As a youth he was imprisoned for a year for making Mandela t-shirts! While brief, the video manages to delve into Jabu’s artistic methods, some of his most prominent works, and what pop star he feels is as much of a leader as Martin Luther King Jr (hint, he was recently at the Louvre). To view the video, please go to: https://youtu.be/AUqaYk3SdsY.

Daughter of renowned commercial photographer Dennis Frates, Nicki Frates grew up accompanying her dad on shoots. Fear of somehow not living up to his example caused her to go into fashion as her creative outlet, but photography wouldn’t let her go. Now she is an award-winning landscape photographer who braves extreme weather to shoot in beautiful but challenging locations. With a unique definition of success, Nicki is doing Art /My Way. To see her video, please go to: https://youtu.be/AZDHuF5sl44.

Pixels CEO Sean Broihier notes, “Many of our artists have built their careers the same way that we built our business – by creatively bootstrapping, not by being anointed by a VC firm or an art gallery. We are thrilled to give them a platform to explain how they do their art, their way.”

The Clark Hulings Fund Invites Visual Artists to Apply for Fellowships to its Innovative Business Accelerator Program

08/03/2018 by Susan von Seggern

National nonprofit provides artists with customized business training and support to help them take charge of their careers and make their businesses self-sustaining

Santa Fe, New Mexico – On September 1st, 2018, The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists (CHF) will begin accepting applications for its 2019 Business Accelerator Program, an intensive year-long course of business study for professional working artists. Through this innovative web-based program, currently in its fifth year, the national nonprofit organization is transforming the art industry by providing visual artists with the business training they need to succeed as entrepreneurs and make a complete living through the creation of their art.

A total of 20 Fellows will be selected to receive free tuition for CHF’s 2019 Business Accelerator, which will provide them with customized business training, network-building opportunities, publicity, and one-on-one support to boost their careers and make their art practices self-sustaining. At the end of year one, each Fellow will have established a viable business objective and developed an “investment-grade” business plan for an entrepreneurial project that furthers the objective. A select group of the 2019 Fellows will be chosen to continue on to the program’s second year, during which they will work directly with the Accelerator team to hone their skills, ensure accountability, and capitalize their proposed projects.

With this groundbreaking program, CHF is filling a vacuum that exists in the art industry. Art schools rarely teach business skills, but these are essential if visual artists are to seize lucrative opportunities in a timely manner, and navigate an industry rife with predatory middlemen who foster artists’ dependency by exploiting their insecurities about their business acumen. To thrive economically, artists must fund and operate their businesses, often on a shoestring budget, while creating salable work that still realizes their creative vision.

Visual artists are fully capable of achieving these goals, but they just need access to the right resources and skills. CHF’s comprehensive Business Accelerator Program provides all this and more. Through the program’s monthly workshops, interactive labs, and required assignments, participants obtain practical training that’s actionable in the real world. They learn how to develop a business strategy, hone their brand narrative, be proactive about marketing, find buyers for their art, negotiate contracts, handle copyrights, communicate more effectively, and manage their finances and taxes. Every session is led by a subject-matter expert, and labs include extensive time for Q&A, allowing the Fellows to get feedback on their specific business questions and hear each other’s perspectives.

Fellows also receive free all-inclusive access to CHF’s comprehensive digital learning portal, which delivers business education to artists in formats they already consume—learning videos and tools, expert columns, Q&As with leading figures in the art world, and podcasts that are distributed through iTunes and other syndicated networks.

Although the educational components form the core of the Business Accelerator Program, participants also gain publicity for their work—through CHF’s Thriving Artist™ podcast, social-media accounts, press outreach, and other channels—and, even more importantly, they build a powerful network of allies via their peers in the program. Being a visual artist is often a solitary pursuit, but CHF Accelerator Fellows communicate with each other directly on an ongoing basis through workshop and labs, a closed Facebook group for current and past Fellows, and other one-on-one and small-group interactions.

Beyond training, funding, and personalized support, CHF’s pioneering program also gives artists something that’s more intangible but just as crucial: a new outlook on their businesses, and the confidence that they have both the right and the ability to break out of the boxes in which they’ve been penned. “Those walls exist only to serve the gatekeepers who built them,” says CHF Director Elizabeth Hulings. “We’re here to knock them down so that artists are free to act in their own best interests, individually and collectively.”

APPLICATION PERIOD
September 1 – September 30, 2018. Artists are strongly encouraged to pre-register here, to receive email updates on the application process and deadlines. In addition, pre-registrants will receive free “Colleague”-level access to our digital learning portal.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
To be considered for CHF’s Business Accelerator Fellowship, applicants must be professional painters, artists working on paper, and/or sculptors who:

Employ traditional media (Applicants who use photography, film, and/or video will also be considered, but these may not be the sole media with which they work.)
Have had their work exhibited and/or published professionally
Are pursuing specific opportunities or projects for which business support from CHF would make a substantive difference
Are United States citizens or permanent residents
Have not previously been awarded a Fellowship or grant from CHF

CHF does not give preference to any particular movement, style, or art-world trend; all painters, sculptors, and artists working on paper are eligible.

cFELLOWSHIP BENEFITS
The 20 Business Accelerator Fellows will receive:

Full tuition to CHF’s live 2019 Business Accelerator course, consisting of monthly strategic workshops and labs focused on key issues (e.g., contracts, negotiations, sales, marketing, relationship management, etc.), facilitated by subject-matter experts
The customized support of CHF’s Business Accelerator team and powerful individual consultations with other experts in the business of art, business growth, and strategy
Free, all-inclusive access to CHF’s comprehensive digital learning portal
PR exposure via CHF’s digital media, social/PR channels, and events calendar
Introductions to industry leaders (e.g., successful artists, gallerists, collectors, curators, etc.), invitations to regional/local events (as available), and referrals to CHF’s stable of vetted professional partners
Multiple opportunities to collaborate with the other Fellows to advance their careers and shape CHF’s Accelerator for future participants
Automatic inclusion in The Artist Federation, a self-organized network for professional visual artists

From the main group of 20 Fellows, a select subset will be chosen to move on to year two, during which CHF’s Accelerator team will provide one-on-one support to maximize the impact of what they learned in the first year and help them capitalize their projects.

APPLICATION & SELECTION PROCESS
Artists must apply online. Those who make it past the first round will have their applications considered by CHF’s educational leadership team, which will select 20 Fellows to participate in the program based on the following criteria:

An artist’s original application
A demonstrable commitment to actively managing his/her business

TIMING
CHF’s 2019 Business Accelerator Fellows will be named in November 2018, and the program begins in January 2019.

About The Clark Hulings Fund
The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists (CHF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that champions economic sustainability for working artists. We do this by delivering business education and entrepreneurial learning through our rigorous Business Accelerator, a digital learning portal, in-person education events in local communities, and a federation of artist-formed and artist-led networks of opportunity. All of this work achieves one aim: equip visual artists to thrive as self-sustaining entrepreneurs.

The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists Announces Its Art Business Summit in Dallas-Fort Worth, September 7-9

07/06/2018 by Susan von Seggern

Dallas, Texas – The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists (CHF) is excited to announce its Art Business Summit in Dallas-Fort Worth, an event that seeks to inspire visual artists to “Conquer the Changing Marketplace.” This weekend-long business-development workshop will give professional working artists the chance to take a deep dive into the business side of their art careers. Scheduled for September 7th through 9th, the summit will take place at The Alexander Mansion (4607 Ross Avenue), just blocks from Dallas’ vibrant Arts District.

The event manifests CHF’s assertion that “Art is a business and artists should run it.” With the art market undergoing rapid and significant change—not only with regard to technology but also HOW art is marketed, bought, and sold—artists need to reclaim their rightful position at the center of the industry. The Art Business Summit will help them to take charge of their careers, captivate their audience, maximize the extraordinary professional advantages they already possess, and sell their art effectively and profitably.

Topics will include building an action plan, creating a brand story, rocking their portfolio, multiplying revenue streams, pricing for profit, selling art online effectively, building a strong support team, squashing resistance, sales strategies, and much more. They can also participate in interactive sessions where they get to ask summit leaders their specific business questions.

In addition to all of the fantastic learning opportunities, the summit kicks off on Friday, September 7th at 4pm with a reception and art business congress, an opportunity to meet informally with local organizations and individuals whose mission is to serve artists. The summit will close on Sunday, September 9th, with a 6pm soiree that offers participants the chance to decompress, have a glass of wine, and make plans to meet up with each other in the future to build on the connections they establish this weekend.

The program will be led by Elizabeth Hulings, CHF director and co-founder; Carolyn Edlund, CHF sales director and events manager; and Daniel DiGriz, CHF education director. “Texas is home to a remarkably large number of working artists,” says Hulings. “We are thrilled to be delivering tangible business skills and training in the Lone Star State.”

The event fee is $395, but CHF is offering an earlybird price of $245, until August 1st with the coupon code EARLYBIRD. Tickets are available here. In addition to summit admission, ticket holders will receive one year of “Colleague”-level access to CHF’s Business Accelerator Portal, a comprehensive online learning resource for working artists.

The location for this career-changing event is The Alexander Mansion. Since 1930, this stately structure has been home to The Dallas Woman’s Forum, which is now in its 111th year and still a force to be reckoned with in the city. The Forum is currently engaged in a full restoration of the historic mansion, one of the few remaining original homes on Ross Avenue and a remarkable example of its era. CHF welcomes the opportunity to call attention to this beautiful space, as well as to the Forum’s ongoing efforts to champion its community’s rich history, and its art and design.

CHF is also pleased to collaborate on this event with noted Dallas reputation management agency Morrow & Associates, Inc.

About The Clark Hulings Fund
The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists (CHF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that champions economic sustainability for working artists. We do this by delivering business education and entrepreneurial learning through a rigorous Business Accelerator, a Digital Learning Portal, in-person education events in local communities, and a federation of artist-formed and artist-led networks of opportunity. All of this work achieves one aim: equip visual artists to thrive as self-sustaining entrepreneurs.

Clark Hulings Fund Fellows Continue to Make Waves in the Art World with May Events

05/10/2018 by Susan von Seggern

New York City – Acclaimed national nonprofit organization, The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists (CHF), which has the unique mission of equipping professional visual artists to be self-sustaining entrepreneurs, continues to see its 2017-18 Fellows impact the art world in May with a variety of exhibits, honors, and other activities.

Two CHF Fellows are part of the always enchanting annual “Teapots!” exhibit through May 26 at the Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Wood sculptor Aaron Laux, of Madison, Wisconsin, has his heart rooted in the upper Midwest. This connection to the land has yielded an ethical approach to building art, and giving priority to local and reclaimed materials. He is committed to fusing art and design to help develop better, more livable public spaces. Much of his work is produced through commissions and is in collections nationally. Kristin LeVier is an Idaho-based sculptor who transforms wood and metal into contemporary pieces that embody a sense of motion and are inspired by the natural world. Her passion for sculpture goes back 13 years, when she decided to leave her career as a molecular biologist to pursue sculpture full-time. Kristin will also be exhibiting work in May in group shows at American Art Company in Tacoma, Washington, The Gallery of Wood Art in St. Paul, Minnesota, and Gallery in the Park in Richland, Washington.

Nature’s loveliness never ceases to captivate Paula Ensign, who is based on Bainbridge Island, a 40-minute ferry from downtown Seattle. Her perfect day will always be sunshine, a view, and a pen or paintbrush in her hand. She loves becoming a part of the landscape and connecting with the sensory experiences that make each location special. Her unique ink drawings with watercolor accents were inspired by trips to the Oregon Coast, and they will be on view in May at the White Bird Gallery in Cannon Beach, Oregon.

Beaufort, North Carolina–based photo-realist Donna Lee Nyzio has had one of her favorite works, “Bad Penny,” juried into the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society Best of America Small Painting Exhibition, which is taking place at Richland Fine Art in Nashville, Tennessee, from April 30 to May 26. She is happy for this painting to be included in a second national show. Each entry was reviewed and scored by an independent jury panel of 5 NOAPS Master Artists or Signature Members. The panel selected paintings for the exhibit based on the quality and individual mastery of the medium. Also in May, Donna will be taking part in Plein Air Farm Days at the Kuerner Farm, Brandywine River Museum of Art, in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. The farm is a National Historic Landmark, where Andrew Wyeth found intriguing subjects for over 70 years.

Boulder, Colorado–based Belgin Yücelen’s sculpture series “Eternity is Ours” and her “Floating Tales,” a print series about imaginary stories taking places in imaginary lands, will be displayed at the Edge of Excess II exhibition at the Foundry Art Center in Saint Charles, Missouri, from May 11 to June 22. Her print “Today I was with Picasso” will be shown at the Identity Spectrum Exhibition at Susquehanna Art Museum, in Harrisburg, PA, between May 4 and August 5, 2018. Another print titled “Of a Single Soul” will be exhibited at the group exhibition Artivism at Pollak Gallery, Monmouth University, New Jersey, from April 1 to May 31. These two prints are part of a series titled “Overwritten Scripts” which she created with the intent to emphasize the inequality that exists based on socio-cultural norms rather than Islamic principles, which regard men and women equal in humanity.

The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History is acquiring Santa Fe–based painter Willy Bo Richardson’s “Number 1” for their permanent collection. The museum features artists influenced by the region and includes masterworks by Georgia O’Keeffe, Raymond Jonson, Fritz Scholder, and Jaune Quick-to-See Smith. To celebrate the acquisition, the Richard Levy Gallery in Albuquerque, which represents Richardson, will be hosting a solo exhibition of his work, including “Number 1.” The exhibition, titled “Navigation,” will run in the project room from April 20 to May 25, with an artist reception on Saturday, May 12, from 6-8 pm.

About The Clark Hulings Fund
The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists (CHF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that champions economic sustainability for working artists. We do this by delivering business education and entrepreneurial learning through a rigorous Business Accelerator, a Digital Learning Portal, in-person education events in local communities, and a federation of artist-formed and artist-led networks of opportunity. All of this achieves one aim: equip visual artists to thrive so the world can benefit from their vision. The Clark Hulings Fund 2017 Annual Report is available now at https://clarkhulingsfund.org/reports/.

The Clark Hulings Fund Presents “Mightier Marketing for Visual Artists” Presentation at Artexpo New York, Friday April 20

04/09/2018 by Susan von Seggern

Los Angeles, CA – The Clark Hulings Fund (CHF), equips visual artists to be self-sustaining entrepreneurs by providing them with business training and support, is bringing its message of artist empowerment to Artexpo New York with a presentation on Friday April 20, at 2:45pm, at Pier 94, 711 12th Ave, New York, NY 10019.

The panel, entitled “Mightier Marketing for Visual Artists,” will be given by Clark Hulings Fund Marketing and Education Director Daniel DiGriz. The talk will cover: understanding your audience to create messages that resonate; combining marketing channels to increase audience reach; turning an art practice into a compelling ongoing narrative and engaging social story; and collaborating with other artists to produce professional grade marketing events on a shoestring.

After the talk Clark Hulings Fund Executive Director Elizabeth Hulings and Daniel will be available for five-minute one on one micro-consultations on marketing and art business strategy until 8pm.

“We are so excited to work with Artexpo New York,” notes Hulings, CHF’s founder. “We love that they help hundreds of established and emerging artists get more exposure, and that they are also committed to supporting them with the business side of art. We are happy to partner with them on this.”

“We had been noticing what CHF was up to from some time,” says Artexpo New York Managing Director of Marketing Linda Mariano, adding, “we’re thrilled that they are able to bring their game-changing message to the show, since one of our goals is to empower artists’ success.”

Artexpo New York takes place from April 19-22. This year, they will host over 400 innovative exhibiting artists, galleries, and publishers from across the globe, showcasing exciting original artwork, prints, paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography, ceramics, giclee, lithographs, glass works and more—all under one roof at Pier 94.

About The Clark Hulings Fund
The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists (CHF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that champions economic sustainability for working artists. We do this by delivering business education and entrepreneurial learning through a rigorous Business Accelerator, a Digital Learning Portal, in-person education events in local communities, and a federation of artist-formed and artist-led networks of opportunity. All of this achieves one aim: equip visual artists to thrive as self-sustaining entrepreneurs.

About Artexpo New York
Now celebrating its 40 Year Anniversary, Artexpo New York offers Three Shows in One Venue and the world’s largest fine art marketplace. Located at the renowned Pier 94 event venue in Manhattan, Artexpo New York brings together the largest international gathering of qualified trade buyers—including gallery owners and managers, art dealers, interior designers, architects, corporate art buyers and art and framing retailers. The annual curated expo introduces more than 400 of the world’s leading publishers, galleries and collectors face to face with hundreds of established and emerging artists from across the globe. More than 35,000 avid art enthusiasts attend each year to enjoy exciting and original artwork, prints, paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography, ceramics, giclee, lithographs and glass works – all under one roof and within 135,000 square feet of uninterrupted convention space.

Alongside Artexpo New York, the world’s largest fine art trade show, is [SOLO] highlighting established and independent emerging artists and [FOTO SOLO] featuring fine art photography from some of the world’s finest abstract, contemporary and realist photographers. Artexpo New York also features its annual lineup of interactive and educational programming, including Art Labs, Spotlight Program, the LaunchPad Artist Program, and the Topics & Trends Education Program. For further information, visit www.artexponewyork.com.

Clark Hulings Fund Fellows Continue to Impact the Art World with March Events

03/07/2018 by Susan von Seggern

New York City – Acclaimed national nonprofit organization, The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists (CHF), who have a unique mission to equip professional visual artists to be self-sustaining entrepreneurs, continue to see their 2017-18 fellows impact the art world in March with a variety of exhibits, honors and other activities.

San Francisco based painter Holly van Hart will show her abstracted nature paintings in a solo exhibition at X-Power Gallery in Beverly Hills, CA from March 1 to April 30. The show is titled “Paradise Found.” On Sunday March 4 there will be a meet the artist event from 2-5pm. Tickets for the event are $50 each and will benefit the Keep A Breast Foundation™, the leading youth-focused, global, nonprofit breast cancer organization.

Santa Monica based Gregg Chadwick will have a booth at the inaugural Los Angeles edition of The Other Art Fair which comes to DTLA from March 15-18. Chadwick will show a selection of artworks from his traveling exhibition Mystery Train, which examines the mythos of America as seen through the physical and cultural history of the railroad in the United States, and also a new series of works that engage the viewer in the story of Los Angeles. Hosted at the Majestic Downtown, and presented by the world’s leading online art gallery Saatchi Art, the Fair showcases work by 110 talented emerging artists, each hand-picked by a selection committee of art world experts. Art lovers can visit the fair with the confidence that they are buying from the very best and most promising emerging artists in a unique and immersive experience.

Photo-realist artist Donna Lee Nyzio has had her work “A Good Morning on the Water” chosen as a finalist for the 3rd Annual Conroe Art League National Invitational Show, show at The Gallery at the Madeley Building in Conroe, Texas running from March 7 thru March 31 with a reception taking place on March 24. Nyzio will also be part of the North Ridge Country Club Art Gala, in Raleigh, North Carolina, her home state, with the work “Leaving Town.” The gala is a very competitive NC arts event started by George and Pat Wallace in 2009 to curate a collection of fine art and to support artists in their creative endeavors. This yearly juried event selects 25 artists to compete for a purchase award. In addition, the artists are provided a booth to sell their works at the event. Artists are also awarded a solo show in the gallery later in the year. This four-hour art gala is Saturday March 3 from 6-10pm. It is a private event, reservation only (includes dinner). For more information, please email George Wallace, gov2golf@aol.com.

Moscow, Idaho’s Kristin LeVier is a sculptor who transforms wood, metal, and glass into contemporary pieces that embody a sense of motion and are inspired by the natural world. Her passion for woodworking goes back 25 years, when she began building furniture as a hobby, and eventually led to the decision to leave her career as a molecular biologist to pursue sculpture full-time. LeVier is part of a group show – Organic Form: Works Inspired by Nature at the Blue Spiral 1 gallery in Asheville, NC opening March 1 and running until April 27.

Sculptor Nadia Fairlamb will have her work auctioned off at the Malala Honua Public Charter School annual fundraising event on March 10. Living, sculpting, and teaching art on Oahu, Fairlamb is excited that funds raised from the auction of that piece will go towards purchasing higher quality art materials and supplies for the school where she teaches.

Based in Spokane, Bethany Taylor is a letterpress printmaker who works with linoleum, woodcuts, and spray paints, and then cuts out the printed images and collages them on various backgrounds or hand-colors them to create multi-layered works. In addition to creating her own work, she is a partner in Millwood Print Works who work to educate a community of print artists in the Greater Spokane region. She teaches a four session Intro to Letterpress class monthly. March’s classes begin on the 7th.

About The Clark Hulings Fund
The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists (CHF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that champions economic sustainability for working artists. We do this by delivering business education and entrepreneurial learning through a rigorous Business Accelerator, a Digital Learning Portal, in-person education events in local communities, and a federation of artist-formed and artist-led networks of opportunity. All of this achieves one aim: equip visual artists to thrive as self-sustaining entrepreneurs.

The Clark Hulings Fund Announces Fellows Continuing to Year Two of their Visual Artist Business Accelerator Program

12/05/2017 by Susan von Seggern

New York City – Acclaimed national nonprofit organization, The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists (CHF) has chosen thirteen artist fellows for its 2018 Business Accelerator Program. The selected artists will participate next year in the second year of CHF’s innovative and comprehensive initiative, which seeks to transform the art industry by helping artists better manage their businesses and overcome the specific entrepreneurial challenges they face. The program’s mission is for artists to be financially independent and earn a sustainable living through the creation of their art.

There are two tiers of these advanced fellowships: Entrepreneur Fellows and Executive Fellows. Both tiers will have an ongoing relationship with CHF, with differing benefits and responsibilities. The two levels of award are based on 1) the need to concentrate more deeply on the necessarily limited number of Fellows CHF can meaningfully assist through additional stages of professional development, career growth, and business success, and 2) CHF’s internal leadership’s assessment that a given fellow has reached a place where the designated award represents the most viable, appropriate, and fitting ongoing help at this moment in time.

The Executive Fellows will receive the services of CHF to rewrite the fellow’s Investment Grade Proposal (IGP) for capitalization and underwriting to get it to the point CHF can pitch it to potential funders. Meanwhile CHF expects the fellow to continue executing on their project, and collaborating with CHF with monthly field reports and meetings, along with marketing assistance given to the fellow.

The Entrepreneur Fellows will receive access to the new educational portal CHF is building. CHF will continue to work with them on professional development and promotion to accelerate their career.

All first year CHF Fellow alumni will receive access to CHF’s Business Accelerator Learning Portal, access to CHF’s Business Accelerator Group on Facebook, ongoing event listings by CHF, and access to CHF’s Referral Network of Consultants – experts in numerous areas, ranging from intellectual property, to accounting and finance, to marketing and sales, to business strategy.
CHF executive director Elizabeth Hulings notes, “after a rigorous and intense artist business training program in 2017, our fellows are ready to take the next step in their careers as working artists and capitalize their projects. We are excited to continue to support all of our fellowship alumni in their future endeavors.”

The CHF fellows continuing through the second year of the program are:

Executive Fellows:
Gregg Chadwick, Santa Monica, CA
Willy Bo Richardson, Santa Fe, NM
Nadia Fairlamb, Kailua, HI
Belgin Yucelen, Boulder, CO
Kristin Levier, Moscow, ID
Blake Conroy, Sparks, MD

Entrepreneur Fellows:
Paula Ensign, Bainbridge Island, WA
Holly Van Hart, Saratoga, CA
Bethany Taylor, Spokane, WA
Kristen Brown, San Francisco, CA
Juliana Coles, Albuquerque, NM
Aaron Laux, Madison, WI
Donna Lee Nyzio, Beaufort, NC

About The Clark Hulings Fund
The Clark Hulings Fund (CHF) helps professional visual artists compete in an increasingly complex marketplace by providing them with strategic business training and support, regardless of the styles or movements in which they work. CHF also brings together artists, collectors, curators, and other industry experts to share knowledge and build an artistic community that benefits all.