KC Art Village To Rebuild KC’s Culture
GUILDit envisions a future of an art village at the multi-industry Plexpod Wesport Coworking Building. The development will serve 1,281 art entrepreneurs, plus 63,350 students and audience members with coworking, studios, a theatre, and a gallery. To make it happen, investors are invited to rebuild Kansas City’s culture. The total cost for 3 years is
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Shelly Pinto Art/Biz Talk
Join us on the fourth Thur. Aug. 26, 12– 1 pm, in-person @ KC Artist Coalition Gallery, 3200 Gillham Rd; Kansas City, MO or Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/Goguildit/videos/ Shelly Pinto is a mixed-media artist and co-owner of Shizen Design Handmade Papers. This talented artist will present their biz followed by an inspiring Q&A. Shelly’s piece “Patchwork” is currently
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Sunflower Bank Sponsorship
A BIG THANKS to Sunflower Bank, N.A. for their $2,000 sponsorship! The money will help GuildIt in assisting artists to recover from the epidemic recession. The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce findings showed the arts as the hardest-hit industry by the recession, so it is definitely needed aid. Pictured are GUILDit team members Evan Shufflebarger,
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Stan Kessler Art/Biz Talk
Join us on the fourth Thursday, July 22, 12– 1 pm on Facebook Live in-person @ ArtsKC, 106 Southwest Blvd; Kansas City, MO 64108or FaceBook Live: https://www.facebook.com/Goguildit/videos/ Jazz performer and UMKC professor Stan Kessler will present his art biz. How he promotes, makes money, plus goals, needs, and challenges for brainstorming. After his Q&A we’ll
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GK Callahan Art/Biz Talk
Join us on the fourth Thursday, June 24, 12– 1 pm, in-person @ Center for Spiritual Living (between Missy B’s and KU Med), 1014 W 39th St, Kansas City, MO 64111 (masks required and free ones can be provided). Also online @ Facebook Live https://www.facebook.com/Goguildit/live/ Visual Artist and UMKC Educator GK Callahan will present his
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GUILDit Art/Biz at 1MC KC
Join us at 1 Million Cups – Kansas City (1MC KC) Wed. 5/19/21, 9–10am on Zoom https://kauffman.zoom.us/j/97200919140 or Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/1MillionCupsKC/videos/ At 1 Million Cups, GUILDit will present its mission, goals, needs, challenges for brainstorming. Help grow our nonprofit to serve more entrepreneurs. Details: GUILDit connects sole artists and entrepreneurs with resources and a strong
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Art/Biz Profit Making Forum
Join us Thursday 5/27, 12– 1pm on Facebook Live https://www.facebook.com/Goguildit/live/ or on Zoom: Join Zoom Vanessa Lacy will share the Profit First method of financial management. The Profit First formula flips how business owners typically think about accounting and budgets, so to increase their cash flow. After Vanessa’s Q&A, the GUILDit Team will lead a discussion
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The Selling of Art and Value of Artists
Join us Thursday 4/22, 12– 1pm on Facebook Live https://www.facebook.com/Goguildit/live/ or on Zoom: Join Zoom Let’s brainstorm with Kimberly Beer. She will talk on ‘Determining Your Value Proposition as an Artist’…You want to be a successful business owner BUT, whenever you’re at a class or workshop you feel left out because all the other businesses in
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KC Arts Recovery: Need & Plan
The Havoc: The pandemic-caused recession has impacted the arts community significantly. KC Rising’s May 2020 report showed among twenty-four local industries, the arts had the ‘greatest depth of downturn’ and the ‘least strength to recover.’ Two Artist INC surveys conducted in March and May of 2020 demonstrated the severity, with 645 artists participating across the
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City In Motion Dance & Arts Recovery Forum
Join us Thursday 3/25, 12– 1pm on Facebook Live https://www.facebook.com/Goguildit/live/ or on Zoom /// Meeting ID: 891 4729 4091 /// Passcode: 142933 /// https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89147294091?pwd=QzllbTBxTGVDV0Y3NGdqY2Fxb0xRZz09 Let’s brainstorm on art recovery with City In Motion Dance on reestablishing its 35-year old nonprofit school plua youth and professional companies after the pandemic. They will share their socially-distanced and
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