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DESCRIPTION:Event Name: Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute (AEI) 2012\nEve
 nt Url: http://www.artscalendar.com/event/detail/441591831/Artist_as_an_En
 trepreneur_Institute_AEI_2012\nEvent Date Begin: 2012-06-02\nEvent Date En
 d: 2012-06-23\n\nArtist as an Entrepreneur Institute Returns to South Flor
 ida\n\nA series of full-day sessions to be offered on four Saturdays\, sta
 rting June 2\, 2012 at ArtServe Inc.\, 1350 East Sunrise Boulevard\, Fort 
 Lauderdale\n\nBroward Cultural Division\, The Community Partnership for Ar
 ts and Culture (CPAC)\, and ArtServe\, Inc. announce The Artist as an Entr
 epreneur Institute (AEI) for South Florida artists to be presented on four
  Saturdays in June 2012\, at ArtServe\, Inc.\, 1350 East Sunrise Blvd. in 
 Fort Lauderdale. \n\nThe AEI is a course of study designed to assist indiv
 idual artists of all disciplines (visual\, musicians\, writers\, media\, t
 heater\, performing arts) by cultivating and advancing their business skil
 ls\, and is designed at strengthening their operating infrastructure and e
 xpanding their businesses. The course has been refreshed this year with a 
 new format\, and new modules. To date\, 300 South Florida artists have gra
 duated from the Institute. AEI will be offered as 20 classes convening dur
 ing full-day sessions (9:00 am &ndash\; 6:00 pm) on June 2\, 9\, 16\, 2012
  and a Business Plan Clinic and Workshop on June 23\, 2012 (9:00 am &ndash
 \; 2:00 pm). \n\n\nRegistrants will receive an AEI course book\, an indisp
 ensable resource for artists. Developed by CPAC\, the course book features
  exercises and readings to prepare for each session\, and is tailored to t
 he specific needs of artist entrepreneurs.\n\nThe Business Plan Clinic gui
 des participants through preparation of a simple business plan\, an essent
 ial tool for any artist. In addition\, participants will learn how to work
  effectively with lenders to obtain financial support through the Artist M
 icro Credit Program\, a community-based revolving loan program\, designed 
 to assist resident Broward County practicing professional and emerging art
 ists.\n\nDesigned to help artists operate in the marketplace more successf
 ully\, the AEI course curriculum covers all aspects of developing an artis
 tic business. It helps artists identify and develop their personal brand\,
  develop strategies for communicating with target markets\, raise capital 
 and identify a variety of tools for protecting one's work legally. \n\nThe
  AEI curriculum offers critical support for artists\, enabling them to con
 tribute to strengthening the vitality of the larger urban arts and culture
  sector. Sessions include a mix of lectures\, panels\, group discussions a
 nd practical exercises. Now in its sixth year\, the 2012 program has been 
 updated and refreshed with a new format\, new modules and new instructors.
 \n\n&ldquo\;Art works&rdquo\; is a declaration that with two million full-
 time artists and 5.7 million arts-related jobs in this country\, arts jobs
  are real jobs that are part of the real economy. Art workers pay taxes\, 
 and art contributes to economic growth\, neighborhood revitalization\, and
  the livability of American towns and cities\,&rdquo\; says Chairman\, Nat
 ional Endowment for the Arts\, Rocco Landesman. \n\nParticipation costs $1
 00 and includes light refreshments and free parking. Click HERE https://pa
 tronsecure.com/bccd/events.cfm?event_id=717 to register online or contact 
 Broward Cultural Division's Grants Management Specialist Adriane Clarke\, 
 at 954-357-7530 for more information. \n\nFor more information about the h
 istory of the course and its success in northeast Ohio\, please contact\, 
 Megan L. Van Voorhis\, vice president\, Community Partnerships for Arts an
 d Culture\, Cleveland\, OH\, 216-575-0331\; \n\nCPAC\, program founder of 
 the AEI\, has provided comprehensive business training to more than 600 ar
 tists nationwide\; this service is made possible by the generous financial
  support of Dominion\, with additional support from the Cleveland Foundati
 on\, the George Gund Foundation\, the Kulas Foundation\, and the John P. M
 urphy Foundation.\n\n \n\nStart time: full-day sessions (9:00 am &ndash\; 
 6:00 pm) on June 2\, 9\, 16\, 2012 and a Business Plan Clinic and Workshop
  on June 23\, 2012 (9:00 am &ndash\; 2:00 pm).
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SUMMARY:Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute (AEI) 2012
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