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The arts biz


A September workshop on the busi- ness of art-making was the second such event in a three-year pilot program made possible by Molly Brister Haley ’64 and husband Ed Freitag. Haley, an art major, co- ran Marblehead Hand- prints—designing, manufac- turing, and selling silk- screened fabrics and prod- ucts—from 1970 to 1994. She then served as a director at American Women’s Economic Development and helped found the Women’s Business Center in Washington, D.C. Recalling her on-the- job learning with accountants and lawyers to make Marblehead Handprints so successful, and wanting to support Skidmore’s new minor in arts administra- tion, last year she and her husband de- cided to fund a series of offerings includ- ing a new course, off-campus apprentice- ships or other learning experiences, and


career networking. Haley is delighted to see the “Entrepre- neurial Artist” course make its debut this


“WE HOPE STUDENTS WILL COME AWAY WITH BUSINESS BASICS


THAT WILL INSPIRE THEM.”


semester. She says, “We hope that art students will come away with enough information about business basics that


STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS PUT THEIR HEADS TOGETHER AT LAST FALL’S ENTREPRENEURIAL ARTIST WORKSHOP.


they will be inspired to one day make the leap into earning their living doing what they love.” As a senior, recent workshop attendee Sage Barlow ’14 says, “I wish this course had been offered sooner, but I am really happy” to take it now. September’s workshop, hosted by


Worth the trip from anywhere!


Haley, featured more than a dozen pro- fessionals—from retail bench jeweler Rachel Fisher ’12, to New York Business Development Corp. VP Ross Pancoe, to professional sculptor Bev Estabrook Mas- trianni ’76—in a panel discussion and roundtables. “The students’ response was fantastic,” says Haley. “I am constantly amazed at how aware they are about what they want. They asked great ques- tions of the panelists and experts at the roundtables.”


Join us in Saratoga Springs for our eighth


annual citywide celebration of the arts—music, dance, visual art, film, theatre, and literary art.


June 11–15, 2014 SaratogaArtsFest.org 10 SCOPE WINTER 2014


Erik Morrison ’15 loved the interactiv- ity and the focused topics of the round- tables, from arts to entrepreneurship to legal matters; next time, he hopes to find more nonprofits to network with. Ezra Levy ’15 values the workshop because “the competitive nature of the art mar- ketplace can be an overwhelming barrier to entry. For emerging artists, the key to success will be to run their creativity like a business.” Tobi Ewing ’15 enjoyed the workshop last spring and again in the fall. She says, “I have my own apparel and jewelry business, so I’m always look- ing to gain insight from successful entre- preneurs in similar fields. And this year I connected with a textiles designer about an internship!”


Professor David Howson, director of the arts administration program, calls the initiative’s academic and networking events “great ways to introduce student artists to alumni and others who are suc- cessfully making a living doing what they love—their art-making.” —SR


www.designsmithstudio.com


NGHIA LUU ’14


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