I Am An Artist

Learn more about current IAC artist programming:

• Vision & Venture -  Vision & Venture is a six-week virtual training series focused on foundational business processes and compliance knowledge for creatives. Vision & Venture is designed for artists in the early stages of launching their creative business. Ideal applicants will have less than one year of business experience.
• On-Ramp Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator - The On-Ramp Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator is designed for early career creatives who are interested in pursuing a portfolio career. The program program includes a three-day intensive entrepreneurship and community engagement workshop and the chance to apply for up to $2,000 to put the lessons into action.
• The Creative Leap - The Creative Leap is a six-week virtual series designed for established creative entrepreneurs who have been in business for a minimum of five to seven years looking to inject strategic energy into their existing practice.
• Work In Progress: Exchange Labs - The Work In Progress: Exchange Labs are a pilot program, designed to provide network and connection for primarily emerging artists across the state. Artists meet monthly across different areas of the state to share career updates and challenges they are facing, and build community hubs dedicated to creatives.

Bankable- Will a loan assist you in helping take your small business to the next level? Check out the types of loans Bankable offers. Bankable is a certified SBA lender that offers microloans to Hoosier small businesses.

U.S. Small Business Administration Resources

• Banking Services Available for a Small Business Guide
• Insurance for a Small Business
• Managing Cash Flow
• Planning for a Healthy Business

Minerva Financial Arts- Tax Tip Webinars

W.A.G.E.- Looking for wage and salary rates by skill or occupation? Check out this skills calculator.

Springboard for the Arts- A Handbook for Artists Working in Community.

Connect the Dots- Lead your community to creativity. But first engage them in the process.

Artists U- Making Your Life As An Artist.

Creating a Living Legacy- Resources and instruction in the areas of career documentation, inventory management, and legacy planning.

Co-working and Makers Spaces

• Draft Creative Space- Located in Fountain Square, draft is a shared work and gathering space.
• MatchBOX Coworking Studio- MatchBOX is a place to work for those who don’t have a place to work, nestled in Lafayette.
• Vision Studio- A premier destination for creativity in Kokomo. This facility includes versatile photo and podcast studios, perfect for capturing your vision.

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CERF Grant Resources- CERF+ offers $3,000 Emergency Relief Grants to craft artists who experienced a recent and substantially disruptive emergency or disaster.

Artistic Resources and Supplies

• Visual Arts
  • National Art Education Association- A professional membership organization exclusively for visual arts, design, and media arts education professionals.
• Performing Arts
  • Soundspace- Explore a nationwide network of rehearsal spaces, co-working spaces, and more.
  • Dramatists Guild- Find Model Contracts and Unsigned Contract Reviews for Theatre Writers and DG members.
  • Actors' Equity Association- U.S. labor union that represents more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers.
  • SAG-AFTRA- Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
• Literary Arts
  • National Writers Union- The only labor union that represents freelance writers working in all genres, formats, and mediums.
• Media and Film
  • Indiana Filmmakers Network- A Hub for film makers across the Hoosier state.
• Design
  • Professional Association for Design- The oldest and largest professional membership organization for design.
  • American Society of Interior Design- The design industry’s only association representing all sectors of design.
• Your Legacy
  • Dance/USA - Artist's Legacy Toolkit.