Spring 2025 Creative
Endeavors
Presented in partnership with:
Arts At The Palace
Colgate Entrepreneurship and Innovation
The Hub, Hamilton NY
Creative Endeavors is a 6 week, interactive and project-based workshop led by creative experts and professionals. Take the next step in your creative work, develop your artistic process, hone your wellness practice, and launch a project that will help you move forward and connect with your audience.
Throughout the 6 week course, participants will create, develop, and launch their work.
Sessions start Feb. 5th, Wednesdays 6:00 p.m. at The Palace Theater in Hamilton, NY.
Schedule & Topics:
Session 1 - 2/5 - Welcome, Work, Barriers, & Motivations
Session 2 - 2/12 - Creative Wellness, Process, and Design Your Life
Session 3 - 2/19 - Planning and Goal Setting
Session 4 - 2/26 - Collaborators, Partnerships, Funding
Session 5 - 3/5 - Artists Statements, Marketing, Voice
Session 6 - 3/12 - Show & Tell: Presentations & Sharing (Open To Public)
Audience:
Community members in the Central New York Region
May be interested in making a career out of their creative talent or of doing something on the side
May be offering a creative service or selling a physical product
Artists looking to expand their practice for non-commercial purposes
Learning outcomes:
Develop a potentially viable business idea based on your creative talent
Strengthen your health and wellness through your creative practice
Develop a deeper understanding of your creative process, interests, and desires for your creative talent
Analyze the specific characteristics of your target audience and ways to connect with them
Understand different funding approaches, careers, and resources available for next stepsCreative Endeavors is an eight-week-long interactive workshop series led by creative experts and business professionals.
Who is it for?
Individuals who are looking to develop their creative process into a freelance business or freelance enterprise.
Creative Endeavors - Fall 2024 has 3 artist sponsorships available and is free for Colgate Students, otherwise registration is $125:
Arts At The Palace
Colgate Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Colgate Career Services
The Hub, Hamilton NY
Does it cost?
What else should I expect?
Develop a viable business idea based on your creative talent.
Develop a deeper understanding of your goals, interests, and desires for your creative talent
Analyze the specific characteristics of your target audience and ways to reach them
Understand basic business frameworks and support that are required to successfully establish and administer a business entity
Understand different funding approaches and sources and resources available for next steps
Gain insight and consultation from creative professionals
