"Business at the Box," a series of six sessions on how to grow an art business, will begin on Thursday, January 5, 2012, from 6:30-8:00 pm at the Box Factory for the Arts, 1101 Broad St., St. Joseph, MI.
The team facilitator for the series is Sheryl Kosvovski who last year led the successful "Business of Art Program." The first session will feature Box Factory Executive Director Ali Hansen who will use the topic "Curating your Solo Show" for her presentation.
The dates and topics for subsequent Thursday evening presentations in the series are:
Jan 5 - Ali Hansen, Box Factory Executive Director: "Curating your Solo Show"
Feb 2 - Tami Miller, curator of exhibitions at the Krasl Art Center: "You, too, can be a successful Artist!
Mar 1 - Sheryl Kosovski, owner of Artful-Work: "Growing your Career"
Apr 5 - Reyna Price, Cornerstone Alliance: "Social Networking"
May 3 - Janet Bloch, Education Director, Lubeznik Center for the Arts: "Intro to Writing Grant Proposals"
Jun 7 - Sheryl Kosovski, Artful-Work and Katrina Andrews, Andrews Tax Consulting: "Software to Run Your Business"
The series is a partnership of the Box Factory for the Arts, the Krasl Art Center, Cornerstone Alliance, New Territory Arts Association, Water Street Glassworks, and the Lubeznik Center for the Arts in Michigan City, IN.
The cost is $15 per session at the door, or $75 ($60 to members of the sponsoring organizations) for all six sessions. Register by mail, in person, by phone 269-983-3688, or register online.
Brilliant colors, re-use of found objects, symbolism, abstract forms and a focus on the natural world by three very diverse women artists will collide in a kaleidoscope of artwork in their first solo exhibits opening January 13th at the Box Factory for the Arts. An artists' reception from 5:30-7:30 pm is free and open to the public. More Info
The Box Factory is pleased to announce its first annual "Out of the Box Play Writing Festival" open to all playwrights in Michigan and Northern Indiana. Plays should be original and suitable length for a ten-minute production with no more than four characters and a limited number of props.
Six to eight plays will be chosen for production at The Box Factory on August 4 and 5, 2012. Three winners will be chosen for monetary prizes and announced at the end of the festival. Plays may be submitted starting January 1 with the closing date being at the end of business on March 31. Entry fee is $5 per play.
Download rules and entry guidelines (pdf: 140kb)
To kick off the festival, The Box Factory is offering a play writing workshop on February 18 and 19 (please note, these are new dates), led by Mary Lou Britton. Mary Lou has combined her love of theatre with a lifetime of writing. She is currently Vice President of the Community Theater Association of Michigan and has written about a dozen of the ten-minute plays to be the subject of the workshop.
Cost for the two day workshop is $75 ($60 for Berrien Artist Guild members)) and registration can be made by mail, in person, by phone 269-983-3688, or register online.
The workshop will take place 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and 1- 4 p.m. on Sunday.
Renowned watercolorist Tom Lynch will lead a 4-day workshop at the Box Factory for the Arts, on April 30-May 3, 2012. Workshop hours are 9:30 am to 4:30 pm each day and lunch will be included for participants. The cost of the workshop is $325 for non-members of the Berrien Artist Guild and $300 for members if they register before April 15.
This year Lynch is offering an "advanced workshop within a workshop" for those students who have participated in one of his previous 4 to 5 day workshops. For those artists, Lynch will review their work before the workshop, provide an extra hour of class time each day, and provide other customized plans for their benefit. Returning students should submit 3 to 4 images of their current work to Tom one month prior to the workshop. Details for submission are available at the Box Factory.
Tom puts fun into his daily demonstrations with detailed "hows" and "whys" followed by individual attention so that each student understands the process and has an example of the day's objective and a positive critique session. For more information on Tom's workshops, visit his website at www.tomlynch.com.
For more information, contact the Box office at 269-983-3688 or by email at info@boxfactoryforthearts.org. Register by mail, in person, or register online and pay with PayPal. There will be no refund of fees for cancellation.