Arts & Business Council Seminar Series

A great new series of seminars for arts organizations and anyone involved in the arts begins this September..

Starting a Nonprofit Arts Organization:

Incorporation and the Application for Tax-Exempt Status
Tuesday, September 22 | 5:30-7:00 PM

Speaker: Corey Stringer, Nicole James & Melissa Wibbens, Baker Donelson Nonprofit Institute
Location: The Arts Company (215 5th Avenue North)

Cost for Individuals: $10 members, $15 non-members
Cost for Attorneys seeking CLE: $50 members, $75 non-members

Are you considering starting a nonprofit? Are you committed to a mission, passionate about a cause, but a little more than iffy when it comes to the legal ins and outs of forming a 501(c)(3)? If so, this seminar provides valuable information about the pros and cons of starting a nonprofit organization – discussing topics such as articles of incorporation, bylaws, and the first organization meeting, building a Board, charitable contributions, as well as the challenges of administrating, funding and sustaining a new nonprofit, etc.

Building a Business Plan for Artists
Wednesday, September 23 | 5:30-7:00 PM
Speaker: Dick Sullivan, Action Coach
Location: Cummins Station (209 10th Avenue South)

Cost for Individuals: $10 members, $15 non-members

As artists pursuing our passions, we all too often artfully forget the business of business. But just as much as ideas and talent, a solid business plan is essential to the success of an individual artist, as well as an emerging arts organization. To ground creativity in economic potential, this seminar explains the fundamentals of authoring an arts business plan, offering every artist and arts organization a stable base to build on. Participants will engage in active workshop that articulates their vision. The workshop will focus on breaking down their long term vision into achievable short term goals and action steps that will move them in the right direction. Participants will leave with a workable 90-day plan that they can begin implementing the next day.

Dick Sullivan is a certified business coach and firm owner with ActionCoach, the number 1 ranked business coaching firm in the world by Entrepreneur Magazine. Prior to joining ActionCoach, Dick was a Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Eckerd Drug, at the time a Fortune 500 company. Dick also started his own small business after the sale of Eckerd and grew it to over $8 Million in revenue. Dick helps small businesses and non-profits in Nashville put the necessary systems in place to become more efficient and profitable.

COMING LATER THIS FALL…

Protecting Your Creativity: Estate Planning for Artists
Tuesday, October 13 | 5:30-7:00 PM

Speaker: Stacey Schlitz, Drescher & Sharp
Location: Nashville Children’s Theatre

Intellectual Property for Craft Artists
Saturday, October 17 | 2:00-3:30 PM

Speaker: Jon Rose, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings
Location: Watkins College of Art, Design & Film

The Debate Over the New Royalty for Performers
Tuesday, November 10 | 5:30-7:00 PM

Speaker: Sam Reed, Staff Attorney for Congressman Jim Cooper
Location: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings

Much Ado About Ethics (3 Hour ethics CLE for lawyers)
Wednesday, November 18

Speaker: Denice Hicks, Donald Capparella and Rick Sanders, Nashville Shakespeare Festival
Location: TPAC’s Andrew Jackson Hall