MARN's 2007-2008 Workshops

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We are still in the very beginning stages of booking or 2007-2008 workshop series.

Focusing on the business side of art, MARN has gathered regional experts to lead workshops designed to further the career development of artists in any media. Beginning October 16, the workshops will be held at Hotcakes Gallery, 3379 North Pierce Street (unless otherwise noted).

Cost (unless otherwise noted): $10 MARN members / $15 non-members / $5 Students (with valid ID) per workshop.

To pre-register, pay now with PayPal or a credit card below mail a check along with your name, contact information and the workshop(s) you’d like to attend to MARN, P.O. Box 713, Milwaukee, WI 53201, or RSVP to brenner@marnonline.com and pay at the door. Space will be limited and priority will be given to those who pre-pay.

WRITING AN ARTIST STATEMENT
Margaret Andera (Former Associate Curator, Milwaukee Art Museum)
October 18, 6-8pm
pay now - $15 (non-member) • $10 (member) • $5 (student)

Margaret Andera
Margaret Andera is an independent curator based in Milwaukee and former associate curator of contemporary art at the Milwaukee Art Museum. During her 15-year career at the museum, she curated numerous exhibitions including Vito Acconci: Acts of Architecture in 2001, On Nature: Five Wisconsin Artists in 2002, Tom Uttech in 2004, On Site: Andrea Zittel also in 2004, CUT: Film as Found Object in 2005, and was responsible for the reinstallation of the Museum's modern, contemporary, Haitian, and folk and self-taught galleries in 2001.

APPROACHING GALLERIES
Richard Knight (Director, Tory Folliard Gallery) + Mike Brenner (Owner, Hotcakes Gallery)
November 15th, 6-8pm
pay now - $15 (non-member) • $10 (member) • $5 (student)

Richard Knight
Richard Knight graduated with a MFA from Indiana University, which was proceeded by undergraduate studies at Queens College, NY and Missouri State University. He is a painter and sculptor who has been exhibiting his work throughout the Mid-West for the last twenty-five years. His work is represented by the Philip Slein Gallery in St.Louis, MO and the Robert Kidd Gallery in Detroit MI.
Richard Knight is currently the Director at the Tory Folliard Gallery in Milwaukee, WI.

Mike Brenner
In May of 2000, after studying at the Bauhaus Universitat in Weimar, Germany and graduating from the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Mike Brenner formed the Milwaukee Artist Resource Network (MARN). Ever since, Brenner has been trying to find ways to enrich the lives of artists in Milwaukee and bridge the gap between patron and creator. In February of 2004, Brenner opened Milwaukee's award winning gallery, Hotcakes. As a natural extension of what he'd done with MARN, Hotcakes was created to be a space where local artists and artists from other parts of the world show together and collaborate. In June of 2005, Brenner was appointed to the Milwaukee Arts Board by Mayor Tom Barrett and worked as Chairman of the Public Art Subcommittee. Since October of 2006, Brenner also works as Director of Artistic Programming for the Historic Turner Ballroom, a venue designed to create opportunities for local performing and visual artists.

ARTISTS AND MONEY - TRACKING, DEDUCTIONS AND TAX ISSUES
Mark and Alyssa Fox (IRS-certified Enrolled Agents / Gallery Owners)
December 20, 6-8pm
pay now - $15 (non-member) • $10 (member) • $5 (student)

Hopefully you can already see that we're not your average socially inept number crunchers (although I'd wager Alyssa's 10-key skills against anyone's). We're a brother/sister team of tax specialists who, whether due to nurture or nature - another debate for another time - both have an uncommon interest and aptitude for tax planning and preparation: the aptitude for numbers, the gift of logic, and the interest in helping people succeed in their life, plans, and goals.

Our focus is on helping the individual or group - especially those within the artistic community - maximize their present and future business endeavors. Both of us have had a lifelong passion for and connection to the musical and artistic communities, but we know where our talents lie. We truly love being able to support and encourage the efforts of others, to help “Make a business out of your art.” We know this isn't an easy task (or even a pleasing idea to many), but we feel that individual, independent success is more readily available today than ever before. All you need is a passion and a plan. If you have the first, we would love to help with the second.

Alyssa Fox
Alyssa has finished her education at the University of Minnesota and passed the EA exam, which makes her an IRS-certified Enrolled Agent. She has been preparing over 1,000 tax returns per year for the past 7 years and brings a high level of experience and energy to her job. Education is important to her, so she will continue pursuing taxes academically as well as in practice.

Mark Fox
Mark is an IRS-certified Enrolled Agent with over 7 years of full-time tax preparation experience at one of Minnesota's largest independent tax offices. During this time, he gained invaluable experience with thousands of clients in varying and challenging situations, from all over the nation.

WRITING AN EFFECTIVE PRESS RELEASE
David Luhrssen (Editor, Shepherd Express) + Bobby Tanzilo (Editor, OnMilwaukee.com)
February 21, 2008 - 6-8pm
pay now - $15 (non-member) • $10 (member) • $5 (student)

David Luhrssen
David Luhrssen is Arts & Entertainment Editor of the Shepherd Express, co-founder of the Milwaukee International Film Festival and co-author of two books, A Time of Paradox: America Since 1890, and Searching for Rock and Roll.

Bobby Tanzilo
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Bobby received his BA-Mass Communications from UWM in 1989 and has lived in Walker's Point, Bay View, Enderis Park, South Milwaukee and on the East Side. He is managing editor of OnMilwaukee.com and has written for Chicago Tribune, Milwaukee Sentinel, Playbill, Consumer's Digest, Village Voice, Il Monferrato, Italian Americana, Shepherd Express, The Italian Times and other publications.

LEGAL ISSUES FOR ARTISTS
Elizabeth T Russell (Attorney / Author)
March 20, 6-8pm
pay now - $15 (non-member) • $10 (member) • $5 (student)

Elizabeth T Russell
Elizabeth T Russell holds an undergraduate degree in music. On a bassoon scholarship, she earned her law degree from New York's Pace University School of Law, where she served as a member of the Pace Law Review. She is the author of Art Law Conversations: A Surprisingly Readable Guide for Visual Artists (Ruly Press 2005), which was named to CHOICE Magazine's 2006 list of Outstanding Academic Titles.

Ms. Russell is a member of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A.; the Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section of the New York State Bar Association; and a board member of the Sports and Entertainment Law Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin. She is admitted to practice law in New York, Connecticut and Wisconsin.

PROPERLY SHIPPING AND STORING ART
Keith Nelson (Preparator, Milwaukee Art Museum)
April 17, 6-8pm
pay now - $15 (non-member) • $10 (member) • $5 (student)

MARN's workshops, Mentor program, exhibitions, community outreach and economic development activities would not be possible without the vision and financial support of Brico Fund LLC, Greater Milwaukee Foundation's Mary L. Nohl Fund, Milwaukee Arts Board and Wisconsin Arts Board.