KATHY BEEKMAN
Art Career Workshops
I collaborate with independent art alliances, art centers and schools, artist associations and others to present art business & professional development content that artists and creatives need now.
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As a professional artist myself, I understand the artist's world. I have experienced the tough balance of creating art while building a successful business. I enjoy sharing the secrets and techniques I have mastered, and shorten the learning curve for artists as they progress down this same path.
These workshops provide business and career planning, goal setting, portfolio and marketing tactics, and other necessary skills to artists of all disciplines–from those who are starting out, to those who are ready to pivot, to those who just need a refresher. ​Ready to draw new artists into your community and help your artist community thrive?
Marketing Your Art: Learn the Secrets
Learn powerful marketing strategies for succeeding in the art world, as well as creativity tools for handling the natural anxieties that arise in this fun and information-packed presentation.
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How to Succeed at Art Festivals without Losing Your Mind
This workshop is devoted to helping you prepare for a successful art festival while providing you with guidelines for getting into festivals, do’s and don’ts so that you and your booth will stand out, tips for acting professionally, selling effectively and a “what to pack” checklist.
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​Approaching Galleries with Confidence
Find out what the right steps are to approaching the appropriate galleries and what these galleries really want from their artists.
Becoming a Successful Artist: Learn What it Takes
During this hands-on workshop, participants explore the habits and traits of successful artists, the seven innovative strategies that have an impact on artistic success and the tools needed to vitalize their creative life.
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Approaching Your Market with Confidence
Identify markets such as galleries, art festivals, and art consultants where you might sell your artwork and learn how to properly approach them for representation....
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Growing Your Art: Developing Into The Artist You Were Meant To Be
Aspiring artists devoted to their practice learn what it takes to cultivate their artistic expression and career. Participants explore the creative and business side of developing their artistic voice, which will include the top 10 ways to grow.
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Price and Sell Your Artwork with Ease
Are you lost when it comes to pricing and selling your artwork? This workshop has you covered, from figuring out how to price art for a website, art show or gallery, and knowing how to efficiently sell your artwork.
Attention Management for Artists: Nurturing Your Deep Desire to Create
Learn to get the most out of your day and survive the pressures creative people feel in the art world. Participants will receive helpful insights, a motivation strategy and other powerfully effective tools proven to keep them moving forward in their creative life.
Secrets to Finding Your Artistic Voice
Discover why it is important to have your own artistic voice and explore the ways in which, as an artist, you can discover and develop your "style".
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On the Artist's Path
To be fully engaged On the Artist's Path, it is essential to discover and embrace the deep core within ourselves, allowing us to cultivate and ultimately communicate our unique personal expression. Confidence in your signature artist voice is the foundation for strong marketing efforts as well as being able to manage challenging anxieties and creative blocks to get where you want to go as an artist.
Craft the Perfect Plan for Success
Begin with the first step to achieving your goals by creating a plan. A strategic plan makes it easier for professional artists to execute their vision for growth. Creating this plan will give you time to reflect on past accomplishments and serve as a great way to make new ideas actionable.
Set Artistic Goals and Reach Success
Annual goal-setting is how we check in with ourselves each year, figure out our priorities, and decide how we, as artists, are going to invest our limited time and resources in the future. In this hands-on workshop, you will improve the quality and realism of your goal-setting, learn the 7 steps to staying motivated, as well as receive helpful tools to reach your goals.
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Be Brave: Creative Courage for the Artist
This innovative workshop brings together the perfect ingredients for nurturing your artistic growth: creativity, imagination, and community. Learn how to set aside the uncertainties and anxieties that may be holding you back. Discover where your courage lies, why you need it , and how to make it a part of your identity. You will also learn how to summon up the necessary courage to bring your creative gifts to the world and develop a plan to continue being fearless and strong in your creative life.
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Clarify Your Direction as an Artist in 5 Steps
Discover what truly lights you up as an artist while developing a clear direction and vision for what’s next in your artistic life. One of the best ways to grow as an artist is by creating and communicating a clear message about who you are and what you do. Topics covered: artistic style, consistent body of artwork, artist statements and biographies, the 3, 6 and 12 month strategy, and the elevator pitch.
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Self-Love Journey for Artists
During this participatory workshop, participants explore ways to become stronger artists and discover that anything is possible with a bit of confidence, self-esteem, and self-care. Here you will learn to identify your artistic needs and meet them easily without guilt, know your artistic strengths and celebrate them, eliminate the need to compare yourself to others, and bravely face the unknown.
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8 Ways to Sell Your Art Without a Gallery
Yes, you can sell your art and make money without a gallery. You know you create good art, but do you know where to sell it? Galleries are no longer the only option for selling artwork. Discover the: who, what, where, when and why in this workshop that emphasis being true to yourself and investing the time needed to become an independent self-employed visual artist.
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Really EASY Bookeeping for Artists
Are you an artist who wants to make money from their artwork? Are you scared of numbers? Bad at organizing receipts? Kathy Beekman, professional artist and art career coach has been there, done that, and is here to say there is an easy way for artists, serious about being financially SUCCESSFUL, to adopt good bookkeeping practices.
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Become Confident in Your Creative Expression
Beat self-doubt and become more confident with your art and creative projects. In this workshop you will learn to create a positive mindset that will keep you motivated for the long-haul.
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Learn to Speak Like a Pro
Struggling to communicate with your audience? Do you feel uncomfortable speaking in public? Want to improve your speaking and writing skills? The best art professionals invest in their communication skills so that they are better able to communicate to their collectors, gallerists, other artists, and within social media.
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Make the Transition to Full-Time Artist
Are you letting your doubts or fears keep you from turning your hobby into a full-time art career? Kathy will provide you with the steps you need to build a solid foundation for your business before making the leap to a full-time art career.
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Grow a Creative Business that Feeds Your Soul
Learn and begin implementing 5 important practices that will keep your business expanding from the inside out in this energizing workshop.
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Another workshop is in the making.
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" A true professional. We are always delighted to work with her."
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Boulder County Arts Alliance
"Kathy creates a safe space for sharing and provides professional creative learning for all participants."
Annamarie Mead
Retreat Participant
"She has brought an impressive array of content, professionalism and quality to our community."
Art Gym Denver
"It was great to revisit some of the marketing concepts with respect to my art!"
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Rodney Buxton
Workshop Participant