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ACTA TRADITIONAL ARTS ROUNDTABLE SERIES 2010
SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOR TRADITIONAL ARTISTS

Tuesday, January 26, 6:30 TO 9:00p

The San Francisco Foundation

225 Bush Street (@ Sansome, near Montgomery BART)

Suite 500

San Francisco, CA 94104

Ever thought about how you can develop or improve the small business side of your work as a traditional artist? From selling crafts, to playing music at weddings, to setting up touring opportunities—the possibilities are endless. Facilitated by Sofia Campos from Women’s Initiative for Self Employment (WISE) and Vanessa Camarena-Arredondo from The San Francisco Foundation.

This session offers tools for you to self-assess your business ideas and develops next steps to launching your enterprise. Wherever you are at with your ideas, you will develop your own business action plan and learn about successful examples of artist entrepreneurs who have participated in WISE’s business management training course.

The session includes a discussion on WISE’s programs, micro-lending and other small business development resources and programs in the Bay Area.
This session is made possible in partnership with WISE and The San Francisco Foundation.

ACTA Traditional Arts Roundtable is made possible with generous support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the San Francisco Arts Commission.

The Way to One’s Heart: Traditional Foodways (Oakland)

Date: November 19, Thursday

Time: 6:00p to 9:00p

Location: Oakland Asian Cultural Center

Facilitation: April Kim

Featured Participants: draw from OACC roster, Amara Tabor Smith

Cross-sectoral representation: Slow Food & Sustainability people

SACRED WORK IN A SECULAR WORLD: Faith-Based Traditional Arts

Sunday, September 13, 2009

10:00a to 12 noon @ Wat Mongkolratanaram (Thai Buddhist Temple of Berkeley) -
Thai Cultural Center of the San Francisco Bay Area

1911 Russell Street

Berkeley, CA 94703

Alliance for California Traditional Arts

GRASSROOTS FUNDRAISING

Sunday, June 14, 2009

The San Francisco Foundation

225 Bush Street, Suite 500

San Francisco, 94104