25: Teaching Live Art Workshops

Startist Society

Today, Laura and Nikki talk about teaching live art workshops either in person or online. Teaching is a great way to diversify your income as an artist and between the two of them, Nikki and Laura have experience teaching in a wide variety of situations. In this episode, they share a ton of great tips and considerations to keep in mind when planning your live workshops.

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• How Laura and Nikki got their start teaching live workshops (2:11)
• Choosing a venue for in-person workshops (6:32)
• Teaching online via Zoom (12:04)
• Demo and setup considerations (14:54)
• Do you need insurance? (19:00)
• Money matters and venue considerations (20:34)
• Meals, snacks and drinks (27:30)
• Pricing your workshop (29:14)
• Supplies (29:58)
• When should you cut off registrations? (30:37)
• Shipping kits (30:57)
• Increasing your fees over time (33:49)
• Preparing for the workshop (34:47)
• Under-promising and over-delivering (36:19)
• Refunds and other class policies (40:47)
• Followup student communications (45:31)
• Encouraging students to share their work (46:07)
• Bringing your own work to sell in your workshop (47:25)

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