Arts Council
Kentucky Arts Council and EntrePaducah present business development workshop for artists

FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Arts Council and EntrePaducah® will offer a free Business Workshop for Professional Artists, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. CDT, at the Maiden Alley Cinema, 112 Maiden Alley, downtown Paducah, Ky.

The workshop will cover information related to small business assistance, developing a business plan, building a website, writing artist statements and marketing artwork. Workshop presenters are administrators and artists from across the state with varied perspectives and expertise in the business of the arts.

"We are very excited to partner with EntrePaducah to present this workshop," said Lori Meadows, executive director of the Kentucky Arts Council. "These kinds of partnerships help us stretch our limited dollars to assist Kentucky artists in their marketing efforts."

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. at the door. Lunch will be provided by EntrePaducah. For more information, contact Terry Reeves at info1@entrepaducah.com  or 270-443-1746, ext. 208, or Charla Reed at charla.reed@ky.gov or 888-833-2787, ext. 485.

The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, creates opportunities for Kentuckians to value, participate in and benefit from the arts. Kentucky Arts Council funding is provided by the Kentucky General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts.

EntrePaducah® is Paducah’s central source for entrepreneurial business development. Its mission is to guide entrepreneurs toward resources they need to do business in the region; retain entrepreneurs who have roots in the region; recruit entrepreneurs to the region; unite the region’s economic development resources to present a “united front” for entrepreneurial companies; and educate new or potential entrepreneurs by offering networking opportunities throughout the region.

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