[BCMA] Art Is Your Business Conference, Oct 14- 16, Wells, BC

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Link here for more details and see attached press release





NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release



Contact: Beth Holden

Toll Free: 1-800-442-ARTS (2787)

Tel: 250-994-3466   Fax: 250-994-3433

Email: coordinator at imarts.com



CCBAC Partners with IMA and Community Futures for Art Is Your  
Business Conference, October 14 – 16, 2011 in Wells, BC

WELLS, BC, CANADA.....The Cariboo Chilcotin Beetle Action Coalition  
(CCBAC) has just come on board alongside Community Futures North  
Cariboo and Island Mountain Arts to provide funding towards the Art  
Is Your Business Conference coming up October 14th – 16th in Wells,  
BC.

The conference, which will feature panels with cultural industry  
leaders and workshops on topics such as funding, accounting and  
marketing, is geared towards empowering artists of all disciplines  
with entrepreneurial skills. It is also an opportunity to bring  
artists of the region together in order to network, receive  
mentorship and share skills and ideas.

“Artists in the central interior and north are spread over a huge  
geographic region and are often left feeling quite isolated. This  
conference is a chance for artists to meet one another, gain contacts  
and learn skills to help them move forward in their artistic and  
business practice,” says Executive Director of Island Mountain Arts,  
Julie Fowler. “The end goal is to have a more informed, connected  
and strong cultural sector across the north in order to build a more  
diverse economy and create more attractive communities to live in.  
The arts are a barometer for healthy and vibrant communities; with a  
strong arts sector we can more easily attract and retain people to  
live and work in the central and northern interior.”

This is not the first time Island Mountain Arts has run a conference  
such as this. The first Art Is Your Business Conference ran in 1995  
and continued until 1997. Almost fifteen years later it is long  
overdue for another version of the conference, as many artists have  
been talking about the need for more training on the business side of  
art. With the initial support of Community Futures the 2011  
conference became a reality.

“Community Futures was the first funder to step up and we are now  
getting a number of community sponsors as well. With the new addition  
of funding from CCBAC we are able to bring in additional industry  
leaders and provide bursaries for artists – we don’t want cost to  
be a barrier to anyone attending,” says Fowler.

For more information, including details on the schedule, how to  
register and accommodations in Wells, please visit www.imarts.com or  
call 1-800-442-2787. Register by October 1 to get the earlybird rate  
of $75 for the weekend.



Julie Fowler
media at imarts.com
Executive Director, Island Mountain Arts & the ArtsWells Festival of  
All Things Art, July 29 - August 1, 2011
www.imarts.com
www.artswells.com
Box 65, Wells, BC, V0K 2R0
Toll Free: 1-800-442-2787
Fax: 250-994-3433





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