San Francisco
PROGRAMS FOR SPRING 2019:
Wednesday, March 27th, 7-9PM
PRESENTATION: Preparing Your Website Portfolio
- gain insight into creating & designing your website to impress and attract art galleries and dealers,
writing your biography, artist resume, exhibit history, artist statement, and cover letters
- with Stephen C. Wagner, Professional Development Educator
Wednesday, May 1st, 7-9PM
REPRESENTATION: Approaching Art Galleries
- learn about identifying art markets, researching art galleries, establishing gallery criteria,
contacting art galleries, standard practices, contracts, exclusivity, and private sales
- with Stephen C. Wagner, Professional Development Educator
at Arc Gallery & Studios - 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
all programs are $25 at door
PREVIOUS PROGRAMS FOR SPRING 2019:
Wednesday, February 13th, 7-9PM
GET YOUR SH!T TOGETHER: A Basic Game Plan for Your Artist Career
- gain insight to jump-start your artist career & create a strategic plan, learn about creating a cohesive body of work,
titling your work, creating a pricing structure, framing, managing your inventory, documenting your artwork,
designing your website, creating marketing materials, building your exhibit history, and approaching art galleries
- with Stephen C. Wagner, Professional Development Educator
Wednesday, March 6th, 7-9PM
TALK THE TALK: Talking & Writing About Your Artwork
- learn to overcome your fear of public speaking, identify interesting aspects about your artwork, keep your audience focused,
and write an impressive & effective Artist Statement, with tips & suggestions, includes practice exercises and examples
- with Stephen C. Wagner, Professional Development Educator
Wednesday, March 27th, 7-9PM
PRESENTATION: Preparing Your Website Portfolio
- gain insight into creating & designing your website to impress and attract art galleries and dealers,
writing your biography, artist resume, exhibit history, artist statement, and cover letters
- with Stephen C. Wagner, Professional Development Educator
Wednesday, May 1st, 7-9PM
REPRESENTATION: Approaching Art Galleries
- learn about identifying art markets, researching art galleries, establishing gallery criteria,
contacting art galleries, standard practices, contracts, exclusivity, and private sales
- with Stephen C. Wagner, Professional Development Educator
at Arc Gallery & Studios - 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
all programs are $25 at door
PREVIOUS PROGRAMS FOR SPRING 2019:
Wednesday, February 13th, 7-9PM
GET YOUR SH!T TOGETHER: A Basic Game Plan for Your Artist Career
- gain insight to jump-start your artist career & create a strategic plan, learn about creating a cohesive body of work,
titling your work, creating a pricing structure, framing, managing your inventory, documenting your artwork,
designing your website, creating marketing materials, building your exhibit history, and approaching art galleries
- with Stephen C. Wagner, Professional Development Educator
Wednesday, March 6th, 7-9PM
TALK THE TALK: Talking & Writing About Your Artwork
- learn to overcome your fear of public speaking, identify interesting aspects about your artwork, keep your audience focused,
and write an impressive & effective Artist Statement, with tips & suggestions, includes practice exercises and examples
- with Stephen C. Wagner, Professional Development Educator
Stephen C. Wagner
Stephen C. Wagner has studied art since the age of six, including workshops at the Witte Museum, Trinity University, and private study, all in his hometown of San Antonio, TX. During his early years, Stephen showed his work in many venues, including juried shows, art fairs, coffeehouses, and art galleries. He obtained his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Texas at Arlington in painting and graphic communication. Stephen has exhibited and sold his art in galleries in London, Chicago, Dallas, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Laguna Beach, San Diego, Seattle, New Orleans, Palm Springs, Sun Valley, and Kauai. His artwork is included in the permanent collections of the Riverside Art Museum and the Museum of the Living Artist, and in the corporate collections of Johnson & Johnson and Kaiser Permanente.
www.sfartistnetwork.org
Stephen C. Wagner has studied art since the age of six, including workshops at the Witte Museum, Trinity University, and private study, all in his hometown of San Antonio, TX. During his early years, Stephen showed his work in many venues, including juried shows, art fairs, coffeehouses, and art galleries. He obtained his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Texas at Arlington in painting and graphic communication. Stephen has exhibited and sold his art in galleries in London, Chicago, Dallas, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Laguna Beach, San Diego, Seattle, New Orleans, Palm Springs, Sun Valley, and Kauai. His artwork is included in the permanent collections of the Riverside Art Museum and the Museum of the Living Artist, and in the corporate collections of Johnson & Johnson and Kaiser Permanente.
www.sfartistnetwork.org
PREVIOUS PROGRAMS 2018:
Monday, January 29th, 7-9PM
WHAT SELLS: Creating a Saleable Body of Work
- learn to create a body of art that sells, hear specific & detailed suggestions on planning themes & series,
titles, style, media, scale, pricing, signatures, presentation, framing, and certificates of authenticity
- with Stephen C. Wagner, Professional Development Educator
Wednesday, January 31st, 7-9PM
RISE ABOVE THE CROWD: Presenting Yourself as a Professional Artist
Panel Discussion
- hear insights in this Panel Discussion from local art gallery professionals
on what galleries are looking for in artists and how to approach them
Panelists: James Bacchi, Shelley Barry, Jennifer Perlmutter
Monday, May 28th, 7-9PM
COMMUNICATION: Writing Your Artist Statement
- learn to write an impressive & effective Artist Statement, includes practice exercises and examples
- with Stephen C. Wagner, Professional Development Educator
Wednesday, May 30th, 7-9PM
INSIGHTS: What They Never Taught You in Art School
Panel Discussion
- hear from professional artists in this panel discussion about being an artist today,
motivation & self-discipline, challenges & overcoming them, business & career logistics,
and working with galleries from the artist’s perspective
Panelists: Paul Gibson, Patter Hellstrom, Howard Hersh
Monday, June 25th, 7-9PM
REPRESENTATION: Approaching Art Galleries
- learn about identifying art markets, researching art galleries, establishing gallery criteria,
contacting art galleries, standard practices, contracts, exclusivity, and private sales
- with Stephen C. Wagner, Professional Development Educator
Monday, September 10th, 7-9PM
THE PRICE IS RIGHT: Pricing Your Artwork
- get input from local art galleries professionals on how to price your artwork,
with insight into gallery sales and how to manage your private sales
- with Stephen C. Wagner, Professional Development Educator
Wednesday, September 12th, 7-9PM
THE JURY IS IN: Entering Juried Art Shows
- learn about juried shows, how to decide which ones to enter,
tips to give you an advantage, how to manage your entries
- with Stephen C. Wagner, Professional Development Educator
Wednesday, November 14th, 7-9PM
CONSULTATION: Working with Art Consultants
- learn the ins and outs of working with Art Consultants, Corporate Art Dealers, and Interior Designers, how to research & contact them, design your website to attract them, determine appropriate subject matter, negotiate contracts & deposits, and strategies to create custom work & commissions for projects
- with Stephen C. Wagner, Professional Development Educator
at Arc Gallery & Studios - 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Monday, January 29th, 7-9PM
WHAT SELLS: Creating a Saleable Body of Work
- learn to create a body of art that sells, hear specific & detailed suggestions on planning themes & series,
titles, style, media, scale, pricing, signatures, presentation, framing, and certificates of authenticity
- with Stephen C. Wagner, Professional Development Educator
Wednesday, January 31st, 7-9PM
RISE ABOVE THE CROWD: Presenting Yourself as a Professional Artist
Panel Discussion
- hear insights in this Panel Discussion from local art gallery professionals
on what galleries are looking for in artists and how to approach them
Panelists: James Bacchi, Shelley Barry, Jennifer Perlmutter
Monday, May 28th, 7-9PM
COMMUNICATION: Writing Your Artist Statement
- learn to write an impressive & effective Artist Statement, includes practice exercises and examples
- with Stephen C. Wagner, Professional Development Educator
Wednesday, May 30th, 7-9PM
INSIGHTS: What They Never Taught You in Art School
Panel Discussion
- hear from professional artists in this panel discussion about being an artist today,
motivation & self-discipline, challenges & overcoming them, business & career logistics,
and working with galleries from the artist’s perspective
Panelists: Paul Gibson, Patter Hellstrom, Howard Hersh
Monday, June 25th, 7-9PM
REPRESENTATION: Approaching Art Galleries
- learn about identifying art markets, researching art galleries, establishing gallery criteria,
contacting art galleries, standard practices, contracts, exclusivity, and private sales
- with Stephen C. Wagner, Professional Development Educator
Monday, September 10th, 7-9PM
THE PRICE IS RIGHT: Pricing Your Artwork
- get input from local art galleries professionals on how to price your artwork,
with insight into gallery sales and how to manage your private sales
- with Stephen C. Wagner, Professional Development Educator
Wednesday, September 12th, 7-9PM
THE JURY IS IN: Entering Juried Art Shows
- learn about juried shows, how to decide which ones to enter,
tips to give you an advantage, how to manage your entries
- with Stephen C. Wagner, Professional Development Educator
Wednesday, November 14th, 7-9PM
CONSULTATION: Working with Art Consultants
- learn the ins and outs of working with Art Consultants, Corporate Art Dealers, and Interior Designers, how to research & contact them, design your website to attract them, determine appropriate subject matter, negotiate contracts & deposits, and strategies to create custom work & commissions for projects
- with Stephen C. Wagner, Professional Development Educator
at Arc Gallery & Studios - 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
PREVIOUS PROGRAMS 2017:
Saturday, February 4th, 11AM-1PM
WHAT SELLS: Creating a Saleable Body of Work
- learn to create a body of art that sells, hear specific & detailed suggestions on planning themes & series,
titles, style, media, scale, pricing, signatures, presentation, framing, and certificates of authenticity
- with Stephen C. Wagner, Professional Development Educator
Wednesday, February 8th, 7-9PM
STATE OF THE ART: San Francisco - Panel Discussion
- hear from art professionals about today’s art scene in San Francisco, including art trends, changes in the art market,
and the many opportunities for artists to exhibit their artwork & get involved
- with Michelle Nye, SFMOMA Artists Gallery; DeWitt Cheng, Art Critic; & Joan McLoughlin, The McLoughlin Gallery
Monday, May 22nd, 7-9PM
PRESENTATION: Preparing Your Website Portfolio
- gain insight into creating & designing your website, writing your biography, artist resume,
exhibit history, artist statement, and cover letters
- with Stephen C. Wagner, Professional Development Educator
Wednesday, May 24th, 7-9PM
RISE ABOVE THE CROWD: Presenting Yourself as a Professional Artist
- hear insights in this Panel Discussion from local art gallery professionals
on what galleries are looking for and how to approach them
Monday, June 19th, 7-9PM
REPRESENTATION: Approaching Art Galleries
- learn about identifying art markets, researching art galleries, establishing gallery criteria,
contacting art galleries, standard practices, contracts, exclusivity, and private sales
- with Stephen C. Wagner, Professional Development Educator
Wednesday, June 21st, 7-9PM
EMERGING ARTISTS: Taking Your Art to the Next Level
- hear suggestions & tips from local art professionals in this Panel Discussion
about strategies and steps to build your art career
Monday, September 11th, 7-9PM
PROMOTION: Marketing Yourself & Your Artwork
- better understand the what, how & why of on-line tools for marketing your artwork, gain insight into promoting
your exhibits & events, email campaigns, promoting on the Internet, and social networking
including Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, Pinterest, & YouTube, with step by step instructions
- with Stephen C. Wagner, Professional Development Educator
Wednesday, September 13th, 7-9PM
STRATEGIES & TACTICS: What They Never Taught You in Art School
Panel Discussion
- hear from professional artists in this panel discussion about working with galleries from the artist’s perspective,
motivation & self-discipline, setting goals, challenges & overcoming them, business & career logistics, and being an artist today
Panelists: Dennis Parlante, John Waguespack, & John W. Wood
Monday, November 13th, 7-9PM
GET YOUR SH!T TOGETHER: A Basic Game Plan for Your Artist Career
- gain insight to jump-start your artist career & create a strategic plan, learn about creating a cohesive body of work,
titling your work, creating a pricing structure, framing, managing your inventory, documenting your artwork,
designing your website, creating marketing materials, building your exhibit history, and approaching art galleries
- with Stephen C. Wagner, Professional Development Educator
Wednesday, November 15th, 7-9PM
ART IN THE AGE OF TRUMP: How do Artists Respond
Panel Discussion
- hear from art professionals in this panel discussion about how artists are responding to the Trump presidency,
what subject matter is on the table, what is too far, is protest art saleable,
and how art business has been affected by the election of Donald Trump
Panelists: DeWitt Cheng, Karen Gutfreund, & Olivia Ongpin
at Arc Gallery & Studios - 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 9410
Arc Gallery & Studios
1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
- between 8th & 9th streets, conveniently situated only three blocks from the Civic Center BART station on Market Street.
- for more information: www.arc-sf.com
phone 415.518.6485 / email arcstudiossf@gmail.com
1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
- between 8th & 9th streets, conveniently situated only three blocks from the Civic Center BART station on Market Street.
- for more information: www.arc-sf.com
phone 415.518.6485 / email arcstudiossf@gmail.com
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