Business Skills for Creative Souls

5th YES Self-Employed Artists Conference
Monday, June 13, 2005, 10 am to 5 pm
Cost :
$25 Regular Registration Fee
$20 Early-Bird Registration Fee, Before May 24, 2005

Location: Centaur Theatre, 453 Saint Francois Xavier (between Notre Dame & St. Paul)
The 5th Montreal Self-Employed Artists Conference: Business Skills for Creative Souls
Featuring KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Yann Martel, Bestselling Author, Life of Pi
Join over 300 local artists for a full-day of workshops, panel discussions and networking opportunities at the 5th Montreal Self-employed Artists Conference. This event sells out every year, and features local, successful artists from all disciplines who will share tips on how you can build BUSINESS SKILLS FOR CREATIVE SOULS!
The 2005 Self-employed Artists Conference will be hosted by Andy Nulman, President, Airborne Entertainment.
Discussion topics throughout the day will include:
- PANEL DISCUSSION
Local artists tell you how they made it!
- NETWORKING
Learn core networking principles
- TRANSFORMING YOUR ART INTO A BUSINESS
- MARKETING YOUR ART
Speakers throughout the day will include:
Tom Hopkins, Painter
Greg Dunning, Deputy Director Feature Film, Telefilm
Lenny Levine, Executive VP Marketing, DKD Entertainment Group
Linda Rutenberg, Photographer
Scott MacLeod, Painter and Musician
Yann Martel, Bestselling Author, Life of Pi
Renata Moralis, Fashion Designer
Nadia Rona, Casting Director, Elite Casting
Joey Elias, Stand-up Comic
Douglas Squarek, Sculptor
and Many More!
The winner(s) of the $5,000 Artists Start-up Grant Contest, co-sponsored by YES and La Fondation du maire de Montréal pour la jeunesse, will also be announced at the conference.