For more detailed information, click to our ProDev page or check out the Workshop page on the Arts Council’s site.

Space is limited for these free workshops, so be sure to RSVP to Hugh Vandivier promptly at hugh@primarycolours.org.

ALL WORKSHOPS BEGIN AT 6PM AND ARE FREE.

NEW LOCATION! The Arts Council of Indianapolis has moved to a new building at 924 N. Pennsylvania Street (map), right next to the Living Room Lounge. All workshops will take place in their new offices.

Free parking is available in the lot just to the north of the building, on the street, or across the street in the apartment parking lot.

Please feel free to bring a coffee, bottled water, or a light snack with you.

July 28 Workshop – CANCELED

August 11, 6pm: Licensing your Artwork (DATE CHANGE from July 28!)

For artists interested in licensing their work for everything from calendars and greeting cards to posters and wine labels, Betsy Knotts can help. Betsy is not only a glass artist in her own right, she is also responsible for licensing the Garfield characters. Betsy and trademark lawyer Connie Lindman will take you through the process of licensing your work while still protecting your copyright and interests.

New this year: Due to high demand from artists who would like to connect with other artists, we have added networking opportunities to each workshop. Come to the workshops then join other artists and presenters at a nearby cafe, coffee shop or watering hole to continue the conversation in a more casual environment.

Primary Colours is looking for a new logo, and we’re seeking your help in designing it.

If we choose your logo, you win the following:

• One year of free promotion (that’s your name/logo on every event piece we promote for a full year).
• Two free tickets to Primary Colours’ events from September 2010 – September 2011.
• A T-shirt of your choice from our catalog.
• Recognition during the Unveiling of the new logo at our Art Vs. Art event on September 24, 2010.

OPEN TO ANYONE & EVERYONE: Design/art enthusiasts, agencies, artists, etc. Feel free to offer more than one submission.

Create your artwork in a vector format. We prefer the Illustrator format but Photoshop can be used so long as the final artwork can be vectorized. All type needs to be converted to outlines. Acceptable submission formats include JPEG, TIFF, EPS, AI, and PSD. Memory Limit:10MB.

Submit or send questions via e-mail to: primarycoloursindy@gmail.com.

DEADLINE: BY MIDNIGHT E.D.T. July 30, 2010. The winning/final design must be prepared in vector for the hand-off to Primary Colours along with all fonts identified for branding consistency.

We would like you to follow these guidelines (pointers) while developing your sizzling hot logo design:

• We are a non-profit organization that works with a lot of painters, but painting is not our only focus. We need an icon/logo that can grow over time as our organization evolves to take on more artists and media formats.
• Please keep your Photoshop effects and filters to a minimum. It’s a great program, but please don’t overdo it.

WHAT WE LIKE:
• A logo we can use in all media.
• Clean and iconic (contemporary).

WHAT WE DON’T LIKE:
• We want a logo that translates well in one color and black. We don’t hate primary colors, but please show us some different options as well.

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1. Gain a different perspective on arts marketing
2. Identify their personal mantra and artistic values
3. Learn how to translate those values into specific marketing tactics that will ultimately connect more people to their art

Each participant also received an electronic copy of Adam’s e-Book, Authentic Arts Marketing.

Speaker:

Adam Thurman is President of Mission Paradox, a consulting firm that focuses on connecting art and audience in Chicago, IL.  As part of Mission Paradox he has led presentations and workshops for Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, the Civic Knowledge Project and the Arts and Business Council.  He also maintains a widely read arts marketing blog at www.missionparadox.com In addition, Adam is the Director of Marketing and communications at Court Theatre, one of the largest nonprofit theatres in Chicago. During his tenure as Director of Marketing the theatre has had some of the highest grossing productions in their more than 50-year history.   He has been recognized as an Emerging Leader by Americans For the Arts and the Theatre Communication Group. He has also been featured in Time Out New York and the Chicago Tribune.

Primary Colours is partnering with Next Generation Consulting (NGC) and the International Mentoring Network Organization (IMNO) to learn what and who young professionals are looking for in a mentor.

NGC is a market research firm specializing in helping clients develop top young talent. IMNO is a nonprofit organization that makes professional mentoring available to everyone.

All survey respondents will be eligible to win a $50 Amazon.com gift card.

Take the survey now.

For many artists, creating your work is the easy part. But how do you sell it in order to “share it” with others? How do you mix and mingle, engage and close a sale, and enjoy the whole experience? It is an art form in itself! Learn tried-and-true tips from artists, gallery owners, and others for engaging casually interested buyers and turn them from simply interested into full-fledged arts patrons.

Panelists:

Pauline Moffatt, Executive Director of the IndyFringe Festival. Along with her current role working with hundreds of performing artists, Pauline spent eight years in Melbourne Australia working with the Hotel for the Arts promoting and profiling emerging and established visual artists who exhibited in the building.

Ron Zimmerman, Vice President and COO at Elona Biotechnologies, Inc. with 17 years of salesmanship experience including managing and training sales teams of over 100 professionals.

Linda Dorman, Studio Manager for Tom Torluemke Studio and former gallery owner

Tom Torluemke, artist and former gallery owner

The winning poster was designed by Julia Stitt, who is currently a sophomore at Ivy Tech Community College. She is pursuing a degree in Visual Communication with concentrations in Graphic Design and Web Design, and she expects to graduate in Spring of 2011 with an Associate of Applied Science. Julia’s interest in print design and layout was prompted during her freshman year of high school when she contributed to the design of the school yearbook. Besides design, she also has a passion for travel, photography, and chocolate.

Nice job, Julia, and thanks to all who participated.

A very big thank you to everyone who turned out for Installation Nation. We hope you all had a great time interacting with the artists and the installations. We really owe a lot to the following folks who helped make Installation Nation possible:

• • The Efroymson Family Fund, a CICF fund, which provided artists with money to complete their vision
• • Lockerbie Park & Meridian Arch, who donated the space
• • Mobile Mini for the shipping containers
• • Daniel Fahrner of Musical Family Tree for organizing the music
• • Our food vendors: Brad Gates Catering, A Taste of Philly, & The Amazing Potato Chip Company
• • Sun King Brewing Company for the great craft beer
• • Phoenix Fire Productions for the amazing light show
• • Young Audiences of Indiana for the cool scavenger hunt for kids
• • Dane Sauer, our event coordinator
• • Our event committee: Lendell Ervin, Carrie Hagans, Dominic Jannazzo, & Aaron Scamihorn
• • Liz Klopfer, our intern
• • Our wonderful volunteers: Will Bain, Tim Centers, Aimee Claton, Tom Coryell, Julie Ellison, Tammy Evans, Courtney Horstman, Mike Kenney, Mary Jane Moriarty, Dhyana Raynor, Jeff Sample, Matt Theobald, & Carrie Viehe
• • Our fundraising committee: Chelsea Ernsberger, Martha Gilchrist, Jeremy Hatch, & Colin Vaughan
• • And of course, our hard-working board: Shannan Spence (Pres.), Jim Clinger (VP), Jenny Skehan (Treas.), Natalie Ingle (Sec.), Brian Myers, Renee Harness, & Jennifer Hughes

Tell Us What You Think, Win a Prize

We need your help in making events like this better and telling grantors and sponsors who’s attending our shows. If you went to Installation Nation and have five minutes, click the link below to fill out our audience survey. We’ll draw one

winner from all completed surveys and give them a gift certificate to The Best Chocolate in Town. The survey ends on June 16 at 5 p.m.

Click here to take our survey.

The Buzz

Send your links to pix and vid that you took at Installation Nation to info@primarycolours.org, and we’ll post ‘em here.

• • IDADA – Dan Cooper video
• • FunCityFinder – Mark Cline’s story & pix
• • Indy Star – Mary Lee Pappas’ story
• • Metromix – Jim Walker’s column
• • Our Twitter event hashtag – #InstlNtn10
• • Our Facebook Event page

Check out pictures from Friday here.

Where

500 N. College Ave. - it’s the vacant lot on the northwest corner of College an Michigan (map) This year’s event is the second Installation Nation, and Lockerbie Park Brownstones and Meridian Arch once again donated the site. Because this is an outdoor event, patrons with limited mobility are warned that the gravel lot may pose difficulty.

Cost

$8. Children under 12 are free. $5 for IDADA (Indianapolis Downtown Artists and Dealers Association) members.

Exhibiting Artists

• Brent Aldrich & Julie Cifuentes, Indianapolis
• Andrew Ball with Todd Bracik & Matt Warren, Indianapolis
• Marci Rubin, Chicago
• Mark Rumsey, Grand Rapids
• Xiaoou Sun, Bloomington
• Ben Valentine, Indianapolis
• Sala Wong, Terre Haute

Each project will receive $750, thanks to a generous grant from the Efroymson Family Fund, a fund of the Central Indiana Community Foundation.

Kids

Stop by early with your kids and play Installation Nation BINGO with Young Audiences of Indiana until 8 p.m.

Food & Drink

The following vendors will be selling food:

• The Amazing Potato Chip Company
• Brad Gates Catering
• A Taste of Philly

You can also purchase beer from Sun King Brewing Company or wine, soda, and water.

Music

Daniel Fahrner from Musical Family Tree is coordinating music for the event. Be sure to check who’s playing:

• 5pm – DJ Rod the Mod
• 7pm – Everything, Now!
• 8pm – Slothpop
• 9pm – Kate Lamont (with full band)

Phoenix Fire Productions will be lighting things up again tonight.

When

Friday, June 4, 2010, from 6 p.m. – 1 a.m. and Saturday, June 5, 2010, from 5 – 11 p.m.

Where

500 N. College Ave. - it’s the vacant lot on the northwest corner of College an Michigan (map) This year’s event is the second Installation Nation, and Lockerbie Park Brownstones and Meridian Arch once again donated the site. Because this is an outdoor event, patrons with limited mobility are warned that the gravel lot may pose difficulty.

Cost

$8. Children under 12 are free. $5 for IDADA (Indianapolis Downtown Artists and Dealers Association) members.

Exhibiting Artists

• Brent Aldrich & Julie Cifuentes, Indianapolis
• Andrew Ball with Todd Bracik & Matt Warren, Indianapolis
• Marci Rubin, Chicago
• Mark Rumsey, Grand Rapids
• Xiaoou Sun, Bloomington
• Ben Valentine, Indianapolis
• Sala Wong, Terre Haute

Each project will receive $750, thanks to a generous grant from the Efroymson Family Fund, a fund of the Central Indiana Community Foundation.

Food & Drink

The following vendors will be selling food:

• The Amazing Potato Chip Company
• Brad Gates Catering
• A Taste of Philly

You can also purchase beer from Sun King Brewing Company or soda and water.

Music

Daniel Fahrner from Musical Family Tree is coordinating music for the event. Confirmed acts include the following:

Friday
• 6 – 9 – DJ Rusty Redenbacher (of the Mudkids)
• 9 – 1am – DJ Kyle Long

Saturday
• 5pm – DJ Rod the Mod
• 7pm – Everything, Now!
• 8pm – Slothpop
• 9pm – Kate Lamont (with full band)

We’re also excited that Phoenix Fire Productions will be lighting things up during the event.

Volunteers

If you are interested in helping with this year’s Installation Nation, please e-mail Liz Klopfer at liz.klopfer@gmail.com or call her at 317-847-6135.

• Brent Aldrich & Julie Cifuentes, Indianapolis
• Andrew Ball with Todd Bracik & Matt Warren, Indianapolis
• Marci Rubin, Chicago
• Mark Rumsey, Grand Rapids
• Xiaoou Sun, Bloomington
• Ben Valentine, Indianapolis
• Sala Wong, Terre Haute

These artists will each be creating their installation art projects within the 8′x8′x20′ confines of seven large metal shipping containers placed on a vacant lot at 500 N. College in downtown Indianapolis. Each project will receive $750, thanks to a generous grant from the Efroymson Family Fund, a fund of the Central Indiana Community Foundation.

Artists submitted entries came from far and wide, including such places as Asheville, North Carolina; Shorewood and Bolingbrook, Illinois; Ann Arbor, Michigan; Bowling Green, Kentucky; and Greencastle, Indiana. Thank you to all who entered.