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Virtual Happy Hour

Friday, May 1, 2020

8pm ET / 7pm CT / 6pm MT / 5pm PT

via Zoom

Every Wednesday 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT / 7 p.m. MT / 6 p.m. PT
Meet virtually each Wednesday with a low-key, casual group of designers of all skill levels.

Designers’ Corner is a low-key, casual group that gives a space for folks to: learn more about recent trends about design, share current project work for quick and honest feedback, and talk shop with other creative enthusiasts and professionals.

We are open for designers of all skill levels! For the foreseeable future we will be hosting our sessions online, so you are welcome to join even if you don’t live in Huntsville!

Owen, Wickersham & Erickson’s  Linda Joy Kattwinkel will be co-leading an AIGA Expert Series Webinar on Friday, May 8, 2020 at 11am (Pacific).  This webinar is free for members and non-members. REGISTER HERE to receive a Zoom link to join.

Every Wednesday 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT / 7 p.m. MT / 6 p.m. PT
Meet virtually each Wednesday with a low-key, casual group of designers of all skill levels.

Designers’ Corner is a low-key, casual group that gives a space for folks to: learn more about recent trends about design, share current project work for quick and honest feedback, and talk shop with other creative enthusiasts and professionals.

We are open for designers of all skill levels! For the foreseeable future we will be hosting our sessions online, so you are welcome to join even if you don’t live in Huntsville!

Five strategies for staying productive and managing your time instead of overworking and burning out during the COVID-19 crisis.

Georgie-Ann Getton-McKoy, Branding and Consulting Agency (New York, NY)

About Georgie-Ann: Georgie-Ann Getton-Mckoy is the face behind the GSD with Georgie brand. She is also the lead execution strategist and founder of GSD Solutions. GSD Solutions is a branding and consulting agency that works with individuals and companies to develop inclusive, innovative, and experience-driven brands that increase customer engagement and sales.

Positioning, Passion, and Premium Pricing
Presenter: Kelly Campbell

May 20, 2020


2pm ET, 1pm CT, 12pm MT, 11am PT.
1 hour + Q&A

Members – Join the live webinar for FREE – as a benefit of membership.


Non-members – Save $15; register by May 13th.

Are you running the creative firm of your dreams? No? Coming in May, Kelly Campbell will help find the passion you once had as  an artist and practitioner. Then she will outline how to attract ideal clients who clearly see your value and are willing to pay a premium for your work.

Find your creative passion, attract ideal clients and position for premium pricing.

Kelly dives deep into the introspective questions we need to ask ourselves. She covers:

• Why strong positioning matters within the creative services space.
• How to both determine and communicate that outwardly
• How to garner premium pricing as a designer or boutique agency.

Stop playing small and start aligning with your purpose!

About Our Presenter:
Kelly Campbell is an Agency Transformation Coach based in New York. The former owner of a cause marketing agency for 14 years, she helps creative leaders transform their businesses and their lives by focusing on the 5 P’s: purpose, people, positioning, pipeline, and profitability. She speaks at agency growth conferences across the country. You’ll find her featured in The New York Times, Woman Entrepreneur, and Forbes. She gets vulnerable on Medium. Currently, she is writing her first book on the awakening process that creative leaders experience in their pursuit of purpose. She hosts THRIVE: Your Agency Resource, a bi-weekly video podcast sponsored by Workamajig that helps agency owners navigate personal and professional growth.

3 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. CT / 1 p.m. MT / noon PT

We are all learning how to work, learn, live, and connect, in new ways. With so many tools and technologies to keep us connected and on camera, how we show up, and how we follow up, matters more than ever.

Join this edition of Workshop Wednesday to embrace and leverage new (and old fashioned!) networking tools,✨ sparkle ✨and stand out in any crowd, and use humor through it all.

In this interactive and entertaining program, you will learn to:

• Work the Virtual Room to build meaningful relationships
• Choose the right personal and professional stories to highlight your unique brand
• Promote your brand consistently and appropriately on different social media
• Manage your time, energy, and tools – to keep your networking activities efficient and organized

Would you rather do the chore you hate the most than ask a potential client about their budget? The reality is, most of us would pick the chore, because we aren’t taught how to have money conversations. Let’s start that money conversation today. This way, the next time you find yourself talking about your dream rate, you can do it without squirming. We’ll cover how to prepare for financial conversations, explore your money boundaries, and take charge of negotiation talk.

About Olga: Olga Kirshenbaum is the author of Shmoney Guide: Making Money Choices Doesn’t Need to Be So Scary, focusing on personal finance advice, and the host of the “9 Minutes of Creative Wisdom” podcast, focusing on business and entrepreneurial advice. She works to empower creatives to make money choices with confidence, so they can unleash life’s full potential.

Every Wednesday 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT / 7 p.m. MT / 6 p.m. PT
Meet virtually each Wednesday with a low-key, casual group of designers of all skill levels.

Designers’ Corner is a low-key, casual group that gives a space for folks to: learn more about recent trends about design, share current project work for quick and honest feedback, and talk shop with other creative enthusiasts and professionals.

We are open for designers of all skill levels! For the foreseeable future we will be hosting our sessions online, so you are welcome to join even if you don’t live in Huntsville!

4 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. CT / 2 p.m. MT / 1 p.m. PT

Every Monday 2 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. CT / 12 noon MT / 11 a.m. PT

Cartoonists, illustrators, graphic artists, photographers, writers, creatives: Freelance Fandango is going virtual for the duration, and everyone is invited!

Freelance Fandango started out as get-together of freelance creatives in the Tacoma area. Now that we’re all trying to “flatten the curve,” FF has gone virtual. They’ve invited the Guild to sponsor them and spread the word. Join Freelance Fandango for a Zoom meeting to share your experience and news. Show and tell is a regular feature, so have your art supplies handy and turn your webcam on.

Join this Freelancers Mutual Aid Get-Together for a networking opportunity and informal discussion led by a member of the Circle.

During each session, attendees will have the opportunity to introduce themselves with what they can offer to others, and what they may be looking for.

Discussion: Personal Branding Tips for People Who Hate Self-Promotion (But Have to Do It Anyway)

You know you need to promote yourself to get more clients. There’s just one problem: You hate self-promotion. It’s awkward. It feels sleazy. You’re scared you’ll mess it up and turn off clients forever. In this event, we’ll take the fear and mystery out of self-promotion and help you build a personal brand that attracts the clients you want.

Led by Robin Cangie, Marketing Coach (Portland, OR)

Join this Freelancers Mutual Aid Get-Together for a networking opportunity and informal discussion led by a member of the Circle.

During each session, attendees will have the opportunity to introduce themselves with what they can offer to others, and what they may be looking for.

Discussion: Networking and Job Searching Tips for the COVID-19 Era

How to make sure you’re putting your best foot forward, networking effectively (while social distancing), messaging your professional brand successfully, and continually developing your career in a time of great uncertainty.

Led by Dawid Wiacek, Career Coach and Resume Writer, and owner of Career Fixer LLC (New York, NY)

Join this Freelancers Mutual Aid Get-Together for a networking opportunity and informal discussion led by a member of the Circle.

During each session, attendees will have the opportunity to introduce themselves with what they can offer to others, and what they may be looking for.

Discussion: Overcoming Creative Hurdles

Creative hurdles happen. This creativity workshop is built around helping people create easy, quick experiments to help tackle the block. During this Get-Together, we will ask for a few volunteers to share where they may be stuck and we will brainstorm experiments to move past the block. Some examples could include: apprehension when it comes to an unfamiliar form or medium, promoting your work and connecting in virtual spaces, letting go of “good advice” that may be holding you back.

Led by Sarah Rainone, Writer, Editor, and Book Developer (Providence, RI)

The long-awaited Treasury guidelines and application form on loan forgiveness of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) have finally been released. With thousands of arts groups and self-employed artists having successfully received billions of dollars in PPP loans, the goal now is to get these loans forgiven.

Speakers include:

• Robert L. Lynch, Americans for the Arts President and CEO will provide an update on the latest legislative developments as it relates to PPP Loans in Congress.
• Sarah Mercer, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Shareholder Attorney will provide detailed guidance on the Treasury Department’s newly released PPP Loan Forgiveness application and instructions.
• Nina Ozlu Tunceli, Americans for the Arts Action Fund Executive Director will join Sarah in hosting a Q & A of specific challenges arts organizations and self-employed artists are facing with the PPP forgiveness guidelines.

Registration for this live webinar is free and will be limited to 1000 participants. At that time registration will be temporarily closed. Registration will re-open when the recording is available about 24-48 hours after the live event. The recording for this event will also be free.

Americans for the Arts is providing the arts and culture field with this and other COVID-19 webinars and resources at no charge to you. Please consider supporting our ability to deliver this important work with a donation by clicking HERE 

We also encourage you to become a member with us for access to even more webinars and other resources, please visit www.americansforthearts.org/membership for more information 

Yay! Party ‘Arty with the Guild, Vacay Style

Virtual Happy Hour

Friday, May 29, 2020

8pm ET / 7pm CT / 6pm MT / 5pm PT

via Zoom