Pitch Your Art

• This interactive session will demonstrate how to formulate a compelling “pitch” to present one’s ideas for performances, exhibitions, funding proposals, and other opportunities.
• Mentors:
  • Jane Cho– Director of Administration, Sotheby’s Institute of Art
  • Jon Yanofsky– Director, Kupferberg Center for the Arts
  • Courtney Ffrench– Artistic Director, Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning

Interactive: Selling Your Art

• This interactive session will offer a comprehensive view of the essential steps needed to market their artistry. Students will gain practical insights, discover effective strategies, and uncover the tools to sell their art and book performances.
• Instructors: 
  • Andrea Kleine– Novelist | Performance Artist | Filmmaker

Interactive: Social Media and Branding

• This interactive workshop will offer students an in-depth look into shaping their social media channels and how digital marketing strategies and tools can be used in self-promotion in the arts.
• Instructors: 
  • Danielle Sopchak– Flutist | Educator | Mult-Instrumentalist
  • Shawn Choi– Director of Marketing, Kupferberg Center for the Arts | Founding Director, SORI Artists

Freelance Careers and Arts Business

• This session gives students insights and practical tips for navigating freelance work and creative business, empowering them to build sustainable and fulfilling arts careers.
• Panelists:
  • Giovanni Escalera– Founder, Sonidorama
  • Allison “Buttons” Bedell– Dancer | Choreographer | Creative director | Model
  • Claudia Norman– Arts producer | Consultant | Artist & event manager
• Moderator:
  • Nedelka Sotelo– Singer/Songwriter | Actress | Arts Administrator

Interactive: Storytelling in the Arts

• This session will discuss how to approach storytelling and the importance of developing narratives in different artistic mediums.
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Interactive: Focusing Your Career

• This interactive workshop will offer students practices to define their career paths in the ever-evolving art and culture landscape by identifying meaningful goals and exploring strategies to accelerate their professional growth.
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Intro to Arts Administration 

• This workshop will provide students with a clear understanding of the arts administration field, practical guidance on how organizations operate across departments, and an exploration of the various career paths available.
• Instructor:
  • Julia del Palacio– Executive Director, Queens Theatre

QC Art Center Opening and Reception

Pitch Your Art Finale

• This friendly competition will decide who delivers the best pitch among bootcamp participants. 
• Emcee:
  • Martin Meccouri– Director of Producing & Partnerships, Flea Theatre

Day 1 –

• Registration– 8:30 am to 9:00 am
• Breakfast & Orientation– 9:00 am to 10:00 am
• Pitch Your Art–  10:00 am to 12:00 pm
• Lunch– 12:00 pm to 12:45 pm
• Freelance Careers & Arts Business– 12:45 pm to 2:45 pm
• Coffee– 2:45 pm to 3:00 pm
• Social Media & Branding– 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Day 2 –

• Breakfast–  9:00 am to 10:00 am
• Interactive: Selling Your Art–  10:00 am to 12:00 pm
• Lunch– 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
• Focusing Your Career– 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
• Coffee– 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm
• Intro to Arts Administration – 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm

Day 3 –

• Breakfast– 9:00 am to 10:00 am
• Storytelling in the Arts– 10:00 am to 11:45 am
• Stretch Break– 11:45 am to 12:00 pm
• Pitch Your Art Finale Part 1– 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
• Lunch– 1:30 pm to 2:00 pm
• Pitch Your Art Finale Part 2– 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

The Arts Leadership Bootcamp is open to students from all CUNY campuses.