Wednesday, October 14; 7–9pm CT
In this virtual workshop, we’ll take a detailed look at the various financial parts of making and publishing artists’ books, including budgeting, tracking costs, pricing, and funding.
Designed to demystify the often hidden administrative and social labor costs of making artists’ books, this workshop will help you establish a process for exploring the following questions, tailored to your own practice and projects:
How much does it cost to make an artist’s book or a zine?
How many copies should you make?
How do you figure out a price for your work?
How do you split profits between collaborators?
How do you take your own labor into account?
The workshop will consist of short presentations, followed by discussion and questions. We will use free, online tools (Google Docs and Sheets) to keep everything organized and to learn how to customize templates for each individual’s or project’s specific needs.
This workshop is part of a three-part series that can be taken sequentially, out-of-order, or as independent workshops. The other two workshops in the series are Collaborative Publishing as an Artistic Practice and Selling and Distributing Your Artist's Books.
Level: Beginner. This workshop is suitable for beginners who have yet to make a book and for practicing artists who want to learn more about budgeting and pricing.
Certificate: 2 hours, Category C
Pricing
$60 | $30 Scholarship | $90 Pay-It-Forward
Scholarships are available for individuals facing adversity as it relates to identity, income/wealth, and lack of access to arts resources. The Pay-It-Forward rate (tuition, plus 50%) supports MCBA’s efforts to make scholarships available. We leave it to you to choose the rate that is meaningful to you based on your income, wealth, and privilege status. MCBA members receive a 10% discount on tuition.
What you'll need to participate
Tech requirements: For this participatory virtual workshop, we recommend joining on a laptop or desktop computer with a camera, microphone, and strong internet connection. You will receive step-by-step instructions for downloading Zoom (it’s free!) and accessing the workshop online approximately 2 days before the workshop’s start date.
Materials: Participants must have a Google account to engage with digital resources on Google Docs and Sheets.
