Fine Craft as a Business Workshops

PGC offers a series of workshops as part of the Fine Craft as a Business program to help you set up, maintain, or expand your art/craft business and to enrich your business skills in general. Workshops are scheduled 2-3 times per year.  Depending on the topics, we have half-day and full day programs that usually take place on a Saturday.  They will be publicized on the PGC website and on social media.  Programs are presented either via Zoom and/or In-Person.  All programs will be recorded.  Topics include but are not limited to the following list:

• Using social media to market and/or sell your work
• Business Basics (setting up a business, taxes, insurance, copywriting)
• Social media basics (Facebook, Instagram, etc.)
• Website design
• Applying to Art/Craft fairs
• Effective booth design
• Selling to shops and galleries
• Managing your inventory
• Pricing your work
• Photographing your work
• Consignment versus wholesale sales
• Writing an artist statement
• Creating business logos
• Where to go to get business cards, banners designed/printed?
• Marketing and branding your work
• Preparing for a juried craft fair
• Preparing for jurying to become a Master Artisan
• Handling payments at craft fairs

Program/Workshop Fees:

• Programs/workshops are available to all PGC members and the public for a nominal fee.
• Program Videos:  Program recordings are free to participants.  If you did not attend a program and would like a link to the recording, the same registration fees apply.