Artist Stories

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    Arts Professional Story

    Arts Professional Story:
    Elysabeth Alfano, Fear No Art Chicago

    Fear No ART Chicago on WTTW: How I Got From There To Here
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    Arts Professional Story

    Arts Professional Story:
    Jiba Anderson, Griot Enterprises

    In what ways have you become more legal-savvy in your artistic career?
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    Arts Professional Story
    Creating Chicago's First Urban Recording Label
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    Artist Story

    Artist Story:
    Elbio Barilari

    A Professional Musican in Chicago
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    Artist Story

    Artist Story:
    Nicholas Barron

    What makes a successful music career?
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    Arts Professional Story

    Arts Professional Story:
    Paul Botts

    TEN COMMON MISTAKES ARTS GROUPS MAKE WHEN SEEKING GRANTS (from somebody who spent years seeking grants before joining a foundation and gradually learning how much he’d been doing wrong)
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    Arts Professional Story
    What advice do you have for starting a non-profit?
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    Artist Story

    Artist Story:
    Jeff Bouthiette

    Perpetual Play: How pursuing more than one avenue became my "thing."
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    Arts Professional Story
    The Artist as Innovator: From “Starving” to Entrepreneurial by Thinking Outside the Box
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    Artist Story

    Artist Story:
    Josh Chicoine

    Achieving Balance in an Evolving Art Career
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    Artist Story

    Artist Story:
    Chris Clemente

    Endorsement Deals: Who gets them? How?
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    Artist Story

    Artist Story:
    Laura Doherty

    What job has been the most useful to your music career, and how did you get it?
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    Artist Story

    Artist Story:
    Erick Deshaun Dorris

    Empty Rooms: Reflections on the Changing Landscape of Live Performance
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    Arts Professional Story

    Arts Professional Story:
    Michael Frank, Earwig Music Company

    An insider’s advice to musicians about making recordings, getting gigs, and developing a career.
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    Artist Story

    Artist Story:
    Kim Frost

    How has being an artist meant different things to you as you've gotten older? How has teaching affected your practice?
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    Artist Story

    Artist Story:
    Anne Harris

    What makes a successful music career?
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    Arts Professional Story
    Standing Out as a New, Small Non-profit Music Organization
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    Arts Professional Story
    Art, Arts Advocacy and You
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    Arts Professional Story

    Arts Professional Story:
    Gail Kalver

    From artist to administrator in one swell swoop….
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    Artist Story

    Artist Story:
    Carol Kalvonjian

    Making a Living
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    Arts Professional Story

    Arts Professional Story:
    Martin Kamenski, Rockstar CPA

    The Artist vs. Taxes: Not the David and Goliath Battle You Think It Is
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    Artist Story

    Artist Story:
    Kara Kesselring

    Beyond paying the bills, what makes a successful music career?
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    Artist Story

    Artist Story:
    Tim Kinsella

    What makes Chicago relevant to your creative process and success?
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    Artist Story

    Artist Story:
    Dayna Malow

    What have been some of the biggest challenges in promoting yourself in Chicago?
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    Arts Professional Story

    Arts Professional Story:
    Lucia Mauro, Arts Writer and Critic

    How did you develop your niche as an Arts Writer and Dance Critic?