Once you have a lecture venue, make sure you find out the answers to the following questions, and follow the suggested timeline below.  Choose the questions that are applicable to your project and the venue.
 

INITIAL INQUIRIES

(Choose the questions that are applicable to your lecture and the venue.)

• Date and time for the lecture.

• What is the honorarium or artist‘s fee?

• Who is your audience?

• How long are you expected to talk?

• Is the venue set up for questions from the audience?

• What are the responsibilities of the venue or gallery?

• What are your responsibilities as the artist?

• Who is the main contact person for the venue?

• What are the particular issues the venue expects you to address?

• Is there a stage or lectern? Microphone? more...

Artists at Work Forums present local leaders – artists and other experts – in discussion about issues of concern for artists in Chicago – from marketing and p.r. to legal issues, to strategies for “careers that work”.  The forums have been held at the Chicago Cultural Center since 2002, and sponsored by the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation.  All forums are open to the public, and admission is free.  Listen to the audio archive of Artist at Work Forums, available for download.
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