The Business of Art

Fall Creative Impact Workshops Focus on Financial Management for Individual Artists

For many artists, learning how to run an arts business comes in the form of trial and error rather than formal lessons. Whether your creative career is your full-time business or only a side gig, financial management is an important skill for success. This fall, the City of Beaverton Arts Program, the City of Hillsboro Cultural Arts Division, and Tualatin Valley Creates are partnering to offer two professional development webinars to assist individual artists in mastering this skill and take their creative business to the next level. On October 8, join us for the first Washington County Grants Panel for Individual Artists. Although grants have been a pivotal focus of each workshop series in the past, this virtual panel is unique in its focus on individual artists, musicians, and other creative professionals. Panelists include representatives from the Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Community Foundation, and Literary Arts. Information on grants available from the City of Hillsboro and the City of Beaverton will also be provided. A wide range of local grant opportunities are available for multiple art genres, so whether you are a visual artist, writer, musician, dancer, or actor, you are sure to find some useful tips and information. The panelists will share grant opportunities and discuss best practices for writing a grant application, with time for questions at the end. On November 12, Jenna Goldin will teach you the “Art of Numbers: Taxes and Bookkeeping for Creatives.” Though November may seem too early to start thinking about taxes, in reality, it’s the perfect time to start implementing good bookkeeping practices to smooth the way for an easier tax season in the new year. This webinar will teach basic bookkeeping techniques, discuss self-employment tax— including what it is and how to calculate it—and explain tax-deductible expenses for self-employed artists. In light of current times, Jenna will also be available to talk about the CARES Act, including: tax changes, the Paycheck Protection Program, and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan. Presenter Jenna Goldin has been a Licensed Tax Return Preparer in Oregon since 2010. She is a partner at Math LLC, a tax preparation, consulting, and bookkeeping business that focuses on small businesses and creatives. Her goal is to make accounting more accessible and empowering for people. All Creative Impact Workshops will be offered virtually via Zoom this year. In addition, these webinars will be available to the community for free, in an effort to support the arts and culture sector as the pandemic continues. Whether you are a seasoned artist or just starting out on your creative career, these workshops can help you toward a more solid financial future in these uneasy times. We invite you to join us as we explore how to make art more sustainable for individual artists in Washington County. To learn more and register for these and other upcoming virtual workshops, visit

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Washington County Grants Panel for Individual Artists October 8, 2020 | 12 – 2 pm Art of Numbers: Taxes and Bookkeeping for Creatives November 12, 2020 | 12– 2 pm Free to attend, but $10 fee required to reserve a spot. Registration fee will be refunded after you attend the workshop. To register, go to tinyurl.com/CreativeImpactWorkshops