EVENTS
Squarespace Group Learning - Winter Cohort
Build your own Squarespace website in 5 weeks alongside a supportive cohort of peers. Meets on Mondays via Zoom.
WeHo Artist Bootcamp 2025
In this 11-week workshop, artists across the disciplinary spectrum will meet weekly to identify our values, strengths, and goals and translate that into a healthy business model. The bootcamp is ideal for the emerging or established artist or cultural producer who is ready to level-up, make a better living, pay off debt, or pursue new income streams.
Squarespace Group Learning - Fall Cohort
Build your own Squarespace website in 5 weeks alongside a supportive cohort of peers. Meets via Zoom on Thursdays from 10 am–12 pm PT.
The Business of Art
A 10-week workshop facilitated by Allison Wyper and presented by the Center for Cultural Innovation.
Squarespace Group Learning Cohort
Build your own Squarespace website in 5 weeks alongside a supportive cohort of peers. Meets via Zoom on Mondays from 11 am–1 pm PT.
Teaching the Business of Art
Become an expert in the Business of Art curriculum so you can facilitate cohort-based learning in your community or institution. 4-week workshop presented by the Center for Cultural Innovation.
Ventura County Arts Summit
Whether you’re starting out or starting over, learn valuable tools to help you reframe and thrive in your career and in your life.
Artful Entrepreneurship 6-week Intensive
If you’re an artist, you have a business. We want you and your art business to thrive. In this workshop, artists across the disciplinary spectrum will meet over six weeks to identify our values, strengths, and goals and translate that into a healthy business model. This program is ideal for the emerging or established artist or cultural producer who is ready to level-up, make a better living, pay off debt, or pursue new income streams. Facilitated by Allison Wyper. Presented by West Business Development Center.
WeHo Artist Bootcamp 2024
In this 10-week workshop, artists across the disciplinary spectrum will meet weekly to identify our values, strengths, and goals and translate that into a healthy business model. The bootcamp is ideal for the emerging or established artist or cultural producer who is ready to level-up, make a better living, pay off debt, or pursue new income streams.
Free Webinar: Creating Your Artist Website
With all the great DYI website builders available these days, it’s easier than ever for an artist to create their own website. But just because you don’t need to know how to code doesn’t mean that the task can’t be overwhelming. In this workshop, I’ll share some tips to get you organized and feeling confident, whether you’re building a new site or redesigning an old one. Facilitated by Allison Wyper. Presented by West Business Development Center.
Free Webinar: Income Strategies for Artists
Looking to reshape your artistic financial journey? Join our workshop to discover unexplored potential earning possibilities beyond the conventional realms of art sales, grants, and day jobs. Elevate your income possibilities while staying creative! Facilitated by Allison Wyper. Presented by West Business Development Center.
Summer Hangout
Toban Nichols is hosting our summer happy hour hangout in Highland Park, Los Angeles. This laid back affair is a chance for artists and the arts adjacent to connect over light snacks and beverages, and talk about what we need and have to offer. Location will be shared with those who RSVP.
Spring Hangout
It’s been way, way, WAY too long since we got together (pre-pandemic, to be precise), and our good friends at Typewriters Anonymous invite members of the extended Rhizomatic Arts family to a happy hour hangout in Glassell Park, Los Angeles.
Free Webinar: Creating Your Artist Website
Allison Wyper of Rhizomatic Arts discusses best practices for creating your artist website. This webinar is presented by Art Share L.A. and the Center for Business & Management of the Arts at Claremont Graduate University (CGU).
Free Webinar: How to Write About Your Work
In this free webinar we will practice writing about what we do, why we do it, and why it matters. Using simple, structured writing prompts, you will learn to craft a clear and meaningful elevator pitch and short artist statement that expresses your unique identity. Presented by West Business Development Center.
Free Webinar: Creating Your Artist Website
With all the great DYI website builders available these days, it’s easier than ever for an artist to create their own website. But just because you don’t need to know how to code doesn’t mean that the task can’t be overwhelming. In this workshop, I’ll share some tips to get you organized and feeling confident, whether you’re building a new site or redesigning an old one. Presented by West Business Development Center.
Free Webinar: Can I Make a Living Doing This?
This free webinar, led by Allison Wyper of Rhizomatic Arts, will walk you through the why (your goals and deepest values), what (how much you need to earn to thrive), and how (options for how to structure your career) of financial management for artists. Presented by West Business Development Center.
Rhizomatic Arts Autumn Hangout
Los Angeles-area artists meet seasonally to get to know one another and talk about our work, needs, and interests over tasty eats and drinks. Bring a friend and something to share!
Rhizomatic Arts Beach Hangout
WHAT DO YOU NEED?
WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SHARE?
Cultivate your artist network for a thriving career. At our seasonal Rhizomatic Arts Hangouts, artists, creatives, and cultural producers meet to get to know one another and talk about our work, needs, and interests over tasty eats and drinks. Bring a friend and something to share!*
Our 2019 Summer Hangout takes place at the Annenberg Beach House in conjunction with Beach Dances: Shared Practice, curated by Allison Wyper/Rhizomatic Studio for Santa Monica Cultural Affairs. Come to the Hangout to meet and mingle with fellow artists and artist-allies, then stick around for free performances on the sand starting at 6:30pm.
RHIZOMATIC STUDIO | Beach Dances: Shared Practice
A week of open rehearsals, workshops and performances from local choreographers Heyward Bracey & Nguyen Nguyen, Paola Escobar, Maya Gingery, Rebeca Hernandez, DaEun Jung, Shaina Lynn & Isabel Ivey, Carol McDowell, alexx shilling and Christine Suarez, plus Encounter (organized by Mariel Carranza), Beach Dances: Shared Practice is curated by Allison Wyper of Rhizomatic Arts.
Beach Dances: Shared Practice situates the practice and creation of dance in the daily life of the beach. While the artists work, you are invited into an open-air glimpse of the rehearsal room – and a new perspective on the movements of beachgoers around you.
Rhizomatic Arts Winter Hangout
This winter, artist Marcus Kuiland-Nazario hosts a happy hour hangout in his studio at 18th Street Arts Center in Santa Monica.
Artist Sustainability Network Autumn Hangout
This Fall, we gather for our own Pre-/Alt-Thanksgiving get together at "The Fortress of Gratitude,” AKA the home of Badly Licked Bear in “Historic South Central Los Angeles” (roughly San Pedro and Adams). An address will be shared with those who RSVP.
Artist Sustainability Network Summer Hangout
This summer, we gather at a private home in Highland Park. An address will be shared with those who RSVP.
Moving the Map: Rhizomatic Studio + bbmoves
The Dancer-Citizen Live: MOVING THE MAP
In-person and live-streamed performances by movement makers in Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, and Hamburg, organized by The Dancer-Citizen. Visit their site for global live-streaming schedule and watch online. http://dancercitizen.org/moving-the-map/
LOS ANGELES PERFORMANCES BY:
+ Rhizomatic Studio: Karine Fluerima, J. Alex Mathews, Young-Tseng Wong, Sophie Goldstein & Karen Arana
+ Bernard Brown, bbmoves
This performance will be followed by a conversation with the artists.
Cost of admission is a contribution to the bar (snacks, beverages to share) or items for Pieter's Free Boutique (clothes, books, housewares). Park on the street or take Metro Gold Line to Lincoln/Cypress.
Artist Sustainability Network Spring Hangout
This spring we return to Pomona for a casual happy hour hangout at the dA Center for the Arts, hosted by artist Conchi Sanford!
Bring something to eat or drink... or just bring yourself! Newbies, plus ones, and plus twos welcome.
Artists Sustainability Network Winter Hangout
This winter, we gather around a sumptuous fire pit at a private home in Glendale.
Sustainability Network October Hangout
Los Angeles-area artists, creatives, administrators, producers, and organizers are invited to our next Artist Sustainability Network Hangout at Pieter, a community space in Lincoln Heights dedicated to experimental dance and performance, for beers, snacks, and dancing/lounging on their brand new dance floor!
Hangouts are a great place to check-in with fellow artists, make new friends, talk about your work, brainstorm problems, and find new gigs in a low-pressure, non-competitive environment. Bring finger foods or beverages to share, and/or a contribution to Pieter's Free Boutique (clothes, housewares, books, etc.). And maybe bring a friend or three!
Entrance to Pieter is at the corner of Lacy and W Ave 33 (look for the bench), on the 2nd floor.
METRO: 1 block from Lincoln/Cypress gold line station.
PARKING: Please park on the street.
Sustainability Network August Hangout
Los Angeles-area Sustainability Network members (artists, creatives, administrators, producers, and organizers) meet monthly to get to know one another; talk about our work, needs, and interests; and brainstorm ideas to make this network what we want and need right now, over tasty eats and drinks.
Gorgeous spread provided by our May 2016 hosts, The Nails!
Sustainability Network June Hangout
This month, Kristine Schomaker hosts us at Shoebox Projects, in the Brewery Art Community near downtown LA. Bring a beverage or a snack to share.
Sustainability Network May Hangout
This month, Toban Nichols hosts us at his home in Highland Park for an intimate backyard potluck.
Sustainability Network Happy Hour @ LACE
Join us for a special SUSTAINABILITY NETWORK HAPPY HOUR + SOCIAL MEDIA WORKSHOP led by Nicole Rademacher, Digital Communications Manager at the Department of Cultural Affairs for the City of Los Angeles.
Each month Sustainability Network members (artists, creatives, administrators, producers, and organizers) meet to get to know one another; talk about our work, needs, and interests; and workshop ideas for artist sustainability over tasty cocktails. Join us and meet other artists and creatives (potential collaborators, gigs, service providers, or just new friends), and check out the gallery.
Drinks and light snacks will be provided. Suggested donation $10.
LACE is located at 6522 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028. Park on the street, in a paid lot off Wilcox, or walk from Hollywood/Vine Metro. http://welcometolace.org/
Sustainability Network "Hang Out" in Santa Monica
This month we get to literally "hang out" in the hanging pods at the glowbox!
Los Angeles-area Sustainability Network members (artists, creatives, administrators, producers, and organizers) meet monthly to get to know one another; talk about our work, needs, and interests; and brainstorm ideas to make this network what we want and need right now, over tasty eats and drinks.
This month, host Nehara Kalev invites us to the beautiful glowbox in Santa Monica! We believe community heals, and potlucks are good for the soul. Plus, we get to literally hang out in the glowbox's "hanging pods"!!
Please bring a snack or happy hour beverage (wine, beer, etc.) to share. Non-alcoholic drinks and desserts will be provided.