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This practical session gives you a clear, simple plan for managing money day to day. We will map a monthly cash flow, set up spending guardrails that fit your life and show quick wins that build momentum. You will learn how credit scores are calculated and the exact steps to raise and protect your score, how to start investing with small amounts, and how to live within your means without feeling like you are missing out.  

You will leave with:

• A one‑page game plan for your next 12 months of money decisions  
• A credit score tune‑up checklist that targets utilization, payment history and disputes  
• A starter investing path, Roth vs. Traditional IRA, low‑cost index funds, automation  
• Simple spending rules, 50‑30‑20 or zero‑based options, and strategies to cut the big three costs  
• Ready‑to‑use tools, budget template, payoff calculators, and a habit tracker for the first 30 days 

Ideal for anyone who wants straightforward, actionable steps to build stability and grow wealth. 

About the Speaker

Dr. Gilbert Rogers is Vice President for Financial Education and Wellness at Huntington National Bank and an Adjunct Assistant Finance Professor at UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. He previously directed financial well-being initiatives at UNC and launched programs at Oregon and Tulsa. Throughout his career, he has provided financial counseling and education to more than 2,000 service members and their families. A national speaker, he pioneered peer education models used by dozens of institutions and has built more than 60 partnerships to expand financial wellness outreach.

Looking to minimize your tax burden for 2026? Or take advantage of the new legislative changes? Or plan your retirement contribution before year-end? Or simply set yourself up to file your taxes on time? This workshop is for you. We’ll review key year-end planning strategies with a focus on action steps for you to take as 2026 ends. Specifically, we’ll:

• Highlight recent tax law changes that may impact your tax return
• Review year-end recordkeeping action steps
• Share common deductions for creative entrepreneurs
• List additional tax-planning strategies you can take, including retirement and health savings account contributions
• Identify key deadlines (including for sending out 1099s)

About the Speaker

Dr. Elaine Grogan Luttrull (she/her) is the founder of Minerva Financial Arts, a company devoted to building financial literacy and empowerment in creative individuals through education and coaching. Her workshops and presentations have been featured nationally by a long list of arts funders and advocates.

Elaine has experience in both academic and industry settings, and she is a collector of letters and certifications. She holds a doctorate in instructional design leadership, plus active licenses as a Certified Public Accountant with a Personal Financial Specialist designation. She is also an Accredited Financial Counselor and completed a graduate certificate in Financial Therapy.

Elaine is the author of Arts & Numbers (Agate, B2 2013), she contributes regularly to industry guides and research journals and has served on a variety of non-profit boards. She is based in Dublin, Ohio (Kaskaskia and Hopewell indigenous and cultural lands).

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Budgets can feel overwhelming as you work to balance costs and funding. In this webinar, we’ll help you translate your artistic project into a clear financial plan that reflects your process, goals and values. You’ll leave with practical tools for building realistic budgets and tracking expenses so you can make informed decisions with greater ease and confidence.

About the Speaker

David Thomson is an interdisciplinary artist who has worked extensively across the fields of dance, music, performance and theater for over 40 years, working and collaborating with a wide range of artists including Bebe Miller, Trisha Brown (1987-1993), Ralph Lemon, Sekou Sundiata, Marina Abramović, Yvonne Rainer, Maria Hassabi, and Matthew Barney, among many others. Thomson was honored with awards and fellowships from US Artists, Yaddo, MacDowell, Foundation for Contemporary Arts and the Alpert Award.

He initiated the Artist Sustainability Project with Kate Watson-Wallace in 2017, as an ongoing platform that seeks to create and expand discourse surrounding ideas of financial, artistic, and personal empowerment in the arts community. At the heart of this work are larger questions and philosophies around care, community, and resources that feed and support each artist’s ecosystem of sustainability.

David Thomson developed YoungArts’ Artist Resource Collective (ARC) program in collaboration with YoungArts and Emily Waters. He is currently studying to become an Accredited Financial Counselor.

Part of taking yourself seriously as an artist is advocating for contracts that value you and your work. Values-aligned contracts are the foundation of successful collaborations and professional relationships. This webinar is designed to help artists and creatives navigate the essentials of creating, understanding and negotiating contracts with confidence.

About the Speaker

Hope Mohr (she/her) is a working artist and a licensed attorney. Her law practice, Movement Law, supports artists, changemakers, and mission-driven organizations. Hope works at the intersection of art and social change as a Fellow with the Sustainable Economies Law Center. She is a co-founder of the Artist Legal Cafe, an artist-led initiative that offers direct services and capacity-building support. Mohr has a law degree from Columbia Law School and a B.A. from Stanford.

After a professional dance career with Trisha Brown and Lucinda Childs, Mohr founded the nonprofit Hope Mohr Dance and its signature presenting program, The Bridge Project, which for over 15 years supported over 100 artists through commissions, residencies, workshops, and collaborative performance projects. In 2020, Mohr co-stewarded the organization’s transition to an equity-driven model of distributed leadership and a new name: Bridge Live Arts. Mohr’s book about cultural work as activism, Shifting Cultural Power: Case Studies and Questions in Performance, was published in 2020 by the National Center for Choreography. She is a contributor to the anthology Artists on Creative Administration (2024), edited by Tonya Lockyer and also published by the National Center for Choreography. hopemohr.org

Affiliations
Movement Law (Founder/Attorney)
Sustainable Economies Law Center (Fellow)
Artist Legal Cafe (Co-Founder/Project Coordinator)
Resources

Turn your artistic vision into a practical financial plan. This webinar will guide you in creating budgets that align with your process, goals and values—making your project clear to both you and your funders. This workshop offers practical tools for creating realistic budgets and tracking expenses.   

In this webinar, we cover:

• Different types of budgets across disciplines  
• How to ensure your budget supports your grant narrative  
• Resources for calculating costs  
• Best practices for meeting reporting requirements 

Contracts and agreements are the foundation of successful collaborations and professional relationships. This webinar is designed to help artists and creatives navigate the essentials of creating, understanding and negotiating contracts with confidence. 

You will gain insights into: 

• Key components of contracts and how to interpret them 
• Common types of agreements in the creative fields 
• Negotiation strategies to advocate for your needs 
• Avoiding pitfalls and protecting your rights 

Whether drafting a simple agreement or reviewing complex legal documents, this session will provide the knowledge and tools to help you build equitable and secure professional practices. 

Any legal information provided in this presentation is general information about the law. Do not take this presentation as legal advice. If you need legal advice, please contact an attorney. 

Finding the right business structure is essential to building a supported and protected artistic practice. This webinar will guide artists and creatives through the fundamentals of business structures—from sole proprietorships to LLCs—and explore fiscal sponsorship, highlighting their impact on your artistic work. 

Whether you’re addressing these topics for the first time or seeking clarity to take the next step, this session offers practical tools and expert insights to help you make informed decisions about your artistic and financial future. 

Any legal information provided in this presentation is general information about the law. Do not take this presentation as legal advice. If you need legal advice, please contact an attorney. 

Protecting your creative work is essential for sustaining a successful artistic practice. This webinar offers a comprehensive introduction to intellectual property. You’ll gain an understanding of key concepts, such as trademark, copyright, trade secrets, patents and the right of publicity. We will walk you through how to categorize your IP portfolio. Designed for artists and creatives of all disciplines, this session will demystify the legal landscape of intellectual property, empowering you to safeguard your creative assets. 

Any legal information provided in this presentation is general information about the law. Do not take this presentation as legal advice. If you need legal advice, please contact an attorney. 

Allison Wyper of Rhizomatic Arts help you tap into the purpose behind your artistic practice. You’ll explore examples of artists who lead with intention and reflect on how a value-centered approach can support long-term creative growth. Guided writing prompts will help you name the values that drive your work and understand the impact you make. You’ll leave with a personal mission statement and a renewed understanding of why your work matters. 

Following the IP Overview webinar, this session zooms in on copyright and trademark specifically, walking through the basics of registrations with the U.S. Copyright Office and U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. You will learn about: 

• How to register your intellectual property 
• The rights and responsibilities associated with ownership 
• Strategies for protecting your work from infringement 
• Self-help resources 
• When and how to work with a lawyer 

Any legal information provided in this presentation is general information about the law. Do not take this presentation as legal advice. If you need legal advice, please contact an attorney. 

This workshop is geared towards artists and creative entrepreneurs who want to learn more about investing in the stock market. Whether you are just getting started or want to learn about additional strategies on investing for retirement, this workshop will provide insights for: 

• Picking the right investment structure as a self-employed artist 
• Reevaluating your investment strategies in the face of changing economic conditions 
• Investing yourself or choosing a financial advisor 
• Understanding common investment terms so you can successfully navigate financial service firms 

Any legal information provided in this presentation is general information about the law. Do not take this presentation as legal advice. If you need legal advice, please contact an attorney. 

If it is true that the only certain things in life are death and taxes, this workshop makes navigating one of those things considerably easier. We’ll review federal income tax basics for creative individuals, including common deductions claimed and updates following last year’s tax legislation.  

We’ll also outline how the tax landscape changes based on the type of income an artist earns and highlight key aspects of tax law that impact financial wellness, including deducting interest for student loan payments and saving for retirement. We’ll conclude by reviewing some tips and best practices to keep excellent records for this year and next. 

As part of this workshop, we will:  

• Identify ordinary and necessary deductions common to creative businesses.  
• Review the overall income tax landscape for common federal and state filings.  
• Identify records to retain for tax purposes and effective systems for tracking expenses and income.