This Thursday, May 23rd from 12 to 1:30 PM join a free, virtual workshop on Business Plan Essential. Learn how to prepare a simple business plan, in arts-friendly language, to help you organize all the various aspects of your artistic practice and make informed business decisions. Facilitated by Charlie Rugg.

Charlie Rugg, a conceptual artist based in San Luis Obispo, California, specializes in abstract and figurative oil painting. His work explores the collective nature of human experience, emphasizing the interplay between shifting perspectives and the creation of new meaning. In his 2023 “And also” exhibition at SLO Museum of Art, Rugg celebrates our instinct to construct existence through narrative, highlighting the ambiguity that emerges when stories intersect, both in figurative and abstract contexts.

This event is brought to you by the Central Coast Arts Coalition as part of the California Arts Council Creative Corps program. Our “Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists” is a professional development curriculum designed to teach business skills to artists in all disciplines; the curriculum was developed by Springboard for the Arts. Artists can take the whole series, customized combinations, or individual workshops that best suit their needs.

Learn more and register on our website: centralcoastcreativecorps.org