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LEFT: “Ninepipes Evening” by Becky Fulton
ABOVE: “Blossoms of Spring” by Gail Hansen
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“I’ve been doing art forever but it “It just helps you be more profession- said.
never goes anywhere,” she said. “(The al,” Fulton said. “You don’t just walk into For Hansen, the program helped
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teachers) are in the business of helping a gallery; you’ve got your portfolio and build her business acumen, but it also
you.”
they know you’re for real.”
provided important support for her and
people who were in the creative world,” The local classes are held at Flathead Usually, the MAP artists put on a fall other artists’ work.
Hansen said.
Valley Community College, which also show at FVCC, but Shanahan hoped to “They were so tremendous and sup-
Becky Fulton, a Kalispell artist who sponsors the program. There, Fulton be able to bump it up to a level like the portive,” Hansen said. “Also, what it
will have work in the upcoming exhibit, said she learned how to build a business show at the Hockaday. At the opening did for me is said, ‘You are valued; what
started the program in October 2012 af- plan and how to be more entrepreneur- reception, the most recent cohort of stu- you’re doing is important.’”
ter hearing other artists talking about ial and aggressive in marketing herself.
dents will be able to meet and mingle The next MAP class will take place
their cohort and the information they Looking back, it all seemed pretty with all the cohorts that came before, in January, 2015. For more information,
had learned during the classes.
simple, Fulton said. Many of the steps she said, allowing for more connections.
email Jan Shanahan at janshan@wild-
It sounded exactly like what she are items like creating a logo, a business “They’ll be surprised how many skyindustries.com, or visit www.art.
needed to move her art career forward, card, a brochure and a website, and the friends they’ll make through this and mt.gov/folklife/folklife_business.asp.
Fulton said.
teachers are there to help along the way.
how they’ll help each other,” Shanahan
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