Education

Skills

Professional development for artists and filmmakers

SKILLS (Youth + Adults)

Adult SKILLS: Empowering Artistic Careers

SKILLS remains our flagship program dedicated to advancing careers in the arts. Recognizing the unique challenges artists face, SKILLS offers a series of targeted sessions designed to address key hurdles in the creative profession.

Upcoming Skills

Skills Archive

Skills Public Art — Skills: The Path to Public Art with Carola Bravo
Thursday, May 21, 2026
6 - 8 p.m.

Skills1 20260427 1080x1350 — Skills: Speaking Art World
Monday, April 27, 2026
6 - 8 p.m.

Skills1 20260414 1080x1350 — Skills: Intellectual Property in the Age of Al
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
6 - 8 p.m.

000065090030 Hansel Porras — Skills Workshop: Independent Film Directing with Filmmaker Kris Mercado
Saturday, July 12, 2025
3 - 5 p.m.

Ernesto Oroza Museo Popular Concreto – Courtesy Fredric Snitzer Gallery — Fred Snitzer on Mastering Art Week: Insights, Networking, and Growth
November 13, 2024, 6:30 - 7:30 pm

Atena Sherry, Marie Vickles, & Angie Sanchez2 — Be Your Own Business and Maximize Visibility with Jumaane N’Namdi
November 6, 2024, 6:30 - 7:30 pm

brainard_carey_1400159200_32 — Skills: Decoding Dollars: An Artist’s Guide to Grantwriting
Fri, Feb. 2, 2024
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. ET

if then event — Skills: Documentary Development Workshop
Sat, Aug 26, 2023
3 p.m.

Skills 2023_Writing-05 — Skills: Publishing your work
Sat, April 15, 2023
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Skills 2023_Writing-03 — Skills: 1-on-1 Virtual Office Hours
Sat, April 8, 2023

Skills 2023_Writing-04 — Skills: Editing and Editors
Sat, April 1, 2023
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Skills 2023_WritingwithIntention — Skills: Writing with Intention
Sat, March 18, 2023
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

_A7R8198 — Skills: Getting Ready to Write
Sat, March 4, 2023
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Camille_Lenain_Zandashe — Skills: How to Plan Your Festival Run w/ Zandashé Brown, New Orleans Film Festival
Sun, July 10, 2022
6 p.m. (Sold Out)

Cinematicarts_Ifthenshorts — Skills: The Art of the Pitch w/ Caitlin Mae Burke and Merrill Sterritt, IF/Then Shorts
Sun, April 10, 2022
6 p.m.

Karen Atkinson — Skills: Taxes for Artists
Sat, April 9, 2022
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

businessofbeingshown — Skills: The Business of Being Shown
Sat, April 2, 2022
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Skills: Getting Technical, Understanding Legalese

Sat, March 26, 2022
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Juan_Amanda_2 — Skills: The Hustle, Funding Your Practice
Sat, March 19, 2022
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Diana_Peralta — Skills: De Lo Mio: A Masterclass in Indie Filmmaking with Diana Peralta
Sun, March 13, 2022
6 p.m.

oli20jrxw7pcgngke5n8 — Skills: The Art of Trailer Editing with Benjamin Courtines
Sat. March 13, 2021
12:30 p.m. ET

c031acdefcd71d9dd6a4af8ad3150acd — Skills: The Art of a Great Film Poster
Sat. March 6, 2021
12:30 p.m. ET

Skills_Headshot — Skills: Managing Finances & Budgeting
Sat, March 6, 2021
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET

Skills_Headshot_LeydenDale — Skills: Building a Web Presence
Sat, Feb. 27, 2021
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET

Skills_PedroAnita — Skills: Documenting + Archiving Your Work
Sat, Feb. 20, 2021
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET

Skills_2 — Skills: Writing Work Descriptions + Project Descriptions
Sat, Feb. 13, 2021
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET

Skills_Session_1 — Skills: Writing Your CV and Biography
Sat, Feb. 6, 2021
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET

Hevia Headshot_credit Robby Klein_300dpi — Skills: Making Movies on a Micro Budget
Wed, Feb. 3, 2021
6-7 p.m. ET

Skills_HowtoStudioVisit — Skills: How to conduct a studio visit
Wed, Sept. 30, 2020
6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT

How_To_Collect_Headshots-01 — How to Collect on a Budget + Support Local
Aug 26, 2020
6:00 pm ET / 3:00 PT

Skills: How to Apply to (Grants, Residencies, and more)

July 8, 2020
6:00 pm EST / 3:00 pm PT

gabby palmieri photo — Skills: How to Price Your Work
Sat, May 16, 2020
1:00 pm EST / 10:00 am PT

Art of the Pitch Robin — Skills: The Art of the Pitch, An Essential Career Development Skill
Sat, April 18, 2020
1:30 - 3:00 pm

Joseph Hackman — Skills: The Art of Trailer Editing
Sat, March 7, 2020
12:30 pm—2:00 pm

Inventory Management Skills at Oolite Arts — Skills: Cataloguing Your Legacy
Sat, Oct. 12, 2019
1:30 – 3:00 pm

Paul Harrill, How to Make a Microbudget Film for $50,000 or Less, Oolite Arts — Skills: How to Make a Microbudget Film for $50,000 or Less
Paul Harrill
Sat, April 6, 2019
1 – 5 pm

Fredric Snitzer Gallery — Skills: “How I choose an artist for the gallery.”
Fred Snitzer and Nina Johnson
Sat, Nov. 10, 2018
1:30 – 3:00 pm

art of instagram — Skills: The Art of Instagram, Social-Media Strategies for Creative Professionals
Sat, June 23, 2018
1:30 – 3:00 pm

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