Artists U is is a nine-month program for 12 artists, led by Andrew Simonet with facilitators Micehel Byrd-McPhee, Anna Drozdowski, Makoto Hirano, and Kate Watson-Wallace. They meet as a group once a month to address specific topics with guest panelists. Each artist meets one-on-one with a facilitator every other week to do specific planning work.
The Problem Individual performing artists have few resources available to them for planning and professional development. Consequently, they develop their careers reactively, not proactively. The professional development resources that are made available to them are often short-lived, impersonal, and led by administrators rather than artists.
Mission The mission of Artists U is to provide individual performing artists with planning and professional development programs that are comprehensive, local, long-term, and artist-run. Artists U seeks to empower artists to leverage their talents and accomplishments toward individual goals and visions.
Partnerships Artists U is directed by founder Andrew Simonet, and hosted and sponsored by The Philadelphia Live Arts and Fringe Festivals in partnership with the Creative Capital Foundation.
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