Self-Publishing Featured At Support Group

     The next meeting of the Artist Support Group will summarize the simple steps in becoming a published author.

     Cindy Schuricht will speak from her experience self-publishing in print The Pig and the Dragon through Createspace.com.
     Mark will speak about self-publishing his four ebooks through Smashwords.com.
      Donna will give another installment on the Internet marketing which promotes our art and content.
     Today ebook sales are measured in the billions of dollars and rapidly spiraling up. Reaching the reading public is no longer in the hands of print publishing companies alone. 

Cindy made a quilt for her book cover
 of The Pig and The Dragon

Click here to visit Mark's book site.

     Right now people are searching online for content which our artists and arts supporters can provide. At our meeting we will be summarizing how we can make our content available, reaching people's needs and generating income to help support our art. 
     The meeting will be on Sunday, May 27, 12 noon, in the Guild Room on the 6th Ave. side of St. Paul's Cathedral, San Diego, at Nutmeg between 5th and 6th. Bring a lunch!

Artists to Give 5 Minute Presentations

     The Artist Support Group held its first meeting at St. Paul's Cathedral, downtown San Diego, April 3^rd.  More writers, performers and visual artists showed up than expected and all were enthusiastic about the potential benefits of the group.  

     After introductions the discussion touched upon the needs of artists, how we could help each other and what the group might sponsor. Two modes of help were proposed:  

1.) Regular meetings for networking, information and how-to helps.

      Next meeting will be May 15^thdevoted to getting to know one another. Artists are invited to give a 5 minute (max) presentation of themselves. The number of presentations will be limited to about 10. Please send Mark a synopsis of your presentation if you are interested in presenting (markarturner (at) gmail.com) . The meeting will be in the Guild Room of St. Paul's starting about 12:15pm. Bring a lunch.

2.) In-between meetings interaction online and getting together personally.

      Discussions have been started on the Facebook page for Cathedral Center for the Performing and Visual Arts ( http://on.fb.me/centerarts ). The topics are "Galleries to Show In", "Films Recommended by Artists", and "Books for Artists".  Please go "like" the page and participate in the discussions. You can even start new topics.

      For more information call Donna's cell 760-445-9470, or e-mail Mark

markarturner(at)gmail.com.

Artist Support Group Holds First Meeting

The first meeting of the Artist Support Group will be this Sunday, April 3^rd , shortly after 12 noon in the Guild Room of St. Paul's Cathedral, 2728 Sixth Ave., San Diego, CA 92103. Bring your own lunch.

This meeting will be a guided discussion of benefits which the group could offer such as tips for the business side of your art, income generating through your art and aids to productivity.

Many artists have expressed interest in this group on various levels of need. Some are concerned about a lack of inspiration and being "blocked". Others feel the need for an accountability group to aid their productivity. Still others want to know how to make a living without curtailing their art.

All of these needs are related: without inspiration your productivity is lowered which, in turn, limits the art that people will invest in, or base various kinds of financial support upon. Without financial support the artist has to do something else and the world is the poorer for it.

Under the sponsorship of St. Paul's Center for the Performing and Visual Arts, we hope this group will help artists work out solutions to these challenges and that more art will flow as a result. It is based on the model of mutual help, networking and occasional guest speakers.

All interested artists and arts supporters in all artistic disciplines (including writing and filmmaking) are invited to come. For more information call Donna's cell 760-445-9470, or e-mail Mark markarturner@gmail.com .