Open Studio Night

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ET

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We kick off the event by diving into the worlds of 7 successful artists as they welcome us into their studios and share their creative processes with us. It's deeply inspiring and always a highlight of the entire event.

You'll meet:

• Sarah Rafferty | Artist, Designer, Educator
• Karen Schipper | Stationery & Paper Goods Designer
• Cara Cummings | Botanical Artist & Educator
• Clara Nartey | Visual Artist
• Marissa Huber | Artist, Creative Instigator & Coach
• Cara Naylor | Multi-Disciplinary Artist + Designer
• Tricia Robinson | Mixed Media Artist

Conference Day 1

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM ET

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The Schedule:

• 10:00 AM | Opening and Keynote | Bonnie Christine, Believe to Achieve
• 11:00 AM | Workshop | Cat Coquillette, Revitalize Your Portfolio: Repurpose Existing Artwork into Cohesive Collections that are Ready for Licensing
• 11:30 AM | Workshop | Sarah Watts, Create a Pattern in Photoshop
• 12:00 PM | Break for Lunch
• 1:00 PM | Workshop | Liz Kohler Brown, Pattern Layouts
• 1:30 PM | Patterns of Progress | "Xhico" Garcia
• 1:45 PM | Workshop | Jehane Boden Spiers, How to Pitch to an Art Agent
• 2:30 PM | Keynote | Diane Hill, How I've Grown My Art Business Organically: From Zero to Multi 6 Figures
• 3:30 PM | Workshop | Margo Tantau, Turning Art Into Product
• 4:00 PM | Patterns of Progress | Cassandra Zaniboni
• 4:15 PM | Workshop | Jess Miller, Adobe Express for Creative Entrepreneurs
• 5:00 PM | Keynote | Shelly Kim, How Lettering Became My Unexpected Source of Income
• 5:45 PM | Closing | Bonnie Christine

Conference Day 2

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM ET

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The Schedule:

• 10:00 AM | Opening and Ask Bonnie | Bonnie Christine
• 10:30 AM | Keynote | Katie Hunt, Get Started with Wholesale: 8 Strategic Questions Every Surface Pattern Designer Needs to Ask Themselves
• 11:30 AM | Workshop | Bärbel Dressler, 3 Ways to Diversify Your Pattern Repertoire
• 12:00 PM | Break for Lunch
• 1:00 PM | Roundtable discussing Residual Income Through POD & Digital Products | Liz Kohler Brown, Raquel Godsey, Erin Kendal, Jess Miller, Longina Phillips, and Margo Tantau, moderated by Bonnie
• 2:15 PM | Patterns of Progress | Melissa Johnson
• 2:30 PM | Keynote | Bonnie Christine, From Chaos to Clarity
• 3:30 PM | Workshop | Lissie Teehee, Crafting Patterns: Visual Communication and Graphic Design Principles
• 4:00 PM | Patterns of Progress | Colleen Underwood
• 4:15 PM | Workshop | Genna Blackburn, The Power of a Portfolio
• 5:00 PM | Keynote | Lilla Rogers, How to Have a Brilliant Creative Career
• 5:45 PM | Closing | Bonnie Christine