Workshop: The Financial Lives of Artists
3 – 4:30PM
Artists’ finances can be complex in terms of employment, compensation, and the realities of navigating nonprofit and for-profit worlds. This conversation will focus on a few key areas of personal finance that can make a difference in how artists make decisions in their lives and work and a practical discussion of professional sticking points when it comes to money.
Featuring Guest Speaker Kay Takeda, Executive Director of the Foundation for Contemporary Arts (FCA)
Moderated by Sarah McCaffery, Gold Standard Arts Foundation Board Member and Programming Manager & Associate Curator, Harlem Stage
Kay Takeda has worked for over 25 years to support the advancement of artists and the arts sector. Currently she is Executive Director of the Foundation for Contemporary Arts (FCA), an organization uniquely founded and led by artists for artists. FCA recognizes artists making innovative work through unrestricted grants and project support for urgent needs and opportunities. Previously, she developed strategy and oversaw a roster of artist-focused initiatives at Joan Mitchell Foundation, including the launch of the multi-year Joan Mitchell Fellowship. In prior roles Takeda expanded local grantmaking, community partnerships and professional development programs at Lower Manhattan Cultural Council; led national grantmaking programs at Arts International and managed exhibitions and programming at the Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, Snug Harbor. She serves on the board of Movement Research, frequently sits on funding panels and lectures widely on professional issues affecting artists.
Sarah McCaffery is Programming Manager and Associate Curator at Harlem Stage. She was formerly Manager of Interdisciplinary Arts at Asia Society Museum, New York. She is a curator and producer, working across performance and visual arts, and specializing in the development of new work. McCaffery’s intercultural and interdisciplinary approach is shaped by her background in dance, including dance pedagogy, choreography, and performance. She is currently pursuing an M.A. in art history at Hunter College. She earned her B.A. from Duke University in political science, dance, and markets and management studies.