The Business of the Arts program aims to provide knowledge and skills through resources and workshops. It has focused on fundraising and development, marketing and public relations, as well as legal concerns and entrepreneurship. Free workshops and seminars are led by accomplished professionals and subject matter experts.
Unless otherwise noted, workshop facilitators are independent professionals, not employees or affiliates of CAH or the District of Columbia government. The views expressed are their own and not necessarily those of CAH or the District of Columbia government.
Upcoming Workshops:
Cultivating a Creative Community
- Wednesday, July 23, 2025
- 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
- CAH Multipurpose Room
- 200 I (Eye) Street SE
- Washington, DC
In partnership with Not At All Creative Kickback, join DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities staff for a panel of artists and curators crafting a creative community within our city!
Attendees will also have a special guided tour of our current exhibition: Queer Art Salon!
For additional inquiries on this series, please send an email to [email protected].
Past Presentations:
- Copyright Law for Artists and Creatives
- Creating a Nonprofit Presentation
- DC's Permitting Process Presentation
- Financial Literacy Presentation
- Legal Issues for Artists Presentation
- Starting a Business in DC Presentation
- Trademark Basics Presentation
Past Workshop Recordings*
*Please note that information and best practices shared in the recordings below may be dated. Viewers are asked to exercise their judgment as to how applicable any recording is to the current day.
- The Business of the Hustle
- View Recording from Tuesday, July 8, 2025
- CAH Emergency Preparedness Symposium
- View Recordings from Friday, June 27, 2025
- Navigating DC's Literary Scene
- View Recording, from Friday, April 18, 2025
- Tax Considerations for Individual Artists
- View Recording, from Friday, March 7, 2025
- The Business of Public Art
- View Recording, from Friday, January 31, 2025
- A Toast to the Boogie: Protecting Our Legacy
- View Recording from Wednesday, June 26, 2024
- Leadership Coaching: Become the Leader that You Want to Be
- View Recording from Tuesday, April 23, 2024
- The DC Permitting Process
- View Recording, from Thursday, April 13, 2023
- Becoming A Certified Business
- View Recording, from Wednesday, April 20, 2022
- Keeping Community Connected: Virtual Technology Roundtable
- View Recording, from Wednesday, April 7, 2021
- Arts Organizations and Resilience - Sustaining Staff in Times of Crisis
- View Recording, from Wednesday, March 24, 2021
- New Realities: Navigating E-Commerce in the Arts
- View Recording, from Wednesday, March 10, 2021
- Building Access to Public Art Placemaking
- View Recording, from Wednesday, February 24, 2021
- Accessibility and Inclusion in the Arts
- View Recording, from Wednesday, February 10, 2021
- Legal Issues for Artists
- View Recording, from Wednesday, January 27, 2021
- The District's Landscape for Artists
- View Recording, from Thursday, October 29, 2020
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Bruce Willen with Neighborhood Design Center + Tim Scofield Studios, Chairs, 2020.
CAH Civic Commission, Playable Art In partnership with DC Office of Planning. This project was through an Art Place America Grant, and the DC Public Library. Anacostia Neighborhood Library, 1800 Good Hope Road SE.