Freelancer’s Toolbox III

Have you ever asked the internet how to do your taxes? Or how to sign up for health insurance? Much of freelancing is cobbling together resources and teaching yourself, but we wanted to cut some of those late night googling sessions by asking the experts. The Wacom Experience Center hosts as we answer questions about taxes, health insurance, finances, intellectual property, and any other business-related freelancing questions you may have. ’Tis the season, let’s talk business!

Panel Participants

• Jonathan Bebe of Collaborative Financial Group
• Benjamin L. Petersen of the Nora Group
• Dane Johnson of Inspiration Spaceship
• Ben Luce of Soul Proprietor
• Xilia Mairead Faye of Soul Proprietor.

Logistics

Wacom Experience Center

1455 NW Irving St, Portland, OR 97209

Saturday, February 25th 1pm-3pm

Freelancer’s Toolbox 2 | Project Management Discussion

That glimmer is there on the pages of your sketchbook. Maybe you even have some storyboards, or even an animatic! Okay, so how do you organize yourself and the production in order to create an animated short? Temris Ridge, an accomplished Portland-based freelance animator, will tell us how she answered that question during the production of her 2014 animated short “Zombie Fairy.”

We’ll follow up with a panel discussion and Q&A session amongst many successful freelance and indie animators living and working in the Portland area, including Temris, Mike A. Smith, and Alex Miller.

Date:  Saturday November 5th, 2:00pm – 4:00pm

Location: Shut Up and Eat, 3848 SE Gladstone St., Portland, OR 97202

Tickets: Available on Eventbrite: $5 general admission, $3 students, free for Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH and ASIFA Portland members

About Temris Ridge

Temris Ridge is a freelance 2D animator who has been working in the Portland area for 9 years. She has done work that has been featured on international television, a feature film, and has shown films in festivals around the US and in Europe.

The Freelancer’s Toolbox 1: Art Business Basics

This is the first of a three-part series designed to help digital artists, multimedia specialists and animators find the tools they need to be successful in business.

You’ve developed your skills. You’ve endured the all-nighters. You’ve honed your craft. You’e ready to go out there and build your career. Okay, now what?

Whether you’re a student, young professional, or an established freelancer, a common roadblock on the path to success is lack of business and financial resources for creative professionals. Knowledge is power, so empower yourself by learning business basics at the first of our Freelancer’s Toolbox Workshop Series. Facilitated by career creative freelancer turned financial advisor, Jonathan Bebe of AXA Advisors, educate yourself on how to build a financial foundation for your art business.

Date — Friday September 23rd, 7–9:00 pm

Location — Shut Up and Eat, 3848 SE Gladstone St., Portland, OR 97202

Tickets — Available on Eventbrite: $5 general admission, $3 students, free for Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH or ASIFA members

About Jonathan Bebe
Jonathan Bebe comes to AXA Advisors with more than 20 years of experience as a small business owner and entrepreneur as an on-screen talent and independent film producer. After a decade of traveling throughout Europe, South East Asia, and South America creating images and film, he returned to his home in Portland and earned his master’s in Counseling from Portland State, graduating Summa Cum Laude. Jonathan brings his entrepreneurial spirit into his financial practice, focusing on small business development and advocating for growth in the creative fields. He is involved in several non-profits including the National Brain Tumor Society, Basic Rights Oregon, Human Rights Campaign and several others.

   About SIGGRAPH
Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH exists to serve the needs of the Oregon andSouthwest Washington computer graphics community. Through meetings, screenings workshops, conferences, networking and other activities, the chapter works to promote an increased knowledge of and greater interest in the educational, artistic, and scientific aspects and applications of modern technology to graphics, enhancing communication between colleagues that have an interest in any aspect of computer graphics.
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   About ASIFA
ASIFA Portland exists to boost the art of animation and the community that practices it, promoting a free exchange of ideas both locally and internationally.
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   About ARCS
ARCS is a resource community for animations and storymakers in Portland, OR. The goal is to bring more awareness (and creation) of creative events, resources, and networking activities with locals in mind.
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