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Michael wrote:
I'm considering submitting an application, for a
couple of different workshops - an all-day on silk
work with a focus on producing quality reeled silk,
and a two-section set of short classes on
tablet-weaving (double-face and brocade.)
Michael, I hope you will apply. There is a category called "bands
and braids", and there have been workshops and/or seminars in tablet
weaving on a regular basis for at least the past 10 years. I have
taught at five of the last six Convergences, and quite honestly have
had much higher registration for ply-splitting than tablet
weaving. There is a relatively new rule that no class will cancelled
regardless of the number of people registered, so if you are selected
to teach, you know the class will go.
The formats offered at Convergence are 3-day workshops, 1-day studio
classes, and 2--hour seminars. I would recommend that you propose a
couple of different things in each of these categories.
Proposing something in the spinning category as well as the bands and
braids category should be to your advantage. I have had good
attendance at "hands-on" seminars, especially where people can learn
something new and go away with something to show their friends. That
helps spread the word, too.
Johnetta wrote:
I would be interested in finding out how to charge for teaching a class at
Convergence or other regional conferences...
Convergence pays a set fee to instructors, and so do some regional
conferences. Other expenses may or may not be covered. For example,
at Convergence, if you are teaching a workshop, they will pay your
airfare and hotel, but do not pay anything toward those expenses if
you are just teaching a seminar. My experience with regional
conferences is that they cover all of your travel expenses. These
events are typically at college campuses with meals in the cafeteria.
I have a written document ready to send to guilds and conference
organizers. It specifies my daily instruction fee, and also that all
travel expenses (airfare, lodging, and meals) are to be covered by
the sponsoring group. When teaching for a guild, I usually stay in
the home of a guild member and eat with the family.
Take care,
Linda
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Linda Hendrickson
Laurelhurst Fiber Art Studio & Urban Farm
Portland, Oregon, USA
www.lindahendrickson.com
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