Pricing Your Work
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- 5 days ago
- 2 min read
Saturday July 26
1-4pm
Free
Facilitated by: Chrissy Poitras and Kyle Topping
Join artists Chrissy Poitras and Kyle Topping from Spark Box Studio as they unravel the complex art of pricing your creative work.
While determining the right price for your artwork often feels daunting, understanding this aspect is fundamental to an artist's career. In this session, Chrissy and Kyle will walk you through their pricing methodology, featuring their financial planner which builds from the bottom-up and dives into the nitty gritty. They will share how they determine fair prices for their work and build out budgets for grants and commissions.
Facilitated by Chrissy Poitras and Kyle Topping, who since 2009 have been cultivating a vibrant hub for artists at Spark Box Studio, at their studio located in Prince Edward County, Ontario. Over the years, they’ve welcomed more than 450 artists from around the globe—painters, poets, musicians, filmmakers, and more—seeking a dedicated space to step away from the demands of daily life and immerse themselves in their practice.
At its heart, Spark Box Studio is a resource created by artists, for artists. It’s a space designed to inspire creativity, foster research, and encourage growth. Whether it’s through mentorship, workshops, or simply the quiet support of an open studio, Spark Box aims to equip artists with the tools, skills, and connections to confidently share their visions with the world.
Both Poitras and Topping are graduates of Queen’s University’s Bachelor of Fine Art Studio program and are practicing artists specializing in painting, installation art and printmaking. Their dedication to the arts extends beyond Spark Box, both teaching at Loyalist College and OCADU, they’ve also developed and led courses on studio arts and arts management, all while remaining deeply engaged with their local and national artistic communities.
