Fall River Arts and Culture Coalition

Understanding Artist's Personal Finances with Akeem Davis and Amy Smith is open to artists in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island with priority given to artists in Pittsfield and Greater Fall River, MA.  Mondays and Wednesdays September 9, 11, 16, & 18 1pm - 3pm Zoom Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZIsc-mvrz4oG9OAm0ngdq... In this workshop, stage performers and tax specialists Amy Smith and Akeem Davis bring a class- and race-based analysis of our economic structures and dive into the financial building blocks necessary for artists to thrive. This is a 4-part series. Artists are welcome to attend all or select sessions: SESSION 1: Our relationship with money, and setting financial goals.SESSION 2: How to value one’s time to build toward savings and retirement.SESSION 3: Budgeting for your life and credit/debt management.SESSION 4: An intro to investing, with an eye toward handling the unexpected and long-term planning. In order to create a safer space to discuss difficult issues, this workshop will not be recorded. Amy Smith is an educator and the Former Co-Director of Headlong Dance Theater, a Bessie-award winning Philadelphia-based dance theater company. Akeem Davis is a Barrymore-award winning actor and non-profit administrator with the Atlantic Center for Capital Representation. This workshop is suitable for artists of all disciplines, […]