Artists Resource Center

(Asheville, NC) The Asheville-based non-profit group, Arts2People, announces the founding of a new institution for economic development in downtown Asheville: The Artist Resource Center (ARC), which teaches artists the business skills to make their passion economically sustainable. "Asheville thrives off of its art scene," says Love. "The ARC offers tools to help facilitate and nurture artists in business. This will create a symbiotic relationship between cultural creatives and the greater community."

The ARC will feature workshops and classes specifically geared toward local creative professionals whose unique situations often make it difficult for them to access and utilize the resources available to make their talents into a self-sustaining venture. The ARC is, essentially, a career center where creative people can hone business management and other practical skills.
The ARC is also developing an online network to offer a means for creative professionals to link to resources and each other. It will also serve as a virtual marketplace where artists can broker their work, creative services or studio spaces. “If our local artist-entrepreneurs manage to build businesses and take advantage of the opportunities that exist here, it will benefit everyone as it solidifies economic success and increases the culture of creativity we already enjoy,” she says.