RELEASE: Oak Cliff Cultural Center Presents Sm(Art) Artist's Series: Artrepeneur Training

Oak Cliff Cultural Center Presents

Sm(Art) Artist Series: Artrepreneur Training with Sway Buckley’

Tuesday and Thursday, May 5, 7, 12 & 14 , 2015

11am – 12noon

DALLAS – The Oak Cliff Cultural Center presents Sway Buckley’s Smart Artist Institute ‘art preneur’ series. The sessions will take place the first two Tuesdays and Thursdays in May at the Oak Cliff Cultural Center, 223 W Jefferson BLVD, Dallas, TX from 11am – 12noon.

The Sm(ART) Artist Series is designed to assist creatives from all backgrounds in building a sustainable business from their craft. Sway Buckley, the CEO of SWAY Creative Arts Staffing and the Founder of The Sm(ART) Artist Institute, knows that passion alone is not enough to pay the bills. As a professional dancer she knows the struggle that many artists face when it comes to business acumen. Her series focuses on the following: How to create MULTIPLE revenue streams from your craft ; How to build visibility within your market; Identifying your target market; Using social media to magnetize your ideal clients; Business systems for online AND offline effectiveness and more! A limited number of full scholarships are available. Apply here: http://goo.gl/forms/LVwdrpNZm0

Sway Buckley is the CEO of Sway Creative Arts Staffing Firm, a professional dancer with New York-based Footprints Dance Company and the Founder of the Smart Artist Institute. She is known as the ARTprenuer Coach as she consults ‘creatives’ of all kinds to produce wildly effective businesses based on their passion. Her latest venture is producing and hosting the weekly web series, SmartArtist.TV. She has been nominated for Rolling Out Magazine's Top 25 Women of Dallas who've successfully served as business leaders and pillars of their communities. For more information please visit http://smartartistinstitute.com/.  

The Oak Cliff Cultural Center is located in a historic storefront in the vibrant commercial district of Jefferson Avenue in Oak Cliff; the Oak Cliff Cultural Center opened its doors in August 2010. The facility was purchased and renovated by the City of Dallas through the 2003 Bond Program to function as a permanent City-owned arts center where residents and visitors of Oak Cliff could experience a variety of arts and cultural programs. The 5,000 sq. ft. storefront features a visual arts gallery and a dance studio/rehearsal space. The Oak Cliff Cultural Center is open Tuesday/Thursday, 3:00-9:00 p.m., Wednesday/Friday, 3:00-6:30p.m., and Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

The City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA) works to enhance the vitality of the City and the quality of life for all Dallas citizens by creating an environment wherein arts and cultural organizations can thrive so that people of all ages can enjoy opportunities for creative expressions and the celebration of our community’s multicultural heritage. Our mission is to establish a cultural system that ensures that ALL Dallas citizens and visitors have an opportunity to experience the finest in arts and culture. The OCA is advised by an 18-member Cultural Affairs Commission appointed by the Dallas City Council. The OCA manages the city’s Cultural Contracts, Community Artists and Public Art Programs; oversees six cultural centers including the Bath House Cultural Center, Latino Cultural Center, Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, Oak Cliff Cultural Center, and South Dallas Cultural Center; and operates the city’s classical music radio station, WRR101.1FM. More information on the programs and services provided by the OCA can be found at www.dallasculture.org.