Events

The Office of SIlicon Valley hosts a variety of events including original presentations, lectures and local Meetup groups.

Orchard Valley Ceramic Arts Guild

Sunday, September 18, 2011 12:00-3:30pm (PT)

Fall Art in Clay Sales Discussion plus The Art of Selling Art

Why in the world would we move the September meeting to a Sunday?  Because we needed more time to present a half day of information focused on selling your artwork!  As we do for each September meeting, we’ll first devote time to discuss the annual OVCAG 2011 Art in Clay Sale.  Cristina Chang and Jill Getzan will review all key points for our November sale at the Lucie Stern Community Center, including work assignments and charts that map out the rooms and tables. Artists participating in the Sale are asked to attend this discussion.

Then, when everyone is in their sales mood, the second segment will feature “The Art of SellingArt” a mini-workshop delivered by Robert Regis Dvorak, a well-known local painter, writer, instructor, and speaker.  Those of you familiar with Robert’s style already know that he presents very lively and interactive programs!  Here is a description of his Art of Selling Art workshop:

You can easily learn to sell more, turn more customers into buyers faster, and keep customers longer. Sell anything you want and begin at once. In this fast-paced course on the art of selling, you will learn how to create immediate desire, how to create instant rapport, what to ask, when to listen, what to say, easy closing techniques you can learn in minutes, correct body language and voice tone, and how to magically connect a person to your product or service.

Robert will distill the workshop he’ll do for us from his full-day training, in which he touches on the following: motivation, attitude adjustments, self confidence, prospecting clients, telephone tips, respect and courtesy, vocabulary, qualifying issues, psychological connections, closing, handling money objections, high ticket item sales, and corporate sales.

We are thrilled to have Robert come and present The Art of Selling Art at our extended September General Meeting, and it will be free to OVCAG members!  Non-members who wish to attend will be asked to contribute a nominal fee.  We’re also planning to host a great potluck with food and beverages to keep everyone contented during the afternoon.  Tentative hours will be 12-1 for the Art in Clay Talk, then 1-3:30 for “The Art of Selling Art” workshop.  The location and the exact time frame will be publicized when they’re finalized.  Everyone is invited!  Please make every effort to attend— it will be a fantastic afternoon!

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