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Are you ready for this year's tax deadline on April 18, 2022??

Join us for an in-depth presentation by tax expert Hannah Cole of Sunlight Tax to get yourself ready. One unprecedented year, followed by another, going into a third deserves a check-in with an expert. Hannah will discuss estimated taxes when it’s nearly impossible to estimate into the future, and how the relief bills may affect your filing.

During this 90-minute workshop, she will translate the basic tax equation, explain self-employment tax and the estimated quarterly tax system, and discuss adjusting your estimated tax payments. She will also answer questions on how the relief packages passed by Congress may impact artists, freelancers, and sole proprietors. A question and answer period will be open to all in attendance.

Hannah Cole is a tax expert who specializes in working with creative people and their businesses. Though she’s worked at tax firms in New York, she loves bringing her tax skills to the aid of the creative world. Her passion for helping creative businesses began when she was an Account Executive and Interactive Producer for a New York interactive design agency, where she saw the struggles and triumphs from the inside. As a long-time working artist with a high-level exhibition history, Hannah finds the financial challenges of freelancers and small creative businesses to be both relevant and personal. She is an Enrolled Agent and the founder of Sunlight Tax.

Self-employed artist or designer? Small Business? If you were frustrated by the Paycheck Protection Program process in 2020 (or you were denied), you're in the process of applying and you've got questions, or you haven't looked into a PPP loan yet, this webinar is for you! Too many people who qualify haven't applied or they gave up too soon. Pam and Dyalekt of Brunch & Budget will walk you through who qualifies for the PPP, application requirements and changes, and the most common stumbling blocks. If you have form phobia, they'll address how to take it one step at a time and get the money earmarked for you.

Pamela Capalad is a Certified Financial Planner™ and Accredited Financial Counselor™ whose mission is to make financial planning affordable for those who need it most. She founded Brunch & Budget to provide people with a safe and friendly place to speak openly and make financial progress. Her work has been featured in publications including theWashington Post, Teen Vogue, Huffington Post, and Vice Magazine.

Dyalekt is an MC, playwright, educator, and podcaster. His work focuses on defining personal identities and finding one’s voice, authentic communication, and supporting one’s community. Dyalekt was named to the Public Theater’s Emerging Writers Group and his performance venues include the Bowery Ballroom, SXSW, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Mozilla’s Internet Festival in London, the United Nations, Santa Barbara’s Lucidity Festival, and the Divadlo Archa in Prague, CZ.

Together, they host the Brunch & Budget podcast, where they discuss how personal finance and racial economic inclusion intersect. Their group financial planning program, See Change, is designed to make financial planning more inclusive for people of color.

Are you ready for this year's tax deadline on April 15?? Join us for an in-depth presentation by tax expert Hannah Cole of Sunlight Tax to get yourself ready. One unprecedented year followed by another unprecedented year deserves a check-in with an expert. She’ll discuss estimated taxes when it’s nearly impossible to estimate, the new 1099-NEC, and how the relief bills may influence your filing.

Hannah Cole is a tax expert who specializes in working with creative people and their businesses. Though she’s worked at tax firms in New York, she loves bringing her tax skills to the aid of the creative world. Her passion for helping creative businesses began when she was an Account Executive and Interactive Producer for a New York interactive design agency, where she saw the struggles and triumphs from the inside. As a long-time working artist with a high-level exhibition history, Hannah finds the financial challenges of freelancers and small creative businesses to be both relevant and personal. She is an Enrolled Agent and the founder of Sunlight Tax.

More than ever, contemporary art galleries and museums are rushing to exhibit the work of Black artists. While taking a step in the right direction, these institutions – primarily led by white individuals – do not always have the patience, language, and lived experience to contextualize the work as intended. As a result, many Black artists find that the people representing them often misrepresent or silence their ideas to move a sale forward, placate leadership, or make the viewing experience comfortable for white audiences. In this session, Amani Olu will provide a ten-step approach to safeguard your narrative from white supremacist culture.

In 2020, colleges and universities across the world have rushed to adapt to a new reality that questions the very nature of their work: a pandemic sent students home and protests shone a spotlight on inequality supported by many of our institutions, including those in higher education. Since March, everyone involved in education has had to rethink fundamentals and challenge core assumptions ranging from the format of instruction to what and who creates value. Since arts education is historically vulnerable to funding cuts and much of the instruction relies on hands-on studio classes, specialized equipment, in-person mentorship, and tuition dollars, the systemic changes necessary to thrive require radical, ethical thinking. What are the responsibilities and priorities being considered going into this exceptional academic year?

Artist and educator Natalia Nakazawa will facilitate a discussion between two important leaders in arts education: Deborah Obalil, the President and Executive Director of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD), and Meme Omogbai, the Executive Director and CEO of the College Art Association (CAA). Both institutions support and advocate for artists, arts workers, and scholars in the art and design fields. Together, they will discuss the evolving paths forward for higher education in the arts, including structural changes and very significant challenges. What is the role of higher education in times of crisis? Since creativity is nurtured by the institutions they oversee, what are the creative solutions being implemented to address health concerns, anti-racism efforts, adjunct culture, and affordability? What are their hopes and expectations for the future?

This 75-minute webinar is designed with everyone in the art world from current students to artists, arts administrators, and art historians in mind. Questions submitted during registration will be incorporated into the discussion as appropriate.

The last four months have upended the creative field in countless ways. One of the most significant changes has been the unprecedented loss of jobs for both artists and arts professionals. Sarah Murkett, an art world recruiter (they do exist!), will guide participants through the basic mechanics of a search–from both the employer and candidate perspectives– at this time of great uncertainty. She’ll discuss what she looks for in a candidate, how to stand out from the competition, video interview prep, salary expectations and negotiations, and her vision of the future job market in the arts. She'll address those considering career changes within the art world as well as the visible and anticipated trends that will emerge as the brick and mortar artworld reopens.

This webinar is designed with artists and arts administrators in mind. Questions submitted during registration will be incorporated into the webinar as appropriate and there will be an additional Q&A that evening.

Sarah Murkett is the founder of Murk & Co, an executive search firm providing staffing solutions for the art world. She began her career as a gallerist, then worked as a development and marketing consultant to art organizations and individuals in the creative industries. She joined Armand Bartos Fine Art in 2007 and was instrumental in launching the gallery and running its exhibition program until its closure in 2011. Murk & Co began that year as a business buying and selling Post-War and contemporary artwork, providing advisory services, and curating projects based on art historical themes of the twentieth century. Before turning her focus to recruitment, Murkett served as an advisor to the Artist Pension Trust (APT) and MutualArt, helping to initiate sales programs for both companies that led to the first financial distributions to artist members.

Are business plans a roadmap? A constraint? The ticket to funding and space? Whether or not you had a business plan in early 2020, it is likely that the current global health crisis has thrown you a curveball. How do we remain true to our vision and values while being repeatedly told to pivot? In this workshop, you’ll learn how to understand how your values create both flow and barricades to productivity, and how to balance both to get your business to a better place.

Brynna Tucker, Senior Manager of Innovation for the Brooklyn Public Library and founder of a student incubator at Pratt, will guide you through what you need to know to plan a business, why business matters for artists, and the basics of financial literacy (why you need income!) through the lens of your personal values, so that your business reflects who you are. She'll use the business model canvas to walk you through key concepts required to understand your business and emphasize the complexity of your work while giving you concrete tools to consciously connect your work, your business, and your values.

This webinar is designed with both artists and arts professionals in mind. There will be a substantial Q&A.

Brynna Tucker joined the Strategy team at Brooklyn Public Library three years ago with over 15 years of experience working with innovative people seeking to create change in organizations, industries, social constructs, and beyond. Previously, Tucker worked as the Associate Director of the Center for Career Development at Pratt Institute. There, she specialized in helping creative professionals such as innovators, activists, artists, and entrepreneurs navigate uncharted career paths. At Pratt, Tucker also built an incubator program called The Refinery that helped creative people turn their ideas into viable businesses. She has an MS and an MFA from Pratt Institute; a BFA from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth; and a Certificate in Small Business and Entrepreneurship from Hunter College. She lives in Bed-Stuy with her pug, Henrietta.

Since March, the lives of countless New Yorkers have changed dramatically due to COVID-19 and the ensuing economic fallout. But New York City had a housing crisis even before it became the epicenter of a global pandemic. While COVID-19 has exacerbated the crisis, it’s made more clear than ever that housing is healthcare. Landry Haarmann, Housing Paralegal Advocate, will lead a 75-minute session on your rights as a tenant, your rights during COVID-19, what to do if you can’t pay rent, and how to get involved in the fight for housing justice.

Landry Haarmann is a tenants’ rights activist and dues-paying member of the Met Council on Housing–New York City’s oldest tenants union. Prior to COVID-19, she worked directly with tenants at Met Council’s walk-in clinic. In the wake of COVID-19, she is now working with Met Council to provide rent strike support. She is also active in grassroots organizing to create more just housing that puts people before profit through Housing Justice for All’s Universal Rent Control and NY Homes Guarantee campaigns. Professionally, Landry works with low-income Brooklynites who are going through Housing Court, by providing out-of-court advocacy. She lives in Brooklyn with her partner and their two cats, Harriet and Meowzer.

To be financially prepared for a crisis like this would have involved habits and planning that began a decade ago. But many of us have a hard time preparing for the future and none of us (that we know of) has access to a crystal ball. At a time when survival is our only option, what can we do to make sure we are financially prepared for the next financial downturn, health crisis, or environmental disaster? How do we change our relationships with money now so that future planning is a habit and not a worry?

Former financial advisor and the author and host of BuildingBread, Kevin Matthews, will share what you need to know to get smarter about how you spend, budget, and save, even in a time of uncertainty. He’ll also give options on how to invest money in times of scarcity and abundance, along with options for retirement and what to do with any retirement money you might have saved with a job you no longer have.

This 60-minute webinar is designed with artists, arts administrators, and freelancers in mind. The presentation will include ample time for Q&A.

Kevin L. Matthews II is an author and former financial advisor. He has helped hundreds of individuals plan for their retirement in addition to managing more than $140 million in assets during his advisory career. By 2017, he was named one of the Top 100 Most Influential Financial Advisors by Investopedia. Matthews launched BuildingBread in 2010 to inspire millennials to set, simplify, and achieve their financial goals. He regularly speaks to audiences of young adults across the country and has been featured in publications and productions including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Forbes, Black Enterprise, and many others. He was the host of BuildingBread with Kevin Matthews on WHCR 90.3 FM.

Health insurance in this country--and the lack thereof--is a heated topic of conversation on a good day. During the current global health crisis, the need for universal healthcare has become abundantly clear. In this 90-minute workshop, Renata Marinaro, the National Director of Health Services for the Actor’s Fund, will provide important information relevant to freelancers and the self-employed and give you clear, step-by-step guidance on what all your insurance options are right now.

If you’re uninsured, find out if you’re eligible for free insurance, the $20/month plan, or subsidized coverage. If you’re insured, learn how to estimate your income in the post-COVID19 economy so you can (hopefully) lower your premiums. Learn how to cut through insurance propaganda and consumer myths and find a plan that’s right for you. While the majority of information will focus on the New York and California health care systems, Renata is knowledgeable about nationwide options. This is an excellent opportunity for unbiased information and guidance.

Renata Marinaro is a social worker and Director of Health Services for The Actor’s Fund, a national human services organization. She is skilled in assessing and adapting to a changing healthcare landscape, with 20 years of experience in program management, partnership development and engagement, counseling, outreach, training, and education. Some of her accomplishments include partnering with Mount Sinai Doctors to start the Friedman Health Center for Performing Arts in New York City, training and managing a national team of health insurance navigators and agents, and developing creative health literacy products. Her goal is to create educated healthcare consumers with increased access to affordable care.

With over 20 million people having applied for unemployment in the last month, the stock market taking a nose-dive, and a shelter-in-place order that has brought the economy to a halt, it can be overwhelming to know how to think about your finances during a time of crisis. Financial literacy is not enough. This two-hour interactive workshop will show you how to find financial resilience in uncertain times and empower you to take action for yourself and your community. Whether you have “good” credit or “bad,” Pamela Capalad and Dyalekt of Brunch & Budget will teach you how to play the credit game at a time when credit may be a necessary resource to get through the foreseeable future.

They will share changes in the CARES Act that apply to your credit and student loans. They will then detail how to check and read your credit score, increase that score, determine when it makes sense to refinance, consolidate, do a balance transfer, or take out a personal loan. You’ll learn about student loan forgiveness options and get advice to help you prioritize what to pay and when with a debt pay-down plan that includes savings.

Pamela Capalad is a Certified Financial Planner™ and Accredited Financial Counselor™ whose mission is to make financial planning affordable for those who need it most. She founded Brunch & Budget to provide people with a safe and friendly place to speak openly and make financial progress. Her work has been featured in publications including the Washington Post, Teen Vogue, Huffington Post, and Vice Magazine.

Dyalekt is an MC, playwright, educator, and podcaster. His work focuses on defining personal identities and finding one’s voice, authentic communication, and supporting one’s community. Dyalekt was named to the Public Theater’s Emerging Writers Group and his performance venues include the Bowery Ballroom, SXSW, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Mozilla’s Internet Festival in London, the United Nations, Santa Barbara’s Lucidity Festival, and the Divadlo Archa in Prague, CZ.

Together, they host the Brunch & Budget podcast, where they discuss how personal finance and racial economic inclusion intersect. Their group financial planning program, See Change, is designed to make financial planning more inclusive for people of color.

With freelance abruptly halted, shows and events cancelled, opportunities postponed indefinitely, and service industry day jobs not offering paid leave, many of us are facing serious financial insecurity. There is no roadmap or way to know how or when we will return to business as usual. Let’s acknowledge how real this is and that it is, for many, waking up a fear for our basic survival needs. During this 90-minute workshop, Miata Edoga will share steps we can all take as we navigate this unpredictable time together.

Join this interactive, online Zoom workshop with Miata Edoga for a conversation about navigating COVID-19 as freelancers. Miata is an actor and President and Founder of Abundance Bound, the premiere financial education company for creative entrepreneurs. She created The Artist’s Prosperity System™, which has provided thousands of artists with a step-by-step process to significantly improve their financial situations, giving them more time and freedom to focus on their creative careers in the process. A question and answer period will be open to all in attendance.

Miata Edoga serves as the National Financial Wellness Consultant for The Actors Fund, a human services not-for-profit organization serving everyone working in entertainment. She has led workshops and seminars on financial empowerment for organizations including The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, WGA, DGA, SAG-AFTRA, and The Center for Cultural Innovation. A trained actor herself, Miata’s work is bolstered by her own work in the arts.

What happened to the tax deadline? What if I can't pay what I owe? How do I adjust my estimated quarterly tax payments when I'm making much less this year? Are there things I can do to brace for and withstand an extended economic downturn? What does the relief package mean for me?

Join this interactive, online Zoom workshop with Hannah Cole to learn what you need to know about your taxes during this unprecedented time. Hannah is a tax expert who specializes in working with creative businesses and artists. She is also a long-time working artist with a high-level exhibition history and a tax and money columnist for the art blog Hyperallergic, for whom the financial challenges of freelancers and small creative businesses are both relevant and personal. During this 90-minute workshop, she will translate the basic tax equation, explain self employment tax and the estimated quarterly tax system, and discuss adjusting your estimated tax payments and preparing for a downturn. She will also answer questions on how the relief package passed by Congress will impact artists/freelancers/sole proprietors. A question and answer period will be open to all in attendance.

Hannah Cole is the founder of Sunlight Tax, which specializes in friendly, informative tax preparation for artists and engaging, art-world-savvy tax education workshops for artist groups. You can listen to her discussing taxes with Hrag Vartanian on the Hyperallergic podcast HERE.

Pamela Capalad is a Certified Financial Planner™ and Accredited Financial Counselor™ and has been in financial services since 2008. She founded Brunch & Budget to help people have a safe place to make real financial progress and get shameless about money!

While doing deep research into the racial wealth divide and how it directly affected her clients of color and cohosting the Get Shameless About Money Podcast (FKA Brunch & Budget Podcast) with her husband Dyalekt, they created the See Change program. See Change is a financial coaching and advocacy program specifically designed for People of Color to heal their relationship with money, navigate a predatory financial system, and build 2nd generation wealth.

Pam has been featured in the Washington Post, Teen Vogue, Huffington Post, Vice Magazine, and was named New York Magazine’s Best of New York 2019. She was named one of Investments News 40 Under 40 in 2016, Financial Advisor Magazine's Young Advisors to Watch in 2019, received Jump$tart's 2022 Innovation in Financial Literacy Award, and AFCPE's Financial Planning Center of the Year award in 2022. Pam is a Global Good Fund Fellow, class of 2022.

Brian "Dyalekt" Kushner has been a hip-hop MC, theater maker, and educator for nearly 20 years. He’s the director of pedagogy at Pockets Change, where he uses hip-hop pedagogy to demystify personal finance and help students take control of their relationship with money. He is the recipients of Jump$tart’s 2022 Innovation in Financial Literacy award. He’s rocked (performed/taught/keynoted) everywhere from conferences like AFCPE and Prosperity Now, to stages like SXSW and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, to classrooms that range from Yale to your cousin’s living room.

Pam, Dyalekt, and their friend Andrea Ferrero also co-founded Pockets Change, a hip hop and finance organization for youth with a mission to change the way we talk about finance.

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