Essential Training for the Arts

Essential Training for the Arts (ETA) is a service of the Arts & Business Council providing professional development training for individual artists and the personnel of arts organizations in Massachusetts and the surrounding region. Our seminars, workshops, and webinars, presented by a diverse range of thought leaders, share inspiring and instrumental ideas, methods, and tools to grow careers and organizations in the arts.

Now in its sixth year, the Artist’s Professional Toolbox (APT) is one such program that provides tremendous resources for individual artists. This exciting, nine-month career development course empowers a select group of artists with the skills and confidence they need to master the business challenges of being an artist. The Arts & Business Council has brought this nationally-lauded curriculum to constituents outside of Massachusetts as well, helping artists learn and practice marketing, networking and business skills with the additional benefits of peer group interaction, mentorship, and feedback.