Germantown Artists RT invites you to join a conversation with special speaker/artist Andrew Simonet presenting Building a Sustainable Life as an Artist.….how can artists in American thrive? 7-9pm.     Where?  Historic Germantown, 5501 Germantown Avenue, l9l44.
•Why artists are poor and why they shouldn’t be
•Tools artists have used to make things easier
•How to build a life that is balanced, productive, and sustainable

Andrew will talk about practical tactics that can change an artist’s trajectory. And he will offer Artists U’s free, open source tools: the Artists U Workbook and Working Groups.
Andrew Simonet is a choreographer and writer, and the founder of Artists U. He is the author of Making Your Life as an Artist and works with artists nationally to build sustainable lives. He was, from 1993 to 2013, a founding co-director and choreographer of Philadelphia’s Headlong Dance Theater, along with his collaborators Amy Smith and David Brick. Headlong created collaborative dance theater in Philadelphia, and toured nationally. Andrew’s projects included CELL, a performance journey for one audience member at a time guided by your cell phone, and This Town is a Mystery, performances by four Philadelphia households in their homes, followed by a potluck dinner. Headlong’s work was funded by the New England Foundation for the Arts, The Creative Capital Foundation, The Pew Charitable Trusts, The Rockefeller Foundation, The Japan Foundation, and The National Endowment for the Arts. Headlong’s work was produced by The Philadelphia Live Arts Festival, Dance Theater Workshop (NYC), P.S. 122 (NYC), Central Park Summerstage, The Jade Festival (Tokyo), The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art. Andrew currently writes fiction and is the writer and producer for Barbacoa, a documentary film about documented and undocumented workers in Philadelphia’s restaurant industry. Andrew lives in West Philadelphia with his wife Elizabeth and their sons Jesse Tiger and Nico Wolf.

This gathering is co-sponsored by Germantown United CDC’s small business info sessions initiative.