BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Triangle Events Hub//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-65143@triangle-events DTSTAMP:20260722T141244Z DTSTART:20260620T150000Z DTEND:20260620T210000Z SUMMARY:Building a Sustainable Creative Life DESCRIPTION:Building a Sustainable Creative Life is a free\, community-ce ntered gathering in Durham\, North Carolina\, designed for artists and c reatives to build sustainable\, informed and connected lives. The event features practical finance workshops alongside access to a legal café\, consultations and other resource providers offering guidance on the real -life challenges artists face.\n\nThis workshop is a space to connect—ov er food\, finances\, art and more. Whether you’re seeking tools\, suppor t or simply community\, this event invites you to learn and grow within a network grounded in care and collective sustainability.\n\n \n\nConcep ts to be covered:\n\nFinance for Artists and Creatives with David Thomso n\n\nMoney doesn’t have to be a mystery. This workshop is designed speci fically for artists\, performers and creative professionals who want to build a more sustainable financial life without losing sight of their ar tistic values. Participants will learn practical strategies for managing the ebbs and flows of freelance and project-based income\, setting goal s that align with their values and cultivating confidence around money. We’ll demystify the basics of personal finance—banking\, budgeting\, sav ing and planning—while exploring how these tools can support your creati ve practice rather than limit it.\n\nThe Everyday Money Playbook with Dr . Gilbert Rogers\n\nThis practical session gives you a clear\, simple pl an for managing money day to day. We will map a monthly cash flow\, set up spending guardrails that fit your life\, and show quick wins that bui ld momentum. You will learn how credit scores are calculated and the exa ct steps to raise and protect your score\, how to start investing with s mall amounts\, and how to live within your means without feeling like yo u are missing out.\n\nYou will leave with:\n\n\n A one-page game plan fo r your next 12 months of money decisions\n A credit score tune-up checkl ist that targets utilization\, payment history\, and disputes\n A starte r investing path\, Roth vs. Traditional IRA\, low-cost index funds\, aut omation\n Simple spending rules\, 50-30-20 or zero-based options\, and s trategies to cut the big three costs\n Ready-to-use tools\, budget templ ate\, payoff calculators\, and a habit tracker for the first 30 days\n\n \nThis session is ideal for anyone who wants straightforward\, actionabl e steps to build stability and grow wealth\n\nContract Essentials for Ar tists with Peter Singh\n\nAre you an artist negotiating contracts with l abels\, galleries\, buyers\, promoters\, or other collaborators? Do you have questions about how to navigate these agreements to protect your ri ghts and secure fair compensation\, now and in the future? Peter will ex plore the essentials of contracts that every artist should have. We'll d iscuss the core components of contracts in the art world\, share real-li fe insights on negotiating fair terms\, and provide tips on how to avoid common legal pitfalls. This conversation will offer valuable advice on how artists can safeguard their work and establish mutually beneficial p artnerships. This presentation is perfect for visual artists\, musicians \, writers\, performers\, and all creative professionals who want to gai n practical insight into how contracts shape their careers. Whether you' re a beginner or a seasoned pro\, this conversation will equip you with knowledge to handle the business side and legal side of your art with co nfidence.\n\n \n\nArtist Assets:\n\nDavid Thomson\n\nDavid Thomson is an interdisciplinary artist who has worked extensively across the fields o f dance\, music\, performance and theater for over 40 years\, working an d collaborating with a wide range of artists including Bebe Miller\, Tri sha Brown (1987-1993)\, Ralph Lemon\, Sekou Sundiata\, Marina Abramović\ , Yvonne Rainer\, Maria Hassabi\, and Matthew Barney\, among many others . Thomson was honored with awards and fellowships from US Artists\, Yadd o\, MacDowell\, Foundation for Contemporary Arts and the Alpert Award. H e initiated the Artist Sustainability Project with Kate Watson-Wallace i n 2017\, as an ongoing platform that seeks to create and expand discours e surrounding ideas of financial\, artistic\, and personal empowerment i n the arts community. At the heart of this work are larger questions and philosophies around care\, community\, and resources that feed and supp ort each artist’s ecosystem of sustainability. David Thomson developed Y oungArts’ Artist Resource Collective (ARC) program in collaboration with YoungArts and Emily Waters. He is currently studying to become an Accre dited Financial Counselor.\n\nDr. Gilbert Rogers\n\nDr. Gilbert Rogers i s Vice President for Financial Education and Wellness at Huntington Nati onal Bank and an Adjunct Assistant Finance Professor at UNC’s Kenan-Flag ler Business School. He previously directed financial well-being at UNC and launched programs at Oregon and Tulsa. He has raised $1.4M \, manage d budgets from $40K to $90M\, and built 60 partnerships. A national spe aker\, he pioneered peer education models used by dozens of institutions .\n\nPeter Singh\n\nPeter Singh is a corporate & entertainment attorney. He primarily helps startups\, investors\, creatives\, and businesses at all stages of growth with mergers & acquisitions (M&A)\, financing\, cr owdfunding\, intellectual property protection and licensing\, commercial transactions\, organization and governance\, trademark law\, and other corporate matters. He is currently working as counsel with Fourscore and LEXR\, Neutral at Miles Mediation & Arbitration\, executive director of Carolina Lawyers for the Arts & Entertainment (CLÆ)\, CEO of Glyph shoe s\, Minister of Music at Thriving Faith Church\, and a side man with Nii TO Band. Before these roles\, Peter worked as an attorney with the Start -Ups practice group at a large regional law firm in Raleigh\, which foll owed an in-house stint with a private equity company in Durham as a corp orate counsel and M&A attorney. He started his career with a boutique co rporate and entertainment law firm in New York. In his years there\, Pet er assisted with a wide range of matters including copyright and tradema rk cases\, dispute resolution\, contract drafting and negotiation. Whate ver the endeavor\, Peter strives to deliver on his clients’ needs with h is own stamp of polish and precision on every project.\n\nSource: Durham County Library\nhttps://durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/event/16550199 LOCATION:East Meeting Room\, East Regional Library (211 Lick Creek Lane)\ , East Meeting Room\, East Regional Library (211 Lick Creek Lane) URL:https://durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/event/16550199 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR