GetSmART! Learning Series: The Artist's Guide to Passive Income

Join playwright, actor, nonprofit founder, educator, and finance specialist Ben Grimes for a workshop that helps creatives of all genres diversify their revenue through passive income and investing. Learn the art of creating money that comes in consistently with no new projects or products. Discover the benefits of passive income and how to stabilize your artistic practice and career. Gain an understanding of the first steps and what you need to do to create equity in your own life.

Seating is limited and the event is free. Registration is required by Nov. 11.

About our Facilitator

Ben Grimes, a Little Rock native, is the director of Finance and Administration at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre. Previously he was the executive artistic director for Riverside Actors Theatre, which he founded. He graduated with an executive master’s degree in public service from the Clinton School of Public Service. Grimes holds a BFA in Regional Theatre from The Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University and has performed in regional theaters nationwide.

Grimes co-founded Moment to Moment Productions in Little Rock and served as co-artistic director of Drove Theater Company in New York City. He is a longtime arts and veteran advocate who has facilitated professional development workshops through Mid-America Arts Alliance.

About the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub

Located in Argenta, the North Little Rock downtown area that has been revitalized by the arts, the Innovation Hub seeks to build up individual artists, the community as a whole and the creative economy by providing access to information, resources and instruction.

The facility offers an open environment full of tools, technology, equipment and support. Through formal and informal programs, the Innovation Hub provides makers of all ages, interests and skill levels with opportunities for apprenticeship. Through classes in carpentry, welding, graphic design, laser cutting and more, Central Arkansas creatives gain valuable job training that prepares them to navigate the challenges of the modern workforce.

The nonprofit organization offers a mobile makerspace, the Innovation Hub on Wheels, and takes learning on the road to serve Arkansas’ underserved communities. These efforts have accelerated innovation that spurs employment, job creation, and economic and community growth, lifting up Arkansas and the surrounding region.

This workshop is sponsored by the Arkansas Arts Council and in collaboration with the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub, which provided the venue space. Some refreshments will be provided.

Host or Publisher Arkansas Arts Council