Rachel Lindsay gives an overview of her career and experiences working as a cartoonist based in the Burlington area. She'll share the creative highlights of her path -- Rachel Lives Here Now, "The Wizard of Life," greeting cards, RX: A Graphic Memoir -- and explain how the business principles she learned in her former career in branding acted as an essential foundation for success with her creative work.
ABOUT RACHEL LINDSAY:
Rachel Lindsay is a Burlington, Vermont-based cartoonist. Her graphic novel, RX: A Graphic Memoir, was released in 2018 and has received acclaim from Kirkus Reviews, Publisher's Weekly, and New York Magazine, among others. A powerful new voice in the mental health realm of the Graphic Medicine community, Lindsay has spoken about RX at Columbia University, Harvard Medical School, The Miami Book Fair, Mount Sinai Hospital's Icahn School of Medicine. She is also the creator of the comic strip Rachel Lives Here Now (2013-2019).
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ABOUT JUMP/START BUSINESS OF ART
Jump/Start Business of Art is a 9-week intensive for artists who are ready to turn their practices into a sustainable business. Eight selected artists receive free access to Generator’s tools, resources, and shared workspace, group coaching from established artist-entrepreneurs and industry professionals, free expert mentoring and technical assistance, and an artist-entrepreneur stipend.
Jump/Start Business of Art lectures are open to the public!
Jump/Start Business of Art is a collaboration between Generator, LaunchVT, and Center for Women & Enterprise.