Call for Workshop Proposals

If you would you be interested in speaking to and/or teaching a workshop for Santa Fe Book Arts Group (SF BAG) via Zoom (preferred) or live, we welcome your proposal.

For the presentation during the monthly BAG member meeting, we pay $250 for a 45-minute to 1-hour presentation. It can be about your life as an artist—your influences, your projects, etc.—or one complex project that you’ve completed. BAG has a Zoom technical team who will assist you—for example, they can advance your slides (if you wish) and amass questions that you can answer at the end of your presentation. We meet at 1 pm Mountain Time, generally on the second Saturday of each month.

The workshop can be held the day after the BAG member meeting (on a Sunday) or one week following, on a Saturday. We find that workshops that are 2 to 4 hours in length are ideal. It can be a longer workshop if you give the students a lunch break of 30 minutes or so. A two-day workshop is also possible, but not preferred. The cost of the workshop is whatever you set it at, either per student or a flat (guaranteed to you) fee.

If you are interested in presenting at a meeting and/or teaching a workshop, please send:

1. The preferred date of your presentation and/or your workshop
2. Online (via Zoom) or in person
3. The title of the presentation and a brief description (one paragraph)
4. One or two presentation photos
5. The title of the workshop, a description, and the materials/supply list
6. Photos of the workshop project (or technique) that you will teach
7. A headshot
8. A brief bio
9. If your presentation and/or workshop contains sensitive material, what those triggers might be (for trigger warning)
10. The minimum and maximum number of students for the workshop
11. The workshop fee (per student or a flat, guaranteed amount—your call), including any materials fee
12. A signed W-9 form

Here are the dates for 2027 that we are planning for:

• Presentation on Saturday, January 9; workshop on Sunday, January 10; Saturday, January 16; or Sunday, January 17
• Presentation on Saturday, February 13; workshop on Sunday, February 14 (but it’s Valentine’s Day!); Saturday, February 20; or Sunday, February 21
• Presentation on Saturday, March 13; workshop on Sunday, March 14; Saturday, March 20; or Sunday, March 21
• Presentation on Saturday, April 10; workshop on Sunday, April 11; Saturday, April 17; or Sunday, April 18
• Presentation on Saturday, May 8 (day before Mother’s Day); workshop on Saturday, May 15; or Sunday, May 16
• Presentation on Saturday, June 12; workshop on Sunday, June 13; or Saturday, June 19 (the Sunday is Father’s Day)
• Presentation on Saturday, July 10; workshop on Sunday, July 11; Saturday, July 17; or Sunday, July 18
• Presentation on Saturday, August 8; workshop on Sunday, August 9; Saturday, August 15; or Sunday, August 16
• Presentation on Saturday, September 11; workshop on Sunday, September 12; Saturday, September 18; or Sunday, September 19 (subject to the date of the Art Flea Market, which is usually the fourth Saturday in September)
• Presentation on Saturday, October 9; workshop on Saturday, October 16; or Sunday, October 17 (October 10 is Yom Kippur)
• Presentation on Saturday, November 13; workshop on Sunday, November 14; Saturday, November 20; or Sunday, November 21

Thanks for your interest in working with Santa Fe Book Arts Group. Please send your proposal to:

Julie Filatoff, julie@jirafstudio.com