Comments on: What Artists are Getting Paid for Teaching

By: Alyson Stanfield

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 19:19:29 +0000

In reply to Terri.

Thank you for this rundown, Terri! Super helpful to see.

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By: Terri

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:26:57 +0000

I recently taught a three-day workshop in northern Kentucky/Cincinnati area. It was me and 5 students.
Each student made a torn paper painting using wood panels, acrylic paint, and paper printed with gelatin printing plates and acrylic paint. The main draw was learning color theory and techniques for gelatin plate printing.
Most students were not regular painters.
We worked from 9 until 4 each of the three days and all went home happy with a 10×10 finished painting.
I had an assistant help to document with still photos and brief video demos to use in social media posts.
I painted along side of the students and checked in with each person’s progress making suggestions. We did a brief critique the first day. We ate lunch together each day.
The room would have accommodated 8 to 10 students. All of us were pleased with the level of connection that the smaller group allowed.
The fee for the class was $375, I was paid 70%, the center kept 30%. I provided all supplies and kept that in inventory for the next time that I teach. All but one student purchased a take-home kit of supplies at the end of class.
After expenses, my net income was $37.50 per hour. It was a ton of work, but I thoroughly enjoyed it and would do it again, happily.

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Fri, 08 Sep 2023 18:56:45 +0000

I teach a wide variety of classes in calligraphy and related decorative arts. Here are my answers:

Online or in person?
Mostly online now

Subject of course?
Calligraphy and calligraphy-related decorative techniques (borders, decorated capital letters, Celtic knots, gilding, etc.)

Duration of course?
Between 1 and 13 lessons, usually 2 hours per lesson

Recorded or live?
Live, with the recording provided to all students

How much personal interaction with you?
Usually quite a lot, depending on the particular topic

Maximum number of students?
Normally 12; many classes are smaller than that

If you are paid per student, how much per student?
For the classes I administrate myself, the fee I charge each student normally follows this formula: $45 x #of 2-hour lessons + $10. So, for example, a 10-week class (with two hours of instruction per week) would be $460/student [calculated as ($45 x 10 lessons) + $10]. Supplies are not included.

If flat fee, how much? And what are the students being charged?
I don’t often work with another organization to offer classes–mostly I administrate them myself–and it varies by organization, but the last time I did this, a month or so ago, 12 students paid about $115 each for a five-hour workshop, and I was paid a flat fee of $350. I also have an agreement with another organization to present a four-hour workshop later this year for a flat fee of $600; I don’t know yet what they will be charging the students, if anything–I think this is classified as a members’ meeting rather than a workshop, so it might be free to the members.

Thanks for inviting input on this; I look forward to hearing the results!

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By: Kim Harrell

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 16:47:16 +0000

I took an in person metalsmithing workshop of 5 consecutive days with 6 hours of teaching per day for $1200 this summer. The instructor was paid $1000 a day for 10 students. Lots of one on one with instructor and they were generous with their time.

I charge $600 a day for teaching jewelry fabrication to 6 students for 6 hours, in person; $100 per hour privately or by invitation at another facility. Lots of one on one time is given.

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By: Mary W

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 15:25:08 +0000

I teach 1:1 knitting lessons. $20. hr, plus the student will buy needles and yarn at the shop which run less than $25. If it is an adult and child $30 plus supplies.

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