ARTIST SUPPORT Retainer
The art world expects a lot from artists,
but you don't have to do it all alone.
As a Casey Can Retainer Client, you'll have a powerhouse administrative team with a deep understanding of your practice focused on positioning your work with clarity and intention. You'll benefit from a suite of done-for-you administrative support services and high-level, 1-on-1 and group consulting designed to help you reclaim the time and space you need to focus on the work only you can do so that together we can ensure your art has a meaningful cultural impact.
How it works
We work with our clients using a 3-pronged approach that includes a period of foundational learning and integration followed by ongoing consultations and done-for-you administrative support. Here's what that looks like:
Laying the foundation
We are experts in collaboration and know that any good partnership must be built from a place of trust and shared understanding. That's why all our clients undergo an intensive onboarding process focused on learning about you, your life, your practice, your goals, your influences, your passions, and so much more.
This crucial onboarding period unfolds in two phases. Phase 1 includes a background interview, a virtual studio visit, a strategy session, and an implementation session. In Phase two we use the shared understanding gathered through those calls to revamp your website, optimize your social media accounts, updated your statement and other professional documents, and organize your contacts and assets so that we can efficiently and effectively target our outreach.
Implementation
As a Casey Can client, we would take care of the following tasks for you:
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Opportunity research and proposal management to ensure that we submit to up to two aligned opportunities each month
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Ongoing and proactive website maintenance including adding photos, adding new pages, and updating texts as needed
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Newsletter management to ensure that contact lists are updated and top-notch newsletters are regularly sent out
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Direct email management to make sure you are consistently connecting with new contacts. We'll help find these contacts and draft correspondence.
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Instagram management to ensure that up to two engaging posts are created and posted each week, with the option to cross-post across platforms (i.e. Linkedin, Facebook, Threads, Bluesky)
high level consulting
This is a high-touch collaboration, which means you and Casey will be in close communication through all of your projects. Here's what that looks like:
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Voxer access Mon-Thurs to exchange texts and voice memos about ongoing projects
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Monthly 1-on-1 consultation calls
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Access to weekly drop-in office hours
WORKING WITH OUR TEAM
more thoughtful positioning
more strategic marketing
more chances to build relationships
Less stress & Burnout
Casey Can clients benefit from having a whole team of subject matter experts working together to push each of our clients forward. Each artist we work with is paired with one of our dedicated proposal writers who helps them develop statements about their work. They work closely with our content coordinator to develop marketing content for emails and social media. Our project manage is their project manager.
Why it works
This retainer reflects the offerings that have been most transformative for Casey Can clients. Our focus is on helping you land new opportunities while building visibility through Instagram and email so that with each new opportunity, you are building momentum. Equally as important, we are dedicated to helping you integrate the administrative elements of your practice in ways that fuel your creativity and impact so that you can avoid overwhelm and burnout and rest easy knowing you are progressing in alignment with your goals.
Who is this for?
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Dedicated Visual Artists - Our clients are emerging and mid-career visual artist who view their creative practice as their life's work.
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Impact-driven - Our clients are interested in creating meaningful contributions to contemporary cultural discourse, and they have a vision of how their work can have a lasting impact in other people's lives.
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Collaborative - Our clients know their strengths and weaknesses and are eager to release a degree of control and let others take ownership over certain parts of their practice.
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Curious and Experimental - Our clients are willing to try new strategies and learn new ways of doing some things.
Who is this Not for?
The Artist Support Retainer might not be a good fit if you are looking for:
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An Employee - We provide a specific set of deliverables using the processes and procedures we have developed that allow us to provide those services effectively and efficiently. We may not be a good fit if you are looking for someone to provide services we don't offer or in a way that doesn't align with our method.
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A Gallerist - While we believe landing aligned opportunities and getting visible will lead to sales, our focus is not on connecting you with collectors or actively selling your work.
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Short Term Support - Our focus is on building long-lasting collaborations built on a deep understanding of each of our artists' work and goals. If you are looking for help with a short term project, we may not be the right fit.
now accepting new retainer clients
The Artist Support Retainer is currently accepting new clients.
The rate for this service is:
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$1260 per month for a 4-month contract
$1160 per month for a 6-month contract
$1060 per month for a 12-month contract
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Book a Retainer Planning Call using the link below to get started!
What clients are saying
"Casey has the perfect balance of supporting an artist with administrative tasks but also thinking more expansively and anticipating about what is next. With this support, I feel I can face whatever I have to. Thanks Casey, Presley and John for all you do for artists. You have made a huge difference in my studio practice and career. I can focus on what I do best which is make the work!"
- Holly Wong
"I felt frequently overwhelmed and that I lacked a guiding plan or vision for my practice. Working with Casey Can, I feel calmer, more organized, more professional, and more productive in the studio."
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- Ann Tarantino
"Before working with Casey Can, I often found myself procrastinating, especially with tasks I didn’t enjoy or found overwhelming. This hesitation sometimes left me feeling stuck, even paralyzed, and kept me from making real progress. Since our collaboration, having support and accountability has been transformative. With Casey Can’s help, I can now approach these tasks more efficiently and stay focused on my creative priorities, which has made my practice much more productive and fulfilling."
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- Connie Noyes
"I think there is a lot of kindness at the core of Casey Can, and really wanting to help artists... the genuine feeling of ongoing support, and Casey always having your back through thick and thin!! Casey always goes above and beyond..."
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- Susan Chen