Artist Workshops
FringeArts staff host an annual series of in person and online workshops to help artists prepare for their Fringe Festival Productions. Online workshops are recorded for reference and can be accessed below.
You can find our 2026 workshops below. Stay tuned for more 2026 workshops, including collaborations with Artists U and Philadelphia Scenic Works!
For detailed guides on self-producing your work in the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, check out the Artist Resource Center.
If you have any questions or concerns about topics not covered in these workshops, contact the Fringe Festival Manager, Simon Rabinowitz, at Simon@FringeArts.com
Upcoming Events
How to Eventotron
April 23rd 2026, 6 – 7 PM
Online
Join Artist Programs Manager Simon Rabinowitz as he walks through the Fringe Festival Registration process via Eventotron, and answers any questions about festival participation.
Artists U: Artist Oasis
April 26th, 12 PM – 5 PM
FringeArts Theater
Hosted by Andrew Simonet & Artists U
We will eat good food. We will take breaks and breaths. We will have time for writing prompts, big group discussions, and smaller conversations. We will talk about:
+ RECOGNITION. Most artists massively under-recognize what they accomplish. This makes moving forward more difficult, as we strain to prove things about ourselves that are already true.
+ RESOURCES. We will look thoughtfully at the resources that sustain us: money, of course, but also our cooperative, barter, collaborative economies, those precious community-held resources that cannot be defunded.
+ RECOVERY. We will consider our nervous systems: How do we resist and recover from depletion and overwhelm?
The circle of artists is the resource. I will bring prompts and tools, but we all have much to offer and much to learn from each other.
Fringe 101: Budgeting, Marketing, and Front of House
April 28th 2026, 6 – 8 PM
Online
This workshop provides producers with a toolkit for producing their shows while answering some of the most commonly asked questions. The workshop will begin with Fringe Arts’ Managing Director, Melissa Bridge, teaching basic budgeting terms and strategies, and walking through the creation of an example budget. FringeArts’ Director of Marketing, Melissa Negro, will review marketing services offered to festival participants and provide guidance on how to create your own marketing plan. Finally, our Director of Venue and Patron Services, Devi Bass, will review best practices for managing your front of house experience at your show and review festival ticket policies and procedures.
