Creativity and skill aren’t the only talents artists need to be a profitable success in the arts community. Artists also need business sense when marketing their work to Kansas audiences.

To help Kansas artists see a greater return on their work, the Kansas Arts Commission, in conjunction with the Kansas Small Business Development Center, is offering free business information seminars to Kansas artists and arts businesses. The classes are designed to be accessible and provide practical business information from experts on the Kansas economy. Key topics will include: writing business plans, creating budgets, marketing, financing your business, accounting and taxes, and obtaining permits and licenses.

The free seminars will be offered from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive, Lawrence; 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex, 5015 E 29th St N, Wichita, and 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Oct. 18 at Garden City Community College, Student and Community Services Center, 801 Campus Drive, Garden City.

Registration is required. Please send your name, address and phone number to margaret@arts.ks.gov or call Margaret Weisbrod Morris at (785) 365-6545. For complete information please visit the KAC Web site, http://arts.ks.gov/meetings.shtml.