Calling All New Jersey Artists!

Registration is Now Open for next session of

The Business of Being an Artist

Virtual Workshop Series

Retirement for Artists

October 22 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

The Business of Being an Artist, offered by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, is a series of virtual workshops that is free and open to any artist, teaching artist, or folk artist who lives and/or works in the state of New Jersey.

Retirement for Artists

When: October 22, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

What: Led by the team at RetireReady NJ, webinar participants will learn how RetireReady NJ offers tools and resources to help you reach your retirement goals. The webinar will show you how you can build a flexible, secure, and seamless way to strengthen your financial future as a self-employed, independent artist, teaching artist, or folk artists. It's never too early or too late to start thinking about retirement. Let RetireReady NJ help you make the most of it.

Who: Todd Hassler is the Executive Director of RetireReady NJ – New Jersey's retirement solution for citizens who are not covered by an employer-sponsored retirement plan.

Mr. Hassler has more than twenty-six years of experience in the retirement services industry, designing, implementing, and managing retirement benefit plans for some of the smallest and largest employers in the nation, and serving as a fiduciary. He also served as a Senior Investigator with the US Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration, auditing these plans. Mr. Hassler has degrees in Accounting, Human Performance Management, and a master's degree in Human Resource Development from Villanova University.

The mission of RetireReady NJ is to create availability to an Affordable, Reliable, and Easy to Use retirement savings program for the citizens and employers of New Jersey. The introduction of this program will address an institutional inequity that inhibits access of private retirement savings plans to underserved communities consisting of approximately 46% of the citizens of New Jersey.

How: Registration is FREE but required to access the workshop materials and the Zoom links. Registration will close on Thursday, October 15, 2026.

No late registrations will be accepted. A Zoom link and webinar materials will be emailed to all who register on or around October 16, 2026.

If you require accessibility services, please contact State Arts Council Access Coordinator Lindsay Dandeo two weeks prior to the event date:

lindsay.dandeo@sos.nj.gov | 609-984-7020 (NJ Relay 711).

The deadline to request accessibility services is Thursday, October 8, 2026.

Automated captioning will be made available in Zoom. Learn how to view captions and accessibility features in Zoom.

If you have any questions, contact the following Program Officers:

For Artists: Stephanie Nerbak | 609-292-4474 (NJ Relay 711)

For Teaching Artists: Samantha Patel Clarke | 609-984-7019 (NJ Relay 711)

For Folk Artists: Sally Van de Water | 609-875-4948 (NJ Relay 711)

Sign up for Opportunities for the Field to learn about other offerings for New Jersey artists.

The New Jersey State Council on the Arts, created in 1966, is a division of the NJ Department of State and a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. The Council was established to encourage and foster public interest in the arts; enlarge public and private resources devoted to the arts; promote freedom of expression in the arts; and facilitate the inclusion of art in every public building in New Jersey. The Council believes the arts are central to every element we value most in a modern society including: human understanding; cultural and civic pride; strong communities; excellent schools; lifelong learning; creative expression; and economic opportunity. To learn more about the Council, please visit www.artscouncil.nj.gov.

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