SMAQ – Cultural Entrepreneurship

Two cohorts of the same training are offered. Choose the one that best fits your schedule.

Cultural entrepreneurship requires balancing passion, creativity, and structure. This workshop introduces the concept of the artist-entrepreneur, encouraging you to reflect on your positioning, the value of your project, and your relationship with the market to lay the groundwork for your business plan.

The training includes one hour of individual coaching with the instructor to further explore the ideas discussed during the workshop and apply them to your project.

Choose Your Cohort

• Cohort 1: Friday, December 4, 2026, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (registration deadline: December 2)
• Cohort 2: Friday, January 22, 2027, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (registration deadline: January 20)

Objectives

Who Is This Training For?

Artists and cultural workers in music and dance.

Instructor

Pomeline Delgado (Indie Montréal) heads the booking agency division at Indie Montréal, a Quebec-based artist development company offering à la carte services to musicians. She represents a diverse range of artists across musical genres (rock, funk, electronic music, chanson, world music, folk, etc.) and countries (Canada, France, Belgium, etc.). With her wide-ranging expertise, she also works in public relations and artist management, giving her insight into other facets of the music industry.

Questions?

Jules Chanvillard
Communications and Training Coordinator
jules@lessmaq.ca 

This training, offered by Les scènes de musique alternatives du Québec (SMAQ) in collaboration with the Regroupement québécois de la danse (RQD), is supported by the Conseil de la formation continue arts et culture de Montréal (CFC) and funded by the Government of Québec through the Intervention-Compétences program administered by Compétence Culture.