Mini classes are held on the Thursday afternoon of the annual FTWG Conference, between 1 pm and 5 pm. Mini classes may be 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours, or 4 hours long. When FTWG selects the slate of mini classes, we consider both the subject matter and the length in order to offer our attendees a diverse set of options.
New for 2024, we will be offering 2 mini classes on Saturday. We will have one 3 hour session in the morning, and one in the afternoon.
Instructors are responsible for:
Protecting the workshop area and furniture from damage.
Bringing all supplies and equipment required for teaching their workshops.
Timelines
Mini Class Proposals are accepted during defined times, announced annually, and only for the next upcoming Conference. We do not accept mini class proposals for dates that are more than a year out.
Proposals for 2024 will be accepted until 11:59pm on August 1, 2023.
August 2023 – FTWG selects slate of mini classes from the proposals
September 1, 2023 – Conference information goes live on the FTWG website
October 8, 2023 – Member registration opens
October 15, 2023 – General registration opens
February 2024 – Registration closes
March 14-17, 2024 – FTWG Conference is held
Compensation and Payment
FTWG does not pay Instructors a fee for mini classes. You set the per student fee and the maximum number of students in your class. FTWG adds an additional amount to your per student fee, in order to cover our administrative costs and credit card processing fees. FTWG collects the mini class registration fee during registration and passes your portion of the fee onto you.
FTWG does not collect the materials fees. Instructors are responsible for collecting materials fees during the class.
If you are also teaching a Workshop, choosing to also teach a mini class does not change any terms of your Workshop contract. If you would have to arrive in Florida on Wednesday in order to arrive in time to teach a mini class, FTWG does not pay for your room on Wednesday night or for any meals prior to Thursday lunch.
Proposal Process
Proposals must be submitted on the form below. Please note that as part of the application, you are required to submit a headshot and 3-5 images that represent the work which will be completed in your miniclass. FTWG has published Media Submission Guidelines, which may help you in preparing your images for submission. If you have questions about or problems with submitting images, please complete our Contact Form and FTWG’s Technology Chair will help you with that part of the process.
You are welcome to submit multiple proposals. Each proposal must be submitted separately. When you submit a proposal, it is automatically emailed to FTWG’s VP Conference Coordinator Elect as the content of an email and as a PDF attachment.
After FTWG has selected mini classes, you will receive an email letting you know if your mini class was selected or not.