Thursday, February 3rd, 2011, Best Practices for Artists

Best Practices for Artists
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011, 6:30-8:30pm
This workshop is targeted to individual artists and will include: professional practices, tips for submitting your work, preparing your portfolio, artist statements, support materials, approaching opportunities, pricing, selling, commissions, and the artist-gallery relationship.
Presenters: Miriam Romais, Executive Director of En Foco, and Andrea Arroyo, visual artist.
Location: Taller Boricua, 1680 Lexington Avenue (106th St.) New York, NY 10029
RSVP: info@nomaanyc.org or rsvp@harlemaa.org (include workshop title in subject)
Free and open to the public.

Presented by UMAST, The Upper Manhattan Arts Service Team in collaboration with Taller Boricua.

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February 9, 2011, Free Workshop: Marketing & Fundraising for Individuals and Small Non-profits

Marketing & Fundraising for Individuals and Small Non-profits
February 9, 2011, 6:30-8:30pm

This workshop is targeted to individuals and nonprofits in areas of online and offline marketing and fundraising with focus on copywriting and individual donor cultivation.  The workshop will introduce new and established companies and organizations to current trends and tools for today's nonprofit environment.
Presenter: Hans E. Hageman, Hans Hageman & Associates, LLC

Location: Dwyer Cultural Center, 258 St. Nicholas Avenue, NYC 10027 (enter on West 123 Street)

RSVP: rsvp@harlemaa.org (include the workshop title in the subject)
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January 6, 2011 6:30-8:30pm: FREE WORKSHOP FOR ARTISTS: TWITTER, FACEBOOK AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS

TWITTER, FACEBOOK AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS.This workshop will feature topics such as: Facebook markup language, Facebook fan page engagement, Twitter for your business and Google web analytics. With a "step by step" explanation of how to create an account and upload videos and pictures by connecting different social media tools, the audience will successfully be immersed and able to start using these tools. Presenter: Eric Hamilton - Executive Director of the Web Academy and author of "Social Media Branding in the Age of Obama”.
Location: Dwyer Cultural Center, 258 St. Nicholas Ave. New York NY 10027 (123rd St.)
RSVP to rsvp@harlemaa.org (include the workshop title in the subject).
Date: Thursday, January 6, 2011 6:30-8:30pm