February 4, 2011

Feb. 9: Marketing and Fundraising for Individuals and Small Non-profits


Thanks to everyone who attended "Best Practices for Artists" on 2/3/11. 
The evening was a great success and it was wonderful to see so many artists!







Join us on Wednesday, February 9, 2011, 6:30-8:30pm for: 
Marketing and Fundraising for Individuals and Small Non-profits
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 (123rd St.)
Free and open to the public.  RSVP: rsvp@harlemaa.org (include workshop title in the subject) 
For updated information on future workshops, subscribe to this blog, and follow UMAST (The Upper Manhattan Arts Service Team) on Facebook.

January 19, 2011

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.

For detailed information on future workshops, subscribe to: umast.blogspot.com, and follow UMAST (The Upper Manhattan Arts Service Team) on Facebook.

January 17, 2011

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)
For updated information on future workshops, subscribe to this blog, and follow UMAST (The Upper Manhattan Arts Service Team) on Facebook.

January 3, 2011

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

December 21, 2010

Upcoming UMAST Workshops 2011

Please keep in touch to find out about our upcoming workshops for artists in 2011.
Workshop topics for January and February of 2011 include:

• Marketing and Promotion for recording artists.
• Marketing and Promotion for film makers, actors and photographers.
• Creating your Portfolio (for visual artists.)
• Proposal Writing.
• Copyright Issues for artists.

For updated information on future workshops, subscribe to this blog, and follow UMAST (The Upper Manhattan Arts Service Team) on Facebook.

December 8, 2010

Friday, 12/17, 2010, 11am-4pm: COMMUNITY ACCESS TO GREEN TECHNOLOGY


Friday December 17, 2010, 11am - 4pm

Community Access to Green Technology
Learn how to access the web and internet.
Join us and participate in a raffle for a computer!

Tecnología para comunicarnos y para ahorrar energía y recursos
Aprenda a navegar la red cibernética y el internet.
Venga y participle en la rifa de una computadora!

GRATIS!  FREE!
At The Armory Foundation
216 Fort Washington Avenue @ 168th St.
For information contact NoMAA: (212) 568-4396 

This event will provide information and hands-on instruction for community residents. The day includes sessions on technology topics, speed consulting for one-on-one assistance, and a community resource guide. This event is supported by Verizon and ConEdison.

For more information on upcoming workshops and events subsacribe to this blog and follow UMAST (The Upper Manhattan Arts Service Team) on Facebook.

December 6, 2010

Free Workshop Tonight: SECURING COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE

December 6, 6:30-8:30pm: SECURING COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE  

Get the basics about searching for and potentially securing commercial property. Become familiar with the key terms like commercial loan rates, commercial real estate attorney, commercial lenders and negotiating fine points. Presenter: Attorney, Lillie Pop Law Group.
FREELocation: Dwyer Cultural Center, 258 St. Nicholas Ave. New York NY 10027.
RSVP to rsvp@harlemaa.org (include workshop name in the subject line). 
For more information on upcoming workshops and events subsacribe to this blog and follow UMAST (The Upper Manhattan Arts Service Team) on Facebook.