Defining Your Place in the Creative Community
Saturday, October 27th, 9-4pm

Web: https://www.nycharities.org/event/event.asp?CE_ID=1615
MORE INFO AT: www.nyfa.org

For artists, community is said to be instrumental to your success, but ever wonder what that means? Do you feel like you need to expand your community but don’t know how to? The social aspects of the art world can be intimidating and hard to define. The Fall 2007 Business of Art Conference will take on the question of networking for visual artists, looking specifically on how to broaden and engage your community without feeling like you are selling out or not being yourself.

Defining Your Place in the Creative Community will start with a practical workshop on networking skills, followed by small discussions groups and community building activities. In the afternoon a panel discussion will focus on the role of the artist initiated projects in the current New York art world. Doctors Hours and NYFA Source information seminars will run throughout the day offering practical resources and advice.

Location: Barney Building
Department of Art and Art Professions
New York University Steinhardt School of Education
34 Stuyvesant Street
New York, NY 10003
Cost: $95 per artist
NYFA Artist Rate: $85
(This includes all NYFA Fellows and Fiscally Sponsored Artists and Organizations)
Discounts available for current NYU students and staff.
Please note the fee includes all workshops, panels, lunch and an appointment with a Doctor's Hours Appointment. Please note that all Doctor's Hours events during the conference are on a first come first serve basis..

To view the conference schedule click here.
Registration: On-line through New York Charities by clicking here.
To register by fax or mail please email Christa at cblatchford@nyfa.org for a registration form.
Questions:
Please contact Christa Blatchford at cblatchford@nyfa.org or 212- 366-6900 x 338.

Organized by the New York Foundation for the Arts, the conferences are made possible by a generous grant from the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation. Additional funding has been provided by the Empire State Development Corporation. Additional support is provided by the Department of Art and Art Professions, New York University Steinhardt School of Education.

SCHEDULE

9:00 Registration & Doctor’s Hours Sign Up

9:30 Welcome

10:00 – 11:30 Getting Connected: How to Initiate and Build New Relationships
Speaker: Jackie Battenfield
Description: Even the most outgoing personality can feel shy and insecure in different social situations. Whether you enjoy talking to people you don't know or panic just thinking about it, this session will provide you with concrete networking tips and examples. It will include skill-building exercises to help you feel more comfortable approaching difficult conversations. Learn to introduce yourself with confidence, and to develop a network that can help you build your career as an artist.

11:30-11:45 NYFA Source Intro
Description: Linda J. Park, Officer, NYFA Source, at the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), will provide instruction in the use of NYFA Source, the nation’s most extensive online directory of awards, services, and publications for artists of all disciplines featuring up to 9,000 programs. NYFA Source is aviable free of charge at www.nyfa.org/source.

11:55 – 1:15 Talking about Your Work at a Moment’s Notice
Description: Do you freeze when someone asks you what you do? This small group workshop session will expand on some of the networking tips to address specifically speaking about your work. It small groups participants will have the opportunity to draft a standard reply and then practice it with feedback from your peers.

1:15 – 2:15 Lunch
NYFA Source Table open for all questions

2:30 – 4:00 Start-Up: The Role of Artist Initiated Projects in NY
Description: Artists initiated projects such as galleries, discussion groups, and open studio tours play an important role in maintaining the creative community. This panel will look specifically at the role such projects play in the New York art world currently and historically. In addition panelists will offer candid advice as to the pros and cons of starting something on your own.

4:00-4:15 NYFA Source Extra