Artist workshop

NYFA’s Free Workshop and Other Events for Artists

WHAT: “Independent Artist” a tuition-free daylong workshop for Atlanta area artists

WHO: The course is open to artists across disciplines, including visual, literary, film, theatre, dance/performance, new media and other artists.

WHEN: Sunday October 3rd, 2010, 9:30AM – 4:30PM

WHERE: Hammonds House Museum, 503 Peeples Street SW, Atlanta, GA 30310

CHARGE: The workshop is free to selected artists. The workshop is highly subsidized. Therefore, those accepted must commit to show up on time and to stay for the entire day to be accepted into the workshop.

HOW TO APPLY: SUBMISSION DEADLINE is September 17. Selected artists will be notified on September 24.


To Request Regisration into the workshop, click this link and follow the instructions:



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New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Program Officer Rory Golden will present “Independent Artist” a tuition-free daylong workshop for Atlanta area artists across disciplines. The workshop and other NYFA events in Atlanta are offered in partnership with area five area arts organizations: The Atlanta Printmakers Studio, The B Complex, Dashboard, Hammonds House Museum and Wonderroot.

Golden will deliver "Independent Artist," a day-long workshop for artists across disciplines. This one-day course expands the skill set and knowledge of artists at all career levels with a desire to increase income and professional acumen while also increasing exposure.

Rory delivers practical information through short lectures, hands-on activities and individual coaching to develop new skills and to impact the entire group’s awareness and skills. The workshop is not purely about delivery of information. It is interactive, intensive and highly participatory. It involves coaching conversations that empower you to grow in your creative work and in your career.

The workshop will cover these topics:

* Individual Assessment
* Creating and living from your vision
* Speaking and writing about your work
* Crafting effective goals and objectives
* Funding landscape for Creative Workers
* Fundraising strategy for your projects
* The Grant Process: elements of the proposal and budget writing
* Other topics relevant to artists across disciplines.



Other NYFA Events sponsored by these partners include:

* A two-hour presentation “Fundraising Tools for Artists” hosted by Wonderroot

o Held at Lang Carson Community Center 100 Flat Shoals Ave., Atlanta, GA, 30316 on
o Thursday September 30, 2010 from 6 – 8PM

* A social/meet and greet event at The B Complex

o 1272 Murphy Avenue SW, Atlanta, GA 30310
o Friday October 1, 2010 from 6:30 – 8:30PM

* NYFA Doctor’s Hours on the Road”

o One-on-one consultations for artists – to be held on the following dates/times:
o Thursday September 30, 2010 from 4 – 6PM
o at Lang Carson Community Center 100 Flat Shoals Ave., Atlanta, GA, 30316
o Friday October 1, 2010 from 4:30 – 6:30PM
o at The B Complex, 1272 Murphy Avenue SW, Atlanta, GA 30310
o For more information on NYFA Consultations, click here: http://www.nyfa.org/level3.asp?id=717&fid=1&sid=76



ABOUT NYFA

The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) was founded in 1971 with the mission to empower artists at critical stages in their creative lives. Each year NYFA awards close to $1 million to individual artists and small organizations. Our NYFA Learning programs serve thousands of artists through workshops, panel discussions, and individual mentoring on topics ranging from grant writing and budgeting to creating an artist portfolio and audience development. Our Fiscal Sponsorship program is one of the largest and most established in the country and helps artists and organizations raise and manage over $3 million annually. Finally, our website, NYFA.org, received over 4.4 million unique visits last year and contains in-depth information about more that 8,000 opportunities and resources for artists in all disciplines.

For more information about the New York Foundation for the Arts see www.nyfa.org



ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Rory Golden comes from a lineage of artists. He brings strong experience in supporting artists and an active artist’s professional practice to his position at NFYA. As Executive Director at the Center for Book Arts (2000 - 2004) in New York, Rory established various new programs to support artists. These include a new exhibition series, a letterpress broadsides poetry reading series, a workspace artist-in-residence program for emerging artists, and a tuition-free class for emerging writers. He left the position in 2004 to pursue his own challenging creative projects.
Rory has exhibited his artwork widely in both solo and group shows at venues such as Eyedrum and the Spruill Gallery in Atlanta, the Denver International Airport and both the San Francisco and New York Public Libraries. His work has been recognized with fellowships from Yaddo, the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, the Blue Mountain Center and the National Academy of Fine Arts. Recent grants include an Idea Capital Grant, a Puffin Foundation Grant and a recent research grant from Duke University Libraries Special Collections. His work was recently featured in Art Papers magazine’s 11th annual art auction.

Before coming to NYFA Golden was part-time Studio Manager at the Atlanta Printmakers Studio. His solo exhibition “No Escape from Love” opens at Avisca Fine Arts in Marietta on Saturday October 2nd. For more information visit: http://www.aviscafineart.com/Gallery_Artists/Rory_Golden/rory_golden.htm



Please note that you will need to register through our on-line system. We only accept online registration

and cannot accommodate call-in or walk-in registrations. We apologize for any inconvenience.







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