Three Virginia Arts Establishments Come Together to Form New Northern Virginia Arts Alliance
ALEXANDRIA, VA–On August 12, three Virginia arts agencies—the City of Alexandria, Arlington county, and Fairfax County—announced the creation of the Northern Virginia Local Arts Agencies (NVLAA). This new agency will expand resources and opportunities for artists and arts organizations throughout the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.
NVLAA is comprised of staff from Alexandria Office of the Arts, Arlington Cultural Affairs Office, and ArtsFairfax. The goals of the organization are to offer artists and arts organizations throughout the Northern Virginia region a series of free professional development workshops and opportunities for networking.
“As local arts agencies, we work to meet artists and organizations where they are professionally,” says a representative of NVLAA. “Northern Virginia artists travel, create, and perform throughout the region and the Northern Virginia Local Arts Agencies expands on that community-building to help artists make new connections and learn new skills.”
This fall, NVLAA will launch with four virtual workshops. All workshops are available for free and require advance registration. To register for a NVLAA workshop, visit NVLAAfall2022.eventbrite.com.
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09/14: DATA + STORYTELLING = IMPACT (PART 1)
Facilitated by Brighter Strategies
Nonprofits have countless stories to tell, and stories are better with data! This workshop teaches attendees how to begin to collect data to tell their story in a unique and compelling way every time.
09/28: DATA + STORYTELLING = IMPACT (PART 2)
Facilitated by Brighter Strategies
This is a follow-up workshop for a deeper dive into data collection and analysis, including personalized Q&A around techniques and methods for data collection, analysis, and use.
11/09: E-COMMERCE PRINCIPLES FOR ARTISTS, MAKERS, AND PERFORMING ARTISTS
Facilitated by Latela Curatorial
For artists looking to update their website or expand into ecommerce, this workshop will review the basic checklist of what’s needed for an artist website, what collectors and art experts look for as well as how to use metadata appropriately to work for you.
11/17: BUSINESS PLAN ESSENTIALS
Facilitated by Springboard for the Arts
Participants will learn how to prepare a simple business plan, in arts-friendly language, to organize all the various aspects of their artistic practice and make informed business decisions.
To learn more about each individual agency, visit torpedofactory.org, alexandriava.gov/Arts, arlingtonva.us/Government/Programs/Arts, and artsfairfax.org.
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