ArtSpan presents:

the 2011 Artist Professional Development Series

Wednesday, September 21st, 5:30-7pm
SOMArts Cultural Center
934 Brannan St, 94103

Learn tips, tricks and best practices to help you build and engage your social media following and establish relationships with new fans and collectors. The presentation will focus on Facebook, with brief forays into Twitter, Tumblr and VYou. Attend Social Media 101 for Artists to find out how to expand your online presence and leverage social media to promote your work as part of SF Open Studios 2011.

All levels of social media users are welcome. A wireless connection will be provided for attendees who optionally attend with their own laptops, but power outlets are not available, so please charge those batteries in advance!

About the Presenter:

Jess Young is Director of Communications & Community Engagement for SOMArts Cultural Center. Jess recently participated in social media trainings with Zoetica Media and through Dreamforce 2011. She co-curates the reading series Tales of the Sissy, and is a member of Aorta, a collective which creates & publishes a bi-annual magazine featuring emerging and established female, queer and transgender artists. Jess recently sourced over 30 volunteer models for a collaborative photography project through social media, and the project garnered press coverage as a result of the call for models going viral online. She wants to help you become a social media maven.

ArtSpan produces monthly workshops and discussions to aid artists with the professional side of their art practice.  Through these community events ArtSpan creates a platform for artists to thrive, fostering a Bay Area that values the arts. 

All events are held at SOMArts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan St, 94103, unless otherwise noted. 

Workshops are free for all SF Open Studios Artists and Members, and SOMArts Artists. General Public $10 suggested donation. No One Turned Away for Lack of Funds.

ArtSpan participates in SOMArts’ Affordable Space Program, which provides below-market rental space, production and publicity assistance to arts and cultural organizations. For more information visit http://www.somarts.org/rentals/.