You vs. Your Online Profile, led by Leigh Davis

by New York Foundation for the Arts

$15 – $20

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You vs. Your Online Profile, led by Leigh Davis

Thu, November 29, 2018, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST

$15 – $20

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You v. Your Online Profile, led by Leigh Davis

Open to artists of all disciplines, “You vs. Your Online Profile” is a discussion-based workshop for artists to analyze and talk through their online presence. During the workshop, multimedia artist Leigh Davis will engage participants in a holistic dialogue about online identity, investigate how web and social mediascapes shape our interactions, and address new ideas and platforms to best serve your artistic practice.

RSVP is required. Discussion prompts will be assigned to artists via email in advance of the workshop and all participants must complete the prompts.

Date: Thursday, November 29, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Location: NYFA, 20 Jay Street, Suite 740, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Cost: $15 for NYFA-affiliated artists (fiscally sponsored, Fellows, IAP artists) and $20 for the general public.

About Leigh Davis

Leigh Davis has created exhibitions and events for Green-Wood Cemetery, BRIC, Dixon Place, and Hunter East Harlem Gallery. Her work has also been featured at the Maryland Institute of Contemporary Art, Baltimore. She is the recipient of numerous awards and grants, including those from The Pollination Project, the New York Department of Cultural Affairs, and the Maryland Institute of Contemporary Art. Davis’s photographs have been featured in various publications including The New York Times Magazineand The Washington Post. Inquiry Into the ELE, a NYFA Fiscally Sponsored project, will premiere in 2019. She teaches courses at Parsons The New School for Design.

New York Foundation for the Arts is committed to making events held at the NYFA office at 20 Jay Street in Brooklyn accessible. If you are mobility-impaired and need help getting to NYFA’s office for events held on premises, we are pleased to offer complimentary car service from the wheelchair accessible Jay Street-MetroTech subway station courtesy of transportation sponsor Legends Car Service. Please email sponsorship@nyfa.org or call 212.366.6900 ext. 243 between 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM at least three business days in advance of the event to coordinate. The elevator access point for pickup is at 370 Jay Street, on the NE corner of Jay and Willoughby Streets.

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This program is part of NYFA Fiscal Sponsorship, which increases funding opportunities for individual artists and emerging arts organizations in all disciplines by allowing them to raise funds using NYFA’s tax-exempt status as a 501(c)(3)-classified organization. Sign up for NYFA’s free bi-weekly newsletter to receive updates on future programs.

Closest Subway to 20 Jay Stree
* F to York Street station.
Relatively Close Subway
* A to High Street / Brooklyn Bridge station.