NYFA MARK Info Session

NYFA MARK: The business of art for all of New York State

Looking to expand your visibility and focus a little more on the business side of your art practice? Interested in getting to know more artists throughout New York State?

Launched in 2007, and implemented for Year One in 2008, MARK is the New York Foundation for the Arts' six-month professional growth program for 50–60 visual artists throughout NY State. The MARK program focuses on giving artists the opportunity to expand their visibility through learning and then applying concrete professional practice skills.

MARK will start in Buffalo January 25, 2010 and run into June 2010, with four monthly seminars in each regional site (in Buffalo and WNY at Hallwalls) and a culminating weekend retreat for all participating artists in a site yet to be determined. Monthly seminars will be held at five partnering regional arts organizations throughout New York State (in Buffalo and WNY at Hallwalls). The program focuses on goal-setting and strategies for expanding your visibility as a visual artist. Individual sessions will cover the topics such as portfolio development, grant applications/project proposals, speaking (and writing) about your work (to curators, collectors, etc.), and presenting your work in public. Monthly assignments will apply practical knowledge acquired in the class and include a peer-learning or "buddy" system and social network interaction with other participating artists across the state. The program will once again culminate in June 2010 with a convening and retreat for all MARK artists across New York State, as it did the past two years in NYC.

Join us for an info session at Hallwalls, MARK’s Buffalo/WNY region partner, this coming Tuesday, October 27th, at 7:00 p.m. The MARK info session will outline the program, go over the application (including guidelines and deadlines), and provide additional information about NYFA’s other programs for artists. This year's info session will also include brief in-person testimonials by some of the Buffalo visual artists who were selected to participate this past year (January–June 2009).

Join us, make your mark!

Amber Hawk Swanson, Officer, NYFA Source/Instructor MARK 2010
ahawkswanson@nyfa.org
Information & Research Department
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
20 Jay Street, 7th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
www.nyfa.org

Please call or email at Hallwalls, 716-854-1694, with any questions.