Event | You vs. Your Online Profile

How does the web see you? Join us on Thursday, November 29 to investigate your online identity as an artist!

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. 

Program Title: You vs. Your Online Profile
Date and Time: Thursday, November 29, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: The New York Foundation for the Arts, 20 Jay Street, Suite 740, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Cost: $15 for NYFA-affiliated artists (Fiscally Sponsored, NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellows, Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program Artists) and $20 for the general public
Register: RSVP here via Eventbrite

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

About Leigh Davis
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 Magazine and 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.

Getting to NYFA
Closest Subway to 20 Jay Street:
*F to York Street station
Next Closest Subway:
*A to High Street/Brooklyn Bridge station

Event Accessibility
The 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 Limousine. Please email [email protected]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.

This program is presented by NYFA Fiscal Sponsorship, which offers artists and emerging arts organizations greater fundraising options. NYFA Fiscal Sponsorship’s next quarterly no-fee application deadline is December 31, 2018. NYFA also regularly offers professional development programs and workshops through NYFA Learning. Sign up for our free bi-weekly newsletter, NYFA News, to receive updates on upcoming events.

Image: Copyright Daniel Hodges.