… to share ideas for resilience, recovery and reinvention during the time of Covid. These meetings will be at noon, on the first Monday of the month for as long as needed.

The next scheduled meeting is Monday, December 7, Noon – 1:30
(and we’ll keep the zoom open until 2 in case the conversation runs over.)

Artists are accustomed to building and expanding their audiences through galleries, fairs, shows, and many other in-person experiences that are either on hold or drastically limited right now due to the pandemic.

What are some ways that social media and online interactions can offset the current limitations to marketing oneself and one’s work?

West Business Development will offer a presentation on this topic including practical tools and tips. Please attend this free presentation, even if you think you are doing a great job already. There will be time to crowdsource other ideas at the end of the presentation.

Arts Council of Mendocino County and West Business Development Center present:
How Artists can market their work online
Promoting yourself during a pandemic

Time: December 7, 2020 12:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

UNLIKE PAST ZOOMS, PLEASE PRE-REGISTER TO GET THE ACCESS LINK HERE, AS THE MEETING IS CO-HOSTED BY WEST:

Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpdO2tpjstHdLKFx3Hvp7UT1Rjx6lAuD6U

NOTE: ATTENDANCE IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL, BUT YOU MUST USE THE REGISTRATION LINK ABOVE TO PRE-REGISTER IN ADVANCE FOR THE DECEMBER MEETING, AS IT WILL BE CO-HOSTED BY WEST BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. ONCE YOU REGISTER, YOU WILL GET THE ZOOM ACCESS LINK.

They will start the meeting 15 minutes early on Monday at 11:45 AM and will act as host, monitoring the chat and assisting the speakers.

Now more than ever, it’s important to be able to reach art buyers and build loyalty for your creative work. Nurturing a customer relationship while sheltering in place is a daunting task. But, understanding how to use social media and key website strategies will help you build revenue and get the attention your work deserves.

Speakers:

Kate Bourland
Kate is a digital marketing expert with more than 20 years in digital and direct response marketing. Her common sense workshops and training style take the mystery out of digital marketing and help you implement what you learn. She is committed to helping your small business thrive through all economic climates.

Lillian Rubie
Lillian has always enjoyed creating portraits because of the interaction with her clients and the process of helping them realize their vision this is why she started Lillian Rubie Photography & Illustration. Lillian is a founding member of the Deep Valley Arts Collective and serves on the Board of Directors for the Arts Council of Mendocino County. Lillian joined the West Business Development Center team to assist other individuals in their entrepreneurial journey.

Some things to keep in mind…

We have the capacity to include up to 100 participants. The meetings to-date have all had about 20 attendees. Please feel free to forward this invitation as there is plenty of capacity! We are especially grateful to those of you who have been consistent attendees. You strengthen this community!

• These are our objectives:
  • We will deepen our connections to each other and forge new ones;
  • We will share all ideas related to arts recovery, resilience, survival, and reinvention with each other in the hopes that some of these ideas will gather momentum and support;
  • We will work together to dismantle systemic racism in Mendocino County recognizing that this work is past due;
  • We will keep the agenda open to new ideas and needs of the community as they arise.

The Arts Council of Mendocino County would like to carry forward a practice of recognizing the original caretakers of these Sacred Lands within and throughout Mendocino County. We acknowledge their stewardship of these lands and uplift their legacies as they continue to build and sustain their culture and practices today and for seven generations. We acknowledge and offer gratitude to these indigenous ancestors, and present-day relations of the Cahto, Pomo, Yuki, Maidu, Miwok, Nomlaki, Wailaki, and Pit River peoples.

Arts Council of Mendocino County and West Business Development Center present:
How Artists can market their work online
Promoting yourself during a pandemic

UNLIKE PAST ZOOMS, PLEASE PRE-REGISTER TO GET THE ACCESS LINK HERE, AS THE MEETING IS CO-HOSTED BY WEST:
Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpdO2tpjstHdLKFx3Hvp7UT1Rjx6lAuD6U

They will start the meeting 15 minutes early on Monday at 11:45 AM and will act as host, monitoring the chat and assisting the speakers.