Northern Virginia Local Arts Agencies (NVLAA)
The Northern Virginia Local Arts Agencies (NVLAA) is a collaboration of the City of Alexandria’s Office of the Arts, Arlington Cultural Affairs, and ArtsFairfax to offer arts organizations throughout the Northern Virginia region free professional development workshops and opportunities for networking.
The NVLAA 2024-2025 Workshops:
NVLAA is proud to present a third year of free virtual professional development workshops for artists, arts administrators, and arts organizations. The topics this year include a guide to artist open calls, marketing, paths to working with galleries, philanthropic funding, and pricing artwork.
Nailing the Application: A Guide to Artist Open Calls (Part 1: The Narrative): November 14, 2024, from 12:00-1:30 pm; facilitated by the New York Foundation for the Arts
Nailing the Application: A Guide to Artist Open Calls (Part 2: Work Samples): November 19, 2024, from 12:00-1:30 pm; facilitated by the New York Foundation for the Arts
Marketing for Artists and Creatives: January 14, 2025, from 12:00-1:30 pm, facilitated by the New York Foundation for the Arts
Inside Representation: Paths to Working with Galleries: February 13, 2025, 12:00-1:30 pm, facilitated by the New York Foundation for the Arts
Meet the Funders: February 27, 2025, 12:00-1:30 pm, facilitated by the NVLAA
Valuing the Invaluable: Pricing your Artwork: March 13, 2025, 12:00-1:30 pm, facilitated by the New York Foundation for the Arts
Marketing Tools of the Trade: April 10, 2025, 12:00-1:30 pm, facilitated by Substantial Art & Music
The NVLAA 2024 Workshops:
The NVLAA presented another year of professional development workshops for arts and cultural organizations, artists, and arts administrators. The topics this year included gaining representation, cultural intelligence, applications, promotional partnerships, marketing, and creating content.
Inside Representation: Paths to Working with Dealers and Agents: January 18 from 12:00-1:30pm; facilitated by New York Foundation for the Arts
Cultural Intelligence for Arts Organizations & Artists: February 8 from 12:00-1:30pm; facilitated by Ann Romosz of Brighter Strategies
Nailing the Application: A Guide to Artist Open Calls: February 22 from 12:00-1:30pm; facilitated by New York Foundation for the Arts
Promotional Partnerships: Creative Ways to Attract New Audiences: March 7 from 12:00-1:30pm; facilitated by Alexandria’s Office of the Arts, Arlington Cultural Affairs, and ArtsFairfax
Marketing Tools of the Trade: March 21 from 12:00-1:30pm; facilitated by Substantial Art & Music
Creating Content in a Digital World: April 4 from 12:00-1:30pm; facilitated by New York Foundation for the Arts
Community Engagement, in person at Studio Pause: May 2 from 5-6:30pm at 4710 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA 22204;
facilitated by Sushmita Mazumdar of Studio Pause
The NVLAA 2022-2023 Workshops:
NVLAA launched in the fall of 2022 with virtual workshops for arts and cultural organizations, artists, and arts administrators. The topics included data and storytelling, e-commerce basics for artists, and business plan creation.
Data + Storytelling=IMPACT, Parts 1 and 2, facilitated by Brighter Strategies
E-Commerce: Getting Started, facilitated by Springboard for the Arts
Business Plan Essentials, facilitated by Springboard for the Arts
Evaluation Workshop for Arts & Culture Organizations, Parts 1 and 2, facilitated by Rory Neuner
Watch Part 1 recording here
Watch Part 2 recording here
The NVLAA workshops are supported by a special collaborative effort between City of Alexandria Office of the Arts, Arlington Cultural Affairs, and ArtsFairfax.
Please email Shannon Smith (SSmith@artsfairfax.org) if you have any suggestions for workshop topics.