Northern Virginia Local Arts Agencies (NVLAA)
The Northern Virginia Local Arts Agencies (NVLAA) is a collaboration 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.
For more information or to register for a workshop, click here.
The NVLAA 2024 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.
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
All workshops are available for free and require advance registration.
Please email Shannon Smith (SSmith@artsfairfax.org) if you have any suggestions for workshop topics.
2022-2023 NVLAA 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
This series is supported by a special collaborative effort between City of Alexandria Office of the Arts, Arlington Arts, and ArtsFairfax.