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Written By Vinson Valega

TWO-PART ONLINE WORKSHOP:

“The Approach, Revisited!”

 

ISC Founder and Executive Director, Sharon Louden, will be conducting her two-part online professional development workshop this month. These workshops have been a huge hit over the years through her work at Creative Capital, the Joan Mitchell Foundation and many more nonprofit organizations across the country!

 
 

“The Approach” has been informed by more than fifteen years of conversations with over 15,000 artists, curators, critics, museum professionals, educators, gallery owners, and other arts leaders all over the country and abroad. This workshop distills practical strategies that artists can immediately put into practice.

Rather than waiting for opportunities to appear, participants will learn how to actively build relationships, create opportunities, and expand their professional communities.

In addition, what makes this workshop different is that Sharon often connects people together while generously sharing her own network.

TOPICS COVERED:

➡️  Finding opportunities without waiting for invitations.
➡️  Researching the people and organizations you most want to know.
➡️  Building a database that becomes one of your most valuable professional assets.
➡️  Reaching out with suggested content, confidence and authenticity.
➡️  Building relationships with people who share your values.
➡️  Following up in meaningful ways that lead to lasting connections.

Our goal is simple: every participant leaves with pragmatic, real-life pathways, renewed confidence, and concrete strategies they can begin using immediately.

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE:

Session One (Zoom)
August 19th | 6:30–8:00 PM ET

Session Two (Zoom)
August 26th | 6:30–8:00 PM ET

Each session covers different material, with the final 20–30 minutes devoted to live Q&A.

REGISTRATION:

$50 — Session One Only
$50 — Session Two Only
$90 — Both Sessions

Participants who register for both workshops will also be invited to a complimentary 90 minute follow-up Zoom discussion.

INDIVIDUAL CONSULATIONS:

Following the workshop series, artists may also schedule individual one-hour consultations with Sharon to discuss their own professional goals and questions. 

$120/hour

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Vinson Valega

Vinson Valega is a Media Producer, Jazz Musician & Activist.

He is a full-time freelancer attracted to compelling ideas told through creative storytelling.

After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Economics in 1987, he moved to New York and immediately fell in love with the city. In the 1990s, Vinson studied jazz performance at the Mannes College of Music (now part of the New School) and began his freelance music career. Around that time, he began booking live jazz ensembles for corporate and private events through his newly minted music agency, Just Jazz.

In 2003, his activism took off when he began blogging and making original jazz recordings accompanied by his liner notes focused on social change. Then in 2009, he turned his music label, Consilience Productions, into a 501(C)(3) Non-Profit Organization that uses music to increase civic engagement.

As his music career was proceeding, he simultaneously began working as a Project Manager on large-scale public art commissions by his wife, artist Sharon Louden. Then in 2014 after graduating from a video journalism program at the Columbia University School of Journalism, he founded Mill City Profiles, a video production company dedicated to telling important personal stories using moving images. In 2016 he added to his portfolio of creative skills by becoming a Squarespace specialist, designing beautiful mobile-friendly websites for creatives, non-profits, and small businesses.

Vinson now lives in Jackson Heights, Queens with Sharon.

http://www.vinsonvalega.com
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