Learn Tricks of the Trade at Arts Resource Fair - Releases

On Saturday, June 17 from 10 am to 5 pm, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities in partnership with Cultural Alliance and Ikea, will present a resource fair designed to benefit artists and emerging arts organizations in all artistic disciplines at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre. The Woolly Mammoth Theatre is located downtown at 641 D Street, NW. The fair is free and open to the public.

In addition to workshops, exhibitors from arts agencies, supply centers and social service agencies offering arts related services in the areas of funding, performance/work space, education, supplies or organizational development will be on hand to distribute information and discuss their programs. Attendees will have a wonderful opportunity to network with others in the artistic community as well as collect practical tools to thrive in the creative and business arenas.

For more information, contact Christena Hambrick.

Resource Fair Workshop Schedule

Time	Workshop	Instructor
10:30 am-noon	Ask a Lawyer: Legal and Business Issues for Arts Professionals	Elena M. Paul is the executive director of Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of New York.
10:30 am-noon	Generating Media Attention: Increase Your Visibility and Name Recognition in the Media	Julie Rosenthal has 18 years of domestic and international PR and marketing experience. She is the president of JR Communications of Glen Echo.
1:15-2:30 pm	7 Steps to a Perfect Elevator Speech: Deliver an inspiring and compelling 60-second presentation.	Ira Koretsky is a leading authority on business storytelling and has 20+ years of professional speaking experience. He is president of Koretsky Communications Group in Bethesda.
1:15-2:30 pm	Marketing Yourself: Learn techniques for marketing yourself as a product, service or program.	Alisa Carr Kaeser is the owner and agent for the Annie Tiberio Agency, a management company for national touring artists.
2:45-4 pm	Funding Opportunities	Deborah McKinney is the reference librarian at the Foundation Center. The Foundation Center is the nation's leading authority on philanthropy and is dedicated to serving grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers, policymakers, the media and the general public.