I’d like to promote two great events hosted by Independednt Arts & Media, The Public Press’ fabulous fiscal sponsor. Here’s a note from Clare Morales Roberts, Indy Arts’ executive director:

Greetings! I would like to take this opportunity to extend a very special invitation to an event this Friday, Sept. 25 from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the David Brower Center in Berkeley. 

As part of our 10th Annual Expo for Independent Arts, Independent Arts & Media is very excited to present our first Symposium for Artists, a day of workshops, panel discussions, networking and collaboration. This event has a sliding scale and was created specifically with the independent artist and culture makers in mind! No one will be turned away for inability to pay!

Join us and Keynote Speaker Arlene Goldbard, author of “New Creative Community: the Art of Cultural Development” for this very special event. Our panel discussions will cover the State of the Arts, Arts Funding, Issues for the Working Artist, and Community 2.0 – How Artists can capitalize on Social Media. In addition we will have numerous workshops that cover marketing, events, fund development and even elevator pitches in a real elevator!

Please join us in Berkeley this Friday and for the Expo in Golden Gate Park on Saturday. Detailed information is available on the Indy Arts website; all links are listed below. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or require additional information. I truly hope to see you there.

To Register visit:  http://exposymposium-09.eventbrite.com/
For Info about the Symposium visit: http://artsandmedia.net/2009/08/expo_symposium_for_independent.html
For Info about the Expo for Independent Arts visit: http://artsandmedia.net/2009/08/the_10th_annual_expo_for_indep.html

Very best regards,

Clarisa

Clarisa Morales Roberts
Executive Director
Independent Arts & Media
www.artsandmedia.net
707.342.3815 (m)
415.738.4975 (o)

Lila LaHood is Executive Director of the San Francisco Public Press. She is a member of San Francisco’s Sunshine Ordinance Task Force and a member of the board of directors of the Northern California chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. She has worked as a nonprofit consultant and freelance editor. She was previously a business writer at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where she covered retail and real estate. Lila has an M.S. from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and a B.A. in international relations from Stanford University.