presents

A Special Online Series for Regional Artists

Tuesdays, September 8 - October 27

You are invited.

The Roanoke Arts Commission invites regional artists to a free, casual online series of presentations and conversations designed to strengthen networking and submission opportunities.

Through ongoing initiatives such as the artists’ series, the Roanoke Arts Commission will:

• catalyze the engagement of artists in the public sphere and 
• expedite the development of meaningful opportunities for more artists.

Who should attend? 

We welcome all. While the fall series will focus on the City's public art collection and the process we use to add art and engage artists, we'll touch on much more.  We encourage emerging artists, professional artists, student artists, performing artists, visual artists, literary artists and supporters of the arts who are interested in getting involved with public art in the community and their neighborhood. 

What should you expect?

Season one (Fall 2020) will include eight (8) one-hour sessions via an online teleconferencing platform. Targeted to visual artists, this first round will focus on the information artists need to answer calls. This will prepare interested artists to submit for the upcoming round of Art in Roanoke, the City’s longstanding rotating temporary art exhibition. Register here.

Each session will include: 

• A relevant short answer discussion prompt.
• A guest presentation on an aspect of the public art process
• A brief Q&A

The program will have a casual, conversational feel. We're strengthening a community together and while we're describing our current program, we're also working together to design future programs.

Why are we doing this again?

Good question.  We'll get specific. Our goals include the following:

• Strengthen the region’s network of visual and performing artists 
• Connect emerging and established artists with each other and community institutions (including the encouragement of artists on boards and committees)
• Increase the number of local calls for work (public and private) each year
• Increase the number of submissions (and successful submissions) of regional artists for local calls

Sessions will be held on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 7:30 PM. Presentations will be recorded and available at artinroanoke.org. Attend the ones you’re available for. Watch the others at your leisure.

What are we discussing and when?

Register for the series here.

and we'll follow up by sending you a link before the event.

Looking ahead:  Watch for a Spring 2021 series specifically for visual, performing, and literary artists interested in working in community.

For more information: Contact Douglas Jackson at 540-853-5652