BEAD Hosts Workshops on Social Media Networking

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Bloomington, IN - As part of its strategic vision to offer entrepreneurial and educational opportunities to the creative community, the City of Bloomington's Entertainment and Arts District (BEAD) is hosting workshops on social media networking on Friday, Feb. 12th, from 9:00 am – 1:15 pm in the Bloomington City Council Chambers, 401 N. Morton Street.
These workshops are sponsored by the Indiana Arts Commission.

The workshops will cover two areas of web-based marketing platforms of interest to artists and arts and cultural organizations: social media marketing and Etsy. Sarah "Intellagirl" Robbins will be providing the keynote on social media marketing for artists and arts and cultural organizations from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Two break-out sessions will follow at 11:15: Robbins will be offering a hands-on session on social media marketing and Jon and Patricia Hecker will be offering a beakout session on Etsy for those who want to find out how to sell art on the web, set up their own shop, or enhance their current Etsy presence.

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About the Presenters

Sarah “Intellagirl” Robbins has helped dozens of schools and businesses learn to wrangle with the question “what do social media and virtual worlds have to offer?” Her work has been featured in The New York Times, USA Today and the Chronicle of Higher Education. She is the co-author of Second Life for Dummies and dozens of articles.
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Jon and Patricia Hecker, independent artists for 23 years, have participated in almost every aspect of the arts spectrum. Formally trained as graphic artists with a heavy emphasis on brand identity and marketing, they incorporate these key points in their unique lines of fine art. A new body of work called "Tattoo Dreams" is heavily marketed online through the arts-commerce website, Etsy.com.

The event begins at 9:00 am with registration and networking. Advanced registration for the workshop is required and participants may register for the keynote plus either one of the two breakout sessions. Space is limited. To register contact Miah Michaelsen, Assistant Economic Development Director of the Arts, City of Bloomington at michaelm@bloomington.in.gov or at 812.349-3534 no later than Wednesday, February 10.

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