This is a 2012 Cultural Community Event offered by NYFA's Immigrant Artist Project and co-presented with the New New Yorkers Program of the Queens Museum of Art . This seminar provides an overview of best practices for artists seeking to get their work out into the world, covering topics from networking to marketing. There will also be time for Q & A at the end of the seminar to cover any specific needs.

About the Presenter: Andrea Arroyo is a Visual Artist, Curator, Lecturer, Speaker and Consultant who has been living and working in New York City since 1983. Her work has been featured in thirty-one individual and numerous group exhibitions in the U.S. and abroad. Collections include The Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution. She is a two-time recipient of the prestigious Artists' Fellowship of the New York Foundation for the Arts, other honors include: Clinton Global Initiative Award Artist, 21 Leaders for the 21st Century, Groundbreaking Latina in the Arts, Official Artist of the Latin Grammys, New York City Council Citation Award for Achievement in Art and Outstanding Latina of the Year. Arroyo’s work has been featured extensively in the national and international media