Visual artists invited to Conway visioning event

Are you a visual artist living or working in the Mount Washington Valley?ArtWorks-NH, a program of MicroCredit-NH, invites visual artists and owners of arts-related businesses from the area to an afternoon of discussion and planning for the visual arts community.Visioning the Visual Arts: Building Valley Businesses will be held on Thursday, Aug. 24, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Salyards Center for the Arts on 110 Main Street in Conway Village. The event is free of charge and is sponsored by ArtWorks-NH, the Mount Washington Valley Arts Association and the Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire.This interactive session will feature activities and discussion to assess the business development needs and desires of the visual arts community, including how an arts organization can provide support. Participants are encouraged to bring their business cards and marketing materials, as there will be opportunities to network. Additionally, attendees should bring a few magazines for a collage project during the session. With such a vibrant visual arts community in the valley, our organizations came together to assess how best to serve these artists as they develop their businesses, said Claudia Needham, MicroCredit-NHs East Central regional manager. We decided to create this interactive forum to hear directly from visual artists, open the lines of communication and share resources.Registration for this event is required, as space is limited. To register, contact ArtWorks-NH at 1-800-769-3482. For more information about ArtWorks-NH visit www.microcreditnh.org/artworksnh.MicroCredit-NH provides statewide business development programming, loan capital up to $15,000, and expanded marketing and networking opportunities for small businesses in New Hampshire. MicroCredit-NH delivers its services through local business groups that are comprised of self-employed individuals and small business owners.Since program inception, MicroCredit-NH has loaned more than $730,000 to New Hampshires entrepreneurs.MicroCredit-NH is a program of the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund Inc., a statewide non-profit charitable organization headquartered in Concord. MicroCredit-NH is supported by Citizens Bank, N.H. Community Development Finance Authority, the Community Development Block Grant Program, among others, and is endorsed by all New Hampshire county commissions.