Artists, Arts & Culture Organizations, and Local Businesses:
we want YOU to participate in artoberVA!
During artoberVA, CultureWorks elevates a variety of diverse arts and culture offerings, by and for everyone.
This annual program intends to market, spotlight, and promote YOU: artists, arts & culture organizations, and local businesses throughout our region.
While CultureWorks shares about artoberVA through paid, earned, and social channels, we need artists & organizations to join in the movement we are promoting!
Do you have an arts and culture related event? Interested in providing an arts & culture-related offering?
Post what you have going on to our calendar. Use artoberVA logos on your graphics and flyers. Include artoberVA language on your website, social channels, and ticketing pages. Tag @cultureworksrva and @artoberva in your content.
Explore the artoberVA Media Kit
Join in this year’s artoberVA celebration by adding the artoberVA logo or graphics to your social media posts, flyers, posters, and programs!
Use the buttons below to start incorporating artoberVA into your promotional materials.
How to Add an Event to the artoberVA Calendar
Including your event in the artoberVA calendar will attract new attendees and raise awareness for your offerings during the month of October!
CREATE AN ACCOUNT OR LOG-IN
If you are an artist, create an artist profile listing in our Artist Directory. If you are representing an organization, ensure your organization is listed in our directory.
UPLOAD YOUR EVENT DETAILS
Add info such as time, date, place, region, type, cost, and more.CUSTOMIZE YOUR PROFILE PAGE
Add your logo, photos, contact info, website, and more.
SHARE A LINK TO YOUR EVENT
Encourage your followers to show their interest via the calendar!
Follow and Tag Us on Social Media!
facebook.com/cultureworksrichmond
Linkedin
linkedin.com/cultureworks-richmond
YouTube
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Where is it happening?
artoberVA is not one singular event or festival. Rather, it is a collective movement intended to generate buzz & spotlight and amplify arts and culture throughout Richmond & the Tri-Cities, thereby driving audiences into arts & culture spaces.
Q: Do I need to plan something extra specifically for artoberVA?
No! artoberVA is intended to be incorporated into your preexisting programming, though you are welcome to plan something special if you would like.
Q: I have a cool thing going on in October! Can I get involved?
Yes! artoberVA is intended to be adopted by any artist, organization, or business in the community independently. To get involved in artoberVA, we recommend engaging with this campaign by posting to our calendar, placing artoberVA logos on your graphics & flyers, and tagging us on social media!
Q: Do I need to ask for permission to be apart of artoberVA?
No! Feel free to take advantage of all the artoberVA collateral at your disposal—from digital assets & strategies to physical posters, window clings, brochures, and stickers.
Q: Can you help me share out about my event or artwork?
Yes! The best way for CultureWorks to help amplify your work is by tagging @cultureworksrva and @artoberva on social media. We will be re-sharing posts we are tagged in throughout the month!
Additionally, by posting to our calendar, your event has the opportunity to be included in our weekly newsletter which reaches thousands of inboxes every Thursday.
Q: Why October?
October is National Art & Humanities Month! It’s also a busy time for arts & culture in our region—from iconic festivals like the Richmond Folk Fest, 2nd Street Festival, LambArts Fest, and InLight, to the over 1,000+ others arts & culture experiences on our calendar in the month of October—there’s truly so much to celebrate.
