Columbia Connects – Virtual Networking Hour for Arts Professionals
Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to connect with Columbia alumni from around the globe in the arts. Share your experiences, exchange career tips, and build your professional network — all online!
Virtual booths will allow you to chat with people in your field. You will be able to switch booths one time during the event.
No matter where you are in the world, you can sign in from your home, office, or coffee shop. Online chats will allow you to make connections, ask questions, and share advice. Best of all—you’ll end the session with several new connections you didn’t have before. You never know who you might meet.
Theatre – Theatre professionals work in areas including acting, directing, dramaturgy, playwriting, stage management, design, theatre management and producing.
Music – Careers in music include areas in composition, ethnomusicology, historical musicology, music theory, sound art, and music performance.
Visual Arts – Artists, art historians, gallerists deal with work in a variety of mediums that include digital media, drawing, installation, moving image, painting, photography, performance, printmaking, sound art, and sculpture.
Dance – Dance professions include professional dancer, dance instructor, choreographer, dance therapist, dance company manager, and more.
Creative Writing – Writers, editors, and literary agents work in literary genres including fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.
Arts Administration – Arts administrators take care of the business operations for arts institutions that include marketing, fundraising/development, education, board management, patron services, and financial management.
Film – Careers in film include screenwriting, directing, creative producing, acting, film and media studies, and more.
How It Works
Be sure to register for the event in advance.
On the day and time of the event, log-in and join the live session. You will receive log-in details 24-hours and 2-hours before the event.
All you need is a computer— you can sign in from anywhere!
Chats are text-based (no video) and timed (10 minutes)
Once you enter the live event, you will arrive in the virtual “lobby.” Click “View” to enter a booth, and make your status “Available” when you’re ready to begin chatting with other attendees. Next, go to the “Dashboard” located in the top right hand corner to see the chats come through.
You’ll have the option to chat with up to 3 people at one time.
After the event, you can revisit the event dashboard to view your connections, chat transcripts, and follow-up notes.
This event is co-sponsored by the School of General Studies, School of the Arts, CAA Arts Access, and the Graduate School for Arts and Sciences.
If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].