Artists and entrepreneurs are often thought of as two distinct and separate types of people in the business world, but aspiring artists who wish to turn their creativity into a sustainable living must be the creative, human resources, billing, sales, and advertising departments all rolled into one person to succeed. The Art Intersects Workshops hosted by Staten Island Arts, formerly known as the Council of the Arts of Staten Island, in partnership with SI MakerSpace and Live With Design, is teaching aspiring artists how to be the agents of their own success and turn their work into money.
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120 Bay Cafe Halloween Party
Halloween night, where the men are Miley Cyrus, the women are TARDIS, and the children should probably be inside, it IS a school night after all. If you’ve already celebrated at your friends house party, plan on staying on Staten Island for the day, want to stay relatively local, or have no other plans for the evening, come out to 120 Bay Street to celebrate for the night.
How to Embed Facebook Statuses, Instagram Photos, and More, into WordPress
If you’re new to WordPress in either version, or you’re finally getting around to playing with the blog you promised yourself you would update when you created it ages ago, you should probably familiarize yourself with embedding. Embedding is simply taking content, like a video from YouTube, or a photo from Instagram, and featuring or incorporating it onto your website so that it is viewable to the reader without them having to leave your page or open another browser window to see the content.
Photographer David Giordano Shows A Side of Staten Island You’ve Never Seen
The founder of FreshGrafix, Staten Island photographer David Giordano, has precariously leaned over balconies, been forcibly pulled off stages, and will go where other photographers won’t in the search to get the perfect shot.
Backslash Bomb Productions Celebrating Another Year at The Full Cup
Winning a CMJ music video contest in 2011 for EULA’s “Maurice Narcisse”, awaiting the release of their first full-length feature film ‘ULTRA’, and ending another year of business on Van Duzer Street when more than half of all startups fail are all reasons to celebrate.
NBT In The Staten Island Advance’s AWE Magazine
Today’s Staten Island Advance features DAPS.tv a project created and run by NB Technologies founders Chris Olivieri and Tavis Delahunt. The Advance’s entertainment editor, Rob Bailey, spoke to Chris about DAPS and NBT.
Why You Need a Custom Website (Versus Out-Of-Box Web Solutions.)
To custom design, or to use an an out-of-box web solution? That is the question every small business must ask themselves. The answer is clear: A custom website is much more beneficial to your company than a website template. Here's why: An obvious benefit of...
User Engagement Key To Success For Skittles
Recently, Skittles, those fruity candies that look like M & Ms, have used viral marketing and social media to engage their users in an inventive new way.
10 Celebrities Using Twitter Effectively
It's no secret that Twitter has become a major platform for anyone and everyone with a unique and interesting voice. But not everyone can tweet with the best of them. Especially in Hollywood, where egos can run rampant and many celebs can feel as if their word is the...
Social Media Talk Tomorrow in Staten Island
Learn appropriate and effective ways to reach your audience and raise money.





