AMA News: January 2023 Newsletter

Jan 24

01. Note from our President

To my colleagues,

Fall 2022 marked the 2nd anniversary of the AMA and it has been a rewarding two years! We’ve grown our membership to 116 artist agencies representing over 3000 artists. We’ve expanded our community through partnerships with over 30 industry-leading businesses. This support has allowed the AMA to take root as a major voice in the industry, and given our organization a strong foundation for growth. We could not have done any of this without your engagement.

I am excited to continue the momentum and honored to be this year’s AMA board president. Thank you to departing board members, Carol LeFlufy/Eye Forward, Jen Jenkins/Giant Artists, and Howard Bernstein/ATRBUTE, for their dedication and hard work launching the AMA. Their contributions and commitment to our mission have been invaluable. I, alongside Kelly, Stacy, Heather, and Denise, are excited to welcome our new board members; we are thrilled to have their expertise and perspective and look forward to working with them to shape the future of the AMA.

We are proud to have accomplished so much in our first two years but there's much more to be done and we recognize the challenges and opportunities ahead. The New York Fashion Worker's Act is still being considered by the NY State Legislature and we are working with lawmakers in Albany to redraft the bill. We are in the process of developing an art auction through Artsy to help fundraise for the fight ahead.

There is a lot to look forward to. The board is developing educational webinars for our community to understand the latest trends around generative AI, NFTs, Web3 and sustainability. Post pandemic, we are working to create more networking and community events where we can gather in person. Beginning January 25th, we’ll be hosting a regular happy hour in NY and will be launching a quarterly speaker series this Spring. We are committed to adding more valuable member resources to the website, including a job posting section, helping to make recruiting for your businesses easier.

With the support of our board, our committees, members and partners, I am confident that we will accomplish great things in the coming year. If you are interested in getting involved in the AMA, as a member, a partner or by joining a committee, please don’t hesitate to reach out. The organization is a volunteer effort and we are excited to have more of you become active in our community. We look forward to continuing this momentum throughout the course of this next year!

Vanessa Stevens

AMA President

02. Hiring Roundtable

Hiring Roundtable

Wednesday | Jan 18 | 4PM ET / 1PM PT

Please join us Wednesday for our next Members Only Roundtable: Hiring. Topics discussed will include:

Sharing jobs on social media
Experiences with Headhunters
Paying for job postings
Successful job descriptions
Posting options

We will be sourcing answers to your questions from trusted hiring advisors ahead of the roundtable so please be sure to submit any questions to Jenn at the link below.

As a reminder, roundtables are open to AMA members only. We hope to see you there!

03. AMA Happy Hour - NY

The AMA will be starting off this new year with a monthly happy hour in New York!

Members and those wanting to become members are invited to meet up. Our first gathering will be January 25 at 6PM. This monthly meet-up will take place the last Thursday of each month at The Folly at 6PM.

The Folly

92 W Houston Street

We hope to see you there!

04. New Board Members

Year 3 of the AMA brings a new structure to the Board of Directors and some new board members. The new members joining our returning board members, Vanessa Stevens, Kelly Montez, Stacy Fischer, Heather Elder, and Denise Gilmartin, are: