Net-Do Community: Artist Thrive Together
Being a struggling artist is so early 2000s. Let's change the conversation from being on your artist journey to being a thriving artist. Join us for our quarterly Artist Mixer for an engaging fireside chat exploring how to grow and sustain your business and passion as an artist. Our phenomenally talented panelists will share their insights into selling, branding, navigating the creative industry, and grant recipients.
Please join us for the third collaborative installment of our Artist Mixer in collaboration with Soho House Austin! This quarter we are bringing the experts to you, whether you are an established artist in the ATX area or you're looking to grow you connections this experience will not only be educational but impactful. Hear from our panelists:
Joi Conti -- Marketing, Branding, Non-profit executive
Joi Conti is a Filipino-American professional photographer based in Austin, Texas, recognized for her work and contributions to Austin Woman magazine and TAYO NA. Her photography has been showcased in exhibitions such as Camp East (2023) and BUMUO: Rebuilding The Filipino Body (2024), where she blends vibrant energy and emotions to create storytelling photos that merge the earthly with the dreamlike.
Samantha Eivaz - Digital marketing, Tech/Meta
Sam is a digital marketing professional, spending the last 7 years at Meta managing and consulting Travel businesses & hoteliers on their digital media strategy. Sam started her career working with digital native brands, working on e-commerce marketing & strategy. When she began building her art business in 2021, Austin Lasso, she was eager to blend her marketing expertise with her passion for creating, and continues to grow Austin Lasso as her passion project.
Phokus Lily - Multi-disciplinary artist, Disruptor
Phokus is a multi-disciplinary artist born in Atlanta GA and now has a building practice where he now lives in Austin TX. He is a founding member of the Artist collective Umbra, a think tank project where their focus is not only inclusion but challenge and education. With several mounting exhibitions including solo and group shows he is also currently taking on the role of curator. His practice is based in draftsmanship yet pushes the boundaries as far as he can.
Agenda:
7:00pm-7:30pm -- Mix and Mingle
7:30pm-8:30pm -- Programming (this will resemble a fireside chat experience)
8:30pm-9:00pm -- Creating Community Connections
Attire: We are not a stuffy crew, bring your eclectic vibes and leave the suits at home.
Event Housekeeping: Soho House Rules --(https://www.sohohouse.com/terms-and-policies/house-rules). This is a private club, please note photography, videography, geo-tagging, phone calls, and business attire are not permitted in the House. Each House operates a strict no photo/filming and press policy. Phone calls are not permitted inside of the club. All marketing and promotion is done in-house on Soho House internal platform. The Soho House brand ( is not permitted for use of external promotion on fliers, social media posts ect. for shows/events without approval from Membership team. We do not allow recording and/or banners or other advertising materials. That means no IG stories, flash photography, or photos or videos of any kind.
Parking: Verify the space for on-street parking on S. Congress and Academy Rd. as a new update these are all City of Austin metered parking spots. Soho House cannot validate any parking in the Music Lane garage.
*For any specific inquiries or accommodations, feel free to reach out to the hosts prior to the event.
We look forward to welcoming you and fostering unforgettable connections within our vibrant community.