#NarcissusGram Social Media Workshop and Selfie Scavenger Hunt

Santa Fe Community Gallery
201 W Marcy St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Saturday, December 5th, 1:00- 4:00 pm

Santa Fe, NM: With over 225 million images using the hashtag “selfie” on Instagram, the social media self portrait isn't going anywhere. Is it narcissism or is it self expression? Are we merely seeking attention or are we celebrating our self esteem?

We're thrilled to be collaborating with the Santa Fe Arts Commission in their newest exhibition "Narcissus, The Portrait in the Digital Age". Join us as we examine this topic at our Social Media Workshop. Then we’ll explore our own definition of selfies and portraits and what they mean to us through a “Selfie Scavenger Hunt”. We’ll have a series of photo prompts, including photo booth magic from the imaginations of the Strangers Collective, a local art collective! These prompts will challenge you to delve into how you depict yourself through photography. Complete all the prompts and you'll be entered into raffles from our prize sponsors! So bring your selfie stick, a spirit of adventure and most importantly a healthy sense of humor!

Find more information at www.simplysocialmedianm.com.

Worldwide InstaMeet 12: #TodayIMet

Worldwide InstaMeet 12: #TodayIMet

Hosted by @SimplySantaFeNM and @HowToSantaFe
Second Street Brewery
1607 Paseo de Peralta Suite #10
Saturday, October 3rd, 3:00-6:00 pm

SANTA FE INSTAGRAM MAVERICKS MEET FACE-TO-FACE
FOR FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF WORLDWIDE PHENOMENON

Santa Fe, NM—Instagram is not just an app. Over the past year, trailblazing local accounts @SimplySantaFeNM and @HowToSantaFe have mounted myriad adventures that turned digital followers into real-life friends. For Instagram's fifth birthday in October, they'll converge to celebrate a diverse community of Santa Fe photographers, and capture their colorful stories using the special hashtags #TodayIMet and #WWIM12_santafe. @SimplySantaFeNM and @HowToSantaFe are excited to announce Worldwide InstaMeet 12 (#WWIM12), a photo-sharing celebration starting at Second Street Brewery in the Santa Fe Railyard on Saturday, October 3rd beginning at 3:00 pm.

Instameets are a gathering of people coming together to create, connect and share through Instagram photography. The events usually involve a behind the scenes tour or access to something that isn’t normally available to the general public.  

@SimplySantaFeNM is a photo sharing project which aims to connect the community through featuring images that help promote all things #local in Santa Fe, NM. The account has a dedicated base of over 6,700 followers, with an average weekly engagement (likes & comments) count of 4,100, post reach of 132,000 and weekly post impressions of 611,000. These statistics translate to real relationships, personal and business. "Instagram is about making virtual connections real and building a community of like-minded people," says co-founder of simply social media, the company that owns and curates @SimplySantaFeNM.  Tischler met her business partner and collaborator Caitlin E. Jenkins through Instagram and since then they have built a thriving business based around their expertise of the platform. “#TodayIMet is the perfect theme for this event. @SimplySantaFeNM is living proof that Instagram can be a powerful community connector," Tischler says.

In 2014, the City of Santa Fe contracted @HowToSantaFe to tell the City Different's social media story, kickstarting an explosive trend among residents, visitors and businesses. In its first summer, the campaign generated over 52.3 million impressions, reaching 4.9 million people worldwide. Santa Fe County contracted @HowToSantaFe for a second summer in 2015, and the project reached 6.4 million people. "This InstaMeet is truly a global event, and we're proud that Santa Fe has been an innovative leader for the movement," says Adam Shaening-Pokrasso, founder of local creative agency 12FPS, which runs @HowToSantaFe. "It's exciting to celebrate the community that formed around our projects. It's time to #MakePortraits!"

@HowToSantaFe and @SimplySantaFeNM's Worldwide InstaMeet 12 is free and open to Instagram enthusiasts of all stripes and ages, from early adopters to recent converts. The event begins and ends at Second Street Brewery, with a special walking tour of the Santa Fe Railyard and the Railyard Park. For additional information please email hello@simplysocialmedianm.com or call us at 505-231-1122.

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#SimplySantaFe Instagram Photography Exhibition

Santa Fe, NM: With more than 300 million users around the globe, the photo-sharing social network Instagram has secured a place among the world’s most relevant social media channels. Santa Feans are proudly represented on the network, and on Sept. 12, a juried exhibition featuring the very best Instagram images of our beloved city will open at Art.i.fact, located at 930 Baca Street. The reception will be from 4 - 7 p.m., and the show runs through Oct. 31.

The juried photography exhibition will take Instagram images from the virtual world and present them to the community in “the real world” (IRL). The show is the brainchild of Caitlin Jenkins and Amy Tischler, curators of @SImplySantaFeNM, who recently achieved a major milestone by reaching 5,000 followers on their photo sharing account. Inspired by their followers, they decided to find a space where Instagram images could be showcased as fine art. Art.i.fact co-owners Jennifer Rowland and Michael Gullberg are making that vision a reality by hosting the first #SimplySantaFe Instagram Photography Exhibition in their ART.i.factory gallery space. 

@SimplySantaFeNM was founded by Caitlin and Amy in December 2014 after the two met through Instagram. They bonded instantly over their love for photography, their hometown, and Instagram itself. Santa Fe -- with its unique sense of community, local events, businesses, and organizations -- is well-represented on Instagram, and Amy and Caitlin saw an opportunity to further connect the community. They founded their account by posing the question, “What does #SimplySantaFe mean to you?” and they have not stopped looking for images to help answer that question. 

Cash prizes will be given for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place entries. And in true @SimplySantaFeNM fashion we have a treasure trove of prizes that will be raffled off to the participants and attendees at the opening night reception. Everyone who submits an image for the exhibition as well as anyone who comes to the opening night reception will receive a raffle ticket for prizes sponsored by Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado, Santa Fe Spirits, Inn and Spa at Loretto, La Fonda on the Plaza, Caitlin Elizabeth Photography LLC, and the Santa Fe Brewing Company. 
Submissions for the art exhibition are currently being accepted. Please visit the Simply Social Media website at www.simplysocialmedianm.com/simplysantafe-instagram-photography-exhibition/ for more information, to submit images, and see prize descriptions.

#SimplySantaFe Instagram Photography Exhibition

Art.i.fact, 930 Baca Street, Suite C
September 12 - October 31, 2015

Opening reception:
Saturday, September 12th, 4:00- 7:00 pm

Santa Fe, NM: With more than 300 million users around the globe, the photo-sharing social network Instagram has secured a place among the world’s  most relevant social media channels. Santa Feans are proudly represented on the network, and on Sept. 12, a juried exhibition featuring the very best Instagram images of our beloved city will open at Art.i.fact, located at 930 Baca Street. The reception will be from 4 - 7 p.m., and the show runs through Oct. 31.

The juried photography exhibition will take Instagram images from the virtual world and present them to the community in “the real world” (IRL). The show is the brainchild of Caitlin Jenkins and Amy Tischler, curators of @SImplySantaFeNM, who recently achieved a major milestone by reaching 5,000 followers on their photo sharing account. Inspired by their followers, they decided to find a space where Instagram images could be showcased as fine art. Art.i.fact co-owners Jennifer Rowland and Michael Gullberg are making that vision a reality by hosting the first #SimplySantaFe Instagram Photography Exhibition in their ART.i.factory gallery space.

@SimplySantaFeNM was founded by Caitlin and Amy in December 2014 after the two met through Instagram. They bonded instantly over their love for photography, their hometown, and Instagram itself. Santa Fe -- with its unique sense of community, local events, businesses, and organizations -- is well-represented on Instagram, and Amy and Caitlin saw an opportunity to further connect the community. They founded their account by posing the question, “What does #SimplySantaFe mean to you?” and they have not stopped looking for images to help answer that question.

Cash prizes will be given for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place entries. And in true @SimplySantaFeNM fashion we have a treasure trove of prizes that will be raffled off to the participants AND attendees at the opening night reception. Everyone who submits an image for the exhibition as well as anyone who comes to the opening night reception will receive a raffle ticket for prizes sponsored by Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado Santa Fe, Santa Fe Spirits, Inn and Spa at the Loretto, La Fonda on the Plaza, Caitlin Elizabeth Photography, and the Santa Fe Brewing Company.   

Submissions for the art exhibition are currently being accepted. Please visit the Simply Social Media website at www.simplysocialmedianm.com/simplysantafe-instagram-photography-exhibition/ for more information, to submit images, and see prize descriptions. .

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@SimplySantaFeNM Voted Second Place Best Instagram Feed in the 2015 Best of Santa Fe

We are so excited to be included among the "Best Local Instagram Feeds" in the @sfreporter's Best of Santa Fe 2015! We are so honored to have taken the second place spot in our few months of running this #SimplySantaFe account!
A huge CONGRATULATIONS to @howtosantafe & @santafebrew as well as all of the local business and organizations featured this year. We want to thank all of our followers for voting and we can't wait to celebrate with you all at the Best of Santa Fe Block Party this Saturday August 1st at the Santa Fe Railyard from 5pm-midnight! 

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