A duo of workshops – one online and one face-to-face in November – will round out Arts North West’s 2021 offering of professional development opportunities for creatives in the New England North West region.
The first is a free session on how to set up and maintain an effective online shop. Facilitated by Michael Burge, a creative business operator and social media mentor, this two-hour Zoom workshop will assist arts businesses and practitioners get up-to-speed with creating a simple sales space on a website and/or social media accounts.
Practical session will include: generating effective sales copy for your listings; creating better images of your products; how to direct online customers to ‘queue’; payment and despatch, and how to create a set of terms and conditions that function within consumer regulations.
Taking place on Wednesday August 18 from 10am to 12pm, participants must register online via: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-workshop-managing-a-simple-online-shop-tickets-164063340869.
Get You Act Together
On November 9, Arts North West will be hosted by Andrew O’Connell, Creative Arts Coordinator/Theatre Manager of TAS Hoskins Centre, Armidale, at a 1-day professional development workshop for the performing arts community of the New England North West.
Tailored for volunteers, venue staff and performing arts practitioners wanting to upskill, this one-day workshop is aimed at getting up-to-speed on negotiating contracts that work; the ten top tips about getting people to shows; the basics of safe light and sound rigging and working with technical staff, and how to operate a sound/light desk for a piece of performing arts.
Trainers include Michael Cornford, Centre Operations Manager, TAS Hoskins Centre; Caroline Downer, Executive Director, Arts North West, and Michael Burge, Touring Coordinator, Arts North West.
Lunch will be fully catered and included in the ticket prices. For bookings and more details please go to: https://events.humanitix.com/get-your-act-together.
This workshop will run if COVID-safe conditions permit.