THE ART INSIDER SEMINARS: Creating Activity and Income Streams

THE ART INSIDER SEMINARS: Creating Activity and Income Streams
Tuesday, 10 September 2013: 6.30 - 8.30pm

THE ART INSIDER offer a bespoke seminar programme for artists, tailored to the specific needs of practicing visual artists or those wishing to become practising visual artists. Hosted at VITRINE Bermondsey Street, every 2nd Tuesday of the month, starting from 11 June 2013 until 7 January 2014, 6.30 - 8.30pm.
 
CREATING ACTIVITY AND INCOME STREAMS 

Tuesday 10th September, 6.30pm – 8.30pm
£20 per session / £14 concessions

This session provides a better understanding of the marketplace, of appropriate representation and looks at generating interest in order to make a living from the commercial art world.

Areas Covered:

•    The ability to talk about your work
•    The ability to engage in professional relationships within the arts 
•    A basic understanding of how the art industry works – know what you are operating within.
•    The range of opportunities available to artists
•    Where to look for sources of information
•    Identifying your aims and objectives
•    How to create a workable and realistic schedule of activity
•    How to create income streams and activities to spread over a workable time frame
•    How to plan strategically for financial gain

Full list of Seminars:
    •    Business Skills for Artists - Tuesday 11th June, 6.30pm – 8.30pm
    •    How the gallery system works - Tuesday 9th July, 6.30pm – 8.30pm
    •    Funding and sponsorship - Tuesday 13th August, 6.30pm – 8.30pm
    •    Creating activity and income streams - Tuesday 10th September, 6.30pm – 8.30pm
    •    How to sell yourself - Tuesday 8th October, 6.30pm  – 8.30pm
    •    Understanding copyright and IP- Tuesday 12th November, 6.30pm – 8.30pm
    •    Marketing and PR strategies - Tuesday 10th December, 6.30pm – 8.30pm
    •    Setting up and launching an exhibition. Tuesday 7th January, 6.30pm – 8.30pm
 
The Art Insider is a forward-thinking company providing bespoke mentoring, group seminars and a comprehensive range of associated services for visual artists. They are a friendly team of practising visual arts specialists, dedicated to facilitating the professional development of artists and supporting the progression of studio practice.  They provide artists with the knowledge, skills and confidence to navigate more successfully within the fine art industry.
Art industry expert, Trudie Stephenson, founded The Art Insider in 2012. Trudie possesses more than 20 years professional experience as an exhibiting artist, director and project-manager of major exhibitions, curator and fine-art consultant. She has concurrently mentored both emerging and established artists for over 10 years.  This cumulative experience has engendered a thorough understanding of the nature of working as an artist and provided the expertise required to enable artists to develop and sustain their practice at a commercial level.
The Art Insider exists to bridge the gap between studio practice and successful commercial enterprise.

VITRINE Bermondsey Street
First Floor, 183-185 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3UW (Tube: London Bridge)
Wednesday - Saturday. 12-6pm. FREE.
www.vitrinegallery.co.uk
info@vitrinegallery.co.uk
02074076496