EVENTS
EVENTS
The Work of Art - Finding Your Social Media Niche
A workshop for creatives who want to build a wider online audience for their work.
SLAP (Supporting Live Art and Performance) present 'The Work Of Art' in partnership with York Creatives. A workshop series for artists and creatives practicing any art form and at any point in their career.
These workshops will cover all aspects of the 'business side' of being an artist. In the current climate it is becoming essential to be able to promote your work and understand how to manage a business, to have a sustainable career in the arts.
This practical workshop will equip you with the tools to start making engaging social media content to promote your work across multiple channels.
This workshop will cover:
Discovering your unique 'niche' to stand out online
How to find an online audience for your work
How to make shortform video content
Creating a social media strategy that is fun and not hard work!
Places are free but you need to book.
The workshop is taking place before York Creative Drinks, so do stay around afterwards to meet other creatives in the city. If you want to stay for the Creative Drinks make sure to book your place! Learn more.
The Work of Art - Making Your Work Accessible
A workshop for creatives who want to start embedding accessibility into their practice.
SLAP (Supporting Live Art and Performance) present 'The Work Of Art' in partnership with York Creatives. A workshop series for artists and creatives practicing any art form and at any point in their career.
These workshops will cover all aspects of the 'business side' of being an artist. In the current climate it is becoming essential to be able to promote your work and understand how to manage a business, to have a sustainable career in the arts.
This workshop will share how to make your creative work more accessible. The workshop is presented by Emma Roberts from blueglassesgirl.
In this practical workshop Emma will:
Briefly outline types of disability in uk and various access needs of the disabled community
Explore some of the Barriers disabled people face when engaging with live arts
Mind map creative ways in which you can respond, interact, engage with disabled communities to encourage and increase participation
Places are free but you need to book using the form below.
The workshop is taking place before York Creative Drinks, so do stay around afterwards to meet other creatives in the city. Book your place here.
About Emma
Emma Roberts BA(hons) DipPsychPsych is a child & adolescent psychotherapist. With over 15 years of experience of working with children aged 0-20 years old and their families. Seven of which were spent in the NHS.
She has extensive experience of working with disabled children and their families. Emma is a disabled womxn who has used creativity (art, play, writing) within her therapeutic practice and for her own healing journey. Currently she is a Carer, trustee of a youth charity and is performer at a wrestling academy.
Emma created her brand blueglassesgirl where she uses art and creativity as a form of social activism to reduce ableism.
The Work of Art - Finding and Applying
A workshop for creatives who want to find opportunities and learn how to make their applications stand out.
SLAP (Supporting Live Art and Performance) present 'The Work Of Art' in partnership with York Creatives. A workshop series for artists and creatives practicing any art form and at any point in their career.
These workshops will cover all aspects of the 'business side' of being an artist. In the current climate it is becoming essential to be able to promote your work and understand how to manage a business, to have a sustainable career in the arts.
This workshop will share how to find the best creative opportunities for your work as well as tips on how to make your applications stand out. The workshop is presented by SLAP Director Lydia Cottrell.
Discover where to find creative opportunities, find out what makes a successful artist statement and learn how to make sure your applications have the best chance of success.
This workshop will cover:
The best places to look for opportunities
How to decide if the opportunity is for you
How to write a successful artist bio
How to make the application process easier
Getting your work supported
Places are free but you need to book using the form below.
The workshop is taking place before York Creative Drinks, so do stay around afterwards to meet other creatives in the city. Book your place here.
The Work of Art - Social Media for Creatives
A social media workshop that will explore what it takes to have influence. Especially focused for artists to develop a creative way to create and curate online content for a range of social media platforms.
SLAP present 'The Work Of Art' a workshop series for artists and creatives practicing any art form and at any point in their career.
These workshops will cover all aspects of the 'business side' of being an artist. In the current climate it is becoming essential to be able to promote your work and understand how to manage a business, to have a sustainable career in the arts.
The forth workshop in this series will look at Social Media for Creatives. This workshop is presented by SLAP Director Lydia Cottrell. The workshop will delve into the world of content creation, brand association and how to grow an engaged audience.
Discover how to take the perfect image for online consumption, find out what your online persona is and learn how to develop an online voice that is and extension of your artistic practice, instead of just reducing your work to a series of little squares.
This workshop will cover:
Finding your social media niche
Creating a social media strategy
Leading campaigns for creative projects
What social platforms are right for your work
Tracking reach and success
About Lydia
Lydia Cottrell is a Social Media specialist for the creative industries. She focuses on a holistic and artistic approach to developing social media strategies for artists and creative projects. She uses her interest in online space to support arts organisations in Leeds and the surrounding areas. Lydia is the communications and engagement manager for Compass Live Art, Chair of Morley Arts Festival, the Director of SLAP York and Digital Communications Coordinator for Contemporary Visual Arts Network. She has led and supported Social Media Campaigns for arts organisations of all sizes.
The Work of Art - Branding and Marketing for Artists
Branding is often associated with products or companies and is often overlooked by creatives. Wether you are an artist, theatre company or musician this session will help you to incorporate branding strategies, to stand out in your industry.
SLAP present 'The Work Of Art' a workshop series for artists and creatives practicing any art form and at any point in their career.
These workshops will cover all aspects of the 'business side' of being an artist. In the current climate it is becoming essential to be able to promote your work and understand how to manage a business, to have a sustainable career in the arts.
This workshop is presented by Owen Turner - Creative Director of United by Design
This workshop will cover:
Developing mission, vision and values
Creating a brand, brand voice and tone
Researching your target audience
Choosing the look of your brand
Creating a brand strategy
About Owen
Owen Turner is the founder and creative director of United by Design, a design and branding agency based in York.
Passionate about 'Building brands together' through harnessing the power of collaboration and doing great work for great people, the team use their BrandHappyⓇ process; a mixture of strategy and creativity to develop brands with character that connect with audiences worldwide. Driven by a shared passion to make a difference, the team know that working with clients, rather than for clients, is the best approach to brand longevity. They love what they do, unravelling business complexity to create seamless brands that go the distance in today’s challenging commercial landscape.
Owen is also a co-founder of York Design Week.
The Work of Art - Bookkeeping and Tax for Creatives
Are you starting a new creative business venture and aren’t sure how to set up? Or are you self employed and want to know how to complete your first tax return? This session focuses on all aspects of setting up to begin trading.
SLAP present 'The Work Of Art' a workshop series for artists and creatives practicing any art form and at any point in their career.
These workshops will cover all aspects of the 'business side' of being an artist. In the current climate it is becoming essential to be able to promote your work and understand how to manage a business, to have a sustainable career in the arts.
The second workshop in this series will look at Bookkeeping and Tax for Creatives. This workshop is presented by Caroline Carter of Carter Clear Accounting Limited
This workshop will cover:
Registering as self employed
Business types - Individual, partnership, Company
Types of companies
Basic bookkeeping
Completing a tax return
Business expenses
About Caroline
Caroline Carter is a licensed accountant, helping business owners to understand their financial reports and compliance requirements.
Director of Carter Clear Accounting Limited, a practice specialising in clients from creative, events and e-commerce industries.
Their clients include lighting and sound engineers, post production sound operatives and a variety of live and online performance artists and they are experienced in dealing with the range of different accounting treatments for different creative and events industries.
The Work of Art - Creative Project Management
Do you have a creative idea but don't know how to get it started? This session focuses on all aspects of planning creative projects.
Image from Future Creatives
SLAP present 'The Work Of Art' a workshop series for artists and creatives practicing any art form and at any point in their career.
These workshops will cover all aspects of the 'business side' of being an artist. In the current climate it is becoming essential to be able to promote your work and understand how to manage a business, to have a sustainable career in the arts.
The first workshop in this series will look at Creative Project Management.
This workshop will cover:
How to get a creative idea up and running
Planning a creative projects and developing proposals
Assembling a creative team
Funding streams
This workshop is presented by Yinka Danmole
About Yinka
Yinka Danmole is a cultural producer, nurturing space for reflection and critical enquiries. Director of Studio Danmole, a practice situated between the arts, architecture and technology that explores how we choose to organise ourselves as society, socially, spatially and digitally. Over the years he has shaped a series of projects which manifest in various forms and mediums, from public art Installations, social Interventions, curated events to creative development programmes.
Notable work includes The Loft Birmingham (2014), an artist led space in Birmingham city centre. Future C U R I O U S (2015), a wide ranging festival programme asking what the future of Arts practices may look like. Sounds of a people (2017), an immersive audio installation presented at the London Design Museum.