10am – 4pm, Weds 13^th June 2012

Waterside Arts Centre

£10 (full) / £8 (concs)

Join Wes Brown, director of Dead Ink Books, for this workshop on the writers’ craft, which also includes a look at digital media and new publishing formats. The workshop is comprised of two sessions, with the morning section looking at the writers’ craft – how to develop your self-editing and writing skills. In the afternoon, the workshop will provide insights into the changing nature of the publishing industry.

Places are limited to 10 people.

Dead Ink Books publish the best new poetry and prose by contemporary authors across the UK. They are supported by Arts Council England, and distribute literature through apps, ebooks and online.

Workshop leader Wes Brown is a novelist, critic and editor based in Leeds. He is the director of Dead Ink Books, Information Manager at the National Association for Literature Development and Young Writers Co-ordinator at the National Association of Writers in Education. His debut novel, Shark, will be published in 2012.

To book, call 0161 912 5616.

11am – 5pm, Saturday Jun 16^th 2012

£5.00

Venue: Castlefield Gallery, 2 Hewitt St, Manchester, M15 4GB (directions here)

For: Contemporary visual artists

Bookings: Please register your interest in the portfolio session by emailing info@creativeindustriestrafford.org. Please also email us your main reason (in less than 50 words) for booking a portfolio review. We will use this information to best match your viewer.

Creative Industries Trafford and Castlefield Gallery team up to offer a day of portfolio sessions for contemporary visual artists with leading art professionals.

Bring your portfolio (either in digital format on a laptop or in 2D format – maximum A1 size) for an intensive one-to-one 45 minute session to discuss your work and routes forward with your art career.

So whether you are after critical feedback or career development advice, email info@creativeindustriestrafford.org with what you want to gain from a Portfolio session, and we’ll try to match your request.

Give your portfolio the revamp it needs and get your work in front of experienced art figures.

With their guidance, all participants will create a simple action plan which we may use to monitor your progress.

New Date – 11.00am – 4.30pm, Mon 18th June 2012

£20.00 / £15.00 (plus £1.00 booking fee for card transactions)

Waterside Arts Centre

In depth one-to-one marketing advice surgeries for artists and creative workers. A 45 minute session with freelance marketing specialist Natalie Persoglio to help get press coverage and grow your reputation. If your project, product or service needs some introductory marketing advice, this is the ideal place to start.

Natalie has worked in PR, arts marketing and journalism for over 12 years, managing press campagns for arts centres and writing for music, culture and games magazines

Please leave your contact phone number and email address when booking. For more on Natalie’s work, see www.freelancemedia.co.uk

To help Natalie prepare for your session, all participants in this event are asked to complete a short questionnaire about their business or project prior to taking part. If you’re booking on this event, please ensure your form is returned to us at info@creativeindustriestrafford.org by Monday June 11th 2012.

Download the marketing questionnaire here: CIT_Marketing_Surgery_info_sheet 2012

To book call 0161 912 5616.

“From someone who was really confused about how to market my work and if people would actually take notice, I just wanted to give you some feedback and say a big thanks!”

7 – 9pm, Tuesday 26th June 2012

Waterside Arts Centre

Free

This special meeting of The Artists Network features Paulette Terry Brien, Co-Director of The International 3 Gallery in Manchester.

Paulette explains how galleries introduce new artists, price their work appropriately and then try to develop a market for a new artist. This workshop will address issues faced by visual artists who are in need of advice in pricing their work - the tension between wanting to recoup the costs of time spent creating a work versus the need to appear affordable to art buyers and how does new talent emerge in a highly competitive market? Paulette will provide insights into the workings of art market and explain how galleries approach the development of unknown artists.

The Artists Network (TAN) is a relaxed, informal networking space for artists from all across Greater Manchester, with each meeting taking a different theme. The group meets 3-4 times a year and we welcome new attendees – this is a place for artists to meet other artists, to get inspiration and share ideas and experience.

Paulette Terry Brien is co-founder and co-Director of The International 3 gallery in Manchester. The International 3 produces a year-round programme of contemporary art exhibitions and events and also represents a core group of artists taking their work to national and international art -fairs to sell their work and broker exhibition opportunities. The International 3 is also the curatorial co-ordinator of The Manchester Contemporary art-fair.

The bar will be open, so to register for this free event, just call our box office and leave your name and contact details.

The Artists Network (TAN) is a relaxed, informal networking space for artists from all across Greater Manchester, with each meeting taking a different theme. The group meets 3-4 times a year and we welcome new attendees – this is a place for artists to meet other artists, to get inspiration and share ideas and experience.

To book call 0161 912 5616.

10am – 4pm, Mon 2^nd July 2012

Waterside Arts Centre

£10 (full) / £8 (concs) 

 Do you want to develop your writing? Are you looking to start sending work to publishers? Are you 25 or under?   The National Association of Writers in Education (NAWE) Young Writers’ Hub is a writer development agency and publisher for writers aged between 16 & 25.

 Join Young Writers Hub Co-ordinator, Wes Brown, for this workshop which is comprised of two sessions. In the morning, Wes will lead the group on looking at the art and craft of writing – including editing your own work and refining your writing style. In the afternoon, the session will focus on how to develop an online presence, using social media, preparing work for publication and how to navigate the literature sector.

 Places are limited to 10 people. All participants must be aged 16-25.

To book, call 0161 912 5616.

7-9pm, Tuesday 3^rd July 2012

Waterside Arts Centre

£5

Acclaimed freelance photographer and writer Len Grant discusses his career and his unique approach to initiating commissions. Len reveals how to develop support from partners and clients to enable the delivery of innovative arts projects.

Since 1990, Len’s projects have been commissioned by a range of clients including Manchester City Council and Manchester International Airport. He has documented the construction of many of Manchester’s landmark buildings and followed some of the significant regeneration programmes in the city.

This talk is suitable for writers, photographers, visual artists and those working in a community setting.

To book, call 0161 912 5616.