Creative Entrepreneurship Short Course
Course description
Course overview
Being successful in the visual arts and creative industries requires not only business knowledge but confident interpersonal and enterprise skills. If you wish to become more self-assured and ambitious this course is for you.
Alongside talent, artists, designers, image makers and creative professionals have prospered through a variety of means. Many skills need to be enhanced or acquired to become a successful practitioner or build a business within the creative industries. This course aims to assist in developing a range of interpersonal and practical enterprise skills to help you profit from opportunity.
Who this course is for
This course is suitable for artists, makers, designers, photographers or any other creative professionals wishing to develop their entrepreneurship skills.
Key information
Topics covered
- Gain an overview of trends, creative promotion and how to attract attention
- Have a practical insight into making presentation skills, and how to pitch a proposal or gain commissions
- How to negotiate, understand the tactics, principles and creative theory
- Get to hear first hand from a creative entrepreneur, gain an insight into their journey, and ask them questions
Learning outcomes
- You will start to develop an entrepreneurial mindset to help embolden your outlook whether you are a creative freelancer, start an arts/crafts practice, or design business
- Consider the key aspects of networking and finding opportunities
- Become more confident about yourself and evolve new inter-personal skills
- Digital badge and certificate of attendance
Materials
- Day 1 and 2: A Sketch/notebook with pen or pencil (comfortable size)
- On day 2 please also bring some examples of your work/2-3 printouts if possible. If this is not possible, we can view images on a table or laptop, or phone.
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