In Person Proposal Writing Workshop - CEdFest 2026

Overview

In the lead up to UAL's Creative Education Festival (formerly the UAL Education Conference), we are hosting workshop sessions focussed on developing proposal writing skills. These are led by UAL colleagues who are experienced in crafting and delivering successful conference proposals and events.

This workshop offers a supportive space to develop your ideas, build your confidence, and strengthen your proposal. Whether you’re at an early stage or refining a draft, you’ll gain practical guidance to take your idea forward.

This session will be facilitated by Kris Stapleton (Staff Engagement Manager) and Colleen Martin (Events Coordinator).

Bio

Kris Stapleton is an engagement and creative culture professional with over ten years’ experience across arts, education and cultural programming. As Engagement Manager in the Learning and Teaching Directorate at University of the Arts London, he contributes to programmes of social, cultural and educative events that foster engagement and exchange. Alongside his institutional work, he develops an independent curatorial practice, partnering with venues and charities to realise exhibitions and projects supporting emerging artists. His work brings together arts management, project delivery and curatorial thinking, with a focus on collaboration and creating opportunities through creative practice.

Colleen Martin is a creative producer and cultural programmer at University of the Arts London. Her work centres participatory and socially engaged approaches to cultural programming, exploring how events can foster connection, challenge institutional norms and expand access to participation.

Hosts

Hosted by the Learning and Teaching Directorate, Staff Engagement Team

Who Should Attend

This workshop is open to all UAL staff and Non-UAL colleagues from affiliated organisations who have been invited to the Creative Education Festival.

Where

London College of Fashion, Room 519

Extra information

Registration Instructions

Please only register for yourself, if you wish to share with others please refer them to the event listing. Please note that this is for UAL Staff only. Only some of our events are open to students and / or people from outside UAL. Please check the 'Who Should Attend' section above to make sure you are eligible.

Event booking confirmation and reminders

When you book your place, you will receive a booking confirmation email and reminder emails. Please check your spam/junk folder if you do not receive them.

Tickets can be booked up to 30 minutes before the event. You will receive a “Starting Soon” email with the event link 15 minutes before the event begins.

Cancellation

If you can no longer attend this event we’d appreciate it if you could cancel your place within the booking system. This gives others the opportunity to take your space.

We reserve the right to cancel this event if we do not get enough numbers, or due to other circumstances outside of our control. You will be notified via email if this happens.

Accessibility

The Learning and Teaching Directorate strives to make both our physical and online events accessible for all our participants. If you would like to discuss your needs prior to booking please contact us: learningandteaching@arts.ac.uk.

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Images: Photos from ExEd Conference LCF 2025, photographers Sara Romanin Jacur & Shaw Liu.

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