ONLINE WORKSHOPS
Regional Arts NSW presents a program of online industry workshops designed to support regional artists and arts organisations with practical advice and professional guidance.
Led by the RANSW team and guest industry experts, these sessions help regional arts professionals build essential skills in business, marketing, funding, and career development.
Tickets are free or discounted for RANSW Community Members. To access member pricing and other benefits, such as discounted insurance, join our community here.
Upcoming Workshops
Getting Gallery Ready
Getting Gallery Ready is a workshop series for visual artists who want to know the secret to getting their work into galleries.
Over the course of three sessions, you’ll learn how galleries choose artists, how to prepare a strong portfolio, and how to price and present your work directly from experts in the field.
Our guest speakers are:
- Kat Kitch, First Nations Creative Development Officer at Murray Arts: Kat previously worked at the LibraryMuseum in Albury, and spends their time at Murray Arts creating exhibitions that share the rich histories, cultures, and experiences of First Nations people. Kat has designed resources for artists that provides practical tips for getting their work exhibited and will be sharing this expertise at this workshop.
- Rachel Parsons, Director of the New England Regional Art Museum: Rachel has over 15 years’ experience as a curator, educator and academic. For this workshop series, she is bringing her expertise to help artists understand what regional galleries look for when choosing artists for their exhibitions.
- Lizzie Horne, Artist & foundation member of the Black Gully Printmakers: Lizzie is a printmaker, has exhibited at Michael Reid Gallery and has experience running her own commercial art space. She is bringing her expertise from both the artist and gallery perspective on navigating the commercial art world to this workshop.
📆 Tuesday 6, 13 & 20 October
⏰ 2-4 PM
📍 Online
🎫 $50 for RANSW Community Members or $125 for non-members.
(Not a member? You can join here!)
Past Workshops
If you missed one of our past workshops, you can catch up here! Once purchased, a member of our team will send you the links to the workshop recordings and any other relevant workshop material within 5 business days.
For RANSW Community Members (Group), please include the name of your organisation in your order so we can verify your membership.
How to write grants and influence people
Grant writing can be one of the more tedious tasks in the arts industry. From having to prepare lengthy applications, to not understanding exactly what you should say to sell your idea. Worse still, you do all that work and might not get the funding you need.
At Regional Arts NSW we feel your pain. We want to help you prepare your grant application and have the best shot at getting the funding you need.
You can now purchase the recordings of our recent workshop series How to Write Grants and Influence People! Over three, two-hour sessions with our funding team we covered the whole grant application process, including:
- Workshop 1: Where to find grant opportunities and how to develop your project
- Workshop 2: Writing your grant application and understanding what assessors are looking for
- Workshop 3: Writing your budget for your grant application (with excel & budgeting queen Dr Tracey Callinan OAM, RANSW CEO)
By purchasing this workshop, you will receive:
- The recordings of the three workshop sessions
- Our grant writing guide & grant writing checklist
- Tracey’s budget template
After purchasing the workshop, we will email these to you as soon as we can (please allow up to 5 business days). If you are a RANSW Community Member (Group), please provide the name of the group that holds the membership in the order notes.
This workshop is $50 for RANSW Community Members or $125 for non-members.
Price range: $50.00 through $125.00
The Tyranny of Distance
Again and again, artists across regional NSW tell us that isolation and distance are their biggest challenges.
In this workshop, Regional Arts NSW CEO, Dr Tracey Callinan provides guidance on how to bridge that gap. Over the course of 2 hours, you will learn:
➡️How to stay motivated & avoid burnout as a regional artist
➡️How to build a creative community locally and online
➡️How to connect with your local Regional Arts Development Organisation (RADO) and other local art groups
This workshop is FREE for RANSW Community Members, and $30 for non-members
Price range: $0.00 through $30.00