ONLINE WORKSHOPS
Tickets are $20 or free for members.
Upcoming Workshops
First Nations awareness and cultural safety for artists and arts workers
Friday 9th May
1pm – 3pm AEST
In this workshop, Anaiwan man Dave Widders will take workshop participants through the history and politics of Aboriginal culture in NSW, helping you to find effective ways of working respectfully. This will help us all with creating better and safer environments for Aboriginal artists and workers, increasing awareness and understanding throughout the arts sector and in our regional communities.
Dave Widders is a very proud Anaiwan man from Armidale NSW. David has worked over the last 20 years in Federal, State, local Government and community organizations. David is driven by a passion to make a difference for Aboriginal people and make a push towards a positive reconciliation across the wider community. This can only happen with a two way education process. Dave has worked in Aboriginal communities across Australia from Urban, Regional and Remote areas and has been accepted by the local Aboriginal people respectively.
Introduction to Xero: How to use it to manage your finances and payments
Friday 13th June
1pm – 2pm AEST
Xero has been adopted as one of the most widely used accounting software programs for small businesses. Theresa Nguyen from Company Prophets has extensive experience in using this with arts organisations and will share information about how it works and what it can do.
Visual Artists: Artist bios, CVs, artist statements and competitions
Friday 4th July
1pm – 2pm AEST
This session will help artists from all artforms to look at how to create the documents and material that will help them present their work across a range of platforms, to assessors and to curators.
Creating a healthy space for creatives and their wellbeing
Friday 1st August
1pm – 2pm AEST
Aimee Davies from Hey Mate set up Hey Mate to make sure that those working in the arts and creative industries could access industry-specific help with mental health, wellbeing and workplace safety. She will lead participants through ways of supporting their own wellbeing.
Business plans for artists including how to promote your business
Friday 5th September
1pm – 2pm AEST
Biz HQ knows how to help you summarise your business plan so that you can outline what you do, your goals and how to achieve them.
Building your online presence through websites, directories and social media
Friday 17th October
1pm – 2pm AEDT
Having an online presence is now an expectation for artists, but how do you choose what to do with it and how do you make it happen? Led by Kate Howarth, an expert in regional promotion, design and communication in the arts.
Admin tips for running a successful creative business
Friday 7th November
1pm – 2pm AEDT
How do you learn all those little things that make your admin run smoothly when what you really want to be doing is working on your creative output? It can be hard for artists that have never had to learn the skills of office work, but this session will be filled with lots of practical tips designed to make your admin life easier.
Tracey Callinan joined the Regional Arts NSW team in 2022 as Chief Executive Officer after a 13-year stint as Executive Director of Arts Out West. Tracey previously worked at the University of Sydney at the Conservatorium of Music and the Arts Council England with the national Creative Partnerships program.
Good governance tips for not for profit groups in the arts
Friday 5th December
1pm – 2pm AEDT
Aimed primarily at arts organisations, this session will discuss how arts organisations can make sure they are operating effectively.
Tracey Callinan joined the Regional Arts NSW team in 2022 as Chief Executive Officer after a 13-year stint as Executive Director of Arts Out West. Tracey previously worked at the University of Sydney at the Conservatorium of Music and the Arts Council England with the national Creative Partnerships program.