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
Business Essentials for Creatives
A practical guide to the business side of being an artist
As artists, the first thing we want to do create, and the LAST thing is all the pesky business admin that comes with it.
While it’s not something we can avoid, it can be made much simpler. In this workshop series, Regional Arts NSW CEO Tracey Callinan will guide you through the essentials, breaking down the jargon and helping you build confidence in managing your practice as a business.
Over three, two-hour online sessions, you will learn how to:
- Why ABNs are important
- Understand when & how to register for GST
- Get paid properly for your work
- Understand superannuation: what you’re owed and how to contribute
- Create a simple, effective budget
- Manage your accounts & submit your tax-return
- Create an effective CV and portfolio
By the end of the series, you’ll have a clear understanding of the fundamentals, so you can keep the business side of your practice simple and spend more time creating.
You’ll also receive templates and resources to help you get started and know where to go for further information.
We hope to see you there!
📆 Monday 22 June, 29 June & 6 July
⏰ 10am – 12pm
📍 Online
🎫 $50 for RANSW Community Members ($125 for non-members). Tickets for a single session can also be purchased for $25 (RANSW Community Members) or $50 (non-members).
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