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
AI & the Arts
With Sophie Penkethman-Young
At the moment it feels like ‘Artificial Intelligence’ (better known as AI) is taking over the world. Or is at least dominating the conversation worldwide. But still, it remains perplexing.
Is it going to replace you at your job? Is it going to fill the internet with soulless slop? Can we trust what it tells us? Is it secretly plotting to kills us all? Or is it actually a useful tool to help us be more productive and do the things that we don’t want to do?
For artists especially understanding AI is increasingly important because of what it could mean for the creative industry.
We want to help answer all your AI questions! Join us at our next online workshop with self-proclaimed ‘Art Ho and Tech Bro’ and guest presenter Sophie Penkethman-Young.
Sophie brings a wealth of experience in both the digital and creative worlds and will take you through all the basic info you need to know about AI. Over two hours she will help you understand:
- What is AI? Where did it come from and what do we need to know about its history?
- What you need to know about AI image generation
- What implications does it have for ICIP (Intellectual and Cultural Property)?
- When is it appropriate/not appropriate to use it?
- What do we do about everyday tools we use as artists that now have AI features?
📆 Friday 18 September
⏰ 10am – 12pm
📍 Online
🎫 FREE for RANSW Community Members, $30 for non-members.
(Not a member? You can join here!)
Sophie Penkethman-Young is an artist and digital producer interested in how ideas and experiences translate digitally, how humanness could be described and how could it be uploaded to the cloud? She has a Bachelor of Visual Arts from ANU and a Master of Art Curating from USYD focusing on digital museum culture and internet-based practice.
Sophie has exhibited at galleries such as Artspace (2025), Gertrude Contemporary (2025) Seventh Gallery (2019) and Verge Gallery (2021). She has worked at Sydney Opera House, Creative Australia, Carriageworks and Firstdraft and has consulted for Sydney College of the Arts, Art Month, Sydney Contemporary, Ensemble Apex, FBi Radio + more.
Learn more about Sophie here: sophiepenkethmanyoung.com
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