Free Development Session: responding to arts commission briefs

On Wednesday 28 April at 11am, Exeter Culture will be hosting a free development session via Zoom for 15 participants on responding effectively to arts commission briefs. The session will be led by Michelle Bowen, Director of UK New Artists and a highly experienced cultural and creative sector leader and manager with a career including senior positions in the strategic cultural agencies and funding system at both the Arts Council England and Craft Council. The session will cover:

  • Understanding the brief

o   What are commissioners looking for, and how to connect your work with the brief?

o   Making choices: quality over quantity

o   How to best meet the meet the criteria/consider what other recourses you need to look at to ensure you understand the context and landscape in which the commission is being made.

  • Managing the process

    • Timeframes

    • Asking the right questions

  • Articulating your practice and ideas

    • Writing a proposal

    • Supporting information

    • Will the this commission develop your work?

  • Technical considerations

    • Install and de-install considerations

  • Costing and budgets

  • Public engagement

    • What innovative ideas might support your proposal?

  • Q&A

In addition, on Friday 30 April, Michelle will be offering six artists 1-2-1 sessions for bespoke feedback and advice, with a focus on commissioning/public art working:

  • Are you considering applying for a public art/commissioning opportunity? Uncertain how to make the best impression?

  • Would you like the opportunity to talk to someone about an application you made that was unsuccessful and would like advice about improving it?

  • Or perhaps you would value talking to someone about an opportunity that you are thinking of applying for and how to put your best foot forward?

  • Maybe you are thinking about how your work might be developed into working with commissions, open up your way of working? Is it right for you?

Places are limited to 15 for the workshop, and there are 6 one-to-one slots. Please book your place by emailing Belinda Dillon on hello@exeterculture.com.

Thanks to Art Work Exeter for supporting this opportunity.

 
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