Blue Monkey Professional Development

We built a mailing list and sent out questionnaires to ask what artists would like a Professional Development programme to include. After months of talking to interested people, consulting and discussing possibilities, we put together an introductory evening of speakers from 5 organisations to give 10 minute talks on artists' resources already available in the wider area (De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill; Fabrica, Brighton; Talk about the Work, artists' critique group, Claremont Studios, Hastings; also a short introduction to the new Eastbourne Cultural Centre due to open Easter 2008 and to the Eastbourne Open Houses 2008.
We had over 90 people book for the Blue Monkey Professional Development and Networking event held on Tuesday 19 June at the Underground Theatre. The evening was a great success. We asked people to give some final feedback so we can tailor any future sessions to their needs.