- Venue
- Blackpool Central Library
- Date
- Thursday, July 30, 2015
10:00 AM - Address
- Queen Street, Blackpool, FY1 1PX
- Location
- North West England
- Organiser
- LeftCoast
This pilot one-day seminar with Frances Lord enables artists and arts organisers to gain insight into the following three strands:
- Running a successful project: making a strong proposal, identifying and responding to briefs, working within budgets, dealing with contracts, effective project management, time management and trouble shooting, copyright and other legal issues.
- How to set up artist-led and temporary spaces: what is involved in legal and practical terms, how to respond to opportunities and negotiate roles and responsibilities to ensure successful outcomes.
- Multi-partner project working: self-initiated projects and creating your own brief – who in an ideal world might you collaborate with, and on what sort of project, how to negotiate multi-partner agendas and expectations and work to everyone’s strengths.
Throughout all three strands, with a combination of facilitated and informal discussion, we will look at what sort of skills you need, how to match aspirations to budgets, and what constitutes good practice. The seminar will be illustrated with visual examples of nationally and internationally sourced projects and case studies to stimulate discussion.
Please note that as this is a pilot session there will be some written recording taking place during the session.
Frances Lord is a freelance consultant whose specialism is in the visual arts and crafts. Frances works with local government, architects, developers, environmental agencies, and directly with artists and arts organisations initiating, developing and managing arts and cultural projects. She has experience of curating, commissioning, policy and strategy development, mentoring and coaching, evaluation and fundraising.
“I thought Frances Lord ran an exceptional seminar – she was very informative and addressed every question thoughtfully and succinctly. “ (Feedback from an artist who attended Frances Lord’s Negotiating public art and commissioning projects seminar, 2015)
Who is the session for
This event is aimed at visual artists and arts organisers at all career stages.
The day includes coffee, tea and soft drinks but lunch is not included.
How to book
To book a place, click here
This event forms part of a-n’s professional development programme that also includes networking events, bursaries, advice and guidance as well as online toolkits and expert guides.
Costs are subsidised by a-n The Artists Information Company and LeftCoast
Terms and conditions
If you do not live, work or study in the area the courses are not available for you to access and LeftCoast reserve the right to cancel your place if we feel you do not meet these requirements.
Please note that although places are free of charge LeftCoast reserve the right to charge a £25 ‘no show’ fee for any attendee who does not attend the workshop without cancelling their place at least 24 hours in advance.
