Building networks for artists
Chris Brown, Development Officer at Cardiff's g39 gallery, spoke about how their drop-in sessions for artists are helping creatives to find work and develop business skills.
Develop Your Career: Visual Arts
10 tips for a creative career
Alison Baverstock has written books on being a writer and how to find a job in both publishing and heritage. Having worked in a variety of creative jobs, she shared 10 pieces of advice for any creative career.
Raising funds for the arts
Fundraising for the visual arts can be rewarding: supporting artists and making projects happen. But it also involves tight deadlines and difficult targets. Two fundraisers talk about their work.
5 tips for gallery staff
Working ‘front of house’ in a museum covers everything visitors see. Louise Emberson, Visitor Services Manager at Woking's Lightbox gallery – shared five tips for creating great visitor experiences.
Developing your career journey
As well as being a visual artist, Alison Sharkey has worked as a professional development guide and outreach officer. She talks about the importance of developing and maintaining skills.
How to be a gallery technician
Gallery technicians work behind the scenes to move artworks and ensure exhibitions are installed according to the artist or curator's brief. Find out the skills needed to pursue this career.
How to represent artists
Looking to work with artists? An artist’s agent and artist’s producer describe how they developed their careers representing visual artists and helping them to promote, sell or exhibit their work.
Building a portfolio career
Developing a portfolio career can provide a way to structure your work and maintain a steady income. Three visual artists describe the range of jobs they undertake to support their creative careers.
How to approach art galleries
Approaching galleries takes time and research. Different types of spaces require slightly different approaches.
How to work to commission
Commissions allow you to get your creative juices flowing. If your client is interested in stretching the creative boundaries there is no limit to what can be achieved.