Training Archive
See below for top tips and creative exercises to support all practices from our previous Metal New Artist Network speakers.
Downloadable Top Tips
Sorting your Freelance Artist Finances with Remi Harris
Writing your artist bio with Talia Randall
17 tips to overcome imposter syndrome from Ella Mesma
Top Tips from Arts Fundraising and Philanthropy
Residencies: The who, why, where & what of doing one with Robyn Woolston
How To Get Started Selling Products Online with Becka Griffin
Zine Resources with Seleena Laverne Daye
Going Public: Documenting & Presenting Your Work with Jessie Brennan
Making Work Outside The Gallery with Becca & Clare
Getting To Grips with Arts Council Funding with Rachel Dobbs
Top Tips for Applying For Commissions, Residencies and Callouts from Axis and Open Eye Gallery
Amateurs Forever: 18 lessons learned of DIY, collaboration & care from Sophie Chapman
Balance or Bust: 6 Tips to Sustain Balance in Artistic Life from Caroline Smith
Trusting the process from Poonam Dhuffer at YSM8
Co-creating with People, usually non-artists with Hwa Young Jung
How to Have a Sustainable Creative Career with Ceri Hand
Staying Motivated with Amy Pennington
Writing proposals and getting your ideas onto paper with Articulate Sage
Marketing yourself as an artist with Simone Kelly
Design Considerations with Design Print Bind
Regenerative Art Practices in the Climate Crisis with Sean Roy Parker
Taking control of your finances with Sarah Livermore
Who Defines Socially Engaged Practice? with Josh Coates
Pitching your idea with Aisha Zia
Developing your idea with Gem Arts
Hot tips with Azara Meghie
Top tips on planning finances & budgets with Laura Hensser
Creative Exercises
Souvenirs with Kate Genever: Inspiration and creative activities around postal art and collage.
Write the Manifesto and Create a Placard with Scottee: Two short scribbling tasks to help you understand why you want to make work and who it is for.
Fold your own Zine and Top Tips for Zine Makers with Lu Williams: Make your own mini zine using this A4 template to develop and share your ideas.
Films
If You Can’t Plug Yourself… with Tammy Reynolds
Planning And Working Collaboratively With People, with Xavier de Sousa
Project Management, with 12ø Collective
Assembling a website with Laura Trevail
How to engage audiences with your creative project with Dora Colquhoun
Creating, managing events & projects as an artist by Toby Campion
