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