by creativeconsultancies | Dec 29, 2015 | Arts Business, Creative Consultancies, Creative Process, Ideas, Planning
Before you get your 2016 started, take a moment to look back over 2015 and take stock of where you’ve already travelled. Investing time and attention on reviewing what you achieved and learnt in 2015 will give this year a big boost. To make it even easier I’ve...
by creativeconsultancies | Nov 25, 2015 | Arts Business, Creative Process, Ideas, Planning
I am a big advocate for a well selected day job being incorporated into many of my clients’ creative lives. This is especially true of creatives who are progressive, challenge the status quo, expand cultural boundaries or are simply in a set up, learning or building...
by creativeconsultancies | Nov 5, 2015 | Arts Business, Ideas, Planning
The old day job conversation is one that crops up all the time in my work and it’s such a fraught area for so many people. As creatives we’ve been sold a horrible story that equates day jobs with evidence of an inability to “make it”. To me this is one of the many...
by creativeconsultancies | Oct 16, 2015 | Arts Business, Arts Marketing, Creative Consultancies, Ideas, Planning
Those of you who have worked with me personally will be aware that funding is one of my least favorite financial strategies for arts practitioners. Before I get started on why, I want to clarify that I’m not writing from a position of personal bitterness. My own track...
by creativeconsultancies | Oct 9, 2015 | Arts Business, Arts Marketing, Creative Consultancies, Ideas, Planning
Writing a solid funding submission with a better chance of getting across the line is an artform in itself. In fact I recommend that my clients are cautious when making funding a major part of their financial model. Funding is not money for nothing, it is a highly...
by creativeconsultancies | Oct 1, 2015 | Creative Process, Ideas, Planning, Retreats, Vision, Workshops
Vision boarding is a super fun way to visually explore ideas. I love to do this as a social activity with a group of friends and it’s the perfect starting point for all of my retreats to kick start the creative flow. You can pick a specific topic, section out your...
