{ART} WRITE Program

The {ART} WRITE program is a series of free talks on art writing presented by Eyeline Publishing and the QUT Art Museum. There are three sessions remaining - RSVPs are essential.

{ART} WRITE #3

The pitch: Pitching to magazines and working with editors

Tuesday 21 August, 6–7 pm

QUT Art Museum

Free

Join industry professionals Louise Martin-Chew (mc/k art consulting) and Sarah Follent (Eyeline Magazine) as they reveal their methodologies of pitching an idea or article to publications and working with editors.

RSVP essential 07 3138 5370 or artmuseum@qut.edu.au

 

{ART} WRITE #4

#SM&B: Social media and blogging in the arts

Tuesday 4 September, 6–7 pm

QUT Art Museum

Free

Join industry professionals Tess Maunder (The Maximilian) and Fiona Crawford (A Girl Called Fred) in sharing their knowledge and experience of blogging and social media in the arts, how to use it wisely, and its importance in the way we consume and promote the arts.

RSVP essential 07 3138 5370 or artmuseum@qut.edu.au

 

{ART} WRITE #5

Copyright: Copyright for writers and artists

Tuesday 23 October, 6–7 pm

QUT Art Museum

Free

Are you a budding artist or writer? It is important to know what your intellectual property rights are and also how to be sure you aren't infringing on other's rights. Join industry professionals, Anne Fitzgerald (The Intellectual Property and Technology Law Clinic QUT) and the Australian Copyright Council, to discuss these issues.

RSVP essential 07 3138 5370 or artmuseum@qut.edu.au

QUT - New short course program – Have your say!

In 2012 QUT Creative Industries will be offering a new short course program for the general public to attend.

In order to help them design the workshops available on the new program, they invite you to participate in their online survey. They are seeking your views on which short courses interest you across the areas of creative arts, design, media and architecture.

You won't need to be studying a degree to now gain access to their world-leading lecturers and tutors in order to improve your competitive creative edge in the workplace.

This survey will take approximately 5 minutes to complete. You will have the chance to win a $100 iTunes voucher as well.

http://survey.qut.edu.au/survey/173263/235d/

Big Picture for Micro Businesses

Craft Australia launched Share Your Stories, a national survey for creative micro enterprise at the State of Design festival in Melbourne.

‘The survey is designed to capture data about the contribution that creative micro enterprises make to the economy ’said Ms Vignando, General Manager of Craft Australia.

She continues, ‘micro enterprises are amongst the fastest growing areas of business in this country. The contribution to the economy generated by such industries is not well documented, even less so when it comes to creative industries’.

Craft Australia is the national peak advocacy organisation promoting Australian craft and design practice. The company launched Share Your Stories survey while exhibiting at the Design: Made: Trade fair in the Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton. Craft Australia had an interactive display at Idea Land, a program for peak bodies in the design sector, presented as part of the State of Design festival.

‘The presence of Craft Australia at Idea Land was a very successful way to launch the survey as it engaged the audiences and participants at the Design: Made: Trade fair. The survey is on the Craft Australia website for companies from all over Australia to participate’, said Ms Vignando.

The data from Share your Stories will be summarised and presented as an overall picture of Australian creative micro enterprises. This aggregated data will form the basis of advocacy activity that Craft Australia will undertake to promote this sector.

To take part in the share your stories survey and give your feedback on what it takes to make micro a success, go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MJGSXC2. The survey continues online till 30 August.

Craft Australia was at Idea Land, Design:Made:Trade fair from 15 – 19 July in the Royal Exhibition Building as part of the State of Design festival http://www.stateofdesign.com.au/Public-Events/Idea-Land

The Long Table at Design Made Trade, image by Alexandra Gillespie

Craft Australia stand at Idea Land, Design made Trade, image by Alexandra Gillespie

Share Your Stories survey online, at Idea Land, image by Alexandra Gillespie

For media information and image details contact Catrina Vignando,
General Manager at Craft Australia

T: 02 6273 0088

W: www.craftaustralia.org.au