Creative Freelancers Exchange

Are you a creative freelancer living or working in the Culture Mile area?

Would you like to exchange with other local creative freelancers, network and refine your skills?

Please join us! Culture Mile is hosting a series of online workshops & spaces of exchange for freelancers working in the creative and cultural industries to develop their skills, creative practice and wellbeing in our current situation.

COVID-19 has brought change, uncertainty and new ways of working for all sectors and we recognise this has significantly impacted freelancers in the creative industries. What have we learned and where are we now?

16 March Funding in the current COVID landscape : led by Sarah Waldron

What’s changed in the arts funding landscape over the past year? Where can creatives go to look for funding, and what are some of the key things to include or avoid in your applications?

Freelance project developer & bid writer Sarah Waldron gives us her guide navigating fundraising in our current situation.

About the speaker

Sarah is a freelance consultant and bid writer, specialising in arts, heritage and community projects. She works with clients including visual artists, theatre makers, screenwriters, galleries and festivals, helping many gain funding for the first time. Sarah is Director of Rosie Kay Dance Company and the Hub at St Mary’s in Lichfield, and acts as an advisor for High Vis Street Art Festival, Reimagining Industrial Migrant Stories CIC, and Warley Woods Community Trust. She also leads and facilitates money workshops for Work Show Grow.

Having previously worked for Arts Council England and the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, Sarah has extensive experience of working with a variety of organisations, giving advice and guidance on funded projects, grant management and strategic objectives

Visit our website here for a programme overview, or click the links below to book tickets for other sessions.

23 March Beyond Zoom: digital platforms for creative activity

30 March Creative Process: translating to and creating for Digital

13 April Conducting yourself as a creative business online

27 April Reflecting on Yourself as an Artist

11 May Putting Reflection into Action (in partnership with Guildhall Coaching Associates, part of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama)

25 May Asking the Right Questions: Business Planning Tools (in partnership with City Business Library)

8 June SME support within Culture Mile: How Can We Help?