06/12/2023
ShareSpace: Freelance Artists Network (FAN) Sharing Session 11am Monday 11th December at Wolverhampton Art Gallery .
Please book by 9am 7th December to ensure we have booked your lunch! There’s still a few places left: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/curiosity/t-qjxeeam
If you’d like to connect with Black Country artists come along to find out more about what exciting work is being developed by local creatives.
We have a fantastic line-up of speakers giving 3-minute ‘lightning talks’ about what they are working on, an idea or a skill they’d like to share.
There will also be an opportunity to hand out flyers or printed information about your work and time to chat informally after the presentations. If this format works and there are more people who wish to present, we will hold more similar events in the future. We will be asking for feedback on this event and what else FAN could be doing.
Event schedule:
11.00am Arrivals, tea & coffee
11.15am ‘Lightning talk’ presentations by Black Country artists and creatives.
12.15pm networking and lunch
1.00pm Finish
The speakers:
Peter Chand - The power and importance of oral storytelling in the 21st Century.
Tamar Dixon - Dance writer and blogger with a new community dance CIC that celebrates wellbeing.
Inge Hill – Research and support for creative professionals.
Jefny Ashcoft – Playwright highlighting Wolverhampton life.
Soheila Javaheri – ‘’Visual poetry’’ 5-5-7.
Marcus Johnson - Encouraging creative art and expression with drug and alcohol addiction support services.
Arun Kapur - Wolverhampton film festival and more events in Wolverhampton.
Sahjan Kooner - Digital processes and development of websites for art.
Michael Petalengro - Intaglio printing.
Kupid Val-Essone - More things that Music Freelancers have to offer.
Bones – Ther’arty’, using poetry to combat negative emotions and self empowerment.
FAN is a new network that Curiosity Productions are developing with Black Country freelance artists. FAN aims to raise the profile and advocate for freelance artists and creatives in the Black Country and beyond, find paid work for its members and develop their careers. This is our first FAN event and we’d love to meet anyone who would like to join the network.
This event is part of ShareSpace - a series of events that invite you to share ideas, share skills and connect with creatives, artists and community groups across the Black Country produced by Curiosity Productions for Creative Black Country.
Booking link:
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/curiosity/t-qjxeeam
Please book by 9am 7th December to ensure we have booked your lunch! If you’ve already booked, fantastic, please share and encourage someone else you know to come too!
