PRESS RELEASE
Early Xmas present for the artists of Wellington
ARMS and WACT are holding a series of FREE workshops about the arts and business from next Monday, November 24 through
to Friday 12 December.
Artists and those involved in the arts industry will be able to learn how to build an audience and increase income
through simple business practices. The sessions are focused on practical knowledge and tools to boost careers, presented
in a fun environment by people who know both sides of the arts/business fence.
ARMS is an organisation founded to raise the level of arts enterprise in New Zealand by bringing business smarts to
artists and showing them ways to make cash flow for their passion.
WACT (Wellington Artists' Charitable Trust) was formed to foster the development of the freelance artistic talent that
makes Wellington the Creative Capital. WACT provides production and infrastructure support through its purpose-built
rehearsal room, production and office facilities in its Cable Street Studio.
All workshops are FREE but are limited to 20 people per session and will be held from 12pm to 4pm at the rehearsal rooms
of WACT on the first floor of 44 Cable Street (above Tory European, opposite Te Papa), phone 385 0192.
The schedule of the workshops is as follows:
Monday 24 November: Writing
(playwrights, novelists, short story writers, poets, self-publishers
and associated industry)
Tuesday 25 November: Performing Arts
(actors, dancers, comedians, soloists, musicians, directors,
producers and associated industry)
Wednesday 26 November: Visual Arts
(painters, sculptors, crafts, galleries and associated industry)
Thursday 27 November: Music
(songwriters, players, producers, promoters, managers and associated
industry)
Tuesday 2 December: Visual Arts
(painters, sculptors, crafts, galleries and associated industry)
Wednesday 3 December: Music
(songwriters, players, producers, promoters, managers and associated
industry)
Thursday 4 December: Writing
(playwrights, novelists, short story writers, poets, self-publishers
and associated industry)
Friday 5 December: Performing Arts
(actors, dancers, comedians, soloists, musicians, directors,
producers and associated industry)
Tuesday 9 December: Music
(songwriters, players, producers, promoters, managers and associated
industry)
Wednesday 10 December: Performing Arts
(actors, dancers, comedians, soloists, musicians, directors,
producers and associated industry)
Thursday 11 December: Visual Arts
(painters, sculptors, crafts, galleries and associated industry)
Friday 12 December: Writing
(playwrights, novelists, short story writers, poets, and associated
industry)
All sessions are interactive using participant experiences, case studies and audience participation. The content of each
session is targeted at a particular art form as shown in the headings above. However, the core essence of the workshops
applies to all arts disciplines.
The workshops focus on artists as the primary generators of income, but also cover the associated infrastructure of the
art forms. All workshops are designed for New Zealanders wanting to boost their income and develop long-term sustainable
careers in the global arts industry.
If you have any queries about the above, or want more information, please email workshops@arms.org.nz or phone Mark on
021 2200 400.
And check out http://www.arms.org.nz