The Depot’s ArtsLab workshops are designed for creative people seeking to develop their arts practice and generate income.

February & March Workshops:

New Media and Legal Issues One Day Seminar – 15 February  $30
New media expert Lewis Bostock demonstrates how to use social media networking to expand your client base and promote your work.  David McLaughlin, entertainment lawyer specialising in the field of intellectual property, advises and answers your questions on issues of copyright and privacy.

Vision to Viability Two Day Workshop – 29 February & 1 March ($80)
This interactive, intensive workshop will provide you with the tools to establish and maintain your creative vision.  You will learn about setting realistic and achievable goals, creative time management and speaking confidently and articulately about your arts practice. Guest speakers give practical advice on successfully taking on challenges and opportunities as a creative practitioner.

Business of Arts Three Day Workshop – 12, 13, 14 March – ($150)
An intensive and lively programme in which artists learn how to set themselves up as a business.  Practical knowledge and skills in GST, tax, costing & pricing structures, book keeping, marketing and writing a business plan are provided with manual and XL spreadsheets.

The programme is facilitated by experienced and entertaining company director Frances Denz.

ArtsLab workshops and seminars are held at Kerr Street Artspace, Devonport, Auckland.

To find out more about ArtsLab or to register your attendance please contact Lynn Lawton at pace@depotartspace.co.nz or (09) 9632328.

All Arts Lab seminars & workshops take place at Kerr St Artspace, Devonport

To find out more about Arts Lab workshops or to register your attendance please contact Lynn Lawton:
lynn.lawton@depotartspace.co.nz
PH:  09 963 2328

NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2011 WORKSHOPS & SEMINARS:

Arts Lab New Media and Legal Seminar – 16 November
One day seminar $30
Kerr St Artspace

A practical presentation on new media, print media and a discussion on legal issues for creative workers.

The new media segment is a presentation from media expert Lewis Bostock on how to use social networking sites to expand your potential client base, accompanied by real examples and facts and figures about how the world of media is shifting rapidly. Also how to use social networking sites to promote your work, exhibitions, live performances and films.

David MacLaughlin, a lawyer who specialises in the field of intellectual property advises and fields questions on issues of copyright and privacy.

Federico Monsalve has worked for a national and overseas media company and provides guidelines on how to write media releases likely to be noticed and published.

Arts Lab Creative Practitioners Two Day Workshop – 23 & 24 November
Two day workshop – ($80)
Kerr St Artspace

If you are serious about making a sustainable living in your chosen creative field, this two day intensive, interactive workshop provides you with the tools and skills to realise your vision.  Tools include exercises for setting realistic and achievable goals, identifying constraints to your goal achievements, time management and speaking confidently and articulately about your arts practice.

The workshop includes practitioners who share their experiences and offer solid advice on how to sustain yourself financially whilst maintaining your artistic practice.

Arts Lab Business of Arts Three Day Workshop – 28-30 November
Three day workshop – ($150)
Kerr St Artspace

The Business of Arts workshop is an intensive three day programme where artists learn how to set themselves up as a business. GST, tax, costing & pricing structures, cash books, competition, PAYE, depreciation are all explored in detail.

The programme is facilitated by experienced company director Frances Denz who demonstrates how to manage cash flow, predict income and expenses and looks at maximising earning potential whilst keeping overheads to a minimum.

At the conclusion of this workshop all participants receive a workbook plus Excel spread sheet templates for managing finances.

Arts Lab Job Search and Interview Skills Workshop – 7 December
One day workshop – ($30)
Kerr St Artspace

An indepth workshop on preparing your CV, portfolios and cover letters for maximum effect. Also get insight from the employer’s point of view, how the interview and selection process works with a focus on empowering you and developing your confidence in the job application process.

We look at questions asked in an interview and provide models for reply, how to write cover letters that communicate your suitability for the position, interview preparation, advice on show-reels and portfolios, responding to unsuccessful job applications and more. A valuable workshop to assist you in securing that wanted job.

Arts Lab Workshops & Seminars
The Depot
28 Clarence St
Devonport, AUCKLAND
Ph:  09 9632328

ART Venture 2012 Expressions of Interest close 23 September 2011.

ART Venture, a unique acceleration programme for creative, entrepreneurial people and producers working in the arts and creative industries in Auckland, is on the lookout for candidates for its 2012 programme. Successful candidates will be awarded a place on the programme, worth $35,000, to be announced at the awards launch in early 2012.

The year-long programme provides start-up and experienced creative entrepreneurs with a flexible yet intensive action-learning environment that, through peer-to-peer support, specialist coaching, and customised content accelerates the creative, professional and enterprise development of each participant.

It’s tempting when times get tough to bury your head in the sand and hope for the best. So can Kiwi creatives afford to do that, or will they go the way of the moa? That’s the challenge presented at this year’s Survive & Thrive: Fuelling the Business of creativity event on the 14th of July. MC for Survive & Thrive 2011, and rather a creative guy himself, Te Radar says “The mixing of creativity and business to make a creative business is more complex than simply hoping she’ll be right. Sometimes she isn’t. ”

Held at The University of Auckland Business School, and now in its third year, Survive & Thrive 2011 includes a programme of inspiring speakers, intensive workshops and networking, and is all about helping creative, entrepreneurial people succeed. Candy Elsmore, Project Director from Arts Regional Trust, says building a business out of what you are passionate about can have its challenges : “It takes creativity, thinking and sheer hard work. It can mean looking at new ways of doing business, exploring new opportunities, getting new skills and making meaningful connections. Survive & Thrive is our way of enabling this to happen.”

At Survive & Thrive 2011 participants will speed network [the business version of speed dating] to make valuable contacts in a flash, as well as gain practical tips and tools from specialist advisors who will a sounding board for brilliant ideas and sticky problems. With a full programme of 10 workshops participants can explore their how to create more sales, tune into the marketing and promotion of what they are doing, undertake a ‘health check’ of their creative business, and learn how to self-manage for success.

If that isn’t enough an expo of innovative events, organisations and services means creatives can connect people and groups can help them on their mission to survive and thrive in today’s environment.

You’d be mad to miss it!

Release date:

Wednesday, 1 June 2011

Further information:

More Information:

Arts Regional Trust Te Taumata Toi-a-iwi (ART)

Submitting to the Auckland Unleashed discussion document
You can submit your comments using email, an online submission form or by post. However you do it, your comments need to be received by 4pm on Tuesday, 31 May 2011.

Background
The ‘Auckland Unleashed’ discussion document sets out ideas and initial proposals for feedback to help prepare the draft Auckland Plan (also referred to as the Spatial Plan). It is open to anyone to provide comments, which will be considered during the formulation of the draft Plan.

The ‘Towards an Auckland Advisory Group’ Working Group is facilitating the formation of, on behalf of the wider the arts and culture sector, a wider group that seeks to connect the sector and be an issues-based voice for communication within and beyond the sector.

We think that arts and culture play an essential role in the development of our city region. We urge people involved and interested in the development of arts and culture in Auckland to submit their feedback to the Auckland Unleashed discussion document. We have prepared a summary reading of the Auckland Unleashed discussion document from an arts perspective (available on The Big Idea), as well as a submission guide (below).

See more about the submission process and related FAQs here.
Online submission form here

Email submission here:
theaucklandplan@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Post submission here (no need for a stamp):
Freepost Authority 237170 Auckland Council The Auckland Plan Private Bag 92300 Auckland 1142

The process for getting to the Auckland Plan

The Auckland Unleashed document is the first step in the formulation of the Auckland Plan. The Draft Auckland Plan will follow, and submissions /feedback will be sought following the release of the draft Auckland Plan in June/July 2011.

The Auckland Plan will be adopted in December 2011. More information here.

We are aware that many areas of Auckland Council are now formulating strategic frameworks (Economic development, arts & culture, heritage…) which will be part of the draft Auckland Plan.  It is therefore essential that our sector is active with our feedback now through the Auckland Unleashed discussion document and other feedback opportunities that become available.

Under the new regional governance structure, many arts and cultural activities are delivered through the CCOs (principally the Auckland Tourism, Economic Development and Events CCO, and the Regional Facilities Auckland CCO ) and the Local Boards. The Statements of Intent put forward annually to Auckland Council by the CCOs will need work in alignment with and deliver on the strategies contained in the Auckland Plan and subsequent long term council community plan (LTCCP) and annual plans.

When submitting to Auckland Unleashed, we urge people to consider not only ‘hard infrastructure’ (buildings, places, land etc) but also ‘soft infrastructure’ (policies, values, people, programmes, communities).

Feedback / submission process:

The Auckland Unleashed discussion document has a list of 11 questions for submitters to offer feedback on. The questions are listed on the attached pdf, along with the working group’s suggestions /guidelines for points that you may like to cover. These are not exhaustive and you / your organisations will of course have other, perhaps more specific, feedback which you should of course also include.

You may also choose to agree/comment on/expand on the strategic priorities identified in the discussion document. Those which reference the arts/culture/creative sector /creative industries are summarised on pages 5 to 10 of “Auckland Unleashed:  The Auckland Plan discussion document – Summary for the Arts Sector” by Elise Sterback

To down load the full document including the questions: Auckland Unleashed Discussion Document Submission Guidelines for arts sector final.

To read ‘An Arts Relevant Summary of ‘Auckland Unleashed’ .

Date and venue which is confirmed for Monday 16 May, 1 to 4 pm, Pioneer Women’s /Ellen Melville Hall (venue information: http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/council/services/venues/pioneer.asp ) Thanks to Auckland Council for making available the venue for the workshop.

Once again we ask you to do three things:

• Firstly, let us know if you are coming by return email to: maggie@artistsalliance.org.nz
• Secondly, forward this email to key people in your network who you think should be there. We have a growing email database but we know it is not exhaustive.
• Thirdly, the workshop will be a busy working session and we won’t have much time to recap on past findings and feedback, so please read the notes from the previous workshop (attached), especially if you were unable to come to that workshop.

You can see the notes and findings from March’s workshop here:

Models – responses from workshop 2

Towards an Auckland Arts Advisory – Workshop 2 – Summary, Apr 2011

The Awards encompass contemporary New Zealand painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, unique photography, and for the first time, video. The Awards are designed to encourage and develop the visual arts in New Zealand and to reward those producing outstanding work. They differ from other important New Zealand art prizes in that they aim to provide challenging opportunities and broadening experiences to the four major winners by way of residencies at  top-class international institutions. This year the Awards are being judged by three distinguished New Zealand artists – Philip Trusttum, Sara Hughes and Peter Gibson-Smith.

The Awards will be presented at the Pah Homestead, TSB Bank Wallace Arts Centre, on Monday 5 September. The Exhibition of Winners and Selected Finalists will be on display at the Pah Homestead from 6 September to 16 October 2011, before travelling to The Dowse where the exhibition will run from 29 October to 4 December 2011. A Salon des Refuses of the finalists not selected for the travelling show will be on display at the Pah Homestead from 6 September – 14 October 2011.

To enter the 20th Wallace Art Awards 2011, applicants must guarantee that the work is a one-off original, not of an edition, that was executed by the applicant in the 12-month period prior to 11 August 2011, when entries close. Entries must not have been exhibited in a public exhibition.

The Fulbright Wallace Arts Trust Award has a different judging procedure and requires a separate entry form. The requirements and entry date for this award closes at 5pm on Monday 1 August 2011.  Go to the Fulbright website for details and application form: www.fulbright.org.nz/awards/nz-wat.html

Paramount Award Winners for 2009 and 2010

Sam Mitchell Janus (2010) Acrylic on perspex (diptych)      Marcus Williams & Susan Jowsey The Correction

(2009) Photographic diptych

PRIZES
Total Value: approximately NZ $165,000.00

1. WALLACE TRUST PARAMOUNT AWARD
Six month residency at the International Studio and Curatorial Program in New York, plus a Bronze Trophy by Terry Stringer.
2. THE KAIPARA FOUNDATION WALLACE TRUST AWARD
Three month residency at Altes Spital, Solothurn, Switzerland
3. FULBRIGHT WALLACE ARTS TRUST AWARD
Three month residency at the Headlands Center for the Arts in San Francisco, USA
4. WALLACE DEVELOPMENT AWARD
Two month residency at the Vermont Studio Center, USA
5. 1ST RUNNER UP AWARD ($2,000)
6. 2ND RUNNER UP AWARD ($2,000)
7. JURY AWARD (Non-monetary)
Discretionary prize as decided by the jury
8. PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD ($500)
As voted by exhibition attendees.

For more information about the 20th Wallace Art Awards 2011 please email enquiries@wallaceartstrust.org.nz or call 09 639 2010. The Wallace Arts Trust Offices are located at The Pah Homestead, 72 Hillsborough Rd, Hillsborough, Auckland.

The BNZ Literary Awards are for both aspiring and established writers.

For many of New Zealand’s famous writers, such as Frank Sargeson, Keri Hulme, Maurice Shadbolt, Charlotte Grimshaw and CK Stead, winning the main Award, the BNZ Katherine Mansfield Award, was where it all started.

Entry categories

BNZ Katherine Mansfield Award category

For published writers – $10,000 prize money
Minimum length 1,000 words – maximum length 5,000 words

BNZ Novice Writer Award category

For unpublished writers – $1,500 prize money
Minimum length 1,000 words – maximum length 3,000 words

BNZ Young Writer Award category

For writers who are at secondary school – $1,500 for the student
and $2000 for the winner’s school
Minimum length 750 words – maximum length 2,000 words

Or if you’d prefer to post in your entry for the above categories, download the form PDF 180KB

BNZ Short Short Story Award

A shot story of a maximum of 150 words submitted via Facebook.

Meet the 2011 Judges

Owen Marshall – BNZ Katherine Mansfield Award Judge

Rachael King – BNZ Novice Award Judge

Penelope Todd – BNZ Young Writer Award Judge

Graham Beattie – BNZ Short Short Story Award Judge

“For 12 years I served as a councillor on North Shore City Council and Auckland Regional Council. I stood for public transport & cycling, pedestrian oriented urban design, public place emphasis in waterfront development, energy efficiency, and healthy water. ”

Follow Joel here: http://joelcayford.blogspot.com/

Also find out ‘Why Art Matters’ on Linda Blincko’s blog entitled ‘The Creative Parallel Universe’.  Linda is the creative director of The Depot, a creative community of artists, writers, makers and thinkers.

Follow Linda here: http://thecreativeparalleluniverse.blogspot.com/

The Depot: www.depotartspace.co.nz

NZ Community Economic Development Conference

19/20 April

Waitakere

The final NZ Community Economic Development Conference programme is now online with 50 presenters over seven plenary and 35 workshops. If you are interested in resilient, empowered and financially sustainable communities through social enterprise and community owned assets – this two day conference is a feast that is not to be missed!  Register here

Some conference highlights include the Hothouse/Dragons Den where you can pitch your social enterprise idea to a panel of “dragons”. A range of cash and in kind support prizes will be awarded to successful entrants. The Hothouse catagories:

1.  Sowing the Seeds:If you have the seed of an idea, but lack the cash to germinate it, the Hothouse ‘Sowing your Seeds’ category is for you. Open to individuals and/or organizations

2.  Watering the Grass Roots;If you are an established NFP/more than profit organisation, or have initiated a social enterprise project and want to scale up/expand, this category for you.

Download the entry form here

Arts Lab Creative Tool Kit for Artists of all Disciplines ($100)

12 & 13 April

Kerr Street Artspace, Devonport

If you are serious about being able to obtain sustainable income in your chosen creative field, this two day intensive, interactive workshop provides you with the tools and skills to realise your vision.  Tools provided include practical exercises to enable you to set realistic and achievable goals, identifying constraints to your goal achievements, time management and speaking confidently and articulately concerning your arts practice.

The workshop includes speakers who share solid advice on how to sustain yourself financially whilst maintaining your artistic practice.

To find out more about Arts Lab workshops or to register your attendance please contact Lynn:

EMAIL: lynn.lawton@depotartspace.co.nz
PH:  09 963 2328

Arts Lab Job Search and Interview Skills ($50)

27 April

Kerr Street Artspace, Devonport

This one day workshop provides the opportunity for you to bring your CV’s, portfolios and cover letters for an in-depth analysis of how best to prepare these documents. Insight is provided into what happens from the employers’ side of things, how the interview and selection process works, with a focus on empowering you and developing your confidence in the job application process.

We look at a questions likely to be asked in an interview situation and provide models for reply, how to  write cover letters that communicate your suitability for the position, interview preparation, advice on showreels and portfolios, responding to unsuccessful job applications and more.  A very valuable workshop to assist you in securing that wanted job.

To find out more about Arts Lab workshops or to register your attendance please contact Lynn:

EMAIL: lynn.lawton@depotartspace.co.nz
PH:  09 963 2328