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

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)

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)

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

Avid Pro Tools 9.0 software package (approx) $995

At the studio we used a Protools HD 7.1 system from roughly 2007 up until November of last year when we renewed our recording setup. Over that time we added a few essential and fun plugin bundles + virtual instruments to really complete the audio production package.  We have found from project to  project that there is a broad range of requirements from people and their projects that often require a high degree of flexibility to work with and without a doubt Protools + a few extras gave us that capacity.

In November, when the time came to purchase our own equipment we had the choice to go Protools HD rig without enough budget to get a console or if we went with a program like Logic Pro and an Apogee Symphony Interface we had enough left in our pockets to purchase an excellent console + a few extra goodies.  The choice was easy and we never looked back.

A few weeks later when ‘Protools 9 opened up’, meaning the software now cost you around $900 and that you no longer needed a Avid, HD or MAudio interface, it turned out to be an even better choice for us!  Given that I was trained on Digital Performer and Logic, and was able via that to then learn Protools adequately within a week, from a software point of view I don’t think it really matters what you use so without saying when we got our new Logic setup it was fast to use with an equally pristine sound thanks to the Apogee and Toft ATB24 console – totally happy.

Now, a couple of weeks ago when I was offered the chance to trial Protools 9 I jumped at it, first because I missed using PT and second because I think it’s one of the best audio production packages around. Oh and then there’s shift to ‘openness’ and I wondered what that truly meant, here’s what I discovered in the basic package.

From installation I felt that the general feel was refreshing, the colour scheme gave a new look, an iLok authorizer in the Mac took care of no Protools hardware and a foreign interface working fine alongside that felt great and…free also. As a package PT9 is essentially like an earlier version of LE with a few extra HD features thrown in that do make it look serious. This does signify a significant change on the part of Avid and PT as they now appear on the same page, directly competing with other sequencers like Logic, Cubase, DP7 etc which is great news for engineers, studios and public alike as it signals some fairly significant developments in the digital recording industry. In effect we can also choose our own interface or none at all and use direct in/out from a laptop – yes Protools 9 is now open.

Software design has also reduced the labeling and other screen clutter that made finding some settings and controls a bit of a maze/minefield at times. These have been centralised in menus or removed and to me make things feel much less cluttered.

PT9 also operates solid as a rock without glitch from dawn till dusk using midi, recording, sequencing, mixing and mastering so it’s great to see nothing change there. I’m running a slightly faster Mac now but I suspect the change to openness also cleared some of the bugs that were appearing toward the end of our Protools HD life (like PCI cards disappearing and constant crashes/glitches when I upgraded operating software).

Two areas I’m concentrating hard on are the tasty extras or tools such as midi instruments, optical eq or mastering plugins perhaps? Unfortunately, not much new there, historically the limited sound banks and piano roll look has always been a reason to use other software to compose midi scores. Also, when working with bpm, loops etc the basic composition interface is a little clunky and I’ve found this frustrating from an ergonomic perspective.  PT9 however does meet me half way and provides some (4-5) really cool and flexible midi instruments that sound great, if you’re interested go to www.depotsound.co.nz to sample a short midi sequence we quickly made while writing this review.

Capturing automation using latch or write function is proved difficult on some settings like effect settings so whether that’s a glitch I’m not sure but it’s not working for me. It works via the track toggles but as that’s not really the effect I want…the instruments sound great anyway!

The basic suite plugins are also famously limited-yet-great sounding (also not much new here). I’m left wanting for more stereo modulation effects or filters but find little, lucky I’ve already bought all that other software and those plugins! I can see the logic of buying a solid production platform but having to purchase mastering plugins and even the fact that there are no decent optical eq plugs is a bit troublesome…what can I say it’s just what I’m used to.

Real time bounce has always been a problem for me when working on projects that require a fast turnover and when a lot of audio is recorded. Without doing a few tricks, I have often wondered why Protools didn’t have a simple bounce button to render an edited interview in a couple minutes rather than an hour and a half/the actual length. It’s simply a time and ease of use issue and I suppose like all things there are many ways of doing them. Added to that, an aspect of exploration and experimentation is really important in a music studio and Protools definitely has given us a few tools to experiment with so I’m not too worried about some idiosyncrasies.
Protools has always signified a way of working with a touch of old school class and with Protools 9 I found this pivotal move toward the new flawless.

The positives of course far outweigh the negatives. It’s still the same attractive piece of software it always was, the new design and operation feels more elegant to use, cutting pasting, destructive effects and time shifting etc is so smooth and fast and I must say it’s good to back working on the ‘sound canvas’ again. The mixer revamp is great also and the pop-out midi editor is a favorite addition for editing midi piano rolls and quantization. I also noted that when I added extra instruments, plugins and software bundles these all integrated without a hitch.

All in all nice work Avid, the results sound great and changes function at no compromise to the studio or home engineer  – the open version is a good thing for the music-making world – we’ll definitely be adding PT9 to our 2011 gear list!

In the transition to the new Auckland governance, the creation of an Auckland Arts & Culture Advisory Group by Auckland’s arts and culture sector was strongly recommended by members of the ATA.  (The sports and recreation sector have undertaken this type of regional strategy development some time ago.)

To help progress the initiative the Working party formed out of the sector wide TAPAC meetings in 2009 wishes to facilitate three sessions to explore and collectively work towards the foundation of an Auckland Arts & Culture Advisory Group.

The concept has since been favourably received by outgoing council senior officers and Creative NZ. The new Manager Arts, Culture and Events, Gail Richards and Manager, Community  Development Arts and Culture, Louise Mason  of Auckland Council are also supportive of the discussion and are interested to see the outcomes of the workshops from our sector.

We invite you to the first of these sessions (with The Big Idea Assist’s Elisabeth Vaneveld facilitating) on Wednesday 24 November 3:00 – 6:00pm, Town Hall Reception Room, entry off Queen St at the clock tower end.

The Agenda:

• Background:  how this mission came about
• Defining the purpose of the Auckland Arts & Culture Advisory Group
• The vision of the Auckland Arts & Culture Advisory Group
• We may get as far as beginning the goals and objectives – or at least sow the seeds for the next meeting…..

We are pleased to announce that Kerry Harvey from the Ministry of Culture and Heritage and Elizabeth Beale from Creative New Zealand will be in attendance.

The intended participants in this work-shopping process are representatives from any of greater Auckland’s arts and cultural organisations. We welcome those of you who want to take part and wish to work actively and collaboratively with their peers to co-create the Advisory Group and define its purpose and approach.

Ideally from your organisation a senior manager and a board member will attend.  As this will be a working meeting /workshop, it is highly desirable that all attendees are well-informed and to this end, the Working Group is working on some background documents intended to bring the meeting participants to the same starting line, which will be circulated to those who have RSVP’d prior to the workshop.

Please rsvp your attendance by Friday 19 November to Maggie at maggie@artistsalliance.org.nz

The Auckland Arts and Culture Working Group:

Maggie Gresson, Anne Rodda, James McCarthy, Candy Elsmore

Maggie Gresson
Executive Director
Artists Alliance

1 Ponsonby Road
Newton
Auckland
New Zealand

Phone: + 9 376 7285
Mobile: + 021 220 9623
Email: maggie@artistsalliance.org.nz

www.artistsalliance.org.nz
www.watchthisspace.org.nz

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Artists Alliance receives significant funding from Creative New Zealand and ASB Community Trust.

This is a forum for the community arts sector to come together to connect, collaborate and be inspired.

WHEN: 10am to 3pm Sunday 26 September 2010

WHERE: Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design

24 Balfour St, Parnell, Auckland

Further details on attached flier and at www.artsaccess.org.nz

PROGRAMME OUTLINE

Opening exhibition and social event

Time: 5–7pm            Saturday 25 September

CAN Forum

Time: 10am–3pm Sunday 26 September

10am–11am              Official welcome, followed by panel discussion entitled Developing networks, projects and people with

Di Jennings, Community Economic Development, Community Waitakere

Gail Richards, Manager Arts, Auckland City Council

Marianne Taylor, Co-Executive Director, Arts Access Aotearoa

11am–noon               Pecha Kucha presentations featuring 10 arts organisations and artists

noon–1pm                 Lunch provided (koha)

1pm–3pm                  Workshops introduced by Arts Access Aotearoa and including a presentation by Suzanne Vesty, Director of Spark Studio

The day will be a mix of presentations from guest speakers with experience in the field and facilitated workshops. When you register, please let us know your first and second workshop preferences from the following topics:

A:  Inclusive arts practice and governance: models of best practice

B: Collaborations and Partnerships: engaging with artists – a brainstorm of ideas and potential projects to inspire the network

C: Sustainability – shaping our future:  Funding and models of community development

TO REGISTER

Spaces are limited and bookings are essential. For further information, please contact Arts Access Aotearoa (T: 04 802 4349 E: info@artsaccess.org.nz) with ‘CAN Forum’ in the subject field (if by email) and the following details:

Name/s:

Organisation:

Number attending:

Workshop preferences (choose two from A, B or C):

Access requirements: (e.g: Sign Language interpreter)

Dietary requirements:

We are very grateful to Youthtown for providing refreshments and lunch by koha.

Tuesday 28 september 2010 // Juice Bar, 144 Parnell Road // doors open 7.30pm, start 8.20pm // $9 cash doorsales

Pecha Kucha Night is an event in which presenters give brief presentations accompanied by 20 images, each of which is shown for 20 seconds. Presenters are usually from the design, architecture, photography, art, music and other creative fields. Giving a total presentation time of 6 minutes 40 seconds for each speaker, it’s hard to become bored.

First list of presenters:

• Drus Dryden // writing you poetry & making you breakfast // www.sensitiveboyfriend.com

• Josie Maskell // Spark Studios // All Access Visual Arts // www.sparkstudio.org.nz

• Toi Ora // Inspiring Wellbeing Through Creativity

• Uxbridge // Creative Arts Centre in Howick

• Robyn Hughes // Prison arts

• Giant Leap Foundation/Circus Kumarani // Deaf Arts/Circus Arts and more

• Sue Clark // Youthtown // Youth arts

• Maureen Lewis // Refugee and Migrant Services

• Laurel Belworthy // Depot Artspace // Multidisciplinary Arts Community

• Catherine Chappell // Touch Compass // integrated dance // www.touchcompass.org.nz

• Shealgh Coop // does wonderful things in Parnell

• Gill Warren // Farmers Market Manager

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Pecha Kucha is for content not profit! now happening in over 300 cities

www.pechakucha.co.nz

www.pecha-kucha.org

Pecha Kucha Nights in New Zealand are supported by MIG

MEET THE CANDIDATES STANDING AS COUNCILLORS FOR YOUR NORTH SHORE WARD AND AS DEVONPORT-TAKAPUNA LOCAL BOARD MEMBERS.

Your opportunity to hear the candidates address local concerns.

7-9.30pm Wednesday, 29 September
Devonport Community House
32 Clarence St
DEVONPORT