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EAST Information Sheets
Employment Issues
This information sheet provides practical advice on how to run your
artistic career as a sucessful business.
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PDF (12 kb)
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Document (20kb)
Project Management and Contracts
This information sheet gives tips and advice on running large projects
and dealing with contracts.
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PDF (64 kb)
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Document (12kb)
Money Matters: Pricing, Selling and
Budgets
Your time, effort and commitment is a precious commodity and as such
has a financial worth. It is important to strike a balance between
making your services affordable and not undervaluing yourself. An
important part of any independent artistic career is deciding how much
your work/effort is worth. This information should will provide you
with the facts you need to consider.
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PDF (80 kb)
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Word Document (28kb)
Approaching Galleries and Commissions
In order to show your work to the wider public it will be necessary at
some point to work with professional organisations. Whether it is a
gallery, theatre, performance space, other curatorial or even a
non-arts organisations it helps to know how to deal professionally in
order that the experience is a positive one. This information sheet is
intended to help ensure that your professional dealings with
organisations are enjoyable and beneficial rather than a nightmare.
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PDF (87 kb)
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Word Document (17kb)
Marketing
This information sheet will introduce you to marketing and the tools
employed to communicate with others and develop a wide audience. Some
of these marketing tools may be familiar: business cards, leaflets,
flyers, newsletters, posters, advertising and editorial, promotional
CDs and DVDs, email newsletters and websites. But it is how you use
them that will make all the difference to your profile.
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PDF (87 kb)
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Word Document (20kb)
Proposals
This information sheet is written with David Hancock, an artist and
gallery professional, with experience of both sides of the process. It
contains detailed instruction and tips on how to compose a successful
proposals and make proposals work for you.
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PDF (92 kb)
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Word Document (16kb)
Touring Exhibitions
This information sheet is written by Mike Sixsmith (Administrator TEG
Touring Exhibitions Group). It looks at the problems artists face when
touring work and provides various solutions.
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PDF (89 kb)
Creating a Successful
Website
This
information sheet is written by Juno Doran, an artist and website
developer. It looks at technical and logistical considerations of
creating a website.
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PDF (144 kb)
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