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BATHURST: Creative Wellbeing
July 11, 2024 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ARTS OUT WEST
Taking care of our wellbeing is vital for creative professionals. Without safeguarding the easy and artistic flow of ideas, it’s more than our health that might suffer.
Using your creativity for professional work is both rewarding and taxing. While there’s immense satisfaction in building a business around your artistic vision, the constant pressure to deliver and the emotional rollercoaster of the creative process can lead to burnout.
Creative Wellbeing is a unique workshop designed to equip you with the tools and strategies to not only flourish creatively, but also fuel the success of your creative business.
Participants will learn all the following, with a focus on arts practice and creative industries:
+ The definition of wellbeing and how it manifests in physical, mental, and emotional ways.
+ Defining ‘Creative Wellbeing’ as another aspect of self-care and understanding.
+ Some of the aspects of ‘Creative Illness’, including imposterism and self-sabotage.
+ Understanding Burnout and the significant ways it impacts of creative professionals.
+ Practical ways to respect and safeguard creative wellbeing in daily professional life.
What do I get?
All participants of this workshop also receive:
+ Lifetime access to a Dropbox folder jam-packed with additional resources and helpful links.
+ A practical Workbook to assist with the interactive elements of the workshops.
+ Access to additional free webinars to supplement the material covered in the workshop.
+ The possibility of further one-to-one business advice, mentoring and support from one of our creative industries business specialist advisors. We have a whole team ready to help!
Ideal for: This workshop is tailored specifically to creative people who are (or want to be) self-employed in some capacity. It is ideal for recent graduates, freelancers and small arts organisations.
Who is presenting?
Monica Davidson is an award-winning expert on the creative industries, who began her professional life as a freelance journalist and filmmaker. In 2014 Monica completed her Masters degree in Screen Arts and Business at AFTRS, and was appointed as the first NSW Creative Industries Business Advisor by the Department of Industry. Shortly after she founded the social enterprise Creative Plus Business, which is dedicated to educating creative people about small business and marketing skills. In 2019, Monica was awarded the QUT Creative Enterprise Australia award for being a Creative Trailblazer that “advocates, mentors, donates, educates and advises within Australia’s creative economy”. Monica continues to work as a writer, filmmaker and occasional performer.
What’s Creative Plus Business?
We’re a social enterprise dedicated to educating creative people and arts organisations about business skills. We help through sharing practical knowledge in a fun and irreverent way, and everything we do is designed to help creatives to feel more confident and comfortable about the entrepreneurial aspects of their creative practice. We believe that a bit of naughtiness, tempered with a kind heart and a big dose of professionalism, is the key to helping creative people understand the boring basics of business.
What is Service NSW Business Connect?
Service NSW Business Connect provides free, independent, tailored business advice from experienced advisors in one‑on‑one sessions. We offer practical insights and business skills development. Services also include events and resources on a range of topics for small business.
Accessibility: if you have any access requirements, please email hello@creativeplusbusiness.com
Venue: Tableland Artists (t.Arts) Cooperative Gallery, 76 Keppel Street, Bathurst, NSW 2795
Creative Plus Business is an approved independent provider for Service NSW Business Connect until June 2025.