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Book in your one-on-one chat with Shini Pararajasingham today!

Need advice on your creative portfolio? If you are looking to do an exhibition, find an agent, or even collaborate with another artist, your portfolio is the best way to introduce your self and your creative practice. Shini, Founding Director of Off The Kerb Gallery in Collingwood is coming to Burrinja to take a professional look at your portfolio.

Do you want to find out about artist residencies? Find out all about what they are, who they are for, and what the benefits of doing an artist residency are? You may be pleasantly surprised that a residency is exactly what you might need next in your creative journey.

Book in your one-on-one chat with Rona Green today!

Need advice on an aspect about the business of being an Artist? Rona Green will be available as a resource for you to converse with about one of the following topics of most interest to you:

·       How to develop an audience for your art

·       Marketing fundamentals to consider as an Artist

·       Exhibition strategies and finding spaces to show your work

·       Q&A session – relief printmaking techniques and troubleshooting (Rona’s area of specialisation is hand coloured linocut prints).

·       General knowledge AKA ask Rona miscellaneous quick-fire questions about anything art business related until your 20 minutes are up!

Get more out of your art with art reproductions. Join Jeremy Daalder from Image Science to de-mystify the process of preparing your art work for professional reproduction. Come along with your questions as Jeremy is ready to answer them in this conversational 2 hour workshop.

The Skill of Exhibition Preparation
How to piss off the curator – or best to avoid it…
From artwork preparation for transit and display to documentation and more. Hear from the perspective of an experienced professional want you can do to avoid of falling short but set yourself up for success.

All you need to know about Melbourne Arts Markets
Have you been thinking about participating in an art market? Or do you want to know more about the myriad of markets to choose from, both locally and throughout Melbourne?
This workshop is going to go over the do’s and don’ts of running your own arts market stall. And we will outline the many arts markets that are available, the requirements for participation and the different audiences that are atracted to them.

Bring your creative project to life in this full-day workshop

Turning a creative idea into reality can take some knowledge, practice and expert guidance. The aerie, in partnership with City of Greater Dandenong, present Creative Project Planning and the Funding Landscape – a workshop to give you tools and advice to help realise your creative idea.

No matter what your creative idea might be, knowing where to find funding and how to write an effective project plan will help you achieve your project goals.
Realise your creative dreams.

Get hands on practical advise…
From Footage to Finished – learn some accessible video editing you can do on your phone to create short form videos of your artworks and processes. Video content is increasingly prioritised on social media above still images, looking at some common trends and styles of video within the art community Liz Gridley will guide artists through using CapCut (a free app editing program) to create reveal videos and instruct on tips & tricks to help your videos look clear and concise.

Book in your one-on-one chat with Jade Bitar today!

Are you asking “What’s next for me?” in your journey as a Creative? Join Arts Coordinator Jade Bitar in a conversation about where you are at now, and where you want to be… and what should you be focusing on in between. As the Visual Arts Officer of Stonnington and with years of experience working in the arts in both regional and metropolitan areas, Jade has her finger on the pulse; she is just the right person to help you on your way.

Back by popular demand…
Practising artist and curator, Bronwyn Ward, returns to the aerie after her highly successful workshop Checklist for a solo exhibition. This 2 hour workshop sees Bronwyn deep dives into planning and problem solving for your exhibition and explore how great collaborations make for great artistic and professional growth.