Page Navigation
Creative Workshop - Event Planning
Discover all the tricks and tips to planning and managing a successful arts project or festival.
In this free workshop, you will learn new skills or build on existing experiences in the areas of project development, curating, producing and project management of events, or arts projects, in your community.
All ideas, community groups, artforms, event styles, artists, artsworkers, creative businesses and organisations are encouraged to attend!
About the presenter:
With a long career in the UK, working in a variety of theatre and arts roles, Nigel was Executive Director of Queensland Music Festival between 2008-2018, with a purpose to transform lives and communities through music, reaching 112,065 people in 46 communities.
In 2019, Nigel established Momentum Arts, an arts production consultancy specialising in arts and well-being, strategic planning, regional arts development and major events.
Current and recent projects include Business Development consultancy for MIND BLANK, Executive Producer for THE BIG ANXIETY QUEENSLAND, management of the Regional Arts Fund for Queensland, strategic planning for three galleries in Maranoa, and design and delivery of an arts program for the National Rural Health Conference (Brisbane, August 2022). Nigel also delivers bespoke consultancy projects in touring and disability arts and is a Peer Assessor for Arts Queensland.
REGISTER NOW
Things to note:
The workshops will commence at 10am - 4pm with a break for lunch.
Please BYO lunch, water, pen and paper.
Other workshops in this series:
Engaging with Social Media - how to build your audience and grow your profile with guest speaker Alex Stalling - 10am Saturday, 10 June 2023
Grant Writing - how to master creative grants and paid opportunities with guest speaker Dr Louise Mayhew - 10am Saturday, 4 November 2023
(ticketing for these workshops will be announced closer to the event)
As part of the annual Somerset Arts Networking program of events, these workshops are made possible by support from the Regional Arts Development Fund in collaboration with Flying Arts Alliance Inc.
The Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) is a partnership between the Queensland Government and Somerset Regional Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.