Line Up Confirmed for Spotlight On Making Work in Challenging Economic Times
In partnership with
- Date: Tuesday 30th June 2009
6.30pm - 8.30pm. Followed by optional networking session: 8.30pm – 9.30pm.
- Venue: Contact
Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6JA. Find it.
- Cost: Free to PANDA members / £5 non-members
Not a PANDA member yet? Join now. Membership expired? Subscribe now.
Creative ways to diversify your income streams
We are pleased to confirm the final line up of speakers for our next Spotlight On, in partnership with Contact.
This practical panel-led information and networking event is open to anyone working in the performing arts in the North West. Join us at 6.30pm on Tuesday 30th June 2009 to reflect on where the financial crisis has left the performing arts and find out what you can do to survive the downturn with your artistic integrity intact.
Speakers
- Julia Turpin is currently Acting PANDA Manager and also Director of Contacting the World, an international theatre project for young people. Julia will be chairing the discussion and sharing her own experiences of fundraising for projects, including sourcing international funds.
- Richard Hall is Assistant Theatre Officer at Arts Council England North West. Richard will discuss planned changes at the funding body and provide an update on the future of Grants for the arts funding.
- Chantelle Culshaw is currently Development Director at Royal Exchange Theatre and has previously worked as Development Manager at The Lowry and raised capital funding in her time with IOU Theatre. Chantelle will highlight funding available through alternative sources including trusts and foundations, corporate sources and sponsorship.
- Eleanor Wotherspoon is Regional Manager for the North of England at Arts & Business, a world leading membership network and consultancy with over 30 years of experience in fostering innovative partnerships between business and the arts. Eleanor will share examples of arts and businesses that have worked creatively together and provide an insight into the current state of private investment in the arts.
- Chanje Kunda is a poet, playwright and performance artist, and Director of her own company, Afrique Performs, which she set up in 2003. Chanje will explain how she has been able to support the company using various income streams, including grant funding, local authority contracts and earned income from workshops and commercial work.
The event will take place in Space 2 at Contact where there will be tea, coffee and biscuits on arrival. You are also invited to stay on after the panel discussion for an additional hour-long networking event in Contact Lounge bar. Your chance to meet the speakers on a one-to-one basis, catch up with friends and colleagues and network with new contacts from the event.
Book your place
Last few places left, book now to avoid disappointment!
To book a place at Spotlight On Making Work in Challenging Economic Times contact Rachel Morton on 0161 274 0626 or email rachel@panda-arts.org.uk.
