In the spirit of Waving Not Drowning, instead of describing how cool it was I've decided to make a post which links to all of the networks mentioned on Saturday, for my own reference as well as signposting for anybody else.
Turning Point West Midlands
Never really entirely understood what Turning Point West Midlands was fully about until yesterday. They are a network for artists in the west midlands, and run several projects as a part of this including:
- New Art West Midlands which is an open exhibition for recent graduates in the West Midlands
- a small number of partner residencies
- an Artist Development Program which aims to broaden the amount of opportunities available
- a limited number of writing bursaries for arts graduates intending to write about art
- potentially upcoming business suite which I am super interested in
Artquest
This website has numerous opportunities as well as a dandy email newsletter for keeping you in the know.
A-N (Artists Newsletter)
Another goldmine of information, newtork and advice, this has been recommended to me before by friends so I feel a bit silly for being so slow on the bandwagon. Definitely worth subscribing to.
Arts Council
Super obvious, not fond of all the pink they use on the website but still another bastion of support. They also have a jobs email and a newsletter, but make sure your settings are set to weekly and not daily because it can become a bit annoying.
Voluntary Arts
Another good way of making connections and potentially finding charities who might have funding for arts projects.
Artists Lottery Syndicate
The Elephant Trust
Charity dedicated to raising appreciation and awareness of the arts in the UK.
And I guess I'll finish on the question posed by Anna Francis in Signpost (with my own emphasis):
What didn't they tell you at artschool?
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