Building Blox Creating better economic opportunities for Visual Artists & Craftspeople

In 2009 the BuildingBlox Project presents a program of forums and workshops being held across the Mid North Coast. These are aimed at improving economic opportunities for visual artists and craftspeople by developing professional practice and by getting artworks into the marketplace.

FORUMS AND WORKSHOPS SCHEDULE FOR VISUAL ARTS AND CRAFTSPEOPLE

Sunday March 29th	Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery	Forum - Mining the Market - Audience & Marketing Development	Read The Report
Wednesday April 29th	Dunghutti-Ngaku Aboriginal Art Gallery	Forum - Dreaming & Beyond to Deadly Design	Read The Report
Saturday May16th	Great Lakes TAFE & Gallery Corridor Gallery	Forum - Lakes Art Stimulus Also - Graf Art Workshop starts on Friday May 15th & concludes Saturday May 16th with the Lakes Art Stimulus Forum all held at the Great Lakes TAFE Art and Design School at Tuncurry .	Read More ... Read the Report Here
Saturday June 6th	Bellingen Memorial Hall	Forum - Bello Art Stimulus BuildingBlox Bello Art Stimulus Forum - Partnership & Network Development Post Forum Survey - Click icon to download	Read More Info Read the Report Here
Monday June 1st	TareeTAFE Campus	Workshop - Audience & Marketing - Registrations Close 29th May	Read More Info
Tuesday June 2nd	Great Lakes Council Chambers Forster	Workshop- Audience & Marketing - Registrations Close 29th May	Read More Info
Saturday June 13th	(TBC) CWA Rooms Port Macquarie	Workshop - Audience & Marketing -	Read More Info
Saturday June 20th	The Macleay Valley Community Art Gallery Gladstone	Workshop - Audience & Marketing -	Read More Info
Sunday June 21st	Nexus Gallery Bellingen	Workshop - Audience & Marketing -	Read More Info
Saturday July 4th	Manning Regional Gallery Taree	Forum - Visual Arts & Crafts Business Info Expo -	Read More info
Saturday August 22nd	The Glasshouse Port Macquarie (TBC)	Forum - Boosting the Artistic Economy - Industry & Business Development	dfgsd
Saturday September 26th	Coffs Harbour - Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery	Forum - Visual Arts & Crafts Network Info Expo - Read More Info	Download Registration Form

The BuildingBlox program offers extensive information and support for artists in the areas of Audience & Marketing, Industry & Business and Partnership & Network Development. Forums and workshops will include presentations by artists, craftspeople and industry specialists and participants will have the opportunity of exchanging ideas, getting practical advice and experience from 'hands on' workshop activities and tapping into the growing vibrancy of creative practice on the Mid North Coast.

See below for Forum & Workshop dates. Workshop times are 10am to 4.00pm unless otherwise noted & bookings are essential
For further information and bookings - Contact Julia Morrell
BuildingBlox Coordinator 0418 226 361 or 02 6564 8947

The BuildingBlox: Developing the Mid North Coast Visual Arts & Crafts Industry Project is a project developed and implemented by Arts Mid North Coast Inc, funded through a partnership between the NSW Department of State and Regional Development and the Arts NSW's Visual Arts and Crafts program.