Artist as Fundraiser

Join us at the Geraldton Regional Library for a talk with James Boyd from Creative Australia.

Event Details:
When: 4pm - 6pm, Wednesday 5 February
Where: Geraldton Regional Library, 37 Marine Terrace, Geraldton Western Australia 6530
Price: Free

Open to independent artists practicing in the Mid West, this is the perfect opportunity to think creatively about fundraising for your projects and sustaining yourself as a professional artist.

If you are looking to grow your arts practice or arts business, come along to this Q&A session with James for some valuable insight into self-driven fundraising.

About the Presenter:
James Boyd has over 30 years of experience working in the arts in the UK and Australia, with a background in theatre and community cultural development. In 2004 was appointed Development Director of WASO, where he pioneered US style arts fundraising practices in Australia. Since 2008 he has worked for the commonwealth government across the arts and cultural sector, philanthropy and business to encourage greater sustainability through innovative cross-sector engagement, strategic partnerships, sponsorship and philanthropy. As WA’s representative of Artsupport Australia, an office of the Australia Council, he helped broker over $80million of philanthropic support to the arts. His Churchill Fellowship report ‘PURE MONEY?’ Global Responses Offering Arts Organisations Perspectives and Actions to Help Navigate Private Sector Funding Dilemmas was published in September 2023. In July 2023, he was appointed State Manager, Development & Partnerships (WA), Creative Australia.

Presented in collaboration with Creative Australia.

Please note that photographs and footage may be taken throughout this event. These will be used by the City for publicity and reporting in our publications, on our website and in social media.