Project Planning for Creatives:

Designed for creative thinkers, this 3-hour workshop focuses on how to develop an effective project plan for your next arts project. Whether you're new to project planning or looking to refine your skills, project planning is an essential skill for successful and impactful arts projects, and is the first building block for seeking grant funding, sponsors and partnerships for your next arts initiative.

This workshop covers:

Getting your project planning essentials right - Why? What? How? Who? When? Where?
How to create a detailed and realistic project timeline
How to approach budgeting
Managing project risks
Thinking about community and stakeholder engagement
Project monitoring, evaluation and documentation
Audiences, attendees and participants - considering the outcomes of your project for others
Templates, toolkits and resources to support your project planning

Participants will leave this workshop with a simple, one-page project plan for further development. Suitable for creatives of all disciplines and levels of experience.

About the facilitator:

Olivia Everitt is a grant writer, arts consultant and workshop facilitator with over 15 years’ experience working with not-for-profits, local government and in the arts and cultural sector. Currently based in Gympie, Olivia enjoys working with clients across rural and regional Queensland and beyond, on both short-term projects and an ongoing basis to provide specialist support in grant writing, arts and economic development. Olivia has been a national grants peer assessor with both Creative Australia and Regional Arts Australia and holds a Master of Business (Arts and Cultural Management from Deakin University, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Arts) from the Queensland University of Technology. For more information: www.oliviaeveritt.com

IMPORTANT - Please be mindful when booking that spaces are very limited for this FREE workshop. If you cannot attend you must cancel your booking before 25th July and advise events@livingstone.qld.gov.au - NO shows are not acceptable. Afternoon tea is included in your booking.