Creative Industries Networking Event - Growing your Arts Business

Arts South Australia invites you to a Creative Industries Networking event on Wednesday 22 May at The Light Bar, ILA.

This event provides an opportunity for artists and creative businesses to come together in a relaxed environment and hear from a panel of guest speakers who will share their experiences, challenges and successes they have had in their own businesses. 

In addition you will hear from a Small Business Support Officer from the Office for Small and Family Business, and learn about resources that are available to help you succeed in your own business ventures. 

We invite you to arrive from 5pm and enjoy some light refreshments with the bar being open for drinks purchases. The panel session will start at 5.30pm sharp.

Guest speakers include:

Jimmy Dodd, Artist and Educator

Jimmy has had a career in the arts for over 20 years exhibiting works in all forms of galleries across Australia and overseas. Jimmy has participated in many mural projects over time and regularly works with young people in schools, workshop and mentoring contexts. He has been a lecturer, in a range of fields, within the Adelaide Central School of Art for more than a decade.

Jazz King, Advertising Creative

Jazz has spent seven years as a professional visual artist before doing AWARD school and becoming an advertising creative. She still makes art in her games side-projects. She will talk about how her visual arts journey contributes to her success in advertising, and how that in turn feeds her artistic practice.(She's also a puppeteer for the Amazing Drumming Monkeys!)

Arthur Ah Chee, 3D Artist, Producer and Game Developer

Arthur is an Aboriginal game developer with five years of industry experience. He has worked within the South Australian Government, SA Water, and Sledgehammer Games as well as numerous other adjacent industries of the same skillset. Arthur is the CEO and Co-Founder of Cerulean Creative Studios, an Adelaide-based First Nations Gaming and Visualisation Studio.

Our facilitator:

Kirsty Parkin, Director and Founder of Supaglu

The event will be facilitated by Kirsty Parkin. Beginning her career as a writer, she began working in creative staffing in the advertising sector before moving into VFX and games training and recruitment. Kirsty loves seeing great work. She loves working with people to power their careers, and businesses to power their productivity.

Event format:

• Guests arrive from 5pm
• Panel session takes place 5.30pm - 6.30pm
• Networking 6.30pm - 7pm
• Event concludes at 7pm

Light refreshments will be available on arrival, and the bar will be open to purchase drinks.

RSVP by Friday 17 May. Places are limited so book early!