Introducing Monica Davidson from Creative + Business, our next speaker for the Horizons Guest Speaker Series. Join us as Monica shares some tricks of the trade, she has collected throughout career in the arts.

A career in the creative industries will very often involve at least one foray into freelancing – whether we like it or not! Everyone from curious hobbyists to regular employees will probably need to understand the basics – not to mention those who have deliberately chosen the freelance life. This session is a fast, fun and practical presentation specifically designed for creative practitioners and arts professionals with absolutely no business skills to help them get started in the right direction with creative freelancing right.

Monica Davidson is an award-winning expert on the creative industries. She started as a freelance writer, performer, and filmmaker, and after launching her production company, she began sharing her entrepreneurial learnings by mentoring and teaching other creatives. In 2013 she consolidated her knowledge with a Master’s degree in Screen Arts and Business from AFTRS, and shortly after was appointed as Australia’s first Creative Industries Business Advisor. In 2016 Monica founded Creative Plus Business, a social enterprise that educates creative practitioners about business, money and marketing. Monica also continues her own work, releasing her feature documentary/musical Handbag on SBS in 2023.

C+B Website:https://www.creativeplusbusiness.com/

C+B Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/creativeplusbusiness/

Event Details: 5:30pm – 6:30pm Monday August 12th 2024

Bookings Via Humanitix

Horizons: Creative Industries Career Launchpad is a mentoring and professional development program for young creatives across regional NSW. Our 75 participants have been grouped with one of 14 experienced professionals who will have an ongoing and personalised mentoring relationship for the next 7 months.