Are you making beautiful things and want to build a life that allows you to follow your creative passions? Do you want to take your creative hobby to the next step, or have you completed an arts course and want to know how to use all that learning to earn a living?

Starting a creative maker business can be challenging when you don’t know where to start.

In this course, over three evenings, artist Lea Durie will guide participants through the basic steps of launching or building a creative business. Feel like you’ve already got the groundwork, curate what you learn and upskill with individual sessions and learn how to apply and prepare your business for specialistic events!

Session one - So you want to build a maker business

Business basics - Building a business that is right for you

Finding your customer

What will you make?

What is a brand and why is it important?

Understand your numbers - and how to get there

Insurance and other bits

Session Two- To Market To Market

Great reasons to do a market

Finding the market best for you

Applying for a stall

Styling your stall to match your brand

Displaying your work for sales

What to pack

Enjoying the day

Session 3 - Opening your Studio

All the great reasons to open your studio

What if you don’t have a studio?

What to sell

Ideas for demonstrations, food and activities

Making your studio safe

Things you need to have ready

Help on the day

Promotion

Welcoming all those visitors

Suitable for Adults and Teenagers (12+).

Artist Biography

Ceramic artist Lea Durie has built a successful maker business and arts practice, firstly as a side hustle and then as a full-time career. Before that Lea was in a leadership role in government mentoring others to build careers that worked for them. Lea loves the business side of making and is now bringing these skills together to help others build successful maker businesses.

Images | Lea Durie | Maker Business Skills, 2024, Craft + Design Canberra | 5 Foot Photography

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