WORKSHOP SERIES: VERY PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS

A new series of free and low-cost workshops for emerging creatives in Western Sydney

Are you a young artist ready to take your work to the next level?
Outloud’s Very Professional Artist series is here to help you build your practice like the career it’s meant to be.

Curated by our Youth Advisory Group and led by industry professionals, this series brings you hands-on workshops across multiple art forms designed to give you real-world skills and connect you with a helpful network of artists, mentors, and collaborators.

Whether you're writing songs, printing t-shirts, making plays and paintings, and figuring out how to go from ‘hobby’ to ‘career’, these workshops are made for you.

Plus, we’ll feed you!

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

Thinking about your practice as a business
Writing a compelling artist bio and artist statement
Building your portfolio and marketing tools
Tax for artists (how to not be afraid of tax)
Wellbeing and sustaining a creative life (busting imposter syndrome, avoiding burnout)
How to talk to people about your work and do that ‘elevator pitch’ (without cringing!)

Wrap it all up with an Industry Networking Night, where you’ll introduce yourself and your work to potential collaborators and companies.

WHEN
Wednesdays | 14 May – 25 June
5PM–7PM | Bankstown Arts Centre, Darug land
(close to public transport, fully accessible building)

Week 1: 14 May	Thinking about your practice as a business
Week 2: 21 May	Tax for Artists: Stop Being Scared of Tax
Week 3: 28 May	How to write a bio
Week 4: 4 June	Thinking about your practice as a business
Week 5: 11 June	Wellbeing 101
Week 6: 18 June	Networking

WHO CAN JOIN

Artists aged 18–25
Living in or connected to Western Sydney
Eager to turn your creative practice into a sustainable career

HOW TO JOIN

WANT TO COME TO ALL OF THEM?

Awesome. Apply to join our cohort (spots are limited) to join the full program free of charge and access mentorship between sessions. Apply via the link for our Expression of Interest form: https://docs.google.com/forms/...

WANT TO COME TO ONE OR SOME OF THEM?

You are welcome! Register here on our Humanitix page. Tickets are $10 per workshop, and a light dinner is included.

This workshop series is supported by the Waratah Education Public Ancillary Fund.

Outloud's 2025 program is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.

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