AMYC Spring 2021 is closed for applications.

If you are a self-employed artist or looking to increase the portion of your employment derived from your art, this course is for you!

*Please note: Due to the pandemic, The Art of Managing Your Career will only be delivered online via Google Classroom in 2021.*

Course participants will be expected to:

• Watch and read 6 online modules
• Attend 7 scheduled sharing sessions
• Complete weekly writing tasks
• Participate in group activities during the sessions
• Participate in the Show and Tell Showcase
• Commit to participating in the peer learning network that will be established during the course
• Become a member of Creative Manitoba
• Participate in program evaluation sessions

IMPORTANT NOTE:  The course will be limited to a maximum of 15 participants drawn from across all artistic disciplines and therefore space is extremely limited. Participants will be notified of their acceptance by April 19, 2021.

The Art of Managing Your Career is for working artists to gain the confidence and knowledge to successfully manage their careers in the cultural sector, developing an extensive business plan, marketing plan, and template for managing finances.

Price: The Spring 2021 session will be provided at the reduced cost of $100 (regular $200) as it is the first iteration of the new online format. Please email training@creativemanitoba.ca if cost is a barrier. Subsidies are available for this course.

The course material has been designed at a college/university level and is applicable to artists from all disciplines including actors, craftspeople, dancers, filmmakers, musicians, new media content creators, visual artists and writers.

The course begins by exploring the attitudes and behaviours that may make it difficult for artists to recognise their transferable skills. It then builds components of a business plan and other self-promotion tools. A peer learning network is established to support the participants once the workshop has been completed.

By the end of this course, you will have developed an extensive business plan, a marketing plan, and have a template for managing your finances, all while pursuing your artistic dreams!

Instructor

Heather Bishop, CM, OM, Hon. LL.D, is an accomplished musician/singer-songwriter, social activist, keynote speaker, visual artist, published author, teacher, and tradeswoman.  She has been awarded the Order of Canada, the Order of Manitoba, and an Honourary Doctorate of Laws.  She is dedicated to an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling, and socially just world.