Art of Managing Your Career Personal InformationFirst and Last Name* Pronouns Primary Phone Number* Secondary Phone Number Best time to contact you? Email Website Artistic BackgroundI currently work in/I am trained and ready to work in Theatre Dance Performing arts Music Film/video Photography Visual arts Fibre arts Crafts Graphic design New media/web-based art Other If Other, please explain: Please describe your arts practice in 1-3 paragraphs.What do you most hope to achieve by participating in the Art of Managing Your Career that you have been unable to do on your own?I'm looking for the Art of Managing Your Career to provide me with... A structured learning environment How business and the arts relate Motivating me to get things done Increased network of people Information about my artistic discipline Taking stock of my life and decide on a direction to proceed A business plan Skills to market my product or service A working portfolio Ways to increase employment options Other If Other, please explain: Employment ActivityThe Art of Managing Your Career focuses on assisting you to find and create work that sustains you financially and creatively. How have you been faring over the past 12 months?* Time out – I was in transition, dealing with personal/health or other concerns I looked for survival jobs... ...and worked some of them Worked part time for pay Worked full time for pay Worked on contract for people, community groups, organizations Continued to create artistic services, products or pieces of work to sell Worked on a business plan I volunteered in hope of establishing myself in a similar paid position Completely sustained myself financially through my paid artistic work Was supported by spouse/parents/others Supported myself and my artistic work completely or partially by grants and/or loans from public arts funders Other If Other, please explain: Obstacles to finding or creating paid work that I am dealing with right now include: (please check all that apply)* Financial limitations or debt Lack a support network Lack knowledge of resources Don’t know how to take advantage of the changing marketplace Need further education/training Fear of/don't understand marketing My own attitude or behaviour Believing I can/should do it on my own Organizational/time management issues Parenting, single parenting Too many options, can’t make a choice Lack of access to computer or other technology, lack computer skills Other If Other, please explain: CV / ResumePlease upload your most recent CV or resume. If you do not have one ready, please email to training@creativemanitoba.ca.FileMax. file size: 64 MB.What is your highest level of education?* Professional Arts ExperienceOf the following, I have...(please check all that apply)* presented my work to the public by means of exhibitions, publications, performance, readings, screenings, or by some other means appropriate to my work been represented by a dealer, publisher, agent or similar representative appropriate to the nature of my work devoted a proportion of my professional time as an artist to promoting or marketing my work received compensation for my work, including sales; fees; commissions; royalties; or residuals received funding for my work through grants or awards received public or peer recognition in the form of honours, awards, professional prizes, or by publicly disseminated critical approval become a member of a professional association related to my artistic activity Samples of your work It is important that adjudicators can view your work. You can either include samples of your work in an email to training@creativemanitoba.ca or you can provide a URL where an online portfolio can be viewed.How did you hear about this course?* Creative Manitoba pledges to prioritize opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and from equity-seeking communities, making best efforts to hold 50% of program space for participants identifying as BIPOC or from equity-seeking groups. If you feel comfortable, please self identify.Thank you for your application for The Art of Managing Your Career. We will be in touch after the submission deadline (August 26) to inform you of the results. Please be aware that there are only 18 spots available in the course. If accepted, the course will cost $200 and you must become a Creative Manitoba member. Memberships range from $15-25/year. You will not be charged until you have been accepted and you confirm your participation in the course. If you have any questions in the meantime, feel free to contact our Training Programs Manager: Kara Joseph at training@creativemanitoba.ca
