Members receive discounts on Creative Manitoba courses, classes and workshops.
April 5, 2018
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Session 2
April 12, 2018
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Session 3
April 19, 2018
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Session 4
April 26, 2018
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Session 5
May 3, 2018
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Session 6
May 10, 2018
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Session 7
May 12, 2018
9:30 am - 3:30 pm
From top to bottom you’ll walk away from this course with a fully functional WordPress* based website, the knowledge of how to use it to your advantage and the ability to extend it yourself in the future. We’ll work through the process of planning, building and perfecting your website. We’ll focus on thinking through the purpose of your website in relationship to your artistic practice and goals, consider strategies for presentation, content development and keeping things fresh— all while learning the mechanics of doing it yourself.
A thoughtful, professional online presence is essential to developing your reputation, your persona and your audience as an artist. A single image, sentence or video can reach an unlimited number of prospective clients, peers and potential fans. While social media platforms work well for promotion and connection building, they’re best when used as a compliment to a dedicated, well considered website that centres on you and your work.
Note: The class is held in a media lab with MAC computers for hands-on instruction. Students can choose to bring their own laptops as well.
* Sites created in this course will be hosted on WordPress.com. The cost of hosting your site is additional to the registration fee for the course. The cost will be between $50 and $300/year depending on which hosting package meets your website’s needs. We will discuss in-class the various options available and which is best for you. You can preview WordPress.com pricing plans here: https://wordpress.com/pricing/
Instructor: Don Betts is a freelance website designer and developer who uses WordPress to create website solutions for his clients. He has a background working for not-for-profit organizations where he first started making websites. He has been building websites using WordPress for 8 years and has been active in the Winnipeg WordPress community. Don’s passion for matching good design with the goals of his clients has given him many opportunities to work with amazing people and organizations. He works primarily with small businesses and not-for-profit organizations.
April 5, 2018
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Session 2
April 12, 2018
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Session 3
April 19, 2018
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Session 4
April 26, 2018
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Session 5
May 3, 2018
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Session 6
May 10, 2018
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Session 7
May 12, 2018
9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Venue: Creative Manitoba - 4th Floor, 245 McDermot Avenue
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Cancellation policy
Creative Manitoba reserves the right to cancel or postpone any event where a minimum registration level has not been met. Participants registered for an event that is cancelled by Creative Manitoba will receive a full refund.
Registrants may cancel up to one week before the event to receive a full refund. No refunds will be issued to registrants who cancel within one week of the event start date. No refunds will be issued for registrants who do not attend.
Substitute participants are allowed in most cases, but not all. Please check with us ahead of time if you wish to send a substitute participant by calling 204-927-2787.
It is our intent that Creative Manitoba programs and events foster a supportive, nonthreatening environment for everyone to participate and share in - regardless of gender, ability, ethnicity or cultural differences. We ask that you please be welcoming and respectful of world views that differ from your own.