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Announcing an exciting new workshop/panel series in collaboration with @videopool and @newmediamb: Merging Mindsets! Our first event is Saturday, November 30th: 3D Printing: Uses, Materials, and Challenges . . Image: Better Living Through Bio-Robotics: NGGH Beluga Drone. 2018. Erika Lincoln. 20-3D prints of beluga whale merged with Global Hawk UAV, gypsum, steel, mirrored acrylic . . 3D printing is revolutionizing how we construct and create. Originally invented to assist designers in rapid-prototyping it has become more accessible and available allowing artists to unleash their creativity in new ways. Join local makers and artists to learn about techniques, software, and challenges with the medium. How can I integrate 3D printing into my artistic practice? Where do I start? What resources are available locally? They will answer all of these questions – and more! . Panelists: Marney Stapley (@marneystapley) Erika Lincoln (@cogitechnaut), Christopher Kematch (@pawatadesigns) , Grace Nickel (@gnickelceramics) . . In cities around the world, the creative arts and interactive digital media sectors are bringing their respective skills together to imagine and create exciting new events, art and products – merging digital technologies with artistic practice. In Manitoba, we’re ready to showcase what our vibrant arts community and interactive digital media sector can do together. Merging Mindsets will expand opportunities for artists to create using digital technologies while broadening connections with interactive digital media (IDM) related companies that want to innovate using creative talent. Join us as we embark on an exciting series of community-building events exploring the digital tech in art and the art in digital tech while connecting the people in between. . . Find out more and register at creativemanitoba.ca/learning/merging-mindsets/ . We acknowledge the support of The Canada Council for the Arts.

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Now that our Arts Management Lunch and Learns have wrapped up, we've got one last professional development opportunity for emerging to mid-career arts administrators and managers this calendar year! . . Arts Management PD Day: From Strategy to Operations Thursday, December 12, 2019 10am-4:30pm . . Learn the ins-and-outs of managing a small to mid-size arts organization. . . Topics covered: Strategic planning with Michelle Kuly of Blueprint Inc. Human Resource basics with Dan Furlan of HR Strategies Organizational culture and Long-term planning with Camilla Holland of Royal MTC and Larry Desrochers of the Manitoba Opera . . To see the full schedule, read more about our expert facilitators, and to register, visit www.creativemanitoba.ca/events/strategy_to_ops

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#Repost @aisocialmission • • • • • • The @artimpactai workshops are in #Winnipeg tomorrow Nov 19th at @creativemanitoba. We look forward to exploring the potential of #AI in creative practices, ethical implications, playing games, and hearing our participants recommendations on the development and deployment of #machinelearning and #deep learning. This is our 10th destination and we’ll be revealing the results of this PanCanadian program at #AIonaSocialMission 2020, April 30th, May 1st. These workshops are a co-production of AI Impact Alliance, www.allianceimpact.org, and @ukaiprojects, and are made possible with the support of the @canada.council #Manitoba #Canada #AIEthics #Artists #Creativeworkers #creativeproducers @mbartscouncil @mbartsnet . . Link to the registration page in bio.

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Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experiences with us, Grace Han! We left feeling excited and prepared to apply for all the amazing artist residency opportunities out there! . . Our last Artist Boot Camp with @mawawpg is November 27: Social Media for Artists with Cori Jaye Elston (@corijaye) Save the date!

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❗️Applications are now open for our Careers in the Arts Youth Group Mentorship Program (ages 16-19)❗️ Deadline to apply: December 13, 2019 🔥FREE for participating youth . . Apply now 🔗--> https://creativemanitoba.ca/programs/youth-mentorship/ . . Choose from four mentorship streams: -🎥Film Industry, with Winnipeg Film Group -🎼Music Industry (The Biz), with Manitoba Music -🎮Art & Design in Video Games, New Media Manitoba -✍️Creative Writing, with Millenium Library . . Creative Manitoba’s Careers in the Arts offers youth the chance to participate in a choice of four different group mentorship programs. Each program offers 8 evening sessions and a final event/presentation. Led by an established lead mentor, each session features guest mentors who will introduce youth to all facets of their chosen creative discipline. Start dates vary depending on the chosen discipline, but programs generally start the last week or second last week of February.

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Join us Sunday (Nov 17) at The Tallest Poppy from 6-8pm for a panel on Safer Spaces Policies. Presented in partnership with @manitobamusic and @filmtrainingmanitoba . . This event is free and open to the public. . . The conversation around safer spaces in the arts has been increasingly in the spotlight. How do we, as a community, make our spaces safer for audiences, artists, and workers? Join community members for a free panel discussion on the concepts behind, and importance of safer spaces, and the challenges in creating and maintaining them, with a focus on gender, sexual orientation, and the experiences of Black people, Indigenous people, people of colour, and the people who exist at those intersections. . . Moderated by Uzoma Asagwara. Panelists: Dr. Lana Adeleye-Olusae, Stephanie Strugar, Angie Hutchinson, and Terrence Fuller. . Link to event page with panelist bios in profile.

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📣Thursday, November 14📣 Artist Boot Camp: Artist Residencies with Grace Han 7-9pm at MAWA, 611 Main St . . $10 for members of MAWA or Creative Manitoba; $20 for non-members. No need to register, just show up! People of all genders welcome! . . Artist residencies offer the opportunity for exchange, focussed work and relationship building with international peers in an informal manner that is unique. This workshop provides information on different residency models. How do you figure out if a particular residency is right for you? What questions should you ask a residency centre? How should you structure your time while you are there? Grace Han will offer tips on applying for residencies and securing arts council funding to help make them happen. . . Grace Han is a ceramic artist originally trained in Seoul, South Korea. She received a BFA from Dankook University, where she specialized in traditional Korean Ceramic techniques and skills, and an MFA from the University of Manitoba. She has participated in residency programs both short-term and long-term, sometimes located in natural settings and sometimes in big cities. She recently completed two concurrent exhibitions at Medalta in Alberta, as the conclusion to a long-term residency there.

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💻This Thursday!💻 Arts Fundamentals: SEO and Google Analytics with Alyson Shane of Starling Social . November 7, 6-9pm, 245 McDermot Ave $10 for members of Creative Manitoba or Manitoba Music . . Learn how to bring more traffic to your artist website organically (aka unpaid)! . . 🔗Link to registration page in profile. . . Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the strategy of setting up your website so it earns as much “free” traffic from search engines like Google as possible. By optimizing for SEO, you can increase organic (unpaid) traffic to your website, and help make sure that the visitors arriving on your page are the people who are looking to work with or buy from you. . . Alyson Shane is a writer and business owner from Winnipeg with 17 years’ experience publishing content online. She owns two companies: a digital marketing company called Starling Social, and a startup that automates social media promotion for events called HeyAlfa. A passionate communicator, Alyson serves as the Communications Director for TEDxWinnipeg and gives dozens of talks and workshops focused on marketing strategy each year. When not volunteering or working, you can typically find her gardening, riding her bike, or hammering away at her laptop over a pint of local craft beer.

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🎬THIS FRIDAY!📽 Part of @firstfridayswinnipeg Join us for a night of films by local Indigenous filmmakers! . FREE and open to the public 6-9pm 245 McDermot Ave . Presented in partnership with the The Indigenous Filmmakers Association . Schedule 6-7pm: Mix’n’mingle 7-8pm: Films 8-9pm: Director Panel/Discussion . Film Screenings: “No, I Don’t Have A Title, Stop Asking & Leave Me Alone” – Justina Neepin “Skinny Kookoo: News from The Bay” – Joyce Delaronde “No Luck Required” – Amanda Kindzierski “Missing You” – Sarah Simpson-Yellowquill “Caveat Emptor” – Olly King “Becoming” – Charlene Moore “Never Trust A Stiff” – Roger Boyer “Hunger” – Rachel Beaulieu “Aadizookaan” – Kale Swampy “Tonight We Get Even” – Cody Blacksmith "Bratya" - Chelsey Mark . Photo still from “Missing You” by Sarah Simpson-Yellowquill. . The Indigenous Filmmaker’s Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to the inclusion of the Indigenous experience in film, promoting societal dialogue, the empowerment of Indigenous filmmakers and public accessibility to our stories.

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We had a busy and fulfilling weekend gathering and learning from each other at Smoke Signals Indigenous Communication Conference and #ManitobaShowcase! We look forward to working with more rural and Indigenous communities and improving our programming to meet the needs of all Manitoban artists! Thanks to the people and organizations that make these conferences possible, including @mbartsnet @mbartscouncil @urbanshamangallerywpg @canada.council

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Tomorrow (Saturday) from 11am to 12:30pm, learn how to market and monetize YouTube videos from one of the industry's best! It is our second Arts Fundamentals workshop and this one is at our partner @manitobamusic's location at 376 Donald Street. Pre-register or pay at the door! $10 for Creative MB or Manitoba Music members.

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Wednesday's How to Teach an Art Workshop Artist Boot Camp with Christine Brouzes was a hit! We can't wait to see all of your workshops popping up in our feed! And if you are a Creative Manitoba member, you can add your event to our Members Events page at creativemanitoba.ca (under Opportunities) It may even be featured in our weekly newsletter! (If you email us, we definitely will.) . . Thanks again @mawawpg for partnering with us on these boot camps! Next boot camps: Artist Residencies with Grace Han (Nov 14) and Social Media for Artists with Cori Jaye Elstom (Nov 27). No need to register, but mark your calendar!

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TOMORROW: How to Teach an Art Workshop with Christine Brouzes . Wedesday, October 16, 7-9pm, MAWA, 611 Main Street . $10 for members of MAWA or Creative Manitoba; $20 for non-members. No need to register, just show up! People of all genders welcome! . Often artists are asked to teach their medium, technique or craft, but have no experience in how to structure an effective workshop or course. This Boot Camp will present tools to help you impart what you know and will cover the virtues of setting the tone (ground rules), step-by-step learning, learning by example, hand-outs, PowerPoint and varying the rhythm of a workshop (teaching, doing together and doing independently). Teaching art workshops can be an important revenue stream for artists. Learn some skills in this area and increase your income! . Christine Brouzes is an experienced workshop leader. At MAWA, she has shared her passion for beading with experienced and first-time beaders alike. Brouzes is a civil servant who works with families and is the director at Ikwe Safe Ride. She is a former Red River College instructor and early childhood educator, and was a lead facilitator at a MMIWG national round table. She practises sharing information and skills through careful preparation and clear, respectful communication. . Presented in partnership with @mawawpg

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Expert Advice for Independent Artists - Fall/Winter program now open for bookings! . . Creative Manitoba is proud to offer members the chance to participate in our Expert Advice for Independent Artists Program, which provides access to personalized one-on-one coaching with arts professionals. Sessions are subsidized by Creative Manitoba and cost $30/hour. . . Only 4 spots available with each coach. Sign up at www.creativemanitoba.ca/expertadvice . . Monday, November 4: Social Media with Jen Doerksen Wednesday, November 6: Authentic Branding with Reno Winston Thursday, November 7: Marketing & Motivation with Jessica Dumas Tuesday, November 12: Grant Writing with Bev Pike Thursday, November 21: Artist Websites with Don Betts

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👋 Are you a rural artist? Do you want to take part in our Rural and Community Youth Mentorship Program? Proposals are now being accepted! . . Proposals are assessed as they are received. Find out more at creativemanitoba.ca/programs/youth-mentorship/ or email Jan Skene at jan@creativemanitoba.ca . . Creative Manitoba is seeking mentorship proposals in all artistic disciplines with an artistic, administrative, or technical focus. A mentor may work with an individual or 2-3 youth (ages 16-29) depending on age. Mentors are paid a $1500 honourarium for their 25-hour mentorship commitment. Organizations may receive $200 for setting up a mentorship partnership or offering facility space and supplies. Projects may take place over any period of 5–8 months between October and June. This program is intended for participants residing in communities outside of Winnipeg.

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Our AGM is tomorrow at 4pm! Please join us! . Light refreshments will be served and our Annual Report will be available. . We welcome all in the community, but please note that only paid members have voting rights. . (First Fridays Panel: Selling or Selling out: Social media art marketing will follow at 6pm)

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💥First Fridays Panel: Selling or Selling out? Social media art marketing💥 . . Join us tomorrow night (Oct 4, 6-7pm, 245 McDermot Ave) as we discuss all things social media for artists as part of @firstfridayswinnipeg! . . Moderated by Frances Koncan, our panelists are Joy Balmana, Franklin Fernando, and Larysa Musick. We will explore questions about promoting yourself online and how to balance your arts practice with the often stressful task of having an online presence. Free and open to the public. Coffee and tea provided. . . Head to www.creativemanitoba.ca for accessibility info. This panel will also be livestreamed to our Facebook page!

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Creative Manitoba will be closed tomorrow at 11:30am as we join @mbyouthforclimateaction for the General Strike for Climate Action!! ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏿 Friday, September 27, 12-5pm, Manitoba Legislature #unitedforclimate

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NEXT WEDNESDAY! Artist Boot Camp: Maximize Your Money with Amanda Jordan, RBC Specialist . Wednesday, September 18 7-9pm 611 Main Street @mawawpg . $10 for members of MAWA or Creative Manitoba; $20 for non-members. No need to register, just show up! People of all genders welcome! . Need money-management skills in your life and arts practice? Get answers to all your questions about a topic we don’t always know how to broach. What is an RRSP, a GIC, and a Tax-Free Savings Account, and how should they be used? How can you lower service charges? Why is cash flow important? This “Advice Event” will be designed to answer the questions you bring. Learn the basics of investing, long- and short-term financial planning, budgeting, and how to maximize your accounts to save time and money.

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We are teaming up with @manitobamusic to bring you a brand new workshop series: Arts Fundamentals! . Join us next Thursday, September 19, for How to Write a Press Release with Erin Lebar and Olivia Michalczuk. . Whether you’re promoting a new album or tour, launching a new business, or opening an art exhibit, there are a handful of things every press release should include. In this workshop, we’ll discuss the key information to have in any release, and cover different styles of releases, how to reach out to media outlets, who to reach out to, and how to find their contact info. Participants will be able to do hands-on work on their own releases in small groups, and are encouraged to come prepared with questions and/or media release drafts to work through with the mentors.


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