Gweni gave us a talk about possible paths we could take after completing our degrees, including the opportunities she’s had over the past yera, which was really helpful to find out about. Learning about what was out there and how much things paid was incredibly useful to know, especially in the sense that I can now be aware of what paid fairly and what would be a rip-off. This then lead to explaining a portfolio career, which basically means jumping around lots of jobs to build a portfolio instead of just doing one job, which could then build my skills up a lot quicker and make me more desirable in the industry, which is very different to other jobs and how I though building a career was like in the creative industry.
The things I’ll be looking into and documenting, thanks to this talk, will be;
ABF
£9000 living grant
£600 materials grant
£200 travel grant + studio space
Wales in Venice invigilator plus programme
Croeso i Gaernarfon – Castell i’r Môr
Brian Ross Award- £3000
NOVA Biennial Prize – £500
Eisteddfod – young artist scholarship £1500
http://www.payingartists.org.uk
Artesmundi
Illumine – peak
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