Live Your Best Freelance Life; A Mini-Conference for Emerging Creatives
April 5, 2019 - April 6, 2019
Poster by Solskin Brask and Philip Leonard Ocampo
April 5-6, 2019
Poster by Solskin Brask and Philip Leonard Ocampo
“Live Your Best Freelance Life” is a two-day conference that is centered on professional development for emerging creatives and cultural workers. Through skill-based workshops and critical discursive spaces this conference offers tools to better prepare your freelance projects, while fostering meaningful community engagement.
Friday April 5th
Arrival and Registration:
10:00- 10:45 am
Panel:
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
How to navigate legal matters as an emerging artist and curator
Confirmed panelists:
Anique J. Jordan, Rajni Perera, Elissa Pendergast (CARFAC Ontario), and Max Rothschild (Artists Legal Advice Services).
Workshop:
2:00-4:00 pm
Intensive grant writing workshop for BIPOC artists with
April Aliermo
Pop-Up Exhibition & Reception
7:00- 10:00 pm
Featuring works by creators who are part of the WE-HUB (women entrepreneurship hub), Scadding Court Community Centre.
Saturday April 6th
Arrival and registration:
9:15- 10:00 am
Introduction to Bookkeeping for Creatives with Diana Bahr
10:00 am- 12:00 pm
Presented in collaboration with the Scadding Court Community Centre and part of the Entrepreneurial Network events. This event is co-sponsored by the Toronto Foundation.
Self-representation in the arts:
1:00- 3:00 pm
Confirmed panelist
Heidi Cho, Curtia Wright, Chason Yeboah, Kendra Yee
THIS EVENT IS FREE
ALL ARE WELCOME
More details will follow on this platform and on our Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/403952303727473/?notif_t=plan_user_joined¬if_id=1552763815862737
For any inquiries please contact Programming Coordinators Geneviève or Philip at Genevieve@xpace.info, or Philip@xpace.info