Demystifying business and career control.

It's our final week (for 2003) of a Xmas present to the artists of Wellington

ARMS and WACT are holding a series of FREE workshops about the arts and business on Tuesday through Friday.

Musicians and those involved in the associated artistic industry will be able to learn how to build an audience and increase income through simple business practices. The sessions are focused on practical knowledge and tools to boost careers, presented in a fun environment by people who know both sides of the arts/business fence.

ARMS is an organisation founded to raise the level of arts enterprise in New Zealand by bringing business smarts to artists and showing them ways to make cash flow for their passion.

WACT (Wellington Artists' Charitable Trust) was formed to foster the development of the freelance artistic talent that makes Wellington the Creative Capital. WACT provides production and infrastructure support through its purpose-built rehearsal room, production and office facilities in its Cable Street Studio.

All workshops are FREE but are limited to 20 people per session and will be held from 12pm to 4pm at the rehearsal rooms of WACT on the first floor of 44 Cable Street (above Tory European, opposite Te Papa), phone 385 0192.

The schedule of this last week of workshops is as follows:

Tuesday 9 December: Music

(songwriters, players, producers, promoters, managers and associated industry)

Wednesday 10 December: Performing Arts

(actors, dancers, comedians, soloists, musicians, directors, producers and associated industry)

Thursday 11 December: Visual Arts

(painters, sculptors, crafts, galleries, graphic artists and associated industry)

Friday 12 December: Writing

(playwrights, novelists, short story writers, poets, songwriters and associated industry)

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All sessions are interactive using participant experiences, case studies and audience participation. The content of each session is targeted at a particular art form as shown in the headings above. However, the core essence of the workshops applies to all arts disciplines.

The workshops focus on artists as the primary generators of income, but also cover the associated infrastructure of the art forms. All workshops are designed for New Zealanders wanting to boost their income and develop long-term sustainable careers in the global arts industry.

If you have any queries about the above, or want more information, check out http://www.arms.org.nz under Workshops.