In a studio in South London, once again, disappointing news…

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A great night out! Edward Birch talking about funding applications at SLWA PPD 18.1.2010

The PPD (Personal and Professional Development) talk on January 18th at Dulwich Library was on writing funding applications, and a lot of SLWA members and friends were present. Speaker Edward Birch from Southwark Arts Forum was friendly, relaxed, informative and helpful.
Edward works part-time for Southwark Arts Forum (SAF) and explained how the organisation was there to help artists. SAF has a website, http://www.southwarkartsforum.org, and aims to help members by providing online information and networking opportunities. For a relatively small fee it’s also possible to have one-to-one business advice or professional development sessions.
Edward talked about the essential skills needed when applying for funding.

First things first…

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Painting in Pimlico…… with Liz Dalton

At Westminster Adult Education Service students/artists have been exploring their own creativity in relation to colour and its application. They enjoy a relaxed atmosphere in which ideas, experiments and experience is shared. Drawing skills are also taught and developed, using a variety of media.
My new work is informed by the colour theory I’m teaching at WAES. Sometimes it’s good to re-fresh skills and gain inspiration.

Would any members be interested in the ‘Dynamics of Colour’, Visual Arts course?
From 13th January 2010, duration; 10 weeks. Sessions are from 10.00am-1.00pm on Wednesday mornings.

For more info; www.waes.ac.uk
To enrol; t. 0207 297 7297 Or by post, fax or on-line
The Education Team, WAES, Amberley Road Centre, Amberley Road, London W9 2JJ

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Brixton Artist Space

Brixton Market has space available for Artists – free!

Come along on Tuesday, to a meeting, if you can.  This will be the best
way to find out about the practicalities of using one of the spaces
and whether it would be suited to your project. We are looking for a
really broad mix of projects, so we’re open to all kinds of proposals.
Where appropriate, we’ll also be helping match up projects that could
share a space effectively.

Following Tuesday night, we’ll be asking people to submit proposals
within seven days – and we’ll be talking to applicants and selecting
the first wave of projects soon afterwards, with the aim of people
setting up shop as soon as late November.

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PPD – SLWA’s Personal Professional Development program

Reminder: Monday December 7th –  Angela Schütz

At this busy time of year, as we prepare for the Christmas break – traditionally a time of activity followed by a period of reflection – we welcome your attendance to hear our third speaker Angela Schütz, who will be asking us to examine the creative process itself.

CREATIVITY AND THE CREATIVE BLOCK

Angela Schütz, a practising artist and psychosynthesis counsellor will present a psycho-spiritual view of creativity and the creative block. Using examples from her own artwork she will be sharing her personal experience as well as inviting us to reflect on our own art practice and to gain a deeper insight into the creative process and what makes it flow.

“Creativity is being in the world soulfully, for the only thing we truly make, whether in the arts, in culture or at home, is soul.”
Thomas Moore

Looking forward to January: on Monday 18th Edward Birch of the Southwark Arts Forum will start our SLWA year off by encouraging us to get out of our studios and work places and reap the benefits of networking. Also, gleaned from time spent at the Arts Council, Edward will give his top tips for making succesful funding appliactions.

We look forward to seeing lots of members and friends at these talks.

Best wishes,

Laura and Liz

PPD is a series of talks specifically for SLWAs, aiming to enhance the personal and professional development and artistic practice of contemporary women artists, especially those who are balancing career and family. We have eight great speakers, one talk a month, on a range of topics. Held at Dulwich Library from 6-9pm they are informal, fun and informative. Read this review of the first event, here.  Topics include time management, women in visual culture, the creative process, effective networking, selling work, exhibition submissions, and more. Read on for info on future talks.

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Social Forum

lets get talking on line. Do you have any pictures from the Dulwich open studios, some new work you want to show us or even pictures of other exhibitions you might like to talk about? Then come and post them on our forum 

Let us know what you’re up to and how SLWA can help you in the General Disscusions. http://grou.ps/slwartists

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Email: exhibition offers

Some of our members have been contacted by email from various art organisations. If you are contacted it is up to you to decide if they are offering something of interest to you. Make sure you ask all the right questions, especially find out their terms, conditions and fees. Use your judgement and be on the look out for scams

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SLWA social forum

I have created a online forum here so that we can show our work online to each other. Currently there is a place to post finished work and also a place to post work in progress. So be brave. Show us your stuff and lets get talking.

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SLWA calendars -tutorial

So you have seen our SLWA calendar on the side bar and been wondered how to use it and what it’s for? I am going to try and explain.

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Studio in Nunhead

Studio in SE15 3AJ is available to rent from 7 April 2009: clean, quiet and secure with easy street parking, good loading/access and natural day light. 

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