Pitch Your Practice

Unsure how to start a grant application? Don’t know how to write an exhibition proposal? Confused about what to include in your artist CV?

Pitch Your Practice will run through tips and tricks for making sure your next application stands out for all the right reasons!

Free | All Welcome | RSVP Essential

Presenter: Richard Whiteley

Associate Professor Richard Whiteley (Head of Glass Workshop & Foundation Studies, ANU School of Art & Design) is an internationally acclaimed artist and academic.

He holds an undergraduate degree from the ANU School of Art & Design and a Master of Fine Arts (Sculpture) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Whiteley’s research practice focuses on cast glass and his works explore voids as the primary constructive agent. His works are held in major museums and private collections worldwide, including the Australian National Gallery, the Corning Museum of Glass, Corning NY and the China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China.

Whiteley was a board member for the Visual Art Board of the Australia Council from 2009-2011 and is currently a peer, reviewing applications to the Australia Council. 

Sustainable Creative Careers:

The art world can be a confusing and difficult space to navigate, especially when keeping pace with changing trends, expectations and technology. Throughout 2019 / 2020 the ANU School of Art & Design will be running a series of events for recent graduates, emerging artists, mid-career artists and for anyone who would like to get a better understanding of what skills are needed to gain a place in the contemporary art world.

Upcoming events in the Sustainable Creative Careers series in 2019:

Getting your art career started (or re-booted!) - August 2019

Balance your Creative Life - September 2019

Sustainable Creative Careers is supported by artsACT.