This workshop is for practicing artists based in the ACT or surrounding region.

Pitch yourself! How to represent yourself in the art world

Want to make the right impression but don’t know how? This workshop focuses on how to write the perfect pitch about you and your practice. The way we take in information is constantly changing. This workshop addresses how to write a statement about you and your practice for you to use in grant applications, websites, social media and exhibitions.

**Please note places are limited. We kindly request that you do not book if you do not intend to participate.**

This session is for practicing artists based in the ACT or surrounding region.
 

Pitch yourself! How to represent yourself in the art world will be taught by Ellis Hutch, artist and educator. Ellis Hutch is a visual artist and lecturer at the Australian National University School of Art & Design. Ellis’s teaching interests span drawing, sculpture, installation, video and performance art, and art theory. She’s currently teaching Professional Practices at the School of Art & Design.

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This event is part of Sustainable Creative Careers: Getting your art career started (or re-booted!) a series of professional development workshops and events presented by the ANU School of Art & Design.

The art world can be a confusing and difficult space to navigate, especially when keeping pace with changing trends, expectations and technology. The ANU school of Art & Design brings together artists and arts workers to help answer questions and give you some ideas about what skills are needed to gain a place in the contemporary art world.

These events are suitable for recent graduates, emerging artists, mid-career artists and for anyone looking to re-boot their career!

Other Sessions:

What’s a Producer? (and why you should know!) - 6pm Wednesday 6 October

How to ask for what you want: a grant writing workshop - 6pm Wednesday 13 October

Independent versus Represented: Exhibiting your work as a represented or non-represented artist - 6pm Wednesday 20 October

Pitch yourself! How to represent yourself in the art world - 6pm Wednesday 27 October

Sustainable Creative Careers is supported by artsACT