Creative Bedfordshire – Taking Your Vision Forward - Networking December 2016

1st Dec 2016 7 - 9pm Flitwick

CREATIVE NETWORKING DECEMBER

Creative Networking is delivered by Bedford Creative Arts and is free of charge to attend thanks to the support of Central Bedfordshire Council and Bedford Borough Council.

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CREATIVE NETWORKING

Creative Bedfordshire monthly networking events take place across Bedfordshire and bring together creative people to network and develop their businesses.

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If you work in the arts, run a creative business, are a freelance artist, actor, producer, maker or musician (or commission them), this network is for you.

CREATIVE NETWORKING

SAY HELLO

We are a very friendly network. We are not pitching at each other. We are chatting about what we are in to and what we are up to. It’s all about understanding each others skills, collaborating and voicing our needs.

SHOUT OUTYour chance to tell us about your work and needs

Q&ADo ask our speakers questions. If they are very specific, catch them after the talk

TAKING YOUR VISION FORWARD

The discussion will cover all kinds of creative business, but specifically there will be Q&A sessions with guest speakers from fiction self-publishing and fashion design.

OUR HOST

Sandra DartnellAssociate Producer for Bedford Creative Arts

Customer Experience Consultant at ThinkingCX

Sandra has been self employed

for 3 years, and works on how the

key point of value can be

communicated to customers.

Sandra lives in Leighton Buzzard

@SandraDartnell

Thoughts on VISION

VISION

Knowingwhereyouwanttogo,andwhy

Henry David Thoreau

"It's not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what are we busy about?"

Vivienne Westwood

“My clothes have an identity. They have a character and a purpose. That’s why they become classics. Because they keep on telling a story. They are still telling it.”

Ken Kesey

"You don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case."

Jason Santa Maria

“By saying no to some things, you're able to say yes to other things.”

VISION

Knowingwhereyouwanttogo,andwhyisabout

Morethanactivity

Creatingyouridentityandreputation

Pursuingandevidencingyourbest

Decidingthat‘Isthisgoodformycareer?’isaverygoodquestion

VISION

Youcan’thaveavisionwithout

Ambition

Faithinyourwork

Faithinyourself

Knowingwhereyouwanttogo,andwhy

Your thoughts on VISION

OUR SPEAKERS

Adam CroftAdam is an internationally bestselling author of crime and psychological thrillers, with over half a million books sold.

Best known for the Kempston Hardwick Mysteries and his Knight & Culverhouse thrillers, in 2015, his novel HER LAST TOMORROW became one of the biggest-selling self-published books of the year.

Adam lives in Flitwick.

@adamcroft

Helen WoollamsWith over 15 years of fine art and design experience Helen Woollams founded Hellavagirl in 2011.

"Causing a stir from London to the Far East this luxury label is one to watch"- Vogue 15'

Helen lives in Dunstable.

hellavagirl

www.adamcroft.net www.hellavagirl.com

Crime author Adam Croft http://adamcroft.net/books/in-the-name-of-the-father/

Crime author Adam Croft http://adamcroft.net/books/her-last-tomorrow/ and http://adamcroft.net/books/kempston-hardwick-box-set/

Q&A with Adam CroftAdam invites you to ask him varied questions about establishing a successful career in fiction writing and self-publishing.

SAY HELLO

OUR SPEAKERS

Adam CroftAdam is an internationally bestselling author of crime and psychological thrillers, with over half a million books sold.

Best known for the Kempston Hardwick Mysteries and his Knight & Culverhouse thrillers, in 2015, his novel HER LAST TOMORROW became one of the biggest-selling self-published books of the year.

Adam lives in Flitwick.

@adamcroft

Helen WoollamsWith over 15 years of fine art and design experience Helen Woollams founded Hellavagirl in 2011.

"Causing a stir from London to the Far East this luxury label is one to watch"- Vogue 15'

Helen lives in Dunstable.

hellavagirl

www.adamcroft.net www.hellavagirl.com

Fashion designer Hellavagirl, Helen Woollams Hellavgirl campaign shot by the absolutely Marvelous Magic OwenModel the Beautiful Ceci Zhang @ Models…



Q&A with HellavagirlHelen WoolamsHelen invites you to ask her about how she has taken her vision forward and made a big impact with - Hellavagirl, give ‘em hell.

SAY HELLO

SHOUT OUTYour chance to tell us about your work and needs

SMALL BUSINESSSATURDAY

This Saturday the 3rd December is Small Business Saturday, so make sure you are celebrating, promoting your business, and getting out to support businesses in your community. Let people know what you are doing on Small Business Saturday! Tag them in your pictures on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter using #SmallBizSatUK. www.smallbusinesssaturdayuk.com

• LET’S TALK BUSINESS

Business advice and information from Central Bedfordshire Council including a one page summary of business advice sources with links to each

http://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/business/timebank/news-events.aspx

• BUSINESS TIME BANK• BUSINESS TOOLKIT

• BUSINESS NEWSLETTER

Business advice and information from Bedford Borough Council

http://www.bedford.gov.uk/business/business_support_and_advice.aspx

• ACCESS TO FINANCE• START UP SUPPORT

BUSINESS GROWTH SUPPORT

Velocity provides networking with other businesses and cutting edge information / guidance on a range of growth themes. They hold a number of free workshops across the South East Midlands area.

www.velocitybusinesssupport.com/

GRANTS FOR THE ARTS

Grants for the Arts is an open access funding programme for individuals, art organisationsand other people who use the arts in their work. The Arts Council offer awards from £1,000 to £100,000 to support a wide variety of arts-related activities, from dance to visual arts, literature to theatre, music to combined arts.

http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/grants-arts/

Find out more http://bedfordcreativearts.org.uk/about/opportunities/

CULTURE CHALLENGE

The Culture Challenge is a project devised and led by Bedford Creative Arts to enable more young people to experience and make arts and culture. Designed for and with teachers it provides a directory of creative and cultural providers that are experienced at working with schools. Artists, cultural organisations, and schools can become Culture Challenge members.

Become a member http://bedfordcreativearts.org.uk/culture-challenge/

There are lots of project videos on the Bedford Creative Arts website including IN SITU CINEMA

In July 2016 a group of young residents living in Bedford’s Queen’s Park took to their local streets in a film-making project about the place where they live. Over a period of four weekends they worked with artists Julie Myers and Maria Anastassiou to explore their neighbourhood and create a magical and irreverent film about life on Chester and Carlisle Roads. This is an ongoing project from Bedford Creative Arts

WATCHSTUFF

Watch more http://bedfordcreativearts.org.uk/projects/section/watch-stuff/

12th Jan 2017 7 - 9pm Bedford, MK40 3EU

CREATIVE NETWORKING JANUARYRegister for updates: http://bedfordcreativearts.org.uk/creative-bedfordshire/#signup

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9th Feb 2017 7 - 9pm Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1HJ

CREATIVE NETWORKING FEBRUARYRegister for updates: http://bedfordcreativearts.org.uk/creative-bedfordshire/#signup

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More information and workshops about writing creatively and engagingly about you and your creative business – from artist statements, to bids and funding, to how to work with the local press…

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SUPPORT IN 2017

THANK YOU.ANY QUESTIONS?LIKE TO BE A SPEAKER?WANT TO FEEDBACK? TELL US HOW WE HAVE HELPED YOU…

[email protected] Dartnell – Associate Producer