This document provides information about opportunities for creative professionals in Nottinghamshire, including local networking organizations like Creative Greenhouse that offer free membership, training, and events. It encourages creatives to be proactive in seeking out opportunities through online research of resources like Open Studios Nottingham for exhibitions. Specific opportunities mentioned include delivering workshops at venues like Rufford Craft Centre, joining a studio group, and finding information through national newsletters and professional organizations.

1. Fusion 2: Doing it Your Way
Opportunities in Notts
Diana Pasek-Atkinson
Strategic Arts Development Officer
Creative Industries

2. The dilemma of a creative?
Opps in Notts

3. Get involved in your local networks
www.creativegreenhouse.org.uk
@talentgrows
Opps in Notts

4. Creative Greenhouse
Free Membership
Benefits; editable profile, members’
exhibitions, creative coffee networks,
training and events
Opps in Notts

5. “bringing artists into view”
www.openstudiocomms.org

6. Open Studios
www.osnotts.co.uk
@OSNotts
Opps in Notts

7. Seek, search, research, apply!
You have the whole world of
opportunities just a few clicks away!
Be proactive!

8. What are you looking for?
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Exhibition?
Deliver workshops?
Commissions?
Find an outlet for your
product?
• Work collectively?
• Get into a trade
show?

9. Rufford Craft Centre
Opps in Notts

10. Delivering workshops
• Expressions of
interest taken for 6
month programme
• Selected artists hire
the workshop space
• Artists administer
bookings

11. www.carnivalofmonsters.co.uk
www.bartonsplc.co.uk

12. Studio Groups
www.backlit.org.uk
www.weareprimary.org
www.onethoresbystreet.org
www.banks-mill.evolvederby.co.uk
www.nfasp.org.uk national federation of
artists studio providers

13. Nationals and Newsletters
www.studio54ya.org.uk
www.emvan.net
www.artquest.org.uk
www.artshub.co.uk
www.creative-choices.co.uk
www.theguardian.com/culture-professionalsnetwork
Opps beyond Notts

14. Professional bodies and organisations
what’s right for you?
engage.org
a-n.co.uk
artsdevelopmentuk.org

15. And much more than time allows……
think about…..
what’s right for you
what you need to research
what you need to do!
Diana Pasek-Atkinson
@AnaidMPA (my tweets are my own!)