HORSHAM Regional Art Gallery will host a weekend of professional development for crafters and artists.
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Craft Victoria’s ‘Market Ready’ professional development seminar will run on May 6 from 10am-noon at the Geoff and Helen Handbury Education Centre, Horsham Town Hall
The workshop will guide participants through a range of practical preparation tips, marketing, sales and presentation strategies to help grow their handmade businesses.
Craft Victoria will also run a ‘Marketing for Creatives’ seminar on the same day from 2-4pm.
Craft Victoria professional presenters explain how to use social media platforms Instragram, Facebook and networking techniques to extend market reach.
Antea Abell from Full Tilt Nanna will share her experiences of using an Instagram Business Account, the difference of ‘Boosting’ and ‘Sponsoring’ on Facebook and tips on the best way to engage face to face when discussing your artistic practice.
Both seminars will cost $25 each with bookings available through the Horsham Town Hall website.
The workshops are part of the Crafting Civic Pride exhibit, which runs until June 11 and contains a variety of artistic responses to the concept of mayoral chains.
Horsham Regional Art Gallery curator Alison Eggleton said the Crafting Civic Pride artists had produced contemporary versions of the ornate precious metal chains that had largely fallen out of fashion with mayors.
“It’s a Craft Victoria travelling exhibition that features nine Melbourne artists’ artwork and it’s part of Horsham Regional Art Gallery’s response to that show,” she said.
“It has two local artists’ work in it. We approached the artists and asked if they would like to be a part of it.
“Gail Harradine, from the Wotjobaluk People, has made a new artwork for the exhibition.”
The contemporary mayoral chains contain elements of embroidery or precious stones in response to the metalwork and jewellery of traditional mayoral chains.
Ms Eggleton said the exhibition looked not only at craftsmanship but the elements of a mayoral chain, such as the shield and the medallion.
“We are looking how this has played out historically in this region. We have loaned a few historical objects,” she said.
“One is the Stawell Mayoral Chain and the other is the St Arnaud’s. They are both historically significant and over 100 years old. Horsham’s Mayoral Chain will also be on display.
“Even though we have contemporary artists involved, we will be showing the historic chains because they are the inspiration for the artworks.”
One of the artists featured in the exhibit, Anna Davern, will join gallery patrons for a free afternoon tea on May 7 from 3-4.30pm.
Ms Davern discuss her Melbourne based practice which encompasses the visual arts, jewellery, fashion and education.
Since studying at RMIT, Ms Dravern has held three solo exhibitions at Craft Victoria and has been represented in numerous Australian and international group exhibitions.
For Bookings call 5382 9575 or email hrag@hrcc.vic.gov.au.