Free young creatives in business series launches

Attention young creatives!

The City of Ballarat is launching its inaugural Young Creatives in Business program on Thursday 5 March at 4pm.

This free program, informed by youth voices, provides young people aged 12-25 with the skills, knowledge and networks to thrive as a creative entrepreneur, freelance artist or collective.

A series of monthly workshops will assist aspiring creatives to:

  • connect with experts in the field

  • be equipped with business basics to start up a creative enterprise

  • explore crowdfunding and grants programs

  • gain marketing and communication skills

  • sell art online and much more

The program will begin on Thursday with the first workshop – IPhonography for Makers. Sarah Weston, Retail and Business Development Manager at Craft Victoria, will teach participants how to professionally photograph their artwork with minimal effort and cost.

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