Made on the Left KickstART Markets workshop

Join Made on the Left for a workshop and networking session as a part of the KickstART Festival! With the KickstART Markets fast approaching, the Made on the Left team will be discussing everything you need to know about selling at markets, with heaps of handy tips about developing your creative business, including;

- Pricing your products/services
- Stall aesthetics
- Tips and advice for selling at markets
- Approaching shops for wholesale

- Coming up with your business name

- Branding and packaging for handmade products;
- and much more.

You'll also have the opportunity to ask questions and network with other independent artists and small business owners.

Past stallholders at the KickstART Markets have found this workshop incredibly beneficial and useful to their business and art practice. We strongly encourage everyone who is in the early stages of building their creative business or practice to come along. Entry is free.

When: Thursday, March 13 from 6.00pm - 8.30pm

Where: Venue in central Northbridge TBA
Register through the Propel website: http://www.propel.org.au/events/1356

Presented by Propel Youth Arts WA in celebration of National Youth Week, the KickstART Festival is a massive series of events designed to spark your creativity. The KickstART Festival will be serving up an assortment of arts workshops, performances, discussion forums, live music, special events and activities from 5 - 26th April, 2014. 

Startup Weekend

Startup Weekend is a 54 hour event that brings together Western Australian designers, developers, entrepreneurs, and experts from all domains to do amazing things. It is being held from 6pm Friday 21st to 9pm Sunday 23rd November at Spacecubed, Ground Floor 45 St Georges Terrace, Perth.

Anyone is welcome to pitch their startup idea and receive feedback from their peers. Ideas are voted on with teams formed around the most popular ideas. Each idea is then thoroughly tested using lean startup principles to see if it will work and is worth pursuing with some teams having to change their business model or idea throughout the weekend. On the Sunday evening each team pitches to a panel of judges consisting of seasoned startup industry professionals with prizes awarded.

Discounted early bird tickets are available here.

Style and Focus blog

Style and Focus is an exciting new blog that is Perth based. It concentrates on creatives that have taken their style and designs to the next level. “We have called ourselves a ‘blogazine'!”, says Jody, as we show original images and writing, much like the magazines that we freelance for. The articles will continue to grow in their focus and style to bring together all aspects of what makes beautiful homes. 

Photography By Jody D’Arcy. Produced and styled by Jo Carmichael

The blog is a collaboration between photographer, Jody D’Arcy and stylist, Jo Carmichael who have an eye for beautiful things and want to source and share with their readers some serious eye candy. Their backgrounds include work for publications such as Inside Out, Home Beautiful, House & Garden, Country Style and Scoop magazine. From all their combined experience, they want to showcase people they have come across (all proudly sandgroper talent), beautiful things they have discovered, style and design hints, tips and forecasts and project it all onto one special blog to share. They focus mainly on the home and garden and all its trimmings, discovering the people behind the design and things they love. 

Jo and Jody specialise in creating beautiful and thoughtful styled images for websites, advertising and online stores. Their clients range from architects such as KADA, online stores like Bowerhouse and builders such as National Estate Builders. If you are stumped on how to showcase your products and style, Jo and Jody can round it up, story board, create sets and photograph it for you for all your business needs.

Their vision is to connect, grow and support Perth burgeoning talent base, fostering all that is original and beautiful for example, Made on the Left stallholder, Fluid Ink. 

Fluid Ink Letterpress

So be sure to check them out! Sign up to their newsletter, like them on Facebook to follow what they are up to. It will also give you a fresh insight into what’s happening on your own doorstep. 

Market day!

Come down to the State Theatre Centre of WA (corner Roe St & William St, Northbridge) Sunday 29th July, 10am - 4pm. 66 amazing Western Australian designers plus entertainment. It's going to be a great day!

Algerika Design & Illustration

Anna Hadwin Crochet Toys

A story of

Beau Est Mien 

Because I am a Girl

BHO

Butterbomb

Buttonologie

caldi

charlie and james

Cristobel

Debbie Kelly Millinery

diddums designs

Dizzy Daisy

Dreamskin Minerals

Eden Dreams

eeva margita

Ella & Lily

empire of delight

Enid Twiglet

Fluid Ink

Genevieve

Granny Funk Crochet

Jezenya

Joallie Petit

Joila Designs

L'Amour des lapins

Little Cloud Factory

Little L

Little Mo and Friends

Martha and Lilly

Micalu Tangled Fork Designs

Major Mitchell Designs

Mollydag Made

MollyDotBook

Monster & Robot Industries

moss & twigg

Natasha Muhl

Neddynibbles

Novella-Ria

Osmosis

Paper Plane

Plumfish

Pop Goes the Weasel

Poppy & Bea

Potter Gold Pty Ltd

Psyn

Quirkybitz

Raffaella Basini Creations

Samantha Hughes Designs

Sarmarie Designs

Shaggy Mafia

Simonette

Small Things

Starling Bath Body Home

stepmum's

Susan Moss Art and Photography

Sylvia Shrewsbury/Mathew Dickson

swalrus productions

Swoon Jewels

Tall Rabbit

Tea Party at Lucy's 

Vintage Inspired Jewellery 

violetclothing

White Square

Yuniko Studio

Call for artists

All WA artists are invited to participate in this year's WA Visual Art Expo on 21st October at Winthrop & Hackett Halls and surrounding gardens, UWA.  It is a great opportunity for artists to get direct feedback from the public on your work; network with art industry professionals i.e. gallery representatives, framers, art supply outlets as well as other artists; be exposed to different techniques, framing methods and workshops.


If you are willing to demonstrate your art on the day, let the organisers know so they can place you in a visible location. You will also be mentioned in all future promotions for the Expo - a great boost and marketing tool for the exhibiting artist!


Places are limited so submit your applications ASAP. Go to http://www.fabartevents.com.au/application-form.html for the application form. Stall costs start at $180.  

PCP Photography Workshop Series applications open

Table Talks is a new Perth Centre for Photography initiative containing a series of 4 artist talks and fortnightly interactive workshops set to inspire young photographers to develop their art practice and make invaluable connections within the Perth art scene.

Running from 4th July through to 31st October, 2012, Perth Centre for Photography will be hosting fortnightly workshops to a group of 15 local photomedia based artists who will be invited to show and discuss their work. On a Monthly basis where workshops and artist talks coincide, the guest artists will attend the workshop prompting discussion and allowing Table Talks members to gain invaluable feedback from industry professionals.

Guest lecturers will include: 

• Dr Juha Tolonen (incredible urban landscape photographer)
• Claire Martin (Photojournalist - had a show 'Slab City' in foto freo 2 years ago which put her firmly on the map. She's now being published all around the world and working for some amazing agencies)
• Daniel King (Melbourne based portrait photographer. He's coming over to talk about indigenous culture and the arts)
• Bo Wong (kick ass perth photographer, just had a show in foto freo)

The workshops have been designed for artists to create the strongest body of work they can throughout the four month long series utilising feedback gained from peers and professional artists. The program will culminate in participating artists exhibiting selected images for a month long group exhibition in November at PCP.

The criteria for selection will focus on people who possess a sound understanding, enthusiasm and a commitment to the art form of photography; people who are willing to have a say to assist other artists develop their practice and reach their artistic goals; established, burgeoning and emerging photographers are also welcome to apply. We are strictly limited to 15 places.

To be considered for this exciting new program please submit an entry form by Monday 25th June 2012, 12 pm (WST). Submission is free.

Cost of series including exhibiton, for successful applicants, is $200 or $190 for existing PCP members.

Click here for to register your application.

For more info, email tabletalks@pcp.org.au or 'like' the facebook page 

City of Stirling Networking Evening

Date: Wednesday 7 December 2011

Venue: Alexander Park Craft House – Clyde Road Menora

Time: 7.00pm – 9.00pm

Speakers: James Foley and Norman Jorgensen

RSVP: Monday 5 December 2011 by email or phone (9345 8521)

James is a children’s book author who recently illustrated his first book “The Last Viking” with author Norman Jorgensen. James and Norman will discuss some of their own projects, how they came to be working together and the rewarding process of creating a children’s picture book and seeing it published. The talk will be followed by refreshments and a chance to chat informally to other artists living in and around the City of Stirling.