INCUBATE
INCUBATE is a new programme of professional development support for creatives working in Blackpool facilitated by The Old Electric as part of Creative Blackpool’s Sector Development activity. This schedule of training workshops, skills-sharing opportunities and chances to gain deeper insight to specific project models, has been designed based on feedback from the sector and is offered on the basis that those who attend are PAID for their time as much as possible.
Offering a pick-n-mix style approach to building confidence and expertise in taking your creative career to the next stages alongside inspiration from artists and peers for you to consider how to scale up your practice.
As attendees are paid for their time and spaces are limited, we want to ensure that the right people at the right stage of their career are in each room and that you have considered your plan for this investment. We are therefore inviting people to ‘apply’ for up to 3 paid sessions and to complete a very light touch application process. We encourage you to consider which elements will be most useful to you at the stage of your career that you are at….
This application process opens on: Monday 3 August and closes 3-weeks in advance of the session.
We will aim to notify you of full details of the sessions that you have been successful in applying for within 2-weeks of the session date.
Bookable sessions are not subject to the application process, just go ahead and book yourself a spot…
In conversation with Shane Meadows
In this exclusive interview, Melanie talks to Shane about how stories born out of place can have resonance locally as well as outside of that context.
An introduction to working with people in probation
Tipp are committed to the idea that the participatory arts have the power to transform people’s lives for the better. Find out more how you could be part of this programme of delivery….
Freelancing 101
How do I identify my marketable skills and position them effectively? What pricing structure works best for my business? How do I find and retain quality clients? How can I create systems that support sustainable growth?
Show me the money (honey) – Building better budgets
This session will give you an overview of how to develop and manage a budget that realistically outlines your commitments and helps to keep your creative project on track.
Training and development opportunities in Europe
This 1-hour online session will introduce you to the world of training and career development opportunities available through Erasmus+.
Making Parade + Festival Art
A one-day skills-sharing opportunity led by you with peers who work in a similar field or with materials that are alike.
How to facilitate a Workshop
A hands-on session for artists, makers, and creative practitioners to develop their workshop delivery skills, exploring how to plan and run workshops with greater confidence.
Making theatre for young children and families
Join Zoe Pickering, Co-Creative Director at Manchester’s Z-arts, to explore the art of creating high-quality, engaging work for children and families.
Responding to a Creative Brief
Drawing on his experience as an artist, creative director and cultural producer, Mykey J Young leads this lively, practical workshop on cracking the creative brief.
Your business’s tone of voice online and in socials
Being brilliant at what you do and being able to talk about it are two very different things. In this interactive workshop we’ll explore how to communicate your creative practice with confidence.
Music, Sound + Digital Design for theatre-making
A one-day skills-sharing opportunity led by you with peers who work in a similar field or with materials that are alike.
Storytelling through Dance + Choreo + Acro
A one-day skills-sharing opportunity led by you with peers who work in a similar field or with materials that are alike.
Mr Blackpool: Making The Show
A workshop focused on the making of Mr Blackpool, featuring tips for how to up-scale your work, details into the budgetary implications of making midscale theatre and artistic insight from the cast with a full breakdown of how this bold new Blackpool work was made.
ACE Funding Support
Make the most of our ongoing support from ACE and book your speed-dating style slot with one of their Relationship Managers to talk through your funding ideas; be that for DYCP or Project Grants.
Exploring Values & Vision
This interactive workshop invites participants to step back from the demands of day-to-day creative practice and reconnect with the values, motivations and aspirations that shape their work.
R+D process for ‘Birds Don’t Run. They Fly’
A unique opportunity to be an active collaborator on a new piece of theatre in development.
Creative Blackpool Mentoring
Some members of the Creative Blackpool Team have offered to act as a sounding board for you to explore how you could consider curating your career pathway.