Resources

Insurance Explained

Working out what insurance you need for your creative organisation, business or sole trader operations can be confusing. GSA Insurance Brokers have provided some tips to help.

Am I Making a Profit?

Accountant Tim Gay helps answer the question asked often by creatives, ‘Am I making a profit?’

Do I need to charge GST as an artist?

As a creative do you need to charge GST? Should you register for it? What does it mean?

Workshop: Writing About Your Creative Practice

Having the tools to write about your arts project is vital to applying for funding. Learn how to write about your creative practice in this arts funding workshop with Stacie Bobele.

Get That Gig

What are the steps to becoming a professional musician? How and where do you get gigs. Watch this panel for tips.

Dealing With Creative Block

Creative block is a familiar experience to many artists, musicians, writers and makers across the Arts sectors. Watch the video panel for tips.

Writing an Exhibition Label

Labels provide details about the artwork being exhibited. We give you some tips on how to write and create your own.

Writing an Artist statement

Your artist statement is a written description that gives your audience deeper insight into your artwork. It may include elements…

Writing an Artist Biography

Your ‘bio’ is a short biography that tells the viewer about who you are and what you do. It is…

Making a Start

Got an amazing idea for a creative project? We’ll help you with how to get started.

Understanding Copyright

This is brief overview of copyright, who and what it applies to and where to go for further information.

Training session on COVID Safe procedures with Ross Farnell

Learn about how to implement COVID safe procedures when touring.

How to make yourself a marketing toolkit

Learn how to create a Marketing Toolkit for your project.

Know Your Audience

Knowing who your audience is, or who you want it to be, is integral to the success of your event, project or organisation.

COVID Safe Touring

Our generic COVID-Safe Plan for Touring to support independent touring companies and artists

How to Create Effective Event Listings

Here are our top tips for making sure you get audiences to your event!

Digital Licensing & Rights – Where Do I Start?

Learn about royalties, copyright and digital licensing to help produce and distribute works online.

Building a Tour & Understanding the Weekly Fee Structure

Discover how to build a tour including logistics, tech specs, budgeting, award rates, and royalties.

Pitching Your Work to Venues

Learn what makes a great pitch, how to approach venues and what Showcase is.

Building Your Tour and Working with Venues

Discover how to prepare for your tour including organising bump-in at various venues, logistics and fees.

Travel Budgeting & Funding

Discover how to prepare a funding application, travel budgets, and resources to assist tour preparation.

Applying for Travel Funds – How Do I Do It?

Discover the best places to obtain travel funds for touring, including government and private sources.

Touring 101

Webinar on the basics of touring through regional Victoria.

Touring Green Guide

Working with our artists to find ways to reduce the impact of our touring.

Where to Promote your Events

A guide to free and paid event listings for Victoria.

Budget Tips

Some quick tips to get you or your organisation started on a creative project budget

Self-presenting Digital Seasons – Where Do I Start?

Learn how you can present digital seasons including production, monetisation and marketing.

Digital Video Production 101

Discover how you can set-up cameras, sound and lighting for digital video production of your works.

Re-thinking Your Production for Digital Awesomeness

Discover how to make the best digital version of your work for online delivery with industry experts.

How to Build Your Digital Team

Discover how to build a digital team for organisations and how to produce your digital ideas as an artist.

Technical Aspects of a Digital Show

Covering the technical knowledge and tools to deliver, stream or record and publish digital works.