MEMBER DEVELOPMENT

Short Courses

Tautai provides short course training opportunities to artists when and where a need is identified. Wherever possible, artists who have specialized knowledge in that specific identified area are engaged to run the course. As many artists work in isolation, these workshops also provide an opportunity for artists to network with their peers. There is no charge to the attendees, numbers are limited and are on a first-come-first-served basis.

 

4 December 2009

Thirty five artists attended a Professional Development Day at The Drake in Freemans Bay Auckland. The full day program was attended by artists who had recently completed tertiary studies as well as established and mid career artists.  Guest speakers included Jon Bywater, lecturer, writer and art critic, Tim Walker freelance curator and arts professional, and Lynn Lawton from The Arts Depot in Devonport.

Tim Walker also ran a stimulating workshop on preparing proposals for galleries and museums and the day ended with an artists forum.

 

28 June 2008

Tautai in partnership with Manukau Arts held a full day Professional Development Workshop at Otara Music and Art Centre, (OMAC) Otara.

Twenty five current tertiary students, new graduates and emerging artists attended the full day workshop. Speakers were Giles Peterson, Dagmar Dyck, Naomi Singer, Janet Lilo and Ema Tavola.

 

In 2007 Janet Lilo facilitated half day courses on the following topics.

  • Introduction to computing, with an emphasis on email, websites etc.
  • Getting your digital photographs off your camera and filed onto your computer.
  • Preparing a Powerpoint presentation.

Seminars

A full day artists fono was held in Auckland in March 2007. Aimed specifically at more established artists, this was an ‘invite only’ seminar. Guest speakers were Howard Greive, Tim Melville and Dr Sharman Pretty, with industry input from Anton Carter (CNZ) and Maggie Gresson (Artists Alliance) and an instructive hour on accounting and gst programs specifically for artists presented by Michelle Khan and Peter Stowers.