Professional Development

Support strategies and services for established and emergent artists, organisations, and those working in Higher Education.

Current Professional Development Initiatives

Young Peoples Resource Pack on Live Art – a new resource for teachers and students.

Talking Shop - open advice and networking opportunities with the Live Art Advisory Network.

Live Art Advisory Network (LAAN) - Professional development initiatives for London-based artists throughout their careers.

Talks for Higher Education at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Creative Capital - the Agency works as part of LAAN.

Information - Advice and Research for artists and organisations.

Past Professional Development Initiatives

East End Collaborations support structures for London based graduates and emerging artists, in collaboration with Queen Mary, University of London.

Joining the Dots - professional development initiatives for emerging artists across the UK.

One to One Individual Artists Bursaries in Live Art.

Performance laboratories, masterclasses and workshops with leading UK and international practitioners including Guillermo Gomez-Pena, John Jordan and Janine Antoni.

DIY professional development projects BY artists FOR artists, in collaboration partners across the UK.

Attached Artists Scheme a mentoring project for artists from culturally diverse backgrounds, in collaboration with Artsadmin and New Work Network.

Small Talk an occasional artist led discussion group.

Creative Links  encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship within the Cultural Sector in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. An initiative of CIDA