Send in Your Workshop Ideas

I’m delighted to be sharing this first Members’ workshop call out with you!

As I’m getting closer to setting up the Art Trails Tasmania workshop space it is time to open up applications for running workshops as I prepare for an entire season of creativity!

These Art Trails Tasmania Workshops will be strongly promoted across existing channels, including the “Crafting Your Own Creative Tasmanian Holiday Guide”, the Community Newsletter, website and blog, Facebook and Instagram and more via a focused marketing strategy and series of marketing campaigns.

Flourishing with Workshops

Core goals of these workshops include creating more opportunities for creativity to be explored, members to be able to earn more money from their creative skills, bring visitors from interstate and internationally to Tasmania to my Art Farm for an inspiring holiday experience, and inject more money into our regional communities.

While I have scoped out workshop ideas over the last few years, I’m also excited to be sharing the space with members, hence this EOI.

Art Farm Calendar of Workshops

From the Community Newsletter subscribers and enquiry emails from others I’ve learnt quite a bit about what sort of workshops people are interested and, especially, the level of information sought and sort of lead times needed when folk are planning their trips to Tasmania. So my intention is to set up a six to twelve month calendar of workshops.

To do this, I need to get an idea of what sort of workshops members want to potentially lead.

Will the Workshop Space be rented out to others?

At this initial stage I’m planning on the space being dedicated to Art Trails Tasmania workshops that are led by either myself or a member.

I am most happy to consider other options in later stages. 

Discounts for Members

All levels of membership will receive a members’ discount for attending workshops.

Who Is Eligible for the Workshop Call Out?

This is for Artist Profile and Artist Ensemble level members to submit an expression of interest to lead workshops in the Art Trails Tasmania workshop space.

Because of insurance requirements, members will need to have their own Artist level Public Liability insurance.

Overview of the Workshop Call Out Process

1. Login to send in your ideas for running workshops with Art Trails Tasmania. 

This will include details around:

• The type/s of workshops – what the workshop is about.
• Who the audience is for the workshop.
• Outline of what the participants will gain from the workshop.
• The length of time for the workshop.
• The types of mediums used in the workshop.
• What sort of materials and equipment is needed for the workshop.
• Is this a workshop that you’re run before or a new idea?
• Suggested number of participants – minimums and maximums.
• How you would promote the workshop yourself.
• The dates you’d be available or prefer.
• Links to your website and/or socials.
• Do you have public liability? This is not a qualifying question.

2. The submissions will be reviewed over a few weeks. 

3. Finalising the selection of workshops will then require greater detail about your workshop to properly develop the marketing materials for selling the seats. As well as demonstration of your Artist Public Liability insurance.

Whereas the initial submission is quite a high level overview, this next stage is about having the details needed to appeal and attract paying participants.

When people are having to pay for travel and accommodation they need to feel excited as well as secure about the experience they are putting their money into.

Brief descriptions are off putting for many, whereas details often make people feel much more informed and that makes the spending decision much easier.