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SUMMARY:Creative Accelerator Bootcamp: Online Masterclass
DESCRIPTION:Creative Accelerator Bootcamp with Karen van Hoey Smith\nDate: Thursday 22 October\nTime: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM\nFormat: Online Masterclass\nDuration: 1.5 hours \nBuild a Sustainable\, Professional Art Practice\nJoin artist mentor\, independent art broker and curator Karen van Hoey Smith for an intensive online masterclass designed to help artists develop a clear\, confident and sustainable professional practice. \nThe Creative Accelerator Bootcamp is a practical\, strategy-led session that brings together the essential elements of career development. Whether you’re emerging or looking to take your practice to the next level\, this bootcamp will help you clarify your artistic direction\, strengthen your positioning and identify opportunities for long-term growth. \nRather than focusing on theory\, the session provides practical tools and actionable strategies to help you become exhibition and gallery ready\, diversify your income\, and build a resilient creative career. \nWhat You’ll Learn\nDuring this 90-minute masterclass you’ll explore: \n\nClarifying your artistic vision\, goals and long-term strategy\nDeveloping your artist story\, personal brand and confident communication\nIdentifying your niche and ideal collectors or buyers\nCreating multiple income streams from your art practice\nFinding opportunities with galleries\, art fairs and publishers\nUnderstanding what it means to be “gallery ready”\nIdentifying gaps in your current practice and creating an action plan\nBuilding systems that support visibility\, audience growth and artwork sales\n\nWhether you’re preparing for exhibitions\, applying to galleries or looking to grow your professional practice\, this session will provide practical guidance and a clear roadmap for success.
URL:https://visual-artists.org/event/creative-accelerator-bootcamp-with-karen-van-hoey-smith/
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CATEGORIES:Events,Courses,Featured Event
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SUMMARY:Masterclass | Your Art\, Your Income: How to Earn More from Your Practice
DESCRIPTION:Your Art\, Your Income: How to Earn More from Your Practice \nDate: Tuesday 3rd November 2026 | 1pm-2pm UK Time | Online via Zoom \nBuilding a sustainable income as an artist doesn’t have to mean compromising your creative vision – it means getting smarter about how your work reaches the world. \nIn this practical masterclass\, we’re joined by Jo Scott\, aka The Travelling Artist\, who ditched the traditional art world rulebook to build a thriving creative business entirely on her own terms — from a motorhome. Jo will be in conversation with VAA’s resident artist mentor Karen van Hoey Smith\, sharing what’s actually worked\, what hasn’t\, and how artists at any stage can start earning more from what they already do. \nAbout Jo Scott \nJo Scott is an award-winning artist who swapped a fixed address for a motorhome and built a thriving creative business entirely on her own terms. Working under the banner of The Travelling Artist\, Jo has carved out a distinctive niche in animal portraiture\, capturing the personality and character of animals through routes that have little to do with the traditional fine art world. Her work has been displayed in the windows of Selfridges and recognised with a National Calendar Award\, built on a career that has threaded through greeting card design\, licensing\, and commission work. Jo’s business has grown not through galleries or the conventional art establishment\, but through understanding how art can live in homes\, and in the hands of people who simply love animals. \n@joscottartist\nFollow the Travelling Artist here \n\nThis session is for you if:\nYou want to diversify your income but don’t know where to start\nYou’ve explored licensing or commissions but haven’t made them work yet\nYou’re done waiting for galleries to discover you\n\nPlease check your local time for this webinar here: https://www.timeanddate.com/ \nFor VAA Members\, please log in first to secure your ticket.\nNon-members are welcome to join for £19.99. \nIf you have any questions\, please reach out to VAA’s Events team – events@visual-artists.org
URL:https://visual-artists.org/event/masterclass-your-art-your-income-how-to-earn-more-from-your-practice/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:Events,Masterclass
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SUMMARY:Mentor Hour
DESCRIPTION:Mentor Hour for Visual Artists\n19th November | 1pm UK Time | Online | Free \n\nAn hour with the right mentor can change everything. \nMentor Hour is a live\, open Q&A session with Karen van Hoey Smith – one of the UK’s most experienced artist mentors – giving you direct access to expert guidance you can actually use. \nWhether you are trying to sell more work\, approach galleries with confidence\, price your art correctly\, or simply figure out your next move\, this is your chance to ask the questions that have been holding you back and walk away with real\, practical answers. \nThis is not a lecture. It is a conversation\, led entirely by the questions you bring. \nBring your questions on: \n\nStrengthening your artistic direction and confidence\nBuilding a portfolio and preparing submissions\nPricing your work and increasing sales\nApproaching galleries and seeking representation\nPlanning exhibitions or building a collection strategy\nUnderstanding the art market and positioning your work\nStaying accountable and moving forward\n\nKaren van Hoey Smith  \nKaren is an artist mentor\, independent art broker and curator with over twenty years of experience across galleries\, auctions\, consultancy and artist representation. She has brokered work by Banksy\, Picasso and Bomberg\, and has supported hundreds of artists in developing their practice\, increasing sales and gaining recognition in public and commercial settings. \nFree and open to VAA members and non-members alike. Booking is essential. \nBooking is essential. If you experience any issues\, please contact events@visual-artists.org.
URL:https://visual-artists.org/event/mentor-hour/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:Events,Opportunities,Member Events
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SUMMARY:Annual Celebration: Sharing Artists' Successes
DESCRIPTION:Sharing Artists’ Successes & What’s Coming in 2027 \nTuesday 8 December | 14:00 GMT | Online | Free \nThis is one of our favourite sessions of the year and the one that reminds us why we do what we do. \nAs 2026 draws to a close\, we are bringing the VAA community together to celebrate the artists who have shown up\, taken risks\, and built something meaningful this year. We will hear directly from members about the moments that mattered – the exhibitions\, the sales\, the breakthroughs\, and the lessons learned along the way. \nAnd because every great year deserves an even better one to follow\, we will also be sharing an exciting first look at what the VAA has planned for 2027. \nWhether you have had a landmark year or one of quiet\, steady progress – this is a conversation worth being part of. \nFull speaker details to be announced shortly. \n  \nWhat to expect \n\nVAA members sharing real highlights and turning points from their 2026\nHonest reflections on what it means to keep building a creative career\nA first look at the VAA programme and opportunities for 2027\nAn open\, warm conversation to close out the year together\n\n  \nWho is this for? \nAll artists – members and non-members welcome. Come ready to be inspired\, reflect on your own year\, and go into 2027 with renewed energy and direction. \n  \nFor any questions\, contact events@visual-artists.org
URL:https://visual-artists.org/event/annual-celebration-sharing-artists-successes/
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