Working with the Market - A panel discussion

Tuesday, 21 March 2023
7 - 8.30pm

Plumed Horse- Christopher Brown

Join us for the fourth in a series of panel discussions held by our Mentoring Committee, exploring the ins and outs of working as a professional artist-craftsperson. The series will give you thought-provoking insights into a successful career as an art worker.
 
This discussion will focus on working with the market; engaging with existing markets, and finding or creating new ones. Our panel will share their experience and stories of individual successes and failures with you. 

• Many of the mentees we work with have come through some sort of art school experience. Translating the knowledge gained through achieving that qualification into the knowledge required to start or maintain a business can be a larger leap than it appears in prospect. How do you bridge that gap?
• Small scale selling is usually quite easy to make happen, but ongoing and sustainable growth towards establishing a career in the area is a different matter. How do you scale up?
• There is an ever changing environment for finding and maintaining customers. Things can go very well – or not - in spite of all efforts. How do you manage this? 
  The discussion will be followed by a Q&A.

 
Our panel:

Christopher Brown - Illustrator

Christopher Brown attended the Royal College of Art where he was introduced to, and eventually assisted, Edward Bawden, the master of the linocut. It was Bawden who encouraged him to explore this medium.

He has exhibited regularly for Michael Parkin Fine Art , St. Judes, The Fry Gallery, The Fine Arts Society, The V&A, The Royal Academy and the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

www.studiotohome.com

Neil Jennings - Dealer of works on paper

Neil specialises in British 20th century prints and drawings. He also publishes original prints by contemporary artists.

www.instagram.com/neiljenningsfineart

Simon Smith - Sculptor, stone carver

Simon Smith is an artist who designs, models and carves for commissions. His work ranges from historic ornament and figurative carving to contemporary sculpture and memorials. Recent clients include Liverpool City Council, The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, The National Trust and Westminster Abbey, as well as private clients.

He is a member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors and the Master Carvers Association.

www.simonsmithstonecarving.com

Llewellyn Thomas - Panel Chair

Llewellyn specialises in wood-engraving; his work is very much in the English tradition, with subject matter including landscape and weather, interior and exterior, through illustration and printmaking.

www.instagram.com/llewellynthomasartist

Book your place

Entry is free and the evening will be run as a hybrid in-person and online via Zoom event. To reserve your place, please register via our Eventbrite page for either in person or online attendance.

The address for attending in person is:
The Art Workers' Guild, 6 Queen Square, London, WC1N 3AT

If attending online, a Zoom link will be sent to you shortly before the event.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Llewellyn Thomas
Chair of the Mentoring Committee

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