The aim of LifeWorkArt is to help students make the transition from a Fine Art course to a career in the cultural sector. The project takes on board that many students are likely to be self-employed entrepreneurs and freelancers with increasing numbers hoping to remain in the region.

LWA Conference 2024

Thursday, 7 November 2024

LifeWorkArt Workshops

You’ll find information and links here to LWA workshops. The live sessions for these are usually aimed at particular year groups and you will have been emailed sign up details. So check on that. But the material (videos, pdf etc) is there for anyone to look at who wants to do that.

LWA Professional Practice Conference
Thurs 9 Nov 2023
10am-5pm

Venue Fine Art Department 

This is full day of professional practice workshops and artists’ talks available to Yr4 and Yr3 BA and to MFA students. You can sign up for four workshops. You obviously need to go to the right room for your workshop and we’ve allowed a gap between workshops so you can get from one space to another.

If you have any material you want advice on (eg you are writing a press release or a proposal, if you have an artist’s statement, a blog, an Instagram profile etc and want feedback) then bring that material along with you as a printout, on a laptop, tablet etc.

Also DON’T FORGET a notebook and a pen!!
Signing up sheets are on the noticeboard opposite the reception desk.
When signing up please PRINT your name in BLOCK CAPITALS. 
To see the complete program, please click here

Programme

Download the 2023 programme here.

Archive:

LWA Professional Practice Conference, Nov 2021

Thurs 11 Nov 2021 10am-5pm

Venue Fine Art Department 

	Lecture Theatre	Seminar Room	Life Room	Meeting Room behind reception
10.00-11.00	IntroPresentations by recent grads Jed Buttress, Susie Davies, Petra Szeman
11.15-12.15Workshop 1	Creativity & Resilience  Catherine Bertola	From Painter to Filmmaker Susie Davies	How To Get Away With Graduating Jed Buttress
12.15-1.15Lunch Break
1.15-2.15Workshop 2	Writing Proposals & Applications Catriona Gallagher	Working Freelance Steve Bowden & Gretel DixonStart Up	Developing Your Practice After Graduation Petra Szeman
2.30-3.30Workshop 3	CV and Planning Ailsa McLeod Careers	Realising the extent and impact of your workPip Kyle	Artists StatementsDan Goodman	In The Briefing RoomHot Desque
3.45-4.45Workshop 4	About Curation Jenny McNamara	Can Art be taught?Carly Frame	Self Promotion Tara Stewart	In The Briefing RoomHot Desque
5.00 SocialArt Cafe	Screenings

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LWA Projects 2020-21

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LWA Mini Conference
Fri 5 March 2021, 2pm

LWA Mini Conference

Four recent graduates are joining us on Fri 5 March for presentations and a panel discussion. They will talk about their time at Newcastle, what they have been doing since graduation (including how Covid has affected them), and plans for the future.

You will find video presentations and interviews from Hannah, Pelumi, Matt and Stella below.

Take a look at the presentations before the Panel Discussion. This gives you the opportunity to email any questions to me (david.butler@ncl.ac.uk) before the panel discussion – but you can also ask questions during the live session.

Video Presentations

Being Resilient: Planning and Management

Additional Material:

Documenting Artwork

Interim Prep: Curating and Exhibiting

Websites and Blogs

Videos