ARTS MID NORTH COAST ONLINE COMMUNITY
Why should I join the Arts Mid North Coast Online Community?
How do I connect?
ARTS MID NORTH COAST WEBSITE
What can I expect from the Arts Mid North Coast website?
EVENTS CALENDER
Can anyone list an event?
How do I list an event?
What information do I need?
What happens next?
How do I get my event included in Artsblast?
Is it the same for events published on your website
We are a small organisation how can I make my event prominent
ARTSBLAST
How far in advance do you need me to upload my event
ARTISTS & CREATIVES DIRECTORY
What is the artists & creatives directory?
How do I list my profile?
What do I need?
What are the Artist Medium categories to choose from?
Then what happens?
Is there any other way arts mid north coast promotes my profile?
What happens if I want to update my profile?.
Is there a limit to the number of changes I can make?
ARTS DIRECTORY
What is the arts directory?
How do I submit to the arts directory?
What do I need?
Then what happens?
CULTURAL TRAILS
What does Creative Coast, Cultural Communities and Cultural Trails mean?
NEWS, INFORMATION ON FUNDING AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
Where do I find information about funding and other opportunities for artists?
Can anyone submit news to this section?
How do I submit News?
What do I need?
What are the categories available under News?
RESOURCES
And what about any resources that are available to artists?
SMARTART
CREATIVE PATHWAYS
ARTS MID NORTH COAST ONLINE COMMUNITY
Why should I join the Arts Mid North Coast community?
Connected with like minded people
First for arts news across the region and beyone
All funding opportunities available to arists published
Information is updated regularly
You can see what is going on all over the region – members of our community find this useful to see what ideas other artists and creatives are having and business ideas, workshop ideas, even inspires collaborative projects.
Offers a portal into the thriving arts industry we have on the mid north coast.
More people that contribute and participate the stronger the online community becomes.
How do I connect?
Artsblast – fortnightly newsletter (see more below)
Facebook – arts mid north coast and CreativeCoast
Twitter – arts mid north coast
Instagram -
Website – www.artsmidnorthcoast.com – always being updated and offers a multitude of services and resources depicting the strength of the arts community on the mid north coast.
ARTS MID NORTH COAST WEBSITE
What can I expect from the Arts Mid North Coast website?
The Arts Mid North Coast website offers a number of services and many resources designed to assist artists and creatives who are living and working on the mid north coast with their creative endeavours.
EVENTS CALENDER
One of the main services the website provides is a platform open to all to promote arts & cultural events throughout the mid north coast. There is an events calendar which allows anyone to upload their event to the website which is then shared across our online community. You can include background information, cost, venue and contact details and one image to promote your event. This may be a flyer or photo depicting the event.
Can anyone list an event?
Yes it is open to any individual or organisation. However the event must be in the mid north coast.
How do I list an event?
Simple – you can go to Events on the main menu and select Submit an Event from the drop down menu or you can go to Submit on the top menu and select Submit an Event.
What information do I need?
We recommend you have the following items prepared before you start to submit your event:
High Res poster / image / flyer for your event – Note: landscape layout displays better in our calendar but this is not essential. (Guide: 1024 x 400)
Paragraph(s) up to 500 words describing your event.
Other information relating to your event i.e.: contact tel, email address, venue, website, social media, ticketing info.
What happens next?
Your submitted event will be submitted as Pending until Arts Mid North Coast reviews and publishes it. Once published it will be listed on the Events Calender under the appropriate category and listed on the Events Showcase page for the week prior to the event. It will also be shared on our Social Media network, which includes Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Selected event will feature in our fortnightly newsletter artsblast.
How do I get my event included in Artsblast?
Artsblast (see below) is primarily a newsletter which focuses on news, funding and other opportunities open to artists and participants of the arts in the mid north coast. We do feature selected events coming up but because of quantity we are not able to include each event. (more below) You are however welcome to request your event be included in artsblast and generally we are able to oblige.
Do you extend the same level of discretion to what is published on your website?
No. We encourage listings of events from all genres, areas and from both individuals and arts organisations. Everything that is submitted to the website is published and treated with the same level of importance. An event does need to be happening on the mid north coast however.
We are a small organisation run by volunteers how can I make my listing prominent?
The best thing to do is to provide as much information as possible. For example rather than saying “this play is being held on this date at this venue” give some background on the event, describe the play, the players where the idea came from and what you are hoping to achieve. Also the internet is visual so you should upload just one good image representing your event. If you already have a flyer upload this, or to make it more interestng take a photo of your flyer hanging somewhere to make it more interesting. Let your creativity shine and this will get people interested.
ARTSBLAST
Artsblast is our fortnightly newsletter published on Thursday morning. Occasionally it gets put back to the Friday if we are waiting on last minute important information. Due to large numbers of events submitted it is not possible to include each one, but events that promote arts in the community, art for health wellbeing and sustainability, big events that bring prosperity to the region, events that would have a good community impact and events run by grassroots groups are given priority.
Because our events calendar is growing all the time we have created an Events Showcase page on the website which we link straight from the newsletter. The idea of this is to provide a quick look at all event that are coming up in the weeks between newsletters.
You are welcome to request your event to be included and we are pretty good at obliging !
How far in advance do you need me to upload my event
We do ask for events to be submitted 2 weeks in advance, but as we can appreciate many of our events are run by volunteers we appreciate that this is not often possible so as long as iwe receive it by the Tuesday before and you put in a request to have it included we can work it into the newsletter. It is obviously better to start publicising you event well it in advance but if this is not possible we can work with a shorter lead.
ARTISTS & CREATIVES DIRECTORY
What is the artists & creatives directory?
Arts Mid North Coast is happy to offer a profile listing in our online artists & creatives directory. This directory is one of the largest, if not the only, collections of online profiles of artists and creative people who are working and living in the mid north coast. It is a free service and participants can upload up to 4 images of their work, a profile picture, a 500 word description of who they are and what they do and all information pertaining to their contact details and online presence – email, website, facebook, twitter and Instagram.
How do I list my profile?
Simple. You can go to Directories on the main menu and select Submit an Artist & Creatives Profile from the drop down menu or you can go to Submit on the main menu and select Submit an Artist & Creatives Profile.
What do I need?
We recommend you have the following items prepared before you start to submit your Listing:
Profile Photo
Paragraph(s) (limited to 500 words) describing how you wish to be portrayed in our directory.
Decide which Artist Medium you fall under – you can choose up to 3
High Res images samples of your work – up to 4 – (guide: keep the size and proportion of each image the same)
Other information you may wish to include i.e.: tel, email address, website, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIN and Instagram
What are the Artist Medium categories to choose from?
Animation/illustration
Arts & Events Management
Ceramics
Dance
Design
Digital Art
Fibre
Film & Multi Media
Glass Art
Graphic Design
Indigenous Artist
Jewellery
Mixed Media
Musician
Painter
Photography
Printmaker
Sculpture
Textile
Theatre
Written Word
Then what happens?
Your profile remain in Pending until Arts Mid North Coast reviews and publishes it. Once published it will be added to the artist & creatives directory, listed under the appropriate medium. Profiles will also be randomly posted on our Social media platforms.
Is there any other way arts mid north coast promotes my profile? (I made this up but maybe we could start doing this)
At planned times throughout the year we run specific promotions on social media which draws users to our artists & creatives directory.
Arts Mid North Coast generally return the top two results for specific google searches relating to the arts, artists, arts teachers and events on the mid north coast. – this is true
With promotions we also like to use samples of work in the directory rather than using artwork from external sources. All sampes used are credited to the artist. – would like to start doing this
Artists that are listed in the directory are given priority when they have work involved in exhibitions, or indeed running their own exhibitions across the region. (it would be great if we could spread the message that if they are listed in directory we can link their profile to any exhibitions they are running – they would have to let us know they were in the directory as this would be too time consuming for me to check every single exhibition).
What happens if I want to update my profile.
Unfortunately we are unable to offer the facility for you to update your profile yourself. If you do need your profile updated it is just a matter of emailing communications@artsmidnorthcoast.org with your updated information, images and instructions. Once received we will update and email you back that it has been done. You can then interact with any further changes until you are happy with your profile.
Is there a limit to the number of changes I can make?
No. You are free to update your profile as often as you like but please keep in mind that Arts Mid North Coast has limited staff primarily working on a part-time basis so your discretion and patience is appreciated when requesting updates.
ARTS DIRECTORY
What is the arts directory and what is the difference with the artists & creatives directory?
The arts directory offers a free listing to anyone living and working in the mid north coast who has an arts related business, facility, venue, shop, website, or network etc As per all our submissions arts listings will be reviewed once submitted and may be edited according to specific style guidelines we have in place.
The difference is that the arts directory is generally a place, facility, venue where you can go to experience what our artists & creatives have to offer.
How do I submit to the directory?
Simple. You can go to Directories on the main menu and select Submit Listing to Arts Directories from the drop down menu or you can go to Submit on the main menu and select Submit Listing to Arts Directories.
What do I need?
Paragraph(s) (limited to 500 words) describing how you wish to be portrayed in our directory.
Location and contact information you may wish to include i.e.: Street Address, phone, email address, website, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIN and Instagram
NOTE: this listing type does not allow an image of your business but it does include your location on google maps.
Then what happens?
Your listing goes into pending until it has been reviewed and published. Most listings submitted via this link are added to Cultural Trails (see more below). Arts organisation & Arts networks are not added to Cultural Trails, as is the case with arts teachers (note arts teachers are also listed under artists and creatives directory). These are added to the menu items of the same names.
CULTURAL TRAILS
What does the Creative Coast and cultural communities and cultural trails mean?
Arts Mid North Coast has has developed a series of Arts & Cultural Trails to help you to explore all that is on offer in the Mid North Coast.
Creative Communities allow you to explore the highways and byways, enjoying the small towns and villages and discover the incredible talent living here.
Cultural Trails are our curated guides to the best arts & cultural experiences the region has to offer. They feature over 400 things to see and do nicely packaged as follows:
Annual Events,
Artist Markets,
Food & Art,
Galleries,
Indigenous Culture,
Just for Kidz,
Major Events,
Museums,
Performance,
Public Art,
The Written Word,
Walk on the Cultural Side.
INFORMATION ON FUNDING AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
Where do I find information about funding and other opportunities for artists in the region
We have a news section which includes all funding, competition, awards, opportunities and even on occasion employement opportunities. You can search by Category under the News section. This information comes to us via funding organisations, arts organisations, regional arts organistations, community groups, councils, the Arts Mid North Coast RADO and members of the public.
Can anyone submit news to this section?
Yes. We encourage information about events, people and anything you feel that is of interest, an award or competition you won, an award or competition seeing entrants, maybe its to make an announcement regarding a new major festival or event, or a grant opportunity or employement opportunity specific to the arts. Anything that is arts related and is relevant and of benefit to the Arts Mid North Coast community.
How do I submit News?
Simple. You can go to News on the main menu and select Submit Arts News from the drop down menu or you can go to Submit on the main menu and select Submit Arts News .
What do I need?
Paragraphs describing your news or opportunity
Opening and closing dates – important to have this clearly depicted.
Contact information you may wish to include i.e.: Street Address, phone, email address, website, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIN and Instagram
What are the categories available under News?
Opportunities
Awards & Comps
Funding
Creative Pathways
Employment
Media Releases
General (All)
Note as with all user submissions posts are pending until they are reviewed by a member of Arts Mid North Coast. Only posts that are relevant and of interest to our thriving online arts community will be published.
RESOURCES
And what about any resources that are available to artists?
SMARTART
SmartArt provides tools and resources for creative industries about business development, use of media, audience development , better marketing, awareness and use of new digital platforms, securing funding, professional development and networking. You can find many valuable resources and information under the categories as follows:
Business
Connecting
Funding
Marketing
CREATIVE PATHWAYS
This is the latest addition to the Arts Mid North Coast website which provides a unique resource for young or budding artists and creatives. Creative Pathways seeks to provide a range of tertiary study options and pathways available for students who wish to pursue careers in the Arts and Creative Industries and further their studies without having to leave the Mid North Coast.
An extensive range of institutions and courses are listed and students are able to search by institution, career type or location.
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