Building a Sustainable Practice and Career (27 Jan)
Catherine Hemelryk shares her experience on building a sustainable practice and career relationships both within the art world and beyond. This webinar will take a practical and doable approach to the topic and she brings her experience of what to do and what not to do! This webinar is suitable for artists at any stage of their career but particularly those starting out or looking to reestablish their career after a break. There will be time for a Q&A so please bring any questions you may have.
Catherine Hemelryk
Catherine is a curator and Director of CCA Derry~Londonderry and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Catherine is a mentor, guest lecturer, editor, consultant and advisor. Catherine was previously Artistic Director at NN, Northampton gaining NPO status under my leadership, and Curator at CAC Vilnius and contributor to CAC TV. She has also worked freelance with projects and curatorial residencies spanning Europe including GeoAIR Tbilisi, Sea Foundation Tilburg, Magacin Belgrade, Galerie Antje Wachs Berlin and Wysing Arts Centre, Cambridgeshire. She was an External Examiner for Birmingham School of Art and is currently on the Steering Group for the British Art Network.
Photo Credit: Hannah Davies
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| Venue | Online |
| Starts | Tue Jan 27 2026, 11:00am GMT |
| Ends | Tue Jan 27 2026, 12:30pm GMT |
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