Monday, 20 April 2015
6.30pm — 8.30pm
The Dolphin Hotel, Surry Hills
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Guest Speaker: Monica Davidson
Monica Davidson has never had a ‘proper’ job. She has been self-employed in the arts since she was a teenager, first as a journalist and later as a writer and filmmaker.
After freelancing for years Monica set up her own production company in the early 1990s and learned how to run a creative business the hard way. As she built her own business she started offering informal tutorials to help other creatives. Today, she is a recognised expert in the field.
Monica regularly runs workshops and events about creativity and business, as well as mentoring individual practitioners and consulting to larger arts organisations. She is a regular guest lecturer on creative entrepreneurship at institutions including AFTRS, NIDA, NAVA (National Association for the Visual Arts), Ausdance, and AIM (Australian Institute of Music). She also co-wrote Freelancing for Australians for Dummies.
Monica was appointed the first Creative Industries Business Advisor by the NSW Small Business Commissioner in 2013 and named one of the AFR/Westpac 100 Women of Influence in 2014.