The artist’s development toolkit

• Welcome
• . . . to the artist’s development toolkit
• Modules and exercises
• Introduction
• How do artists work?
• Good practice
• Contribute confidently
• Taking charge
• About the toolkit
• What does the toolkit involve?
• What is your current position?
• What are your immediate aims?
• The modules
• What would you like the toolkit to help you to do?
• Getting started
• What next?

Welcome

How do artists work?

Artists are inventive, versatile and flexible. They engage in diverse practice, often in collaboration with others. They are constantly learning, and make a valuable contribution to cultural, social, environmental and economic life.

Artists work in many different ways, often combining their creative practice with other kinds of paid and unpaid work. Their career paths are a rich mix of freelance contracts, commissions, part-time and full-time employment and study, and voluntary activities. This means that they often have unpredictable incomes.