As we approach the new season, we’ve curated a full programme of events, workshops and exhibitions for autumn. We hope this programme will inspire, support you where you need it and help you elevate your practice. Whether you’re a freelancer, part of a small or large business, or simply curious.
Business Growth
In a three-part series presented by Chief Executive Duncan Parker, The Purpose Economy: Building Creative Businesses That Matter explores how creative businesses can generate value for people, planet and profit.
- Designing Creative Businesses for People, Planet and Profit, reflects on purpose-driven business and how it can build value and authenticity.
- From Purpose to Exit: Building a Business That Matters, is an interactive workshop to help define and apply your purpose.
- Funding Creative Growth: Raising Money Without Losing Your Purpose, provides guidance on finding and applying for funding that aligns with your business’s purpose in a sustainable way.
Members at the Barbican also receive dedicated support at the Business Lincolnshire Growth Hub: Drop-In Session in the Hub. For any support you may need with business planning and navigating the world of business.
Exhibitions
Get inspired and discover a range of exhibitions. Bringing Lincolnshire’s coastline to the city, Memory in a Bottle is a joyful celebration of its people, places and stories. Explore the incredible Creative in Residence Showcases across the season:
- A Midsummers Night’s Scream by Nick Moffatt
- A Physical Response to Scars by RACH
- Clothing. Creativity. Curiosity. by Project Fashion Fixed
- Considered Environments by Emma Chippendale
Digital Workshops
Join photographer and digital artist Stephanie Lammond for Photoshop for Beginners: Build Confidence with the Basics, a friendly, hands-on introduction to Adobe Photoshop.
Also join Jolly Goodweb for AI in Action: A Hands-On Workshop for Businesses. AI continues to raise important questions across the creative industries. This workshop takes a balanced and critical approach. It’s designed to help participants build practical knowledge and explore how AI can be used responsibly within creative practice.
With AI in mind, eComone will help you understand how AI models learn about local businesses and how to tailor your SEO for this at Why ChatGPT Doesn’t Know You Exist (And How to Fix It)
Networking Opportunities
Alongside our regular networking events, we’re adding a creative twist this time with Creative Meet Up: Building Creative Confidence Through Play, featuring an engaging keynote and interactive LEGO-based activity!
Practical Workshops
It’s the return of Make Art Work: Building better Portfolios series with illustrator and Creative in Residence Nick Moffatt, featuring three brand-new sessions:
- Portfolio Party
- Transforming Good Ideas into Good Illustrations
- Transforming good illustrations into great illustrations
These build on the success of the previous series, which explored pathways into the illustration industry.
We’ve also partnered with the University of Lincoln for a two-part professional development series, Get Exhibition Ready. These sessions will equip you with the practical skills and industry knowledge needed to exhibit professionally and build opportunities for future work.
Industry Insight
To keep you connected to developments across the creative sector, we’re welcoming The Arts & Cultural Management Conference, hosted by University of Lincoln MA students in response to real-world challenges and opportunities across the sector.
Technical Workshops
Curious about how VR could be used for your practice? Then take your first virtual steps with Intro to VR for Visual Arts.
Interested in starting your own podcast or trying out our kit? Join Mark for Mastering the Barbican Podcast Studio.
