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URL:https://burnleywordsfestival.co.uk/events/your-art-is-your-business/
SUMMARY:Your Art Is Your Business
DESCRIPTION:Do you want to turn your arts practice into a sustainable busin
 ess?\n\nBuilding a successful business is one of the very first things you
  need to do to make a livelihood from your arts practice. \n\nThis practi
 cal masterclass will give you the tools to help you do this. Packed with e
 xercises to help you to think about your arts practice in a different way\
 , Sita Brand will share her learning through establishing Settle Stories a
 nd how their work now reaches over 100\,000 people every year from a small
  rural community in the Yorkshire Dales. Topics covered will include What 
 is Entrepreneurship\, Pricing\, Cost Structures\, Revenue Streams\, Custom
 er Segments and Value Proposition. You will go away with a practical toolk
 it to help you transform your arts practice into a sustainable business. 
 \n\nBookings for this event are now closed. If you are seeking a last minu
 te place please email sue@culturapedia.co\n\nWith grateful thanks to the B
 urnley Mechanics for all their help. This event is additionally supported 
 by grant funding from Arts Council England.\n\nAbout Sita Brand\n\nSita Br
 and is a storyteller and the founder and CEO of Settle Stories. After grad
 uating with a degree in Drama she went on to tour internationally as a per
 former and storyteller. Her later career saw her work as a director and pr
 oducer in the UK\,India and South East Asia..Her previous roles include As
 sociate Director of Theatre Centre\, Artistic Associate of Haymarket Theat
 re Leicester\, Artistic Director for Rich Mix and Programme Director for d
 ecibel at Arts Council England where she raised £5 million. Her greatest 
 strength is an ability to combine her creative talents with management exp
 ertise to make things happen. In 2010\, Sita established Settle Stories wh
 o use the transformative power of story to change lives. Based in the York
 shire Dales\, Settle Stories is committed to collaboration and doing thing
 s differently.  Sita curates Yorkshire Festival of Story\, the largest  
 storytelling festival online globally and an extensive learning programme.
  In 2022\, Settle Stories reached over 100\,000 young people through their
  schools programme - Stories for Schools. She has also launched Storyversi
 ty\, a new online platform that teaches people how to tell stories so they
  can make a difference. It has a growing worldwide audience.
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CATEGORIES:Professional Development
LOCATION:The Loft - Burnley Mechanics\, Burnley Mechanics\, Manchester Road
 \, Burnley\, BB11 1BH\, United Kingdom
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