ARTIST RESOURCES
A collection of useful resources and templates, from us as well as others.
Let us know if there’s something you’d like to see here!
TEMPLATES AND DOCUMENTS
Top Tips for Tour Booking
Ten tips to get you started with tour booking, and hopefully to change your perspective a bit- remember, arts centres are just empty buildings without work to put inside!
Marketing Plan Template
Many funders and partners will want to see a marketing plan- so make sure it’s useful to you, and can be used to help you deliver a successful campaign!
Code of Behaviour
All arts and creative spaces in the country must ensure their spaces are safe. This Code of Behaviour from Safe to Create, assisted by the resources available on their website, is an important step in promoting a safe workplace.
Simple Project Budget Template
Every project needs a budget. But not every artist loves Excel. Use this template to help you manage your budget efficiently and make sure you know where the money is going.
Financial Deal Calculator
This spreadsheet calculator can help you decide what type of deal between you and your venue will be the right one, based on venue size, ticket price and sales.
Guide for Print
From the marketing manager at Arts at the Old Fire Station in Oxford, this fun guide gives some examples of good and bad print, and you can even play Bad Print Bingo!
Environmental Policy Guide
This guide from Julie’s Bicycle will take you through the process of producing an environmental policy and action plan for your cultural organisation with how-to guides, tips, templates, examples & useful resources.
Building Your Case
This document from Imaginate and The Ark is designed to help artists who make work for young people navigate the world of funding, with helpful research and statistics.
Artist Contract Template
Contracts are key to clear communication between artists and producers. This template from Theatre Forum includes key factors like cancellation, force majeure and expenses and can be edited.
Personal Access Rider
Access riders are documents that detail information about an individual’s access requirements. This guide from Unlimited contains an introduction to what an access rider is, where and how it can be used and what you might want to include in yours.
IMPORTANT NOTE: These resources are for you to use and adapt to your own needs. None of these documents or their contents constitute legal advice and we are not responsible for usage of the documents or future versions of them.
Sample Tour Pack
Essential for tour booking, this sample pack includes information on the artist, the show, and of course the key details of the tour you’re planning.
GUIDES AND TIPS
Activity Planner Template
Useful for all scales of projects, this planner manages key deadlines, and clarifies task responsibility among teams.