“There was time for everyone to ask their questions and then be provided with an answer.”
- Mikey, workshop participant

Artist Workshops and Events

  • Early Years Network for the Arts Meetup

    Tuesday 25th November
    7:30-9:00pm
    Online via Zoom

    The Early Years Network for the Arts meetups are a chance to connect with artists and early years professionals. We will also hear from our guest speaker Jackie Maguire, who will share insights into the development, research and creation of Soil Story and on the connections between art and ecology.

    Register

  • Applying For Funding Workshop

    Thursday 5th February
    11:00am-12:30pm
    Online via Zoom

    With a focus on Arts Council funding, this workshop contains a wealth of tips and advice for artists from all disciplines applying for funding. You deserve it!

    Register

Past Workshops and Training

In partnership with Baboró, we delivered two in-person workshops for delegates and artists attending or presenting work at the festival.
Producing Essentials was a 60min workshop outlining the role and responsibilities of a producer, from the money to the venues to the audiences.
Connecting Artists, Programmers and Producers was a panel-led conversation about how we form connections within our industry, and the key role producers can play in those connections.

In 2024 we delivered 8 free online workshops on a variety of producing topics to over 250 artists and producers, followed by a further 5 in 2025.

Topics were: Applying for Funding, Venues and Touring, Audiences and Marketing, Contracts with Venues and Artists, Strategic Planning and Networking, Budgeting and Financial Management, Communication and Conflict, and Access for Artists and Audiences.

Producing Essentials and Connecting Artists, Programmers, and Producers

Baboró Festival, Galway

15-16 October 2024

Empowering the Artist

Free Online Workshops

Jan 2024-Nov 2025

PRODUCING
YOUR WAY

Producing Your Way is a six week course for early career producers or self-producing artists with a performing arts practice.  The course took place over 6 weeks from 11 October to 22 November 2024 with weekly group Zoom sessions as well as tasks to complete between sessions.  We covered all the basics of producing- financial management, contracts, marketing, tour booking- as well as having important conversations and discussions around how producing can support artist wellbeing and values, and looked in detail at practical templates including access riders, budgets, press releases and much much more.

We hope to run the course again in the future, watch this space!