Episode 2 - CVs

WHAT HAPPENED/WHAT DID I DO?
Looked at CVs for various purposes and at initial elements of career/business planning.

HOW DID I GO ABOUT IT?
Examined other artists' CVs written to pursue different opportunities and for different practices
Discussed what us typically looked for on an artist's CV
Devised draft list of objectives related to business/career plan

WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME? WHAT HAVE I LEARNT?
Extremely useful - discussing the potential different approaches to CVs within the group was very interesting. I've only ever looked at CVs in one way before now, from a bog-standard HR viewpoint, looking for people to fill office positions, so looking at it from a creative practitioner's standpoint was completely different - presenting myself as a 'package', a discrete service, is a whole other approach, but ultimately much more satisfying to read! It's much more about conveying a particular message about me and my work - challenging :)

The objective setting and determining whether I want to write a career or a business plan I found pretty straightforward - I know I'm trying to create a means of earning a living, so a business plan is what I need, and I've been looking at this, however cursorily, for a wee while. In the initial session we looked at our draft (for draft read vague!) objectives for the period covered by the business plan, so as a means of making them firmer, setting specifics (SMART!) and timescales etc. was extremlely useful and goes a long way to getting my head in the right place to start tackling the plan, in conjunction with Assignment 1, the statement of intent.

ACTIONS?
Assignment 1 - due 23rd November - first written intentions for business plan. Keep objectives tight, SMART.
CV - start drafting 2 versions - one for approaching stockists/galleries, one for exhibitions/shows. To include with assignment.