making money from your creativity

Nicole Bachmann

Putting value on your creativity is not always easy, whether you are pricing your work, or charging for your freelance services. This session provided advice on how to make money from your creativity, making sales and finding opportunities.

Helen Gimber, the Arts London Students' Union President, looked at expectations for graduates leaving University, legal rights in terms of pay and useful services.

Nicola Malkin, ceramic artist and Camberwell graduate (2002) discussed how she found the resources to set up, the main income generating aspects of her practice and how new opportunities have come her way.

Business consultant Nicole Bachmann discussed the notion of 'commercial awareness' and what that means to a creative practitioner, the difference between price and value and how developing confidence contributes to making money.