Developing Your Creative Practice – for museums!

This session will give an insight into Arts Council England’s ‘Developing Your Creative Practice’ grants

South West Museum Development Programme

A man holding notes while pointing at a painting, talking to a crowd.About the session 

Date: 24 October 2024 

Time: 11:00-12:00 

Format: Via Zoom

This session will give an insight into Arts Council England’s ‘Developing Your Creative Practice’ grants, which provide funding for individuals to develop their professional practice – including in museums! Presented by Riah King-Wall, ACE Relationship Manager for Museums in the South West, the session will explain the scheme, look at what makes a strong application and explore the kinds of activity you could apply for. We will look at a case study of a successful application and have time for questions about your own potential development opportunities.

Who should attend? 

This session is designed for individuals who would like to grow their professional museum skills and are looking for funding to support a development opportunity. The fund can support individuals to upskill in all fields of museum practice and would suit early to mid-career professionals or volunteers looking to professionalise.

Please note that the fund cannot support tertiary courses.

What will you learn? 

By the end of the session, attendees will:

  • Understand the purpose of the Arts Council England ‘Developing Your Creative Practice’ scheme
  • Understand what types of professional development opportunities are eligible for the scheme
  • Know how to apply for the scheme
  • Know what makes a strong application to the scheme

About the trainer 

Dr Riah King-Wall is the Relationship Manager, Museums (South West) at Arts Council England. Riah has previous experience across a range of national, local authority and volunteer-run museums in New Zealand, and was a board member of Museums Aotearoa. Her past roles have also included strategic cultural policy and funding oversight at a local authority and public art producing. She holds a PhD in cultural policy evaluation from the University of Leeds.