Securing Funding and Developing Income Streams for Artists and Creative Freelancers
Associates Event
Securing Funding and Developing Income Streams for Artists and Creative Freelancers
29 July 2025
6-7:30pm
Online via Zoom only
This event is for Castlefield Gallery Associates only
To book: Please follow the link in the latest Associates events mail-out
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Join us for July’s Castlefield Gallery Associates’ session, led by our gallery Director & Artistic Director Helen Wewiora.
The session will cover a range of funding opportunities for artists, including Arts Council England Developing Your Creative Practice* and National Lottery Project Grants. The session will also touch upon steps you can take to develop a range of income streams, overall growing sustainability and resilience for you and your work.
The session will be formed of two halves and include a break. The second half of the session will allow for plenty of time for Q&A as we hope those attending will also share their own experiences with one another.
The session will be recorded in full. After the session the recording and slides from the session will be posted to the Castlefield Gallery Associates’ resource area on Castlefield Gallery’s website.
*A little reminder that Round 24 of Developing Your Creative Practice will open for applications on Thursday 23 October 2025 and close for applications on Thursday 20 November 2025.
Helen Wewiora
Helen Wewiora is Director and Artistic Director at Castlefield Gallery, Manchester, where she provides artistic and strategic direction. She is also the Co-Chair and Co-Director of Contemporary Visual Arts North West, part of Contemporary Visual Arts Network England.
Prior to this Helen worked for Arts Council England whilst also co-directing her own curatorial and producing agency. Helen has worked for the Foundation for Art & Creative Technology (FACT), Liverpool; Cornerhouse (now HOME) with the BBC Big Screen Network, Manchester; Tate Education at the then Tate Gallery, London; in the commercial gallery sector, and independently as a writer, curator and producer. Much of her career has focused on the practice and career development of visual artists. Helen trained in Art History at UCL and the Courtauld Institute.
Image: Helen Wewiora at Castlefield Gallery, 2024.
