Started a new module today, something I think I always feel a bit nervous about, especially with today, as at first I felt really unsure of what I have to do in this module, because it seems that this module is all about planning ahead for the future, for when I will have a career. It also seems that I might have to promote my work, something I don't really feel very confident in right now, because I don't really know how good my work is and right now I don't see myself working in New Media as a career.
However, as the morning went on, and after reading the module handbook a few times, it was a bit clearer to me what I needed to do. Neil also kindly gave me some ideas for an imaginary grant I could write about, which is one of the things I need to do in this module, which helped me very much. I feel that, because of what I would like to do after college, perhaps maybe an event or trip with a school would be a good idea, or teaching children how to use some software I have been using during my time at college, such as Photoshop or Maya, or perhaps another art based class, or art therapy class. I even mentioned an "arts based" trip to Disney World, where I could either organise a trip there, or work on a project, or suggest ideas for new characters or attractions etc.
The objective of today was to get more of an understanding of how to write an artist's grant, as a lot of artists are self employed, and need funding for lots of things for their work, such as equipment, travel etc. I was referred to two notable websites, http://www.artscouncil.org.uk, one of the best known websites that fund artists and their projects, which was more for general arts, and http://www.nesta.org.uk, which is more for New Media based projects, but is still sponsored by the arts council.
A huge part of this module (50%) is writing a reflective journal about these last few projects on the course, so I will really need to update my journal as often as I can, every time I do some work.
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