Hang on - hang on - is that your son who's listed as maybe attending? We
expect a full report on how we may make our fortunes and retire from the
day-to-day drudge of writing copy for various media...
Caleb
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Alison Croggon <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> Hoo boy. David, you'll love this one.
>
> http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=113366948686511
>
> The Business of Poetry - Unleash the power of language to create many
> streams of revenue!
>
>
> On April 28th at 5:30pm, Entrepreneur in Residence at RMIT, Marcus
> Powe, and the Acting Director of the Australian Poetry Centre, Paul
> Kooperman, will offer a lecture in earning a living as a poet and
> artist.
>
> Marcus Powe is RMIT’s Entrepreneur in Residence, and teaches
> Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Marketing and Business Planning. He has a
> long career in the industry specialising in the growth of industry,
> community and service organisations. He has worked with over 400
> organisations in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore assisting them
> to create new strategic choices.
>
> In the short time Paul has been Acting Director of the APC, he has
> developed revenue streams and poetry collaborations with RMIT, the
> L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival, Siemens, RRR radio station, cafes
> around the country, Macmillan Education, Palace Cinemas, Relationships
> Australia, SYNFM, the State Library of Victoria, VicDeaf, and popular
> artists such as Kate Ceberano and fashion icon, Jenny Bannister.
>
> Marcus and Paul and will challenge conventional thinking about
> surviving in the arts and literature, explore why the current model of
> funding exists and offer a new way for artists, writers, actors,
> musicians, sculptors, singers and dancers to create revenues,
> different choices for growth and perhaps gain economic independence,
> while remaining true to their art.
>
>
> --
> Editor, Masthead: http://www.masthead.net.au
> Blog: http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com
> Home page: http://www.alisoncroggon.com
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