Craft Victoria presents the latest in a series of information sessions where we discuss how you can apply for an exhibition, how to prepare a funding proposal and why exhibition design is so important. Participants are invited to use this session to help them prepare their exhibition proposal for Craft Victoria's 2013 program, due 31 March 2012, as well as Arts Victoria's Program and Projects grants, due 27 February 2012.

Speakers include Debbie Pryor, Craft Victoria's Coordination Curator, Anita Budai, Exhibition Designer and Director with Blackbird Geometrica, and Dean Linguey, Arts Development, Arts Victoria.

DATE           Monday 13 February, 6-7.30pm
BOOKINGS  By phone 03 9650 7775
COST          $30 / $15 Craft Victoria Members

PRESENTERS

Anita Budai
Anita Budai is the Director of Blackbird Geometrica, a Melbourne-based exhibition design company that boasts a diverse client base including ACMI, Experimenta Media Arts and The Albury Art Gallery. A confirmed leader in her field, Anita is a key member of staff within the Swinburne University of Technology's Design department, teaching Exhibition Design and Interior Design. With more than 10 years experience within the cultural sector, Anita has worked with some of the world's most significant institutions including the Barbican (London), The Centre Pompidou (Paris) and La Cinémathéque Française (Paris). Anita's skills are now highly sought by Australia's leading cultural institutions and museums, and she is regularly asked to present at events as an authority in her field. Upcoming exhibitions that showcase the diversity of Anita's work include Albury Delightfully Deco (Albury Art Gallery and Library Museum, 9 July - 9 October 2011) and Experimenta Utopia Now: International Biennial of Media Art (MONA, 5 August – 3 October 2011).

Arts Development, Arts Victoria
The Arts Development program supports Victoria's independent professional artists and arts organisations by enabling creative ideas to be realised, artistic and art-making practices to be strengthened, and artist's careers to be developed and sustained. It does this by investing in the development and presentation of new work and by ensuring leading edge projects and programs are part of Victoria's identity as a vibrant and dynamic place for the arts.

Aims
·     To encourage independent artistic thinking, experimentation and practice by supporting projects that are devised and driven by Victorian artists.
·     To support opportunities for Victorian artists to deepen and sustain their practices
·     To ensure a wide variety of original works and contemporary arts programs are available in Victoria for artists and audiences alike
·     To recognise independent artists as a vital part of the Victorian arts scene.

More information on Arts Development can be found at www.arts.vic.gov.au/artsdevelopment