The Art of the Pitch

Professional Development Day

Please note: the event date has changed to 23rd January 2025

TDNI are hosting a Professional Development Day, where there will be 3 sessions throughout the day in the Boardroom at the Crescent Arts Centre. You can choose whether you want to attend 1, 2 or all 3 of the sessions, they must be booked separately.

The first of the sessions will be:

9:30 - 11:30 - The Art of the Pitch

Facilitated by Brona Whittaker, Head of Arts, Arts & Business NI Brona will share tips, tricks and explore techniques on how to sell/pitch you and your work through practical action learning.

The other sessions available throughout the day are:

11:45 - 1:45 - Income Generation and Sponsorship.

Facilitated by Brona Whittaker, Head of Arts, Arts & Business NI Fundraising for a project is a daunting task that can throw up lots of questions. How do you know where to begin or what strategy is best for your project? We’ll look at practical advice on how to fundraise, including developing a case for support and learning how to create a fundraising strategy that works for you, your project, or an organisation. You can book a space for this session here.

2:30 - 4:30 - The Role of Audiences Facilitated by Fiona Bell, CEO, Thrive.

In this conversation led session, you will begin to explore the relationship between audiences and art and the importance of your audience in your creative process. Hear about who audiences are in Northern Ireland and how best to communicate with them. You can book a space for this session here.

As part of our commitment to inclusion and accessibility, Theatre and Dance NI is offering a Pay What You Can ticket scheme for this event. We invite you to select the ticket price that best applies to you and your own financial circumstances. Our standard ticket price is usually £10 for members or £20 for non-members. If you can pay the standard ticket price, this contribution helps us towards sustaining this approach and ensuring affordability for others who cannot meet the recommended price, whilst contributing towards making these important industry training events possible.

Host or Publisher Theatre and Dance NI