Turning your arts practice towards a digital audience and monetising can be daunting, even knowing where to start can be difficult. In this workshop Travis will take you through the decisions he made around starting Awesome Black, Organisational Structures, Monetising your work online and growing a support network.
Awesome Black is a creative social enterprise, developing original First Nations talent and unique storytelling content across a variety of mediums.
Participants can bring a concept or project that they might like to develop as part of their practice to become a digital or their online portfolio. Participants will come away with a greater understanding of First Nations online spaces and where their practice might fit in, as well as gaining insights into how to grow opportunities to monetise their work online.
For more information on Awesome Black
https://awesomeblack.org
For Travis’ independent work and online portfolio
https://travisdevries.com
Food and refreshments will be provided.
Image: Portrait of Travis De Vries. Photo: Teresa Tan
ACCESS: This exhibition has a clear path of travel throughout the venue with an accessible toilet. A full gallery Access statement is available to download from the ADC website.
FILMING AND PHOTOGRAPHY Please note: This event will be recorded. By attending the event you agree to be filmed and photographed, and for those images and footage to be shared online and across various promotional platforms.
We are following the NSW Health COVID-19 Safety Industry Guidelines for museums and galleries to keep our guests and staff safe. Please wear a mask if you are not able to socially distance at this event.
Travis De Vries is a Gamilaroi man and award-winning artist and creative working across digital art, graphic design, painting, sculpture, and photography, as well as dance and performance. He is the founder and director of Awesome Black, a creative social enterprise developing original First Nations talent and unique storytelling content across a variety of mediums. Storytelling is at the heart of Travis' practice which explores personal and universal themes of Indigeneity, violence, destruction, politics, love, death, and relationships. Travis’ practice has taken him from performing on stage with Bangarra Dance Theatre, to exhibiting widely in Australia and the UK, and producing bespoke arts programs for Indigenous community.
