Join in July and win some great stuff!
It's July. We're reeeeally in the depths of Winter now. Would a community of warm-hearted people around you, or an inspiring book to curl up with, or a great night out with Clare Bowditch cure your winter woes? I think yes!
Become a CWC Full Member during July for a chance to win...
If what you need is a little boost in confidence in your life and work to pursue a dream or achieve a goal, try any of the 17 little ways Michelle Landy suggests in her new book. Michelle will show you the way forward like a beacon of light on a frosty night.
Plus there are all the other great reasons to join CWC as a Full Member!
... and more!
*By joining CWC in July 2013 you will be automatically entered into the draw to win one of the above prizes. Winners will be drawn randomly on August 1st and you will be immediately notified via email if you have won a prize.*
You're invited to our next event!
Hi everyone!
Our next guest speaker event is coming up on Saturday 6 July.
Join us to hear jeweller and founder/director of boutique jewellery stores Pieces of Eight and Edition X, Melanie Katsalidis, speak about her career as a maker and shop owner, the delights and challenges of mixing creativity with business, and surviving in the niche retail landscape.
After Melanie's talk we'll have morning tea, and you can meet likeminded ladies in our community. What an energising way to spend a cold wintery morning!
More info & tickets are available here or see more of her beautiful work (pictured below) over at Pieces of Eight.
Call out for title page designers - Conversations with Creative Women: Volume Two
Hey everyone, great news: the follow-up to our popular first book, Conversations with Creative Women, is on its way!
Yes, I've interviewed a new bunch of fantastically creative and inspiring ladies and Conversations with Creative Women: Volume Two will be released in paperback format later this year.
But we're still in the early stages of pulling the book together, which is what this post is all about.
I'm on the lookout for title page designers for Volume Two.
In Conversations with Creative Women: Volume One, introducing each interview within the book was a title page designed by another local lady. You can see some of the magnificent examples in this post, and you can read these older posts about the designs and the creative minds behind them.
The title pages, inspired by the work the interviewee is involved in, were such a surprising and enlightening addition to the book as a whole, that I am excited to invite a group of new designers to participate this time.
So if you're a designer, illustrator, painter, crafter or anyone who would be interested in participating in this new book, read on.
How to apply to design a title page for Conversations with Creative Women: Volume Two:
The application process is simple, but we would greatly appreciate if you could follow these guidelines exactly:
1. Send an email to Tess admin<at>creativewomenscircle.com.au with the subject title 'Title page designer'
2. Include a link to your work online in the email and/or attach 2-3 examples of your work as jpegs (under 5mb in total please!)
3. Please note that we cannot accept .zip files or images embedded into Word documents.
If your application is successful:
If your application is successful, you'll be sent a proper brief, plus a list of the women we're interviewing for this book. You'll then have a choice of who you would like to design for!
A few things to note:
- We may receive a lot of applications, so if you are not contacted to participate please do not be discouraged about the quality of your work. We keep all applications on file and there may be other opportunities to contribute at another time.
- If you send examples of your typographic-based work, this will really help us gauge if your style is right for the book.
- The title page can be created in any medium, so even if you're a sculpter, sewer, or someone who works with three-dimensional materials, consider applying!
- If your application is successful, we will send you the full brief and all the relevant details.
- This project needs to be completed by the end of June 2013, so please consider if you are going to be away or if June is a particularly busy month for you before applying.
- This will not be a paid opportunity, but your professional bio and contact details will appear within the book and you will receive a substantial discount if you choose to purchase a copy of the book when it is released.
Applications close 10pm THIS Sunday 26 May 2013.
I look forward to receiving your application!
New event series: Member's Morning Tea!
In addition to our regular speaker events, we're now introducing bi-monthly morning tea meetups for CWC Full Members to attend.
It's a unique opportunity to discuss our businesses/creative works in a small group setting and get to know each other a little better over a cup of tea.
The first Member's Morning Tea will take place on Tuesday 7 May 2013 at 10am.
We're thrilled that our friends at NorthCity4 in Brunswick (who you may have heard speak at at CWC last year) will host this event in their education space! To keep this initiative intimate and constructive for those who attend, places will be limited and at each morning tea there will be a topic to spark the conversation.
Find out more and book your spot at the morning tea over here or consider joining as a Full Member to attend.
The CWC Member's Morning Tea series is proudly supported by NorthCity4. Check out their range of creative short courses and seminars at their website.
We're hiring! CWC website & social media manager
With a loyal readership since 2010, and a growing database of members, the Creative Women’s Circle website is a respected source of information and inspiration for creative Australian women. We're now looking for a motivated individual to realise its potential and take the website to the next level. In consultation with CWC coordinator Tess McCabe, you will manage the CWC website and blog content, liase with contributors, be active on our social media platforms, and develop and manage relationships with advertisers and sponsors.
You'll be an essential partner in the CWC team going forward, and the role will offer chances to be creative and see real results for your efforts!
Ideally you will be a regular reader of the CWC blog, a social media enthusiast with a background in blog advertising/sponsorship management (on your own blog or for a company or client), and have excellent verbal, written & email communication skills.
Self-starters who run their own business, freelancers, or anyone who is looking for a side-project in which to build their profile and network is encouraged to apply. This would also be an ideal position for a full-time carer (e.g. a mum) with prior experience in this realm, as the hours are flexible, the work can be done from home and the networking opportunities are invaluable!
Required duties:
- Manage the blog post schedule
- Liase with blog contributors via email and address their queries
- Proofread and schedule weekly blog posts
- Post regularly to Twitter and Facebook about blog content, engage with social media followers and answer follower questions/queries
- Launch website advertising and liase directly with regular sponsors
- Develop creative website advertising/revenue concepts and bring them to fruition
- Engage with sponsorship partners to create interesting and engaging promotion campaigns
- Investigate partnerships with other like-minded blogs and businesses
Essential attributes:
- Excellent verbal, written & email communication skills
- Organised and efficient
- Personable with a desire to meet and engage with new people online
- Experience with the Wordpress blog platform
- Experienced and active in the social media realm (e.g. with your own blog/social media platforms), especially Twitter and Facebook
- Takes direction and shows initiative
Desirable attributes:
- Based in Melbourne, Australia
- Prior social media management experience for a company or not-for-profit
- Prior experience liasing with advertisers in a blog setting
- Experience with MailChimp or other HTML newsletter software
- Experience analysing Google Analytics data
- Have attended a CWC event in the past
- Basic Photoshop skills and/or graphic design skills
Payment: After an intitial flat sum, this position will be paid based on the website revenue developed. This will be discussed during the interview process.
To apply:
Please send a friendly email to Tess via admin<at>creativewomenscircle.com.au, outlining your background, skills, abilities, and any prior website/blog management experience.
Applications close 6pm Friday 26 April 2013 and successful candidates will be contacted for an informal interview shortly after.
Any queries can be directed to Tess at the above email address. Thanks!
CWC member packs for the Big Hearted Business conference
Clare Bowditch's (sold out) Big Hearted Business conference is on this weekend, which CWC is proud to be sponsoring!
As well as a superb door prize, here's a little sneak peek at something every attendee will receive. The other week I sent out an open call to Full Members to provide some information about their services or products that might be of benefit to the creative entrepreneurs attending BHB. I carefully assembled each pack so attendees will have the details of and special offers from fellow creative designers, web developers, marketing professionals, and many other creative ladies whom they can then call on to help start their new ventures or help them on their journey in some way!
I love being able to provide these kinds of opportunities to Full Members so they may promote themselves, and helping fellow creatives who are just starting to follow their creative business path is a bonus in this instance!
So, who's going this weekend?
You're invited to our next event!
You're invited to our next event!
Coming from a fine art background, Angie Réhe studied fashion at RMIT in the late 1980s and since then has worked as a designer and freelance illustrator for some of Australia’s favourite fashion brands, including Megan Park and Gorman.
Now established as one of Melbourne's top fashion illustrators, and with a suite of side projects such as The Patsy Fox Drawing Salon, Angie's story will be of great interest to anyone who aspires to carve a niche for themselves in the design world.
Saturday 6 April, 2pm-4pm Frankie & Swiss studio, South Yarra, Melbourne.