Artist Training Berlin - Course: Strategies for Musicians
Artist Training Berlin – Course Program 2024
25 February - 5 March 2025 “Strategies for Musicians in Exile” by Ganna Gryniva and Geraldine Hepp
As a musician in exile you are facing various challenges: from figuring out the available support structures in Berlin to positioning and connecting yourself in the new scene to creating a plan for your next steps. Resources exist but often it is overwhelming to understand them and find the courage or time to actually try and access them. This is why in this program we are visiting key support organizations so you can connect personally with relevant people, learn from industry professionals, help you network and find your next steps in individual mentoring sessions. We dive deeper on relevant topics in workshop formats, depending on where your needs are - from networking tips to audience engagement or mental health support.
Deadline application: 21th Februar 2025
25 February 14:00-17:00 pm: Introduction / UdK Berlin
26 Februar – 7 March Individual Mentoring / Zoom
Each participant is entitled to a 1h mentoring session with Gigi and Ganna (2hrs in total) - dates and timings will be set in the intro session)
26 February 16:00-18:00 pm (tbc): Insights from Labels, Promoters, Bookers / Zoom
Special guests share insights from their work at a label, as a promoter and booker and will answer questions from participants
27 February 14:00-17:00 pm (tbc): Excursion Refugio Wordwide and Landesmusikrat Berlin
Getting to know Refuge Worldwide (Artist Community, Radio) with two special guests: Akem - who used to work at Refuge Worldwide and who used to organize music jams in Kiev and Alice who works at Landesmusikrat and will tell us about their programmes, some of which are not confirmed at the moment due to budget cuts in Berlin
Meeting point: Refuge Worldwide at Oona Bar, Weserstr. 166, 12045 Berlin
28 February 14:00-16:00: Excursion Music Pool
Introduction to the support structures at Music Pool, visiting Revaler areal where Swag Jam happens also on Tuesday nights
Meeting point: Music Pool, Revaler Str. 99, 10245 Berlin,
4 March 14:00-18:00 pm: Workshop on Special Topics / UdK Berlin
Workshops on special topics as determined in the introduction session (ranging from personal branding, strategy, networking, audience development etc.)
5 March 12:00-15:00 pm: Excursion Initiative Musik and Musicboard (tbc)
Introduction to the live music support structures at Initiative Musik and support structures for musicians at Musicboard
Meeting point: Initiative Musik: Friedrichstraße 122, 10117 Berlin + Musicboard: Gerichtstraße 35, 13347 Berlin
Venue: Universität der Künste Berlin, Berlin Career College / Zentralinstitut für Weiterbildung, Bundesallee 1-12, D-10719 Berlin
Participation in the Artist Training qualification program is free of charge. Language is English. An application with CV and/or portfolio is necessary. You can apply directly: udk-berlin.de/ziw/artisttrainingregistrierung
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Since 2016 the Artist Training provides 51 modules containing information and contacts for about 800 artists in exile and creatives from the following fields: music, culture and media, fine arts, performing arts, and film. Networking events facilitate connections within the respective artistic sectors, while consulting activities examine in depth individual situations.
The Counselling Centre Artist Training Berlin offers initial counselling and further placement for all artistic-creative areas and is located at the Berlin Career College of the Berlin University of the Arts.
More information:
www.udk-berlin.de/ziw/artisttraining
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