Professional Development
Career profile: Karen Koren, of the Gilded Balloon
Comedy impresario Karen Koren is the founder of one of Edinburgh’s largest Fringe Festival venues and is responsible for launching…
Career profile: Pete Ferguson, Edinburgh musician
Edinburgh born musician, rapper, poet, promoter and producer Pete Ferguson aka Pedro Solenoid has just finished recording his latest album…
Platform 5: Trains & Boasts & Plans
The London Transport Museum re-opens tomorrow with design as its focus. So what better time to hear from Gordon Haynes…
Career profile: Lesley Anne Derks, artist
Jane Rae speaks to Lesley Anne, who studied at the Glasgow School of Art and the University of Barcelona. She…
Career profile: Emma Summers, visual artist
Emma Summers has over 12 years' experience as a professional artist and continues to create and exhibit nationally. Emma is…
The write side of theatre: 5 steps towards making it as a playwright
Many of us toy with the dream of being part of the glitz and glamour of theatre, and although it…
Career Profile: Tabitha Philpott-Kent, auction house print specialist
Charlotte Appleyard speaks to Tabitha Philpott-Kent who is a Print Specialist at Bloomsbury Auction House. Her advice? Internships, or, "alternatively,…
What makes a good arts leader in a rapidly changing environment?
Toby Norman-Wright is currently on the prestigious Clore Leadership Programme. His career has been predominantly within the dance sector, and…
Career Profile: Elinor Olisa, co-founder, DegreeArt.com
Elinor Olisa is one of the co-founders of DegreeArt.com. Initially an internet based company representing artists who have just graduated…
Career profile: Pat Archibald, textile artist, writer and teacher
Pat Archibald is a textile artist, writer and teacher based in Edinburgh, Scotland. In 2004 she left the world of…