Scottish Artists Union
Annual General Meeting 2020

Saturday 3rd October 2020, 2:00 - 4:30pm

The Scottish Artists Union Annual General Meeting 2020 is free to all union members to attend.

This year, we would like to welcome you to the Annual General Meeting which will be online for the first time – due in part to the ongoing Government restrictions surrounding Covid-19, but also to enable greater participation for those unable to travel.

This meeting is not only an opportunity for members to hear about what the staff and executive committee have been doing, but where key decisions are made about the future of the union. Members can submit motions to change the constitution, instruct staff & exec to act on the members behalf or show support for issues and campaigns that affect visual & applied artists and makers living and working in Scotland today.

Read our President's letter of invitation here.

Register with Zoom to book your place today!

We are always looking for new people to join the Executive Committee and would like to make a special request that you consider becoming more involved and help us affect change within the sector.  Our meetings are the third Wednesday or Thursday of every month, at the moment online. If you wish to sit on the Executive Committee this year please complete and return this form to: [email protected] no later than Monday 28th September 2020.

Submit your motions to the union for discussion at our 2020 AGM. If you can have your motions submitted by Monday 28th September that would be helpful - however motions can be submitted up to the day of the AGM.

Finally, if you have any accessibility needs please inform on [email protected] us by Monday 28th September 2020.

More details to follow soon, but put the date in your diary, mark it on your calendar today, and we hope to see you there.

Minutes of AGM 2019 

Agenda

List of Motions

Accounts 2019-2020 

Auditors Report 

Saturday 29th February, 10am - 5pm, Nairn Community Centre

Artists are increasing required to deliver sessional workshops, freelance facilitation and fulfil community arts roles and 46% of our members stated that delivering workshops was a primary source of income for them. This one-day course has been developed by Tripod Training and covers all aspects of creating workshops as well as guiding learners to understand the key principles of effective workshop design and experiential education methods. Develop an awareness of yourself and your strengths and acquire new tools to increase your options as a facilitator.

Artists are increasing required to deliver sessional workshops, freelance facilitation and fulfil community arts roles and 46% of our members stated that delivering workshops was a primary source of income for them. This one-day course has been developed by Tripod Training and covers all aspects of creating workshops as well as guiding learners to understand the key principles of effective workshop design and experiential education methods, develop an awareness of yourself and your strengths as a facilitator and acquire new tools to increase your options as a facilitator.

This course is for those starting out as freelancers wanting to gain new skills around workshop design and facilitation as well as those who have been operating for a long time and want to make significant changes in the way they deliver workshops. Suitable for our Graduate, Artist and Associate members from a range of disciplines – craft, visual arts and community projects.

Maybe you just need a confidence boost to go on and deliver great workshops! This is a chance to receive feedback from an experienced trainer and other participants in a small group setting, as well as learn skills for working with diverse groups. Another great opportunity to share your practice with other members and increase your network of like-minded artists over a free lunch.

The course will cover:

- Qualities of an effective facilitator/trainer;

- Container building – how to support participants to feel safe & comfortable;

- Active listening & questioning;

- Facilitation tools;

- Workshop design principles;

- Experiential learning cycle – how to support participants to learn experientially;

- Advice on rates of pay and effectively costing your time.

The course content will be tailored around the needs of those attending in order to assess key areas of focus on, please complete pre-course survey after RSVPing. There will be lots of time for self reflection, conversation, demonstrations, practical exercises, scenarios, and examples of good practice along with practical tips from the experts at Tripod Training. You will be working in small groups and pairs to undertake supporting exercises to break up the day and make the training as dynamic as possible.

About the Tutors:

Olga Bloemen is a trainer and facilitator with Tripod: Training for Creative Social Action. Tripod is an Edinburgh-based workers' cooperative that supports groups working for social and ecological justice in Scotland and beyond. Olga's background is in climate and food justice movements in which she’s focused both on grassroots movement-building and policy change. She also runs Work That Reconnects workshops that include storywork and creative writing. 

Léa Oval is part of Tripod's pool of volunteer trainers. She considers herself an artivist. Her first background is in film-making and theatre. She then focused on training and workshop facilitation as part of climate justice youth groups, and since then she’s led different workshops on climate justice and intersectionality. She’s also focused on how to be a good ally, and to identify privilege and challenge power dynamics within groups.

How do I sign up?  Spaces are limited to 16 people and places will be allocated on a first-come-first-serve basis. Either click the RSVP link on the previous page or email us at [email protected] 

NOW GO BACK and BOOK YOUR PLACE!

The Scottish Artists Union has been working towards launching a Fair Work Contract for our members, sign up to show your support for our campaign to ensure every artist gets paid fairly for the work they do.