Learn/ CraftNet West Midlands/ 26 November 2012
Bilston
General Information
CraftNet is a leadership network. It has a core group of individual members who represent each region and undertake to organise regional networking meetings to discuss issues relating to the sector and encourage sharing, exchange, development and promotion of contemporary craft. All are welcome – from commercial galleries to local authority museums, from organisations and trusts to individual makers, artists, curators and all those with an interest in craft.
Social media: the impact on practice and public engagement
How can makers and craft organisations successfully utilise social media to maximise impact and what are the potential pitfalls?
This event will: present a briefing note commissioned by the Crafts Council to explore the use of social media by makers and organisations; feature a presentation by Nick Booth, founder of podnosh an award-winning company who specialise in social media strategy and facilitate better communication between the public and the public sector via social media; feature a panel discussion between makers who already sucessfully use social media.
Chair: Deirdre Figueiredo, Director, Craftspace and West Midlands regional representative for CraftNet
Speakers:
Rosy Greenlees, Executive Director, Crafts Council
Nick Booth, founder of podnosh
Deirdre Nelson, textile maker
Anna Collette Hunt, ceramist
Billy Lloyd, designer and maker of porcelain tableware
The twitter hashtag for the event is #craftnetWM. If you have any questions for the speakers please tweet them in advance.
There will be opportunity to see current exhibitions at Bilston Craft Gallery; Transplantation: A sense of place and culture and Made to Make from 12 noon. We will be providing a light lunch for all attendees from 1.15pm before the afternoon presentations at 2pm.
This event is free but places are limited so booking is essential.
Book your place now.
Please direct queries about this event to
rsvp@craftscouncil.org.uk
020 78062531
If you are unable to join us you can still take part in the conversation. We will be tweeting from the event @CC_at_Events and if you have any questions to the speakers about social media then tweet your question including #craftnetWM before 26 November.
