I approached Redeye about running an event that would be aimed towards people such as myself who have a day job but also do their practice alongside it. I think there is a stigma attached to working a day job and not being an artist full time, but I wanted to change this mindset and try to get people to see the positives, the skills that they can transfer from one into the other.
The event was run in partnership with Castlefield Gallery and Manchester Craft and Design Centre. It was a day of talks, discussions and workshops aimed at artists, photographers and makers.
The speakers, other than myself, were Amy Wilkinson, Sam Curtis, Susan Jones and Julie McCalden.