Call for applications: Creative entrepreneurship training in Kenya

The course will be conducted online for six weeks between 3 October and 11 November 2020. It seeks to equip participants aged between 18 and 35 with the tools, confidence and knowledge needed for entrepreneurial success.

Creatives in the following categories can apply:

• Music.
• Photography.
• Painting and visual arts.
• Crafts and jewellery.

Some of the topics to be covered include, Designing Your Creative Business, Marketing, Business Strategy, Financial Management, Leadership, Pricing, Commercialising Intellectual Property, Business Growth Strategies, and Exporting and International Business.

"Creatives and entrepreneurs will look at ways in which they can identify and plug skills and knowledge gaps in their own practice, as well as open outwards to embrace new innovations and technologies, and networks," the GoDown Arts Centre said.

Benefits

Successful applicants will:

• Receive expert advice on areas of interest.
• Receive guidance in the preparation of a smart plan for the short-, middle- and long-term perspective.
• Learn the newest entrepreneurial techniques and discuss ideas and challenges.  
• Share experiences, contacts and ideas with participants from different creative and artistic backgrounds.

The application deadline is 11 September 2020.

Interested applicants can submit their applications here.

About the GoDown Arts Centre

The GoDown Arts Centre is one of the key institutions in Kenya that, through a variety of programmes, seeks to develop independent artists across multiple art forms by conducting intensive boot camps, workshops, one-on-one mentoring sessions and trainings.

The institution is in the process of transforming itself into one of East Africa's leading contemporary arts complexes.

Below is a video of the proposed upgrade at the centre: