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Sellable prints

When I screenprinted the exhibition pieces I printed some on cartridge paper so I could sell them when I get my website up and running.

The Red and the White exhibition

I have just been involved in the Red and the White exhibition that was held in Leeds and Manchester.

The White and Red Exhibition features young designers from two cities over two weeks. It is a celebration of Northern creative juices, combining work from both sides of the Pennines, White & Red showcases emerging designers and illustrators from Manchester School of Art and Leeds College of Art.

It was a lot of hard work but It was very rewarding and such a good opportunity to get my work out there.

The concept of the work was based on my local 1930's cinema. The Plaza has such a wonderful heritage so I wanted to embrace their 1930's beginnings and i created 3 posters to reflect this. The posters were screenprinted on both cartridge paper and the final prints were on 1930's piano music rolls.

Proposed business ventures

Over the summer my sister and I are setting up a stall at an arts and craft fair in my local area of Stockport. The fair is situated in Broadstone Mill that also has open artist and designers studios that are situated there all week. The The tables are £13.50 to buy and the fair runs on the last sunday of every month.

I feel that this will be an excellent opportunity to set up a mini business whilst I am still at university to give me a taster of how to manage cost, attract customers, generate a profit and most importantly meet contacts.



Not only that but Broadstone Mill also offers the opportunity to rent a studio space for around 100 pounds pcm (plus tax). This is something I was to look into as a possibility after I graduate as it is close to home so I won't need travel costs and the unit come with telephone lines and internet.

Business plan template

I found this business template on the HSBC website, it is simple and coherent and will be usefil in creating a logical flow to my presentation.