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My Block

My Block celebrates and showcases independent businesses and culture and is supported by Innovate UK.

Dig Deep

Dig Deep was a creative enterprise support program that brought young women (18 – 30) from different backgrounds NI & BAME together in a supportive and nurturing environment over a 9 month period to help them build successful and sustainable creative industry businesses.

Rewriting The Narrative

We’re excited to announce that we are creating a special 4-part audio documentary series exploring the experiences and personal stories of creatives during the Covid-19 crisis.  We’ll be looking at how the last few months have impacted on the work, communities, networks and health of entrepreneurs, freelancers and workers within the creative industry sector in Northern Ireland. We want you – the listeners – to get involved too and we’ll be sharing some call-outs so you can add your voice and tell us your stories!

This project is funded by Future Screens NI and NI Screen as part of their ‘Rewriting the Narrative’ project and co-produced by Blick Shared Studios with Small Town Big Dreams.

The Time is Now

The Time is Now is a collaborative project with Creating a Space focusing on honest and meaningful conversation style events for early stage creative entrepreneurs still on their creative journey.

Flock NI

Flock NI is the new trading arm of Blick. Flock is a company that delivers multidisciplinary creative projects.

Flock brings together the creative talent involved with Blick to work on creative industry projects managed by the team behind Blick Shared Studios.

The Design Salon

A design collective for people in the design industry in Northern Ireland, to discuss projects and plans that are contemporary, cutting-edge and promote design locally and internationally.

Late Night Design

A chance to see behind the scenes of some of Belfast’s most creative design studios and meet and connect with other design industry professionals

Womenfolk

Womenfolk is a project celebrating female design entrepreneurs in Northern Ireland. The project aims to encourage more women to start up their own design businesses through showcasing the profiles of Northern Irish designers, guest blogs, talks, workshops and meet ups.

Blick Academy

Blick Academy is an ongoing series of events and workshops for creative industry start-ups, freelancers and small businesses all about sharing skills and knowledge within the creative community to help people start and grow their creative industry business. Previous workshop topics have included Crowdfunding, Pricing Your Work, Selling Online and Setting up a Website.

Share 6

At Share 6, 6 creative speakers share their stories over 60 minutes on a theme with an audience Q&A at the end.  Previous topics have included “Fashioning the future,” “Made in Northern Ireland” and “Going against the grain.”

NEST Creative Incubation Programme

The NEST program was a bespoke business support program we developed and managed for Eighty81 Creative Workspace in Derry-Londonderry for creative and digital start-ups. The program included affordable workspace, industry mentoring, business planning support and advice and business growth workshops over a 15 month period.

The Burning Question

The Burning Question is a panel discussion with design industry leaders. This interactive event seeks to find out the human element behind businesses through the sharing of stories as well as advice and tips for creative entrepreneurs.

Eighty81 Club for Creative Startups

Eighty81 Club for Creative Startups is a community for startups, entrepreneurs and small businesses in Derry-Londonderry.  It is a series of events including workshops, clinics and case studies with industry professionals sharing their skills and knowledge to help support creative and digital industry startups.

Graduate Entrepreneurs in Residence

The  Graduate Entrepreneurs in Residence programme in Belfast and Derry-Londonderry is designed to support newly graduated designers to develop their business ideas with the help of free studio space and mentorship from an industry expert.

25 Pop Up

25 is a design-led pop up showcasing and retailing independent design brands with products all priced at £25 or under, making it affordable for everyone.  25 Pop Up has been in Blick Shared Studios, Eighty81 Creative Workspace, Indigo Coffee & Gelato and Victoria Square.

Exhibitions at Blick

Exhibitions at Blick include “The Art of the Comic” and “Failures” and aim to support creativity through showcasing local talent and highlighting important areas within creativity and entrepreneurship.

The Faculty

The Faculty is a collaborative project with Seedhead arts offering courses and workshops designed to teach you a new creative skill – be it photography, film-making, street art, flower arranging, stand-up comedy or creative writing.

 

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This week in the final month of the year, as the year draws to a close we are thinking about what we want to get done before the end of the year. ...

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This week in the final month of the year, as the year draws to a close we are thinking about what we want to get done before the end of the year. Having a look at what tasks we have been avoiding so we can get them done and out of the way and start 2023 without anything hanging over our heads. Is there anything you have been avoiding in your business that you know you would feel better if you just got it done? #creativestartup #creativebusinessowners #creatives #smallbusiness #smallbusinessbelfast #smallbusinessowner #businesssupport

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January seems the return of our kids animation workshops in partnership with Can Do Academy

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January seems the return of our kids animation workshops in partnership with Can Do Academy These mini animation master classes by Can Do Academy are a great introduction for children to the colourful world of Lego animation! The workshop will allow participants to make a complete animated Lego film on an iPad, using sound effects, visual effects, titles and lots of imagination! Your child will learn to use special iPad apps and they will receive a copy of their film at the end of the session! They can bring their own Lego characters or use the ones supplied by us. EVENT DETAILS Date: Saturday 14th January 2023 Time: 10am – 12pm Venue: Blick Shared Studios, 51 Malone Road, Belfast, BT9 6RY Age: Children 7 – 14 years Cost: £20 + booking fee Book through our website link in profile

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It’s that time of the year again, this week in our Creative Roundup we are highlighting some local festive markets and workshops, all ways you can ...

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It’s that time of the year again, this week in our Creative Roundup we are highlighting some local festive markets and workshops, all ways you can support local creatives this Christmas. We have also listed some other opportunities and events that might be of interest to NI Creatives. CHRISTMAS WORKSHOPS & MARKETS CREATIVES COLLECTIVES MARKET DATE: Sat 19th Nov TIME: 11am - 4pm LOCATION: The MAC Belfast ASTRAL FIBRES POPUP DATE: Sun 20th Nov LOCATION: Bullitt Hotel, Lobby HUNTER PAPER CO - LETTER WRITING TO SANTA  DATE: Sunday 27th November TIME: various COST: £5 WINTER WREATH MAKING SHARED THREADS FUNDRAISER DATE: Saturday 10th December  TIME: 10am - 12 noon LOCATION: Portview Trade Centre COST: £30 BEARDED CANDLE MAKERS MAKE YOUR OWN CHRISTMAS GIFTS - CANDLE EDITION DATE: 25th Nov  TIME: 5.00 - 7.00pm LOCATION: Teolai, 30 Main Street, Castlewellan COST: £55 WOMEN IN BUSINESS MERRY MARKETPLACE DATE: 30th Nov TIME: 5.30 - 8.00pm LOCATION: The Merchant Hotel, 16 Skipper Street, Belfast COST: Member £5, Non-member £10 OPPORTUNITIES 100 ARCHIVE The 100 Archive charts the past, present and future of Irish design by publishing 100 notable communication design projects, selected each year following an open call. CLOSING DATE: 31st Jan 2023 EVENTS SIGNIFICANT OTHER EXHIBITION Group exhibition showcasing women artists DATES: 21st - 26th Nov LOCATION: Artcetera Studio CRAFT NI MAKER FORUM DATE: Thurs 24th Nov TIME: 10am - 12pm  LOCATION: The F.E. McWilliam Gallery and Studio, 200 Newry Road, Banbridge FOYLE FILM FESTIVAL DATES: Friday 18 – Sunday 27 November 2022 LOCATION: Various NAVIGATING EMOTIONS AT WORK DATE: Nov 21st TIME: 5.00 - 6.00PM GMT LOCATION: Online HOW OUR SOCIAL CONNECTIONS IMPACT OUR ECONOMIC SECURITY DATES: Wednesday 23 November 2022 TIME: 18:00 – 19:00 LOCATION: online PIXEL MILL LEGAL WORKSHOPS DATE: Thursday 24th November DESIGN LEADERSHIP: HOW TO SOLVE BIGGER PROBLEMS AND LEAD BIGGER TEAMS DATE: Tue, 29 November 2022, TIME: 17:00 – 18:30 GMT LOCATION: Online INVEST NI WEBINAR: SPOTLIGHT ON JAPAN DATE: Thu, Dec 1, 2022  TIME: 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM GMT LOCATION: Online Link to full blog with details and links on our profile

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What do you want to achieve this week? This week’s question for reflection is super simple, but also a really good way to start the week. What do ...

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What do you want to achieve this week? This week’s question for reflection is super simple, but also a really good way to start the week. What do you want to achieve this week? Be really specific and honest with yourself. What is genuinely achievable within the timeframe and what is most important? Setting realistic and achievable goals is important, so you stay focused and don’t feel discouraged but also so difficult. It is easy to be overly optimistic with your goals and to-do lists or to focus on the things that are most enjoyable or easier, not what you actually need to get done to move forward. I have to remind myself every week to be realistic about what I hope to achieve. Breaking down my weekly to-do list into urgent tasks (usually client work, admin etc) and things I would like to get done (big picture work, funding applications, new projects etc). I try and map out my urgent tasks then set aside some time and schedule in at least one thing from my things I would like to get done list each week so that I keep moving forward and working to achieve my overall goals. How do you work out your to-do list and set your goals and priorities? #creativeentrepreneurs #creativebusinessowners #smallbusiness #creativestartup #creative entrepreneurship

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Did you know we have lots of free industry expert videos on our @womenfolk.co website? We have highlighted them on this week's creative roundup ...

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Did you know we have lots of free industry expert videos on our @womenfolk.co website? We have highlighted them on this week's creative roundup on our blog alongside different events and opportunities for creatives this week

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We're excited to be bringing back our @womenfolk.co peer mentoring group

It’s very simple, but also very effective. Starting in ...

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We're excited to be bringing back our @womenfolk.co peer mentoring group It’s very simple, but also very effective. Starting in January 2023 on the last Tuesday of each month we will host a get together with a small group of self-employed creative women or women in the process of starting a creative business to chat about business and life. Each person will get the chance to speak. Sharing their monthly progress, plans for the following month, future goals and aspirations as well as any challenges they may be facing. This process gives you the opportunity to connect with and learn from like-minded creative women and helps with motivation, accountability, goal setting and planning.  As we want the group to be a safe-space for sharing we will be limiting numbers to a maximum of 8 participants. There is no cost to joining the group, but to ensure commitment and suitability participants need to fill in a short online registration to secure a space. You can find the registration form on our website (link in profile) or if you have any questions about the group email christine@blickstudios.org #workforyourself #womeninbusiness #womenfolk #womenindesign #creativewomen #creativebusiness #creativewomencommunity #womenentrepreneur #womenentrepreneurs #womenentrepreneurship

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Sunday mornings have just become available to hire the Main Room in our Malone studios. Perfect for yoga, meditation, classes, workshops etc, only ...

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Sunday mornings have just become available to hire the Main Room in our Malone studios. Perfect for yoga, meditation, classes, workshops etc, only £15 an hour for regular ongoing bookings. Get in touch for more info

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This week's question for reflection is a tough one. It can be hard to be honest with yourself about where you find fulfillment especially with a ...

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This week's question for reflection is a tough one. It can be hard to be honest with yourself about where you find fulfillment especially with a creative business that may have started out as a passion project. Things change, just because we once found something fulfilling or enjoyable doesn't mean we still do, especially when it has turned from a hobby to a way of earning a living and all the pressures that brings. Of course for practical reasons we may still need to do it for the time being at least, but it's worth reflecting on for the future

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After a week being away doing my first business/ solo travelling since before the pandemic. This week's question for reflection is a simple one. ...

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After a week being away doing my first business/ solo travelling since before the pandemic. This week's question for reflection is a simple one. What do you want more of in life? and in your business? #personaldevelopment #businessdevelopment #reflection #intentions #questions

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This week's question for personal reflection came from a conversation we had in the studio about wanting to improve our writing skills. In this ...

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This week's question for personal reflection came from a conversation we had in the studio about wanting to improve our writing skills. In this instance it was for a funding application, but I would also love to be able to write better for our website and social media and just think it would be a really useful skill to have for so many areas of business. It got me thinking about other things I would like to improve my skills on over the next period including social media (it's so hard to keep uptodate with all the changes) and listening (covered in our creative roundup and the subject of a blog we will be releasing later in the week). Time just flies by and nothing changes if you don't take the time to think about what you would really like to do with your time and what would really add value to your business and life. Its worth taking some time to have a think about what skills you would like to develop and invest your time and energy in for both your personal and professional life #personaldevelopment #skills #investinyourself #improveyourself #improveyourlife #reflection #intentions

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Like many others we have been slowly rebuilding our business following the pandemic. Doing a lot of work behind the scenes and trying to be more ...

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Like many others we have been slowly rebuilding our business following the pandemic. Doing a lot of work behind the scenes and trying to be more intentional with both what we put our energy into, but also how and why we are doing things. As we continue to get busier I want to continue this process and plan to begin each week with a question for reflection for myself. I thought some other people might also find it a useful exercise so if i get time each week I will share them here. I love this week's question "what did you enjoy working on most last week?" We so often forget why we started a business and what we used to feel passionate about as we get bogged down in the day to day work. We forget that it's possible and also ok to enjoy our work and to try to create more of that joy.