Professional development

At Ards and North Down Borough Council we’re committed to supporting our resident artists and local arts organisations in a variety of ways. Not only do we offer grants and bursaries, we also provide high-quality training to equip individual artists and arts organisations across all genres with useful skills to support their career.

Throughout the year, we host a series of practical and inspiring development sessions have been organised for creative practitioners. These sessions can cover many topics, from the creative process to marketing, finances, understanding your customer, online sales and beyond. All workshops will be facilitated by experts in their field.