A new networking mixer event will take place this month in Swinton, and will hope to encourage people to connect with like-minded creatives.
The event will take place at the Swinton Palais on Tuesday 22 October, and will be co-hosted by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) culture team and the Salford Culture Place Partnership.
The networking mixer will aim to connect like-minded creatives and foster new relationships and will be the second installment of gatherings scheduled across Salford over the next six months.
The scheduled events will aim to target individuals who live, study, create, or work across Salford.
Participants will have the opportunity to share their needs for thriving and sustaining their work as creatives in Salford.
The event features key representatives from various local organisations who will chat about exciting opportunities and upcoming initiatives.
Rebecca Swarray, Senior Policy Officer at GMCA Creative Culture, helps run the event said: “This is part of a series of free events where we offer a space for freelancers, independent artists, and smaller organisations, just to get together.
“We want to know what is going on in Salford.
“What do people want from Salford? Is there any signposting, matchmaking, or that kind of thing that we can align? That is the premise of the mixer.”
The event will include support from Daniel Williamson, the Public & Community Engagement Officer at the University of Salford, who is looking to connect with creatives interested in collaboration with scientists.
It will also see a collaboration from Emily Smith and her FreelanceHER programme, that supports women and non-binary individuals aiming to start their businesses in Greater Manchester.
Rebecca continued to speak on the excitement of the event, as she said: “They’re all going to be coming to talk about the various projects that they’ve got going on in Salford and are looking for new connections.
“We’ve got Simon Buckley, who has made a documentary film about Swinton, and he’s going to come and showcase that as well. So a surreal space for people to come share and connect.”
Rebecca will be available to offer more information on the GMCA’s small grants scheme, Inspire.
She said: “It’s essentially a baby strand of the GMCA’s culture fund.
“It is a grant between £500-£2000 aimed at freelancers, independent artists, and small organisations.
“It’s very, very popular, so we are encouraging people from Greater Manchester to apply because it may be applicable to them.”
The event will allow people the chance to collaborate, and will also include free food, drinks and live entertainment.
Entry is free but the event is ticketed so book your ticket in advance here.
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