Telling authentic creative stories about you and your practice is essential for connecting to your audiences. This ‘how to’ session will explore creative your personal brand and explore the different types of brand narratives that creative practitioners engage their audiences with including; about me pages, press releases and statements.

Yvonne Elliott-Kellighan (Ma Design, Fashion and Textiles 2010) – Co-Founder Bespoke Atelier and No Rules Wallpaper. www.bespokeatelier.co.uk

David Farrar (painting and Printmaking 2013)– Co-Founder Mobile Print Studio. www.mobileprintstudio.co.uk

We have invited Katie Smith a 2023 GSA graduate and freelance Illustrator to share her insights on how she developed her freelance career.  Katie will provide an overview of her freelance illustration journey and share her insights, tips and rewards of building her creative brand, client base and how she manages the challenge of standing out in the competitive illustration marketplace.

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Katie Smith: Illustrator based in Glasgow (Communication Design Graduate 2023)

What do employers look for in a graduate portfolio?  How important is gaining experience before you graduate? What do employers really look for in your CV?  Come along to this session and hear from creative industry recruiters on what they look for in entry level candidates, the common pitfalls and mistakes candidates make as well as advice on what will really make you stand out from the crowd.

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Julia Bird BBC Studios Talent Executive Kids and Family (Unscripted and Scripted)
Additional speaker announced soon

The prospect of leaving GSA is often daunting but is also presents huge opportunities. How to find the first role? what opportunities do you apply to? Do I want to set up my own business? For the last online talk of the series we speak to two recent graduates about their first 12 months out of art school. How have they found the transition, what challenges did they come across and what advice can they now offer.

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We will invite two graduates from 2024 back to GSA to share their insights on what to expect when your leave GSA.

This event activates the entire Reid Building at the GSA – itself a live exhibition space for Degree Show 2025 (30 May – 8 June) – into a creative networking hub for the whole of Glasgow that brings together our diverse external communities of designers, artists, architects, innovators and forward thinkers alongside our own unique and vibrant community of students, staff, graduates including this year’s emerging talent. This is a fantastic opportunity to introduce yourself to the wider Glasgow School of Art creative community and expand your professional connections. Watch the video...