WOMARTS TRAINING SESSIONS – part of the WOM@RTS project. The project aims to highlight women’s contributions and diversity in the cultural field and to combat gender inequality by supporting women’s participation in the market from various sectors, promoting various movement actions, knowledge, tools, training activities, and other events. The project is based on the principles of community and equality, and views the artist’s profession not only as a creative activity but also as requiring entrepreneurial knowledge and competition. Thus, WOMARTS TRAINING SESSIONS are tailored for women artists; participation is free, but registration is required here.
Registration will be open until August 1. The number of participants is limited as we aim to provide individual attention to each.
The sessions will take place from August to September and will consist of four modules – training blocks designed to strengthen emotional resilience, improve self-management skills, and enhance your abilities to present yourself publicly at events or on social media.
I Training Block
THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL CULTURAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING
Trainers: Aistė Ulubey, Rūta Stepanovaitė, and Rusnė Kregždaitė
Training Dates: August 3, 5, 10, and 12
Training Focus: Idea generation, project writing, budget management, copyright protection
In the Cultural Managers Association training (Aistė Ulubey and Rūta Stepanovaitė), you will review the basic terminology encountered when preparing and presenting projects, discuss the appropriate philosophy for writing proposals, and common mistakes. You will develop your ideas and review the key steps from project concept to proposal preparation. Furthermore, with numerous practical examples, you will explore various methods of executing creative activities, the social guarantees they ensure, and how copyright content is protected. You will also learn what is important in budgeting a project and how to manage it responsibly.
Rusnė Kregždaitė will present a 2021 study of Lithuanian artists, revealing the social, economic, and creative state of the country’s creators. During this training, you will review the study’s results, the weakest and strongest aspects of creators’ conditions, and identify opportunities that artists may be less aware of but could take advantage of.
II Training Block
HOW TO CREATE AND MASTER SOCIAL MEDIA?
Trainer: Viktorija Aprimaitė
Training Dates: August 17, 19, and 24
Training Focus: Image, self-expression, networks, visibility, communication, mindfulness
In these sessions, you will forget the rules and templates that dictate what, how, when, or why is essential in creating social media communication, and instead activate creativity and uniqueness. You will discover inspiring social media creators, analyze and practically search for your distinctiveness. Trainer Viktorija Aprimaitė will also discuss responsibility, hygiene, and mindful communication.
III Training Block
HOW TO CREATE MESSAGES FOR DIFFERENT AUDIENCES? How to present them: lexicon, body language, content, facts, numbers.
Trainer: Adrija Čepaitė
Training Dates: September 2, 7, and 14
Training Focus: Body language, voice, rhetoric, persuasion
Adrija Čepaitė’s rhetoric training is exceptional. No dry information and monotonous slides, but plenty of practice and individual attention for each participant. In these sessions, you will learn how to properly form and substantiate your message. You will practice managing your attention and anxiety. The training will help you feel more comfortable in front of an audience and engage listeners. Most importantly, you will be able to deliver a persuasive and structured speech.
IV Training Block
DEVELOPING EMOTIONAL COMPETENCIES
Trainer: Dainius Jakučionis
Training Dates: September 16, 21, and 23
Training Focus: Emotions, mind, stress resilience, assertiveness, confidence, self-esteem
During these sessions, you will strengthen emotional competencies that help you live more stably and express your opinions more easily. The main exercises will include increasing stress resilience, understanding and sensing what supports resilience, practicing strategies to express your opinions and needs, and learning how to recognize and modify the interaction of your thoughts, feelings, and behavior to benefit you.
STUDIES ARE OVER – TIME TO TRAIN!
