Inspire Artist Conference
Friday 12 September 2025
11:30AM Duration: 5 hours at The Gregson Centre
Our Inspire Artist Conference Day in partnership with Lancaster Jazz Festival is designed for artists – an inspirational day of talks and conversations with 1-2-1 opportunities to connect with funders and industry specialists.
This is an opportunity to meet leading artists and industry professionals, hear about their practice and careers, ask questions and make connections to help you develop your career.
“It’s better than a briefing-style talk where the specialist talks and we listen passively. I can ask questions as they come to my head, which leads to deeper conversation and deeper understanding.”
“Attending something like this is always a joy in terms of who you meet and there’s always some learning”
FREE to attend and open to artists at every level. Lunch is provided with registration.
How to register
Complete this registration form.
Programme
11.30am – arrivals & tea & coffee
11.45 – 13.15 – Artistic Identity w/ Oli Bentley, Split Design
13.15 – 14.30 – Lunch & 1:1 sessions
Dan Jones (PRS for Music)
Jay Auty (Help Musicians)
Lily Blakeney Evans (Sentric)
Rebecca Coughlan (Worthwhyle Marketing)
Heather / Helena (Jazz North)
14.30 – 16.00 – Roundtable discussions – Bryony Jarman-Pinto & James Mainwaring
16.00 – 16.30 – Wrap up of the day & musical offering from Faye MacCalman
17.00 – Lancaster History – a walking tour exploring Lancaster’s history with the transatlantic slave trade with Professor Alan Rice, Director of the Institute for Black Atlantic Research.