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Publicity, press coverage and plenty of potential projects...
By Dan Savage on 24th Jan 2008Things have been going well since my last blog apart from one minor disaster (which I'll get to later). Last year finished on a very positive note with the highlight most definitely being receiving the Press Young Business Entrepreneur of the Year 2007 and the awards ceremony that came with it.
America and Award Ceremonies
By Dan Savage on 12th Nov 2007I've had a good few weeks recently, having completed a commission to create a piece of art to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the founding of modern America, which sounds like quite a mammoth task! It was great to work on actually; everything about it was my ideal job. It was commissioned by Ipswich Borough Council and Persimmon Homes and I pitched for it against 48 other artists so winning it was a great result. I've had a lot of fun working on the sculpture itself; I
I walk the line
By Dan Savage on 4th Oct 2007Interesting trip last week when I went down to the Architecture Centre in Bristol for a seminar on people and places. The emphasis was to help designers learn how to work with communities on community projects and commissions. It was particularly useful for me because I do a lot of work in the public realm, and the commissioning bodies almost always require consultation and input from members of the local community. This is mainly because the work is usually installed
Happy 2nd Birthday Artstop!
By Dan Savage on 3rd Sep 2007Next week I'll have been in business two years, which I think is a good time to stop and take stock of how far you've come; fortunately August is always pretty quiet so it is a good opportunity to really reflect on everything I've achieved. Thinking back, I really have exceeded my expectations in terms of where I would expect to be after two years. I do think it's important to look at your business and marketing plans at least once a year to assess whether you're achieving your
Sell yourself on YouTube!
By Dan Savage on 27th Jul 2007Went to the Business Link Entrepreneur Awards on Wednesday (18th July) night and was nominated by Science City York for the Young Entrepreneur Category, I was one of three finalists, didn't actually win but pretty pleased Artstop has been recognised as an upcoming creative business. Good chance to network with about 140 like-minded people, which is so important to a young business. I'm not doing badly on a local level thanks to a good amount of regional press coverage,
