This part of the toolkit offers practical information and guidance around the delivery of creative projects at the University of Exeter. Split into five different sections, the guides cover the process of commissioning a creative practitioner, copyright in the arts, developing outputs such as exhibitions and performances, advice on communications and engagement, finance, and evaluation.   

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From what to include in a creative practitioner brief to interview processes, discover more about commissioning a creative.

Commissioning a Creative 

Discover more more about planning an exhibition, copyright in the arts, documenting your project and planning performances, workshops and events. 

Outputs 

Guides to planning and developing your evaluation looking at questions to ask and potential methods to include. 

Evaluation 

Guides on paying freelance creative practitioners at the university of Exeter and guidance on budgeting. 

Finance 

Learn more about planning your communications, social media, accessible communications and generating press and media coverage. 

Communications

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We have been commissioning creatives for a number of years at Arts and Culture for our various projects and programmes. This set of guides brings together our collective knowledge and experience of this to walk through what you need to consider around the commissioning process. 

Commissioning 

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Commissioning a Creative Practitioner 

What to include in a Creative Practitioner Brief 

What to Include in a Creative Practitioner Brief 

What to include in a Creative Practitioner Callout

What to include in a Creative Practitioner callout

Where to publicise your Creative Practitioner callout

Interview process for freelance Creative Practitioners 

Preparing an agreement for a Creative Practitioner 

Commissioning

Commissioning a Creative Practitioner

We are frequently asked questions about the practicalities of creating different types of creative outputs at the University of Exeter. From exhibitions to performances, this set of guides will talk through some of the things you'll need to consider when developing different kinds of outputs. 

Not all projects, programmes, or initiatives will be output driven (take our Creative Fellowships for example) however they may still require documentation. In this section you can also find advice on creating a project website, and commissioning photography and film at the University of Exeter. There's also important information to consider around copyright in the arts. 

Planning an Exhibition 

Interpretation for Displays and Exhibitions 

Technical help with exhibitions at the University

Planning an Event or Workshop

Planning an Event or Workshop or Event 

Planning a Performance 

Documenting Your Project 

Documenting Your Creative Project 

Copyright in the Arts

Outputs

Finance is an essential and important element with any project, programme, or event including those within the creative sector. Below you can find relevant information related budgeting and and paying creative practitioners. 

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Paying Creative Practitioners 

Budgeting

Finance

Evaluation is a vital part of any research project, programme, or event, however big or small. It can help build knowledge, inform future ways of working, and help you realise your aims more effectively. This section of the resource introduces some of the evaluation and planning models that we use in Arts and Culture, as well as examples from the wider cultural sector.


Evaluation Guides

Planning Your Evaluation 

Developing Your Evaluation 

Evaluation

Communications are a vital part of any project, programme, or event, to ensure that there is awareness and understanding around what you are doing and why. It may also be important that you not only communicate but engage target publics or demographics with your work. This set of guides will help in both planning and delivery of your communications and engagement activity. 

Project Delivery

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