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Dear
Choices° subscriber,
A
Facebook profile or Twitter feed gets you noticed by your
friends, but how can you make it work for your job? Our guide to social networking has advice on
promoting your career online.
Away
from cyberspace, we talk to artists who are opening their doors to exhibit, a theatrical
team that made a national success from a Fringe production,
and a new breed of craft-makers, using the latest technology for their
creations.
And
if you’re interested in music reporting, be sure to check out
the work experience opportunity from BBC
Blast.
Huw
Morgan
Web Producer, Creative Choices°
 Social networking sites can be a
diversion (and a distraction) from work. But if you’re clever
about it, they can boost your career.
We
spoke to people who use social networking for their creative
careers, with advice on promoting yourself and searching for
work online.
Make social networking work for you »
 Looking to meet with other artists,
pick up tips for yourself, or just see a different kind of
exhibition? Get involved in a local open house trail.
Every
weekend this May, the Artists Open Houses trail will open up
over 200 artists’ houses and studios to the public. Find out
how participating in these events can really help the careers
of craft-makers and artists.
Open the door »
 Inspired by the ill-fated Russian
submarine, ‘Kursk’ is a drama that takes you aboard a British
hunter-killer submarine.
Starting
out in the Edinburgh Fringe, the show is now on nationwide
tour. We spoke to the cast, producers and backstage crew about
how they got into theatre.
Dive! Dive! Dive! »
 Actors perform on stage, technicians
build backstage, but who brings it all together?
Katrina
Gilroy spoke about her job as theatre production manager of
the National Theatre, and how she built her career in
theatre.
A career in theatre production »
 Whether training to improve your
career, or starting a creative business, there may be funding
available to help you.
Check
out our funding database. Just enter a few details about where
you live, what you need, and we’ll provide the information on
what’s available.
Find funding »
 Simply known as 'smart crafting', the
Masters in Computational Studio Arts is a new field of study
that combines crafts, art and technology.
Find
out what the students had to say about their projects, such as
a digitally-embroidered canvas interface, or the 'Stethaphone'
that syncs patterns to your body rhythms.
More about ‘smart crafting’ »
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