I am currently planning two trips to America in 2009, visiting up to three states each time. One, or possibly more, workshops will be held in Texas (probably San Antonio and Austin) but I'm looking for suitable venues in other locations and states too - and co-organisers. If you think you could help find a suitable venue in your area and find, with my assistance, at least 20 people wishing to attend, you'll receive a free workshop — currently worth up to £150.00. If you are interested in assisting me to set up a workshop in your area, please read the details below:

I am currently planning a trip to Australia in 2010, visiting as many locations to hold workshops as I can. More than one workshop will be held in the Melbourne area but I'm looking for suitable venues in other locations and states too - and co-organisers. If you think you could help find a suitable venue in your area and find, with my assistance, at least 20 people wishing to attend, you'll receive a free workshop — currently worth up to £180.00. If you are interested in assisting me to set up a workshop in your area, please read the details below:

The requirements are quite simple: a suitable venue, about 20 attendees, and a base to which I can ship supplies (workshop packs, pre-prepared line drawing etc — you could fit the whole lot into a suitcase!).

The venue need not be any art-related place. I use a village hall here in the UK that has good light, a kitchen, plentiful parking, disabled access and toilets, and sufficient tables and chairs. A church hall or community hall would do too, or a hotel with a conference room (although they can be very expensive).

Workshops would be either 2-day or 3-day, probably 10am - 5pm.

I need about 20 (maximum 25) attendees to make the workshop viable. Maybe you belong to a local art group and know of other groups you can approach? Would your local newspaper be interested in running an editorial piece on the event? This local knowledge is invaluable - you know things I cannot possibly find out from the UK.

I'm not expecting anyone to have to spend money - if, for example, posters or flyers are required for display in local art stores, I'll arrange that from here or pay for you to do it locally. I'll give all the support you need, such as circulating the workshop through my mailing lists, advertising on my websites (and blog soon), paying venue deposits and so on. I will also advertise the workshop on other websites, such as the SAA website where I'm a Professional Associate, which has quite a few American and other foreign members, and on my own Starving-Artists site and at ArtPapa.com (both of which have an international membership). In brief, I'll do everything I can to attract attendees and help in all other respects too.

If you're interested, please to register your interest.