The Irish creative community are once again invited to take part in Minding Creative Minds' (MCM) monthly meet and greet session – with their February event taking place tonight, February 24, at 7pm online. You can register for free here.

It allows artists to share their experiences, share advice with each other and have a conversation with their creative peers as they strive to get our sector back to full health.

Following tonight’s meet and greet, MCM will also organise a series of March events, starting on March 5 at 1pm for a workshop titled The Arts Council Agility Award Application Basics, hosted by Clí Donnellan. Register for free here.

On March 12 at 1pm, Pamela McQueen will discuss approaches to drafting your play in the workshop How do I ‘Develop’ my script (register here). McQueen will return on March 19 for her My Play is ready now what? Workshop, where she will discuss the different methods used to get your script ready to present to producers and theatre makers. Register for free here. Finally, she will hold another workshop on March 26 to discuss applications and funding for theatre. Click here to register.

On March 12 at 6:30pm, MCM will hold its online career clinic for creatives, in association with IMRA, a unique opportunity to chat one-on-one with an industry professional. Register for free here.

Finally, next month’s meet and greet will take place on March 31. Resister for free here.

MCM is 100% free and confidential, providing such services as:

• Counselling service (12 support sessions)
• Specialist trauma and abuse counselling
• Creatives Arts Therapies
• Workshops and masterclasses to advance ongoing skills and offer industry- related knowledge
• 1:1 Career Focused Mentoring Programme
• Legal advice
• Financial advice

You can get in contact with MCM by ringing their 24/7 Dedicated Phone Line: ROI 1800 814 244 | NI / UK: 0800 0903677 | International: 00353 15180277

General enquiries are also welcome and can be sent to: [email protected]