Nurturing emerging talent has always been a passion for gallery director Laura Noble. Through lectures, seminars, symposiums and personal consultation sessions L A Noble Gallery can help you to realise your full potential both creatively and professionally. These sessions are bespoke to you and one-to-one. We keep in touch with our mentees and are proud to see and share their successes as their careers bloom.

These sessions can be delivered on site or via Skype for both individuals and groups. We advise on a vast array of subjects here are some of the most popular:

What we do:

Guidance with your work:

We can give you advice on your current and future projects, developing your work to its full potential.

Editioning and pricing your work: 

This is key to ensuring your work will retain its value in the future and its placement within the secondary market. Answering questions such as, 'How many is too many?' and 'What size or sizes should I offer with regard to one image or series of images?' We can advise you on finding the correct pricing level for your work at every stage of your career and help you to avoid the pitfalls of over or under priced work.

Curatorial advice:

Curation is the key to a successful exhibition. Often having professional guidance can make the difference between succeeding and soaring forward.

Portfolio presentation:

Assessing and editing your portfolio, to maximise its impact to potential clients and buyers.

Book layout, curation and editing:

If you are about to embark on a publication and need advice on the edit or layout to optimise its impact why not book a session with us.

Exhibiting and curating exhibitions:

We offer guidance to help you sett up your exhibition from its initial stages, curation and final display.

Making your website work for you:

Ensuring your website has the maximum visual impact and professional design to attract the right audience including galleries, curators and prospective buyers of your work. This often includes editing or expanding the content to suit your professional requirements.

Finding the right gallery to represent you or organisation to work with:

Discovering and approaching galleries can seem daunting. Finding the right people to work with is so important and we can you make that approach and find your people going forward.

Help with grant and residency applications:

If you are embarking on a grant or residency application or want someone to give you pointers or guide you through the process we can help.

Entering competitions:

It can seem difficult with so many to choose from and the cost adding up. We can help with assessing the best ones to enter and manage your budget to do so.

Deciding which open calls to enter:

Which open calls are right for you at the specific stage of your career can be a game changer. Avoid wasting your time and money on focusing in the wrong opportunities.

Setting up a collective:

Working as part of a collective is a great way to expand your practice, meet new creatives and take advantage of new opportunities.

Group seminars:

These can be delivered on site, at your office, school, university or via Skype at a time to suit your group or class. We can focus on specific topics of interest or give a broader introductory seminar. These can be booked for groups for a fixed fee for groups of 12+ or priced per person for smaller groups.

Marketing and promotion:

How to gain maximum exposure for your work in the media and via social networking platforms. 

Who are these sessions aimed at?

Anyone with an interest in photography at any level who wishes to pursue a career in the commercial or art industry. We work with people from all over the world and can find a time that suits taking time differences into consideration.

How do I book a session?

Click the envelope symbol below to contact us via email - please mark the subject line 'Mentoring'.

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