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30 Apr 2025

Letters to Creatives from Claire Wilson | Working across borders as an independent (Part 2)

Letters to Creatives from Claire Wilson | Working across borders as an independent (Part 2)

The journey as an independent can be exciting, rewarding and at times, challenging. For part 2 of Letters to Creatives from Claire Wilson, as an independent for over 10 years, Claire shares how the path of working across borders can be quite circuitous and rarely straightforward.  

Yet, creativity thrives in partnerships and collaborations. Building and maintaining strong human relationships can make the difference when working across cultures.  

Hear what keeps Claire going and growing in her work as a freelancer, and her advice for finding opportunities and what opens doors to lasting connections in the arts and cultural sector.  

Watch Part 2 of the episode here:


Letters to Creatives is ASEF culture360's latest video interview series, designed for emerging arts and cultural professionals. Each episode with experts in the arts and cultural field offers first-hand knowledge, practical advice, learnings and reflections on the ups and downs creatives experience.


Episode show notes:

1. Episode transcript: Working across borders as an independent (Part 2)

2. Working across borders as an independent (Part 1)