About the Creative Practice workshops
Designed to support emerging artists, working artists and recent arts graduates with developing their independent creative practices, culminating in the opportunity to exhibit in a group exhibition in Whangārei. The goal of the workshops is to equip artists to engage confidently and professionally with their communities, via supportive connections between practitioners, a deep dive into their studio practice to understand their processes and provide a supportive space to test ideas and present their work.
There is no cost to participants, only a commitment to attend and give time to your work while we work together.
Here’s some thoughts from an artist I worked with recently:
“I think Angela’s mentoring workshop takes people, including me, by surprise. That’s because it’s not designed to be only a passing-on of information and resources, which are, by the way, plentiful and useful, but as a co-built space for artists to practice first-hand collaboration and constructive critique with their peers. The offering and asking of critique from other artists has been a healthy challenge for me and being in this “out of comfort zone” gave me insight on internal blockages that are in the way of my success as an artist. One leaves the workshops confident that there’s plenty of possibilities out there, easily at hand, and really it’s just a matter to try them one after the other until something works. Angela is outstandingly available and supportive, always replying to messages and emails in record time and always with useful and practical answers to all kinds of questions.”
~ Cecilia De Donatis
This is the first in a series of 4 intensive 8 week workshops to be offered at no charge to participants, thanks to funding from Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage’s Regeneration Fund.
Workshops and complementary short courses will be rolled out between July 2023 – June 2024.
Key Dates:
winter workshop series ~ for artists and creatives
eight weeks
Saturdays 10am – 12pm
Saturday July 29th – 16th September 2023
maximum six places, hosted at Creative Northland and online
Creative Northland meetings will be 29th July, 5th, 19th August, 2nd and 16th September 2023. Zoom meets will be 12th, 26th August, and 9th Sept. Artists are required to attend both IRL and online meetings as far as possible (except sickness or emergencies!).
This is the first in a series of 4 intensive 8 week workshops to be offered at no charge to participants, thanks to funding from Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage’s Regeneration Fund. Workshops and complementary short courses will be rolled out between July 2023 – June 2024.
Key Dates:
winter workshop series ~ for artists and creatives
eight weeks
Saturdays 10am – 12pm
Saturday July 29th – 16th September 2023
maximum six places, hosted at Creative Northland and online
registrations close Friday 14th July
places will be confirmed Monday 17th July
Application process:
This process provides insight into your work, your ideas and any challenges you have. It enables me to tailor the workshops to meet the needs of the participants and make the best use of our time together.
Please complete the form, if you have any questions, find online forms challenging or are unsure if this is for you, please reach out!
Contact Angela at:
creativementoring.northland@gmail.com
What I need from you
The workshops are designed for a maximum of six participants. Interested artists are asked to provide:
4 – 6 images of your work, completed work or in process studio work
An artist CV or exhibition experience
Goals or challenges you wish to work on
Complete this application form, Creative Practice 2023 Winter Workshops Series
supported by
Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage Regeneration Fund
About Angela
Angela has been working in the arts for over 20 years. Her experience includes maintaining a creative practice, studio research, project writing, project management and delivery, exhibition curation, writing and planning. Angela brings a collaborative approach to her work and understands the reality of working in the arts in Aotearoa.
Angela’s creative practice includes curation and storytelling across performance, installation, photography, drawing, and textile works. Angela is particularly interested in the future of arts in Aotearoa and how to create a more equitable and sustainable arts industry. Angela studied through Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design, completing her MFA in 2020.
Angela’s work has been exhibited in Auckland, Whangārei, Dunedin, Nelson, Whakatāne, Morrinsville, Waiheke, Oamaru and Wellington. Recently, her work has made finals or won art awards across Aotearoa, including The Wallace Awards 2020, Changing Threads 2021 and 2022, The Walker and Hall Waiheke Art Awards 2022, and the Molly Morpeth Canaday Award for Painting and Drawing in 2019 and 2023.
Angela has had successful funding applications to Creative New Zealand, Manatu Taonga, Creative Communities and Lotteries Community grants scheme. She is on the committee of the Shutter Room Gallery Collective, serving as Gallery Curator and has delivered exhibition or performance projects in Auckland, Whangārei and Dunedin.
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Angela
Creative Practice
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