Functional Ceramics Cohort

This 6-week zoom roundtable gives pre-professional and emerging ceramic artists the opportunity to put their current work up for discussion in front of a group of peers and professionals to gain ongoing constructive critical feedback. If you are looking to find your unique voice in clay, honing your technical skills, and/or gearing up for the marketplace, this clay cohort will give you the support you need to develop a cohesive body of work that is reflective of your individuality, your passion in clay, and your desire to build a business in ceramics.

Participants will be expected to prepare work for discussion in every other class and to be an active contributor to the discussion of other artists’ work. In a supporting environment of peers, we will learn from one another. Guest professional artists will be invited periodically to expand the conversation. Limited to 6 individuals.

$250 per person

Forming second cohort now.
Email Leigh with your interest!

*Classes will meet every week or every other week, depending on the group

Ceramic Artist Cohort

In this 6-week professional development seminar, emerging and mid-career ceramic artists will come together in a supportive small group of peers to hone their portfolios, statements, CVs, and business acumen as they gear up for entering into the gallery scene or prepare for other professional opportunities in the field. Participating artists can expect to come away with a more polished portfolio, a plan for approach and the confidence to move forward to the next level of their artistic career. Limited to 6 individuals. Classes will be 2 hrs long.

Week 1 - Introductions, portfolio shares by all participants; Goals
Week 2- What is a Cohesive Body of Work?
Week 3 - Getting your images together. How many, quality; keeping track
Week 4 – Get your words together. What’s in a good artist statement? C.V. vs Resume?
Week 5 - Statement Share - Do my words match the work?
Week 6 – Finding the right opportunities: gallery fit, juried exhibitions, call for exhibition proposals, other exhibition opportunities, gallery solicitation

$350 per person

Tentative Schedule:
Tuesday evenings, 7-9pm
Next class TBD - email Leigh if you’re interested!

Whether you’re new on the scene or an established artist, effective branding is important to the continued growth and success of your arts business. But a brand isn’t anything if you don’t have a solid strategy behind it. In this 3 session interactive seminar, learn what a brand is, why an artist should have one, and how to build a brand strategy that reflects who you are, what you do, and why it matters. You make your artwork with intention, so you should market it with intention as well. In a small group of peers, you will work together in a supportive environment to build your brand and create a brand strategy that is in alignment with your artwork.

Participants can expect to come away with a brand statement and an action plan that identifies your next steps in implementing your brand across your business platforms and activities.

$175 per person

Tentative Schedule:
Tuesdays, 7-8:30 pm
September 5, 12, 19