Illustrations by Janet Tryner
Between Summer 2021 and Summer 2022 Coventry Artspace provided an innovative programme of online and in-person courses and events, led by experienced professionals in the field and responding directly to our research on artist development needs published in early 2021.
Opportunities included:
Short workshops online (2 – 4hrs) pay what you can:
Funding & Finance – Reaching Your Audience – Writing About Your Art – Speedy Crits
Short workshops in person (2 – 4hrs) pay what you can:
Navigating Disaster – Working in the Public Realm – Photographing Your Artwork – Working With Galleries (Hosted by Warwick Arts Centre, in partnership with The Mead Gallery, Coventry Biennial, Coventry University Faculty of Arts and Humanities)
Intensive workshops (3 – 5 days) with attendance allowance:
The Art of Place (in partnership with Ludic Rooms)
Leading Workshops x 2 (in partnership with Outside-in)
Exploring Collections (in partnership with Outside-in)
The Art of Curation x 3 (in partnership with Outside-in, Stories That Made Us archive, Ian Sergeant and Roo Dhissou)
We are now in the process of reviewing the evaluations of these opportunities and other other projects to inform our future activities.
