Artist Course | Breaking Ground 2: Artist Development Project Webinar
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Breaking Ground was designed in line with the Arts Council’s strategy ‘Making Great Art Work 2016 – 2025’ document and focuses on empowering artists with self-directed approaches to creating more sustainable and productive careers in the arts. I conceived the project in response to the ever increasing pace of change in our world and the challenges faced by freelance creatives in either adapting or accommodating to it. In 2021 we worked with a full cohort of 15 artists from across the country (Belfast, Waterford, Wicklow and Cork), from multiple disciplines and ranging in age from 23 – 43.
The course is a combination of facilitated group workshops and 1-2-1 career coaching. The training material is research and evidence based. It borrows from much of the advances in career development thinking over the last 30yrs which focuses specifically on how to manage careers in the context of unpredictable, complex, and rapidly changing industries, like our creative sector.
We focus on the sub-skills of career development in the arts:
Meaning, Motives and Values
Future Planning
Creating a career path
Extending & exploiting skills
Communication Skills
If you are unavailable to join us on Wednesday you can alternatively view a recording of our last information webinar here.
My name is Andrew Macklin, I’m an actor, facilitator and qualified & ICF credentialed coach for creative careers. As a career coach and mentor I work with Minding Creative Minds delivering career coaching to creatives from all areas of the creative sector in Ireland. In the UK I work with Freelancers Make Theatre Work to deliver fortnightly reflective practice groups for theatre workers focusing on all areas of professional development.
Breaking Ground participant feedback 2021:
“This was absolutely the kind of project I needed to be a part of; I’m feeling incredibly energised and excited for what lies ahead.”
– Theatre Maker & Breaking Ground Participant 2021.
“The practical tools and models have been the most helpful part as a way to create clarity, direction and help with adaptability.”
– Actor/Director and Breaking Ground Participant 2021
“I have a lot more confidence in my abilities as an artist. I also have the tools to focus on charting my career progression as well as a deeper understanding of my behaviour and why I do certain things in relation to my practice.”
– Breaking Ground Participant 2021
“The 1-2-1 was a highlight. It allowed me for the first time, in a very long time, to take stock of what I am aiming to do and the small changes that can allow that to happen.”
– Visual Artist and Breaking Ground Participant 2021
We think this training could be incredibly useful for freelance artists of all kinds and if you feel that this would be of value to those in your network please feel free to share it, before or after the webinar.