Professional Development: Writing Workshop

Creative Labor presents:
“Send Me A Short Bio, and Artist’s Statement”
Writing A Compelling Artist’s Statement

Saturday, February 23
LGBT Community Center
1-3PM
Instructor: Janet Silk, MFA
FREE EVENT

At every stage of an artist’s career, the first request from a curator, producer, or event coordinator is: “Please send me a short bio, and your artist statement.” Artists who attend this workshop will leave with a fine tuned narrative biography, an artist’s statement, and an opportunity to meet other artists who are developing their artistic practice.

Who should attend this workshop:

Emerging Artists who want to develop the skill set it takes to be a professional artists in a competitive art environment.

Seasoned Artists who want to refine their skills by working through the creative writing process with a seasoned professional.

What you will learn in the workshop.

• The workshop instructor will begin with examples of well-written biographies and artists’ statements and break down the key components of effective writing.
• The workshop facilitator will guide the attendees through a creative process of writing an effective short biography and artist’s statement.
• Through one-on-one support from the instructor and group feedback, artists will refine and edit their writing.
• Attendees will leave the workshop with a polished short narrative biography and artist’s statement.
• If time permits the attendees will be given the opportunity to present themselves to the group in a short “elevator pitch” about who they are and what their art practice is all about  – ready for real world encounters with the art world.

About the workshop instructor: