In this creative training session, Trudie will help you to unlock your potential in utilising your practice to develop workshops for children and young people, and community arts projects – providing the essential things you need to know.
Trudie Wilson
Trudie Wilson is an interdisciplinary Fine Artist specialising in sculpture and drawing. She works as a freelance artist and creative practitioner where she creates her own work alongside undertaking commissions, teaching drawing and supporting people’s wellbeing through art workshops.
Trudie was previously awarded a grant from the ACE’s Emergency Grant in 2020 to continue her arts practice during the pandemic. During this time she also designed and co-authored the book 'Dinosaur Isle' in 101 fossils which contained her illustrations and drawings and was published in 2021. Trudie is also the Creative Hub project assistant and practitioner for Independent Arts, a charity that supports wellbeing through the arts for residents on the Isle of Wight.
ALSO the logo/identity for the IW Creative Network was designed by Trudie Wilson. The colour palette was directly inspired by an IW OS geological map from 1888!
Links
Some useful links/resources mentioned in the Zoom session:
- Trudie's PDF Slides
- Independent Arts website. They're open Mon - Sat, 10am - 4.30pm and located at 48/49 High Street, Newport, IW, PO30 1SE
- Community Action IW DBS website
- Some more guidance on DBS for freelancers
- Axis web membership for insurance
- A-N membership for insurance
- CuratorSpace membership for insurance
- Hospital Rooms website
- Must Watch - Sir Ken Robinson TED Talk
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