Join us with Artist and specialist in Artist Support, Alys Scott Hawkins for this unique session on developing a balance between life and sustaining a creative practice for members of the IW Creative Network.
Monday 19th February 2024, 6-8pm FREE Building 41, Northwood
This may benefit all creative practitioners but will be of particular relevance for those whose practice exists alongside paid work, caring responsibilities, health issues or other commitments.
We’ll discuss the working with the ‘seasonality’ of creative practice, around the ebbs and flows of other things in life and work. At this session we’ll focus on setting boundaries and keeping them in place and the importance of planning amidst and around uncertainty.
There will be plenty of time for networking after the discussion and free tea/coffee/biscuits throughout. This session will not be recorded so booking in advance is advised.
Alys Scott Hawkins:
Photo by Rob Luckins, 2022
Alys is a specialist in Artist Support, providing guidance and advice to overcome barriers, plan projects and make funding applications. She is a member of the Artist Council: the advisory panel for a-n: the UK’s largest membership organisation for visual artists. Previously she led the Artist Development programme at 'a space' arts, Southampton, drawing on her long-standing networks within the arts sector across the region.
Alys is an artist who works with drawing and animation. Her background is as a freelance animation director, running a small business producing short films for broadcast, not-for-profit organisations, education and the private sector; winning international awards, and screening work at more than 30 international film festivals. As a Senior Lecturer she has designed and delivered teaching and BA and MA level, and produced original research: presenting at international conferences and publishing in peer-reviewed journals on the process of making animated documentary films.
Follow Alys online via her Newsletter, Portfolio, Sketchbook, and Support for creative people.
Venue address: Building 41, Newport Road, Cowes, Isle of Wight PO31 8BX.
Building 41 is located between Ascensos and BAE Systems just outside of Cowes. There is a bus stop very close by the entrance to the car park and Building 41 has dedicated parking right outside the building which is free to use for this event. The car park has two 7kW electric vehicle charging points, which are easily accessible by a phone app.
