Coaching and Mentoring

As a practicing or an aspiring artist, there are inevitably areas of your practice you feel you could be better at (this is normal - we are all somewhere on that spectrum), or which were missing in your education, or perhaps there are new directions you want to explore.
I have over 30 years experience as an artist, as a gallery/art centre owner, curator, arts business advisor and freelance art tutor. I draw from this and from my continuous learning to aid you in your creative and professional development aims.
Art mentorship can be a transformative experience during this process. Having a mentor provides invaluable guidance, support, and insight that can help you navigate the complexities of the art world and achieve your goals. Through guidance, support, and knowledge sharing, a good mentoring relationship empowers you to unlock your full potential and navigate challenges with confidence.
The most important thing an artist mentor can do for you is to help you to stay on track with your goals, cut down the time it takes to reach competence and mastery. Never be afraid to ask for help - there is plenty of it available.
Sometimes the most appropriate option is to work one to one with a coach or mentor, at other times joining a supportive group and connecting with people who are as interested in their career path as you are. Working in close collaboration can provide social support and comfort for you.
Whether through a group or individual mentoring situations, a further advantage is empathy and understanding of similarly challenging and successful art career experiences.
Consider what you are most wanting - is it practical art skills, or practical professional skills development such as pricing, exhibition publicity planning, project development, funding applications, writing about your work etc., or broader guidance and support for instance where do you want to go with your work?
Depending on your goals we can choose a long term (meeting at regular intervals for as long as you need or want), a flash speed date style (a single or short series of focussed goal based session/s), or group mentoring.

Personal Creative or Professional Practice Short Term Coaching

If you have a specific creative or professional goal coaching might be your best option.
Have a think about what you want from our time together, for instance do you need help with a singular problem which is blocking you, or you want to get an application completed, need to write a statement for an exhibition, or an artwork which isn't coming together.
Perhaps a single session or a short series of focussed goal based meetings will suit you.

Session fees in NZ$ are:
$125.00/hr or $75.00/30 mins.

Personal Professional Practice Mentoring

What about professional practice skills to help you to have a sustainable and rewarding artistic career?
Being a successful, competent and organised artist involves learning and using a host of skills. These will include pricing your work, organising your archive for ease and speed of record keeping and applying to galleries and for exhibitions or events, exhibition planning, publicity planning, use of social media, profile development etc.
Generally this involves meeting at regular intervals for as long as you need or want to achieve your goals.

Session fees in NZ$ are:
$125.00/hr

Personal Creative Development Mentoring

For those of you looking for individual mentoring to help develop your creativity, wanting broader guidance and support in areas such as developing your artist voice and techniques then creative mentoring is a route you will find satisfying. In a trusting, encouraging, supportive environment, you will be able to try new approaches, discuss suggestions, develop your skills and focus on creating art you are proud of.
Generally this involves meeting

at regular intervals for as long as you need the support.

Session fees in NZ$ are:
$125.00/hr.

Small Group Mentoring through Mastrius

Are you looking for a small number of like-minded artists, all at a similar level and with similar interests, all wanting to improve their creative and professional skills in a supportive group environment? The Mastrius option gives you a mentor, a facilitiator and multiple viewpoints to provide you with a more diverse view of your work.
Their flexible system and payment terms allow you to stay for as long or short a time as you like, and you (along with the group) direct the subjects we cover.
These sessions are organised through 'MASTRIUS', click to book or find out more.

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Help me to understand what you are looking for by completing this form and I will work together with you to find out the best way to help you achieve your creative and professional goals.