Autumn Semester: Portfolio Workshop & Review

Have you ever asked yourself what the specifics of Portfolios are nowadays? What is the best format, and what you should include?

A Portfolio is a collection of your work. It shows how your skills and ideas have developed over a period of time, and demonstrates your creativity, personality, ability, commitment. It is the tool that helps juries or individual experts evaluate your potential.

Portfolios take time and it can be extremely hard to know where to start, deciding what to show and what to exclude, while also considering how to make it both appealing and informative for the professionals who will be viewing it.

Date: Saturday 11 Nov 2023 (Workshop & Review).
Time: 10:00-12:30 (including breaks)
Location: Online – Zoom
Places: 15 professionals
Experts: Workshop led by Jessica Capra & Mariana Sesma, Reviews by Guest Experts.
Language: EN
Price: €49* **

*Comprehensive Autumn Semester bundle available (includes 3 Workshops + 2 Feedback sessions)
**In case of financial difficulties, please get in touch with us.

PORTFOLIO WORKSHOP: THEORY, ANALYSIS & CRITIQUE

Tailored to provide artists with all the essential know-hows of Portfolio development, this session is a specific package that embeds two parts: the theoretical & analytical workshop, and expert reviews.

Every participant will have the opportunity to learn the must-have knowledge needed to create an exhaustive portfolio, to present their own, and to receive peer-to-peer feedback and tailored advice directly from the experts.

!! The unique opportunity to receive tailored feedback from our experts can give you the tools you need to develop a well-balanced portfolio, making the difference. At the end of the session, you will have your Portfolio ready to be used when applying for grants, residencies, fellowships or other opportunities. !!

KEY POINTS

• What are the specifics for Portfolios nowadays?
• What are the big dos & don’ts?
• What format should my Portfolio have?
• What kind of content and information should I include?
• How can I adapt my approach to the recipient?
• How should I deliver my Portfolio to them?
• On-on-one feedback from experts.

At the end of the workshop you will receive a toolkit you can refer to whenever you may need it!

If you would like to have specific information about the workshop, feel free to contact us at hello@theartistandtheothers.nl

Find out more about the experts who will be sharing their knowledge, expertise and feedback with you below.

MEET THE EXPERTS

Jessica Capra

Jessica Capra is a cultural professional with ten years of experience of working in culture and supporting artists in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, Turkey and Italy. She initiates and develops cultural projects based on specific needs to make a change. She works for and with artists and cultural professionals.

The pillars of every project she develops are the promotion of shared knowledge, the need to connect people, enhance skills and start new collaborations that can create value for the current cultural scene. Her passion for motivating, empowering and advising others, especially young cultural professionals and artists, led her to the creation of The Artist and the Others. This Foundation, based in Maastricht & Munich, provides artists with the knowledge, skills and connections they need to develop their careers while working with European partnerships.

Mariana Sesma

Mariana Sesma is an artist and cultural manager from Brazil with several years of experience in small and large Brazilian art institutions, including the São Paulo Biennial. Having graduated in Visual Arts and holds and MBA in Cultural Management, she has extensive knowledge about contemporary art. She has worked in the fields of Institutional and International Relations, Fundraising, Art Mediation, as well as in the organisation of numerous art exhibitions. She is passionate about art and culture, and a true believer in its crucial role in building a better Society. Her professional mission is to contribute to making the arts more sustainable and accessible to diverse audiences.

REVIEWS BY GUEST EXPERTS

As each Portfolio is specific to the artists practice, we invite the experts who can give you tailored feedback according to this. Thanks to their experience as curators, artists, members of jury committees and cultural managers, the guest experts will share insights on what should be considered when developing and presenting your portfolio.

!! Apply enter the 30th of October in order for us to contact the experts and professionals which are the most relevant for your practice. !!

This workshop can be purchased individually, or in our comprehensive AUTUMN SEMESTER 2023 Bundle.*

Find out about the other workshops we are offering.

*All of the workshops of our AUTUMN SEMESTER 2023 are included in the comprehensive bundle (3 Workshops + 2 Feedback sessions). Please not that the bundle does not include ‘Workshop for recent graduates: How do you develop a career as an Artist?’

If you find it hard to pay in a lump sum, payment by instalments is an option.

Contact us to find out more at hello@theartistandtheothers.nl

All of our workshops are possible thanks to the financial support of the Province of Limburg.