OUR SUMMER TRAINING IS FOR RECENT GRADUATES, EMERGING ARTISTS AND PARENT ARTISTS.
The life of an artist is dominated by uncertainty, so how can we create a more sustainable practice? How can we integrate the topic of self-care and care within the art practice, and at the same create a more inclusive art world, while learning to navigate it?
Our Summer Training for Artists provides artists with the professional knowledge, skills and connections needed to navigate the art world. Until now we have been able to develop and produce this programme in Maastricht and Munich, in collaboration with local partners, institutions and experts.
WHAT MAKES THE SUMMER TRAINING UNIQUE?
Unlike other courses, the Summer Training gives participating artists the possibility to receive individual, personalised feedback and advice. The programme is tailored on the needs of the artists, and adapted to the local cultural scene.
By participating in this programme, artists can gain concrete knowledge and insights to navigate the complex art worlds, and extend their professional network.
We want to help artists bridge the gap between art education and the professional world by providing specific tools and skills which can be applied again and again. We know that every artistic practice is different and there is not a model which can fit everyone, so tailored training and feedback are the key to building a sustainable career.
Through the Summer Training, artists have the opportunity to meet gallerists, curators, project managers, experts, as well as other artists, and get to know this art scene in real life. In this way we foster a powerful art community, where long-lasting professional connections and friendships can be crucial when laying the foundations of future projects or opportunities.
WHAT ARE THE CORE TOPICS?
All of the topics covered in the programme are greatly lacking in, if not completely absent from, the curricula of art academies. In this intensive training, through of workshops, face-to-face meetings and discussions you will:
- Learn how to navigate the artworld(s).
- Reflect on how to develop a sustainable practice and integrate sustainable strategies in your artistic practice.
- Learn how to introduce Care in your practice and projects.
- Connect with gallerists, curators, professionals working in off spaces, and other artists.
- Learn how to select residency, exhibitions and grant applications, for emerging artists and artist-parents.
- Build a meaningful portfolio & an effective artist statement.
- Become part of a supportive, international network.
- Get individualised feedback & advice.
- Develop sustainable project proposals.
DISCOVER THE 2024 SUMMER TRAINING IN MUNICH: PROGRAMME, ACTIVITIES AND WORKSHOPS
This year, the training has also a special focus on the topic of Care and how to integrate it in your practice.
> Read the complete programme in the booklet
> DEADLINE: 14 August 2024
IS IT FOR YOU?
Our yearly Summer Training is open to soon- to-be graduates, recent graduates, emerging artists and parent artists who want to:
- Gain new professional knowledge and skills in the art field, and its intersections.
- Learn how to navigate the complexity of the artworld.
- Develop a better understanding of possible strategies and opportunities to further develop your career.
- Build a solid professional backbone and a strategic plan which can help you take the next steps in your career.
- Learn to integrate self-care and care within your practice.
- Explore and get to know the local and international art scene in Munich.
- Connect with gallerists, curators and arts professionals.
- Discover initiatives and institutions in the city of Munich.
- Become inspired by a fresh cultural scene, and meet artists from all around the world.
DISCOVER THE 2024 SUMMER TRAINING IN MUNICH: CARE TO CARE
The Summer Training is possible thanks to the financial support of PLATFORM München, The Artist and the Others, the Team of Excellence Culture and Creative Industries of the City of Munich.
