Creatives often find it difficult to explain their works, promote their successes and talk about their work in ways that engage and inspire others.

These skills can be vital for even the most talented artists and organisations, so their media, promotions, webpages and grants applications stand out from the crowd.

Southern Tablelands Arts is committed to enhancing the professional practice and profile of regional artists, and our first program of the year focuses on writing about your own art.

Writing about Art, is subsidised by the FRRR ANZ Lenovo Seeds of Renewal grant and Southern Tablelands Arts. Artist and author Sarah Rice will lead creatives using a wide range of exercises to stimulate and encourage creative responses as well as using conceptual and theoretical modes of writing. Sarah’s main aim will be to encourage people to engage critically with their work and the works of others. In the workshop you will focus on how to think about art, what questions to ask of it and oneself.

In terms of professional development, learning to respond to your creative practice and explain your work will help with grant writing, artist statements, promotions, web site development. The three hour course will cover how to generate and identify concepts, words, metaphors and associations that motivate the work, drawn from a number of different sources. Book at www.southerntablelandsarts.com.au or phone 4823 4407.