Fall 2024 Creative Endeavors
Presented in partnership with Colgate TIA (Thought Into Action), The Hub, Hamilton NY and Arts At The Palace.
Creative Endeavors is an 8 week, interactive and project-based workshop led by creative experts and professionals. Take the next step in your creative work, develop your creative process, and launch a project that will help you move forward and connect with your audience.
Throughout the 8 week course, participants will create, develop, and launch their work.
Sessions start Sep. 25th, Wednesdays 6:00 p.m. at The Palace Theater in Hamilton.
Audience:
Community members and students
May be interested in making a career out of their creative talent or of doing something on the side
May be offering a creative service or selling a physical product
Learning outcomes:
Develop a potentially viable business idea based on your creative talent
Develop a deeper understanding of your creative process, interests, and desires for your creative talent
Analyze the specific characteristics of your target audience and ways to reach them
Understand different funding approaches, careers, and resources available for next steps
Full Schedule & Topics:
Session #1 - September 25th - Identifying Your Process & Practice: Finding Inspiration w/ guest facilitator Lynn Schwarzer (HW - Develop your practice, intro to case-studies, ecologies & "The War Of Art")
Session #2 - October 2nd - Creative "Sweet Spot": Focusing your work for creative longevity. Feat. "Designing Your Life" (HW - Ecologies and Mentoring)
Session #3 - October 9th - One Step -Project Planning and objective setting w/ guest facilitator Carlolyn Strobel-Larson (HW: Finish project objective and planning)
BREAK - October 16th - No class this week
Session #4 - October 23rd - Your Creative Voice w/ Special Guest facilitator and coach (HW: Creative Vulnerability Activity & 9 Squares)
Session #5 - October 30th - Many Creative Careers & Developing Funding w/ Special Guest facilitator
Session #6 - November 6th - Creative collaborators & marketing panel w/ Q&A (HW: Work Session & Project Launch)
Session #7 - November 13th - Work Session & Project Mentoring Feedback w/ special guest mentor & coach
Session #8 - November 20th - Show & Tell - Project Summaries & Reflections (Open to the public)