Trying to translate your creative practice into words? Meeting difficulty with the process of writing and editing your artist statement? Face your fears at this upcoming workshop, which helps artists explore how to clearly communicate who they are as creative individuals, and the kind of work they produce, to a broad range of audiences.
Artists will learn the components of creating effective personal narratives, tangible tips for keeping their statements updated on a regular basis, modifying statements for different platforms and more. Learnings from this workshop can apply to improving applications for grants, fellowships, and residencies; websites; press releases; marketing materials and more.
* The instructor will provide personalized feedback for 4 volunteers – please email us at ninthstreetcollective@gmail.com if you would like to have your draft reviewed and we will randomly select 4 for the workshop.
* Maximum 100 attendees for a one-hour digital workshop on ZOOM (20 minute presentation and writing exercise, 20 minute reviews with 4-5 artists volunteering to have draft reviewed, 20 minute Q&A)
* Attendees will receive a ZOOM link via email on June 1.
About the Facilitator: Shama Rahman (she/her) is Director of Brand Strategy at New York Magazine. She previously worked at The Wall Street Journal as a creative strategist in advertising and at The New York Times as an associate marketing manager for the TimesTalks live journalism series. Before the Times, she worked in marketing at the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Shama recently led a writing workshop for creative folks with Ninth Street Collective and has previously held the same workshop at places like The Wing, New Women Space, The New School, Commend and Mana Contemporary. She graduated from Smith College, where she studied Economics, Art History and Museum Studies, and is the youngest member of the Smith College Museum of Art's advisory committee. She was previously a board member of the South Asian Women's Creative Collective (SAWCC) and co-organized the group's 2016 exhibition at the Queens Museum.
Ninth Street Collective is a group of art administrators, gallerists, curators, writers and critics who want to help artists succeed. With a focus on professional development, we offer one-on-one consultations with artists in-person and online, and serve as a hub for resources for artists. For more information about the collective and its members, please visit www.ninthstreetcollective.com.
ChaShaMa supports artists by partnering with property owners to transform unused real estate into space to create and present, and provides free art classes for under-resourced communities. For more information, please visit www.chashama.org
