Mentoring
So, my fellow artist… You’re on it, you’ve done courses, now you’re experimenting with what works for you.
You know your work, you’ve found your rhythm in schedules (kind of) yet you’re still a bit scared or bewildered with what to say to the world.
All the people you know love your work - now it’s time to take it to the next level and put yourself in the public eye.
But how? Where to start? Well, I can help with that.
Beginning in January 2025 I’m offering a mentoring package to help you establish your voice, your ‘why’, and your path through the noise.
Am I a social media expert? Nope.
Am I going to make you a better artist? No.
I know there already fabulous people who can do those things for you already.
So, what can I help you with?
During our 1-2-1 sessions we’ll dig deep to find your natural way of speaking to your audience, make a plan to deliver, find the ideal network and opportunities for you and have you speaking and writing about your art in a compelling way.
There will be regular Mentorship Check-Ins to track progress and address any concerns. Of course, I’ll be offering encouragement and support throughout the mentoring process. I can boast happily that I will be your champion and cheer you on! But the biggest thing ever, I’ll help you to find your confidence to be your own cheerleader.
What do you need to do? Well, download telegram for our weekly check-ins, keep the zoom link ready for our 50 minute meetings, commit to and diarise our 10 sessions.
How will it work? Packages include many of the steps below, but will be personalised as necessary, so may not include everything if its not what you need.
Mentoring Package: Stepping Onto Your Path With Confidence
Core Components:
Personalised Coaching Sessions:
- Regular one-on-one meetings to discuss your goals, challenges, and progress.
- Constructive feedback on your messaging.
- Help develop a personalised artistic vision and a map to get there.
- Guide you in crafting a compelling artist statement that effectively communicates your artistic intent.
- Help create a professional artist bio that highlights your experience and achievements.
- (Re)Discover your voice in the written word expressing yourself authentically.
- Support you to connect with relevant art communities, galleries, and curators, depending on your wants and needs.
- Offer guidance on approaching and submitting work to exhibitions and competitions.
- Provide tips for networking effectively within the art world.
- Support to apply to open calls.
- How to choose the aligned gallery that is right for your work and sensibility.
- Help understand pricing strategies, copyright laws, and ethical business practices.
- Assist in developing a basic marketing plan, including social media presence and website creation. (N.B. I do not assist in creating websites).
- Provide advice on managing finances and expenses.
Additional Features:
- Access to Exclusive Resources:
- Share a curated list of art books, websites, and online courses.
- Encourage and foster community of artists on Instagram page.
- Mentorship Check-Ins:
- Schedule regular check-in sessions to track progress and address any concerns.
- Offer encouragement and support throughout the mentoring process.
Package length and style and costs:
10 sessions: each session length is 50 minutes
Weekly Telegram check-ins via a series of prompts.
£55 per hour with the overall package cost: £550
Many moons ago (nearly 30 ) I did my CBT (cognitive behaviourial therapy) training. Since then I have trained in many modalities- including EFT fifteen years ago, along with reiki, crystal healing and a few other delicious and fun things. For six years I have worked with artists on accountability calls, mentoring and coaching them in confidence of delivery - because I help them uncover their reason for doing what they do, it becomes second nature.
A little more about my background.
Since training with Gloucestershire Counselling Service back in the mid-90s (that's last century?!) I've gravitated into mentoring work wherever I go.
Having worked in the safeguarding realm in Wiltshire and leading an Outreach Team at the University of Bath, the mentoring role was an important and instinctual part of my work. Chairing the disability committee across the (then) 13 higher education institutions across south west England gave me insight around mental health awareness, hidden disabilities and limiting beliefs... everything is interconnected.
Now as a full-time artist who embraces accountability calls, mastermind groups, networking opportunities and business mentors, it really is fabulous to have the support and expertise to help me grow - and I watch colleagues do the same.
Sometimes it can be difficult to know what we need, to understand where to start, or just find a completely neutral voice to bounce ideas off.
My past lives have taught me how to tease out all those things, develop a plan and maintain accountability to see it through. Previously I've worked with artists for one or two sessions but discovered most need longer and purposeful, structured calls. I can help.
Spaces are limited as my own work as an artist is a full-time career! Do send me an email or fill in the contact form or have a chat via DMs on instagram.
If we haven't met before, do have a listen to the artchatter podcast, which I co-host as a way of supporting artists far and wide.