Accessible Artist Workshops Help Artists Communicate
“Unlocking Your Story” with Keene Artist Luann Udell: Sharon Arts Workshops Help Artists Communicate with their Creative Message
(More information and images are available via www.luannudell.com)
Nonprofit Sharon Arts Center invites artists and artisans to an interactive presentation and workshop designed to help them unlock the power of their stories and communicate them to both
Jewelry by Luann Udell- Image courtesy of www.luannudell.com
customers and to today’s art-buying public. “Unlocking Your Story: the Artists Meaningful Message” will take place at at Sharon Art Center’s Downtown Gallery, Thursday, February 17th, 6:00-8:30PM. “Whether an artist’s work is planted with seeds of a personal nature, ideas about social justice, or even coming from a place of fantastical whimsy—the source and inspiration that feeds creativity can be their best tool for self-promotion,” says Luann Udell of her upcoming workshop. Udell offers alternative ways to channel your inspiration and create a powerful artist statement- one more suited for today’s world of intense social connection.
In this innovative workshop, artists will learn to weave their “source” into their work to more effectively connect with those who experience the work in ways that go far beyond appreciating mere technique. “A good artist statement should make the viewer go back and look at your art again,” says Udell. “As technology plans an increasingly vital role in our world, stories become more important to your process and your reach as an artist.” Attendees are asked to bring a few examples of their work and any recent writings (even drafts) of artist statements. Participation in the workshops is by registration only and space will be limited. To reserve your space, call (603)924-7256 or email register@sharonarts.org. Scholarships and financial aid are available for those in need of support- see the scholarship portion of sharonarts.org for details.
Luann Udell is a nationally exhibited artist and published writer residing in Keene, NH. She was a guest faculty member for the traveling Arts Business Institute seminars and has conducted workshops on the business of craft for the Sharon Arts Center, the Fiber Arts Center in Amherst MA, the NH State Council for the Arts in Concord, NH and various regional art and craft guilds.
Additional workshops are planned for this audience later in the winter and spring:
“Facebook for Artists” with Melanie McDonald is slated for Saturday, March 5th, 10:00am – 1:00pm at the Sharon Arts School of Arts and Crafts, 457 Route 123, Sharon, NH. For details and additional information about this and other Sharon Arts programs and educational offerings, visit www.sharonarts.org or call (603)9-247256.
Wallhanging by Luann Udell- Image courtesy of www.luannudell.com
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About Sharon Arts: The mission of Sharon Arts Center, a non-profit organization, is to engage the community in the artistic process, to support and serve artists and craftspeople, and to foster the relationship between artists and the community through education, exhibitions, the promotion and sale of art and craft, as well as through special programs and events.
Sharon Arts Center offers a wide variety of art classes and programs in the school facility in Sharon, NH, a Fine Craft Gallery, a Juried Artist Member Gallery, and an Exhibition Gallery at Depot Square.
The Sharon Arts Fine Crafts Gallery is located in Depot Square in Downtown Peterborough. Store hours are: Monday – Saturday 11am to 6pm, Sunday 11 – 4 PM.
Sharon Arts is sponsored in part by the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, The Susan A. and Donald P. Babson Charitable Foundation, and the Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation.