Call Out for Arts and Crafts Residencies
It’s time to share your arts and crafts residency events news that you have happening across Tasmania on our Facebook and Instagram pages.
Artist residencies, or artist in residence programs, can be game changing for any creative.
So to help, both members and non-members, the Art Trails Tasmania socials are ready to amplify your message.
Don’t have a residence program to share yourself but want to know about who does and what’s available? Then make sure you tell Facebook and Instagram (Meta) that you value the arts events news with your post likes, comments and shares so more see it.
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Art and Craft Residencies
Art residencies play a crucial role in fostering the growth and development of artists both creatively and professionally for several reasons but sometimes they can feel difficult to find.
Offering Time and Space to Create
Residencies often provide artists with dedicated time and space away from their usual environments, allowing them to focus solely on their artistic practice without the distractions of everyday life.
This uninterrupted time can lead to deep exploration and experimentation.
Residencies Can Potentially Provide Access to Resources
Many residencies offer access to resources such as studios, equipment, materials, and sometimes even funding. This access enables artists to work on projects that they may not have had the means to pursue otherwise, pushing the boundaries of their creativity.
Community and Collaboration In Your Residency
Residencies bring together artists from diverse backgrounds and disciplines, fostering a supportive community where ideas can be shared, collaborations can form, and feedback can be given.
These interactions often lead to new perspectives and approaches, enriching the artistic process.
Art Residencies and Networking Opportunities
Certain types of residencies can expose artists to curators, critics, and other professionals in the art world, providing valuable networking opportunities.
These connections can lead to exhibitions, commissions, and other career advancement opportunities.
Exposure and Validation with Art Residencies
Residencies often culminate in exhibitions, open studios, or other public events where artists can showcase their work to a wider audience.
This exposure not only provides validation for their artistic endeavours but also helps them build a reputation within the art community.
The Art Residence Reflective Practice Experience
Away from the pressures of deadlines and commercial demands, artists in residence can engage in reflective practice, contemplating their artistic goals, processes, and motivations.
This self-reflection can lead to personal growth and a deeper understanding of one’s own creative practice.
Finding Art and Craft Residencies Here
While our members get to be listed on our What’s On directory page and the Artist In Residence page, this call out is also available for all Tasmanian artists, galleries, cafes, shops and groups and trails holding residencies on our socials.
Sharing Your Residency News on Our Socials
You’re welcome to drop links into the comments on Facebook and Instagram to what you’re up to, and, of course, you’re welcomed to follow Art Trails Tasmania on Facebook and Instagram.
Links in Individual Comments
I’ve learnt from previous call outs that it is best to drop your links in Facebook in individual comments.
This makes it much easier for the links to be clicked on and followed.
It also lets Facebook show the images related to the pages, always a benefit.
Naturally enough, Instagram isn’t as helpful with links. I’d be really happy to fix this but sadly, I don’t have any influence in that area!
But you are welcomed to drop links in the post on both of the platforms.
How to Leave Details to Your Arts and Crafts Residency
Giving context to your links makes the world of difference.
So be sure to actually write a helpful description about what you’re doing.
This is all about helping you to connect to our followers, who will, hopefully, become your followers.
I’ve noticed that the comments with links that include a description as well as the link work much better than those with just a page handle.
It is simply about thinking from your audience’s point of view and making it really easy for them (all of us) to understand what you’re doing and join in.
Flourishing with Creativity
Creativity is the lifeblood of an artist, essential for originality and expression.
It fuels innovation, allowing artists to break boundaries, challenge norms, and communicate complex ideas in unique ways.
Without creativity, art becomes stagnant, lacking the power to captivate and inspire. It drives experimentation, pushing artists to explore new techniques, mediums, and concepts. Creativity is the driving force behind artistic evolution, enabling artists to evolve personally and contribute meaningfully to cultural discourse.
Ultimately, it distinguishes artists, shaping their identities and leaving an indelible mark on the world through their creations.
Make Your Own Creativity Calendar
The challenge can be daily life getting noisy and full of everything else.
The solution can be as simple as prioritising creativity, by creating time and space for it in your calendar.
To help you do this simply use our What’s On directory and the listings on our Facebook and Instagram call out posts to craft your own Creativity Calendar.
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Residencies and Creativity
Getting along to arts and crafts residencies can be a great way to being more creativity into our daily life.
What better way to nurture your creativity, take a deep dive into your artist practice, than to immerse yourself in a special residency?
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If you’d like to have your artist story and event news shared here on Art Trails Tasmania and across our socials do be sure to join our flourishing artists community over at the Member’s Hub.
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Skills Sharing Stories
I want there to be more arts and crafts in our world, in our communities and in our own lives. Hopefully you’ve found this blog post useful and interesting in your creative journey.
So I’m creating, with your help, Art Trails Tasmania, allowing all of us who feel this love to create more of it.
And the Art Trails Tasmania blog is a key part of making this happen, telling the stories of members. It’s about what they have happening with workshops and classes, exhibitions, open studio trails, where to find their outlets, markets, fairs and festivals so you can shop their creations as well as their art and craft retreats.
Also being shared are the supporters of our artists, the galleries, shops, cafes, art societies and groups, places to stay and artist in residencies.
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