Date: 26 September 2023

Time: 10am - 12.30pm

Capacity: 6

Cost: £45 per artist

Overview

Join your fellow studio neighbours for a supportive coaching session designed to help you further your professional and creative practice. Claudia Kennaugh, founder of Art & People, will be hosting an open topic workshop inviting you to seek guidance in any area you need. Whether you’d like help with pricing, advice on galleries, practice talking and selling, or feedback on a work in progress, this is your space to grow.

The intimate group of 6 artists will be invited to bring pieces of work for curatorial advice and peer review. Each artist will receive 20 mins of focus on their practice and everyone is encouraged to contribute ideas for a free flowing exchange of advice. Claudia will curate the artworks in the space so you can step back and gain a new perspective outside the studio. Come and check in on wherever you’re at so you can take your next steps with more confidence.

Art & People

Art & People is a Bristol-based art advisory service offering guidance to artists and collectors. Prior to launching in 2019, founder Claudia Kennaugh worked in the arts for 15 years. First as a songwriter and performing artist and then art advisor and gallery partner. Over her years co-running the Hollywood Road Gallery, London – established by her family in 1980 – she curated countless fairs and exhibitions with hand-sourced artworks from the UK, Europe & South America. During this time, she nurtured the careers of many artists. Her dual experience of life on both sides of the business motivated her to create a service that helps the people who create art, just as much as those who collect it.

Today, Art & People supports the professional development of early-mid career artists with one-to-one coaching, online tutorials and workshops. By partnering with organisations such as Bow Arts Trust, Spike Island and Visual Artists Ireland, Claudia helps to foster thriving artist communities with her practical group sessions. Claudia’s curating work continues both in exhibitions and in people’s homes, where she helps collectors to buy, frame and hang art that they love. Her keen curatorial eye is eagerly sought after and in 2022 she was on the judging panel of Jackson’s Painting Prize. By guiding artists and collectors simultaneously, Claudia creates new connections and opportunities, bringing it all full circle.

‘‘ Artists are often on the back foot due to a lack of knowledge and support. I want to help change that.’’ - Claudia Kennaugh