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Are you an artist feeling a pull to lean more into your arts practice?

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Do you want to know what is deeply unique about you, your message, your arts practice? I will see it.

 

Are you unsure about how to get your work out in the world?

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Do you want business skills to support your creative practice?​​​

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If the answer to any of these questions is 'yes', let's get stuck in, creative, entrepreneurial one.

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I love to support independent artists so that you can experience the freedom of carving your own path and making the change that you want to see in the world. I love to support you because I believe your authentic, aligned creative expression has ripple effects on your own growth and that of others.

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Artistic practice is often where true risks, experimentation and growth truly happen. They are also the places where artists can experience the most freedom.

 

I know this because I have created and built these spaces for myself and others since 2006. I continue to this day.

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In response to feeling stifled in my career as an artist due to power imbalances, hierarchy, patriarchy and tradition, I subverted these by creating my own unique, loving, kind and collaborative working ecologies as well as becoming excellent at producing my own work - and at SCALE.​  

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I want you to have the support needed to fund, create, develop and deliver your impactful creative projects. I want you to feel like you've got a mentor and collaborator who has your back, and knows what it feels like.

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I am here to deeply support you in your journey.

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What does an Artist Mentor do?

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As your mentor, I can support you with any and/or all of the following:

• learn how to create compelling project concepts that fuel your soul

• if you want, learn how to conceptualise projects that are competitive for grant funding or philanthropy

• developing your producing skills from budgeting, to copywriting

• understanding how to deliver the complete suite of activities to deliver a performing arts project from concept to excellent audience experience through to thorough evaluation

• direct you as to the most important work to focus on at any time

• review your grant writing, marketing copy, website copy, fundraising campaign copy and more

• support the design and implementation of a successful philanthropic and donations campaign

• support your marketing strategy, plan and publicity campaign

• support the development of an attractive media release

• and so much more.

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The results my clients have achieved during our time together has allowed them to:​

• become excellent at project conceptualisation, project planning and project scoping

• move quickly through production periods while I support them with knowing exactly what to focus on at what time

• save enormous time due to the templates I have available

• fundraise the money required for their projects through successful grant applications and philanthropy campaigns

• build confidence and ability in producing to support their creative vision

• feel deeply supported in vulnerable, public facing endeavours

 

 

 

 

“In the last 12 months, I have successfully transitioned from a corporate job, where I was trying to fit in, to an independent multidisciplinary artist feeling I belong in the arts world.

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In our time together, Jenna helped me with strategic project planning, grant scoping, grant writing, budgets, developing a practice ecology and succinct communication.”

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Kuweni Dias Mendes

Multidisciplinary Artist, QLD, Australia

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"Mentoring with Jenna was an amazing experience.  As a result, I feel more confident as an artist and arts worker, and I have developed new skills in producing which will help me in my future arts career.

 

Over a period of 18 months, Jenna provided one on one mentoring sessions, professional development opportunities, hands on experiences working with community, and developing a range of skills in producing.  I was also given the opportunity to learn more about the creative process and develop key skills in producing large scale community projects.

 

I am incredibly thankful for this experience and to the effort Jenna invested in me to help me develop these skills."

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Emma Davis

Artist and Arts Consultant, WA, Australia

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