How to Stay Inspired - ONLINE CLASS
Taught by Christine Garvey
Christine Garvey is an artist, coach, and the founder of A Mighty Practice. Her paintings and installations have been exhibited internationally, including exhibitions with Galerie Circulaire (Montreal), International Print Center (New York), and The Contemporary Austin.
Garvey’s work has been recognized with a Fulbright Research Grant (2016), a Fellowship from the Vermont Studio Center (2020), and an Artist Relief Grant from The Foundation for Contemporary Arts, United States Artists, and Creative Capital (2021).
Over the last 10 years she’s coached hundreds of creatives through the ups and downs of their practices.
She writes and speaks about ideas that impact contemporary artists, including scarcity, endurance, and financial stability. Her work has been featured in Creative Mornings Global, Brooklyn Magazine, and The Creative Independent.
How can we stay inspired and motivated in our creative work? In this class we’ll reflect on our relationship to inspiration or “creative fuel” and help participants understand what fuels them and where to seek it. Through writing and reflection we’ll ask:
What actually fuels you?
When do you seek fuel?
Where do you seek fuel?
Who do you look to as a model?
And is this working for you?
We’ll look at our inherited definitions around inspiration, and how often-times inspiration is actually “obligation” in disguise. This conversation is geared toward artists/creatives, but could benefit anyone who is feeling burned out and needs a motivational boost!
