How to Stay Inspired - ONLINE CLASS
Taught by Christine Garvey
Christine Garvey is an artist and coach based in Austin, Texas. Her creative work has been recognized with a Fulbright Research Grant, an Austin Community Initiatives Award, and a Fellowship from Concordia University Montreal. Since 2010 she’s been a teaching artist and faculty member at various institutions, including the University of Texas at Austin, Florence University of the Arts, and Pioneer Works Center for Art and Innovation. She writes and speaks about ideas that impact artists, including scarcity and financial stability, and helps artists set goals and gain momentum in their creative practices. To find out more about her work visit: christine-garvey.com.
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!
