My Creative Practice

Creative Practice effectively strengthens our community and uplifts artists Creative Practice is a collaborative mentoring program designed to empower artists and creatives with a focus on resilience and community support. The program offers one-on-one mentoring, intensive workshops, studio critique, business tools, strategic planning for artists and creatives, support and advice in creating successful project and funding proposals, as well as exhibition opportunities, and holistic well-being and social support. After nine months of work to craft the proposal and securing key relationships, Creative Practice received Regeneration Funding from Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage in May 2023. The Regeneration Fund focuses on building capability, resilience and strengthening our arts community in Northland. You can find out more about how we're spending this in our community for our community here, How to spend an Arts Grant. While our MCH funding is targeted for Tai Tokerau, Northland, we will work with you or your Organisation wherever you are! Creative Practice offers zoom workshops for artists and creatives on topics such as; Approaches to Art Awards, Approaches to Grants and Funding, Crafting your Funding Application, How to approach galleries, Social media and marketing, Strategic Planning for Artists as well as workshops to improve your writing. We also offer one on one mentoring packages, you can contact us to craft the right program to meet your needs! Angela works as an independent creative practitioner and works in artist and community run spaces, serving on the committee for the Shutter Room Collective, and is responsible for co-management, funding and exhibition curation. She brings all this to the table to help you grow your artists practice or organisation! Want to know more? Send me an email, creativementoring.northland@gmail.com