Johannesburg based Artspace Gallery and consultancy Art Source South Africa will be hosting a seminar aimed at assisting Grade 10-12 learners learn more about careers in the visual art fields, and giving them tools to navigate the important decision of what their next steps should be. 

Where: Artspace Warehouse, 3 Hetty Avenue, Fairland 
When: 09h00- 17h00 on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 July 2010 
Cost: R2000 (which covers a professional MBTI assessment of each learner, course materials, lunches and refreshments on both days) 
Book: Ronel de Jager 011 880 8802

Or mail: Artspace@wol.co.za 

Or Visit: www.artspace-jhb.co.za  and www.artsourcesouthafrica.co.za  

Programme for the seminar will be supplied upon confirmation your booking. 

Payment in full will be due by 16 July to secure your booking 

Seats are limited so booking is essential. 

The seminar will assist learners interested in the visual arts as a course of further study to look at their various career options and how to approach them. Different aspects of the industry will be presented to the learners and information on tertiary facilities, their entry requirements and position in the industry will be considered. 

An individual MBTI assessment will be done for each participant by a registered psychologist. The MBTI is a well known, valid and culturally fair personality assessment tool that provides rich and valuable data that enables people to understand themselves and others. The MBTI has been used extensively in individual and team development. It also helps people to select careers that they are likely to enjoy and be good at based on their interests and personality profile. On the course, each delegate will receive an individual career report according to their personality type as well as group based feedback around the various personality types and combinations. 

The seminar aims to assist learners to take decisions about themselves and their desired career path. How to set and achieve goals and what strategies need to be applied to successfully achieve these within the visual art field. It will also talk to the business side of the art world and consider how to engage with this successfully. 

Topics covered include: 

- Being a professional artist – what does this mean 
- How does the industry work 
- What alternative career options are open to you within the visual arts
- An exploration of what it means to be an artist, teacher, writer, curator, arts administrator or graphic designer
- Defining a strategy related to your individual career plan 

Presentations include a guest presenter, Adam Weber, Creative Director with TBWA Hunt Lascaris. Weber began his career studying graphic design and will be able to provide insight for those learners considering graphic design and advertising as a career course. 

Facilitators: 

Les Cohn 

Art Source South Africa was established in 2001 by Les Cohn, a qualified artist and an experienced arts administrator and arts project consultant well networked within the South African cultural sector. She specialized in strategic career management for artists 

Taryn Cohn 

Since 2002 she has worked in various capacities within the sphere of arts management and cultural marketing. Her areas of specialty include marketing and communications for art and development projects, financial management, project management and strategy. 

Caroline Turner (Buist) 

Caroline Turner has been a registered Industrial Psychologist (PS0076015) for almost 10 years. She specialises in the assessment and development of individuals and teams. Her experience varies from large corporates to small business and private individuals, working with organisations who want to grow their people as well as their business performance. With the help of specialised psychometric and competency based assessments that provide rich and personal data to enable life choices, Caroline has provided career counselling to individuals looking to start or change careers at various life stages. She also coaches young people to develop critical emotional and life skills to be successful in the working world. Recently, Caroline decided to expand her horizons into the world of the arts and she is currently completing an NDip in Jewellery Design at the University of Johannesburg. 

Teresa Lizamore 

Over the past 25 years Teresa Lizamore has developed a sound career in the industry, as an art consultant, curator and gallerist. She consults for several major corporate collections and has been director of Artspace gallery for the past 8 years. 

For more info contact:

Artslink.co.za

Taryn Cohn
Art Source South Africa
taryncohn@artsourcesouthafrica.co.za
011 447 2855
083 671 5139
Artspace Gallery and Art Source South Africa
www.artspace-jhb.co.za