Artist Visit Programme- Tutorials

Artist Visit Programme

The Artist Visit Programme is an amazing opportunity where our course offers us the chance to physically hear the journeys, experiences and growth of a few artists. Furthermore they provided us with some tutorials with them after the talk, giving us 30 mins to dive in a very informative and enjoyable artistic conversations. The tutorials are very helpful and I am always open to hear the artist's advice in regards to my queries. As confidence is usually one of my biggest downfalls, I am always interested to see if they deal with the same issue and how or if  they overcome it. My queries usually revolve around their life after graduation and advice for undergraduates.


Rosalie Schweicker

Photo By Jo Waterhouse

Our first Artist talk of the semester was by Rosalie Schweiker. She welcomed us with a huge smile! On our way in, she handed us a pink cup and a plastic spoon. She said that it will make sense in a few weeks time when another artist will present her talk. Very interesting...

"Rosalie Schweicker is a conceptual artist who uses social exchanges such as conversations, economic transactions and jokes to find new functions for art in society. Inherent in the work is a playful humour that makes knowable the unwritten rules by which social systems operate. Since Rosalie's focus is on the communicative effects of art, most of her work leaves hardly any material trace.The majority of her work, especially her hosting and facilitation practice is unmediated, meaning that it is neither announced nor explained or framed as art." - Arts Admin

One of the things that I noticed about Schweicker is her bubbly personality. At times she appeared shy but her smile kept the energy very positive. This made me very interested in signing up for a tutorial.

In the tutorial, I asked her what I should consider between now and when I graduate, she mentioned to research artists that I aspire to be like and get the opportunity to meet them, to get a sense of how they work and the funding side of the job. In the meantime, after I graduate, I could get a part-time job and perhaps rent a studio, she believes that sharing a studio would be beneficial as it allows artistic conversations to take place. The key is to stay socially engaged, building a network, with people that will be honest in their critiques (positive and negative) and that I would trust. She also made keep in mind to reflect on myself, my actions and what ‘success’ is to me, which I believe it is something I should really start to think about. Taking breaks is quite important, not force it to the point I lose myself and motivation.  She also gave me options of what I could apply for to expand my knowledge in the art industry such as Syllables, Art Admin and Art Quest.

Overall the tutorial was very useful and informative. Her energy kept me exited and driven, she even gave me her email to contact her if I ever want to do a residency in London and need a space!