I’ve got to admit, calling the day to day tasks that I carry out for Amanartis ‘work’, often feels strange. You know what I mean, it’s not the sort of work that we often class as ‘work’ of the grafting kind.
However, it takes a different type of work and commitment to allow yourself the joy of calling something you love to do work. The hard work that is required is of the whole self – imagine training every aspect of your being, the parts you can and can’t see or touch but are fundamental to the success of being the best version of you and bringing to life your unique talents that you were gifted to share with the world – it takes work.
I wonder?
To wonder is where it all begins. I wonder if I can do this?
I wonder what happens if this were to happen? I wonder if it’s possible to find work experience at an art studio? Yes.
When I was contacted by a local school enquiring whether I could take on a student for work experience I said yes.
To choose to take a creative path as a means of a way of life and considering being an artist as a job, has not been hugely supported in various ways in society over the past few decades – slowly being chipped away as the subject that can be sacrificed.
However I do wonder why you would want to reduce time spent on the activity that encourages thought, investigation, ingenuity, beauty and joy? Wouldn’t they be essential skills in the advancement of humanity? I don’t know, maybe that’s just my thoughts.
The wonderful thing about this experience with this particular school, was not only was it the creative way of thinking that prompted the student to ask if it was possible, it was the also the schools commitment to support that desire and ask the same question.
“We’ve never had a request for this type of work experience before”, I was informed, “but I wonder if it’s possible?”
Amanartis at the Atria is an organic and versatile space, one I like to call fertile soil.
Make a plan to take a walk though an unconventional creative garden to see what’s growing and blossoming and support the creative thinkers bringing joy and beauty to the world.
