Eloise will discuss working with these sites and what they can offer an artist, from off-cuts to found-objects, across local recycling centres and fabricators. She will also talk about how their materials and processes help artists re-imagine everyday objects at home. Eloise will explain how her own mixed-media practice evolved, prioritising visits to active infrastructural sites and the objects she finds and works with as a result.
She will share her experiences and practical tips on approaching collaborators and resources, the importance of working relationships, and pitching your ideas to potential clients and industry commissioners, over the transition from art school student to professional artist.
Upgrade Yourself: Peer Exchange is our new digital strand of the Creative Careers & Skills programme at Somerset House, bringing you fortnightly bite-size snippets of information, innovation and inspiration over lunch-time sessions.
Reaching out and connecting you to our Somerset House Studios Artist community, various colleagues of Somerset House Trust, Somerset House Exchange Members as well as with our peers and industry friends within the wider creative industries.
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With thanks to the Maria Bjornson Memorial Fund for its support.
