Today I have an exciting announcement — a little something that has been in the pipelines for years, with my friend and partner-in-creative crime, Dabito. We have started The Creative Residency, it’s a serious series of creative seminars and lectures. The idea for The Creative Residency was born after years of supporting one another on creative projects and recognizing the value of working together with or even NEAR other hyper-creative individuals. The Creative Residency was built with the following principals in mind: Exchange powerful ideas, share helpful resources and build meaningful relationships.
It is our belief that these seminars will be total game changers — one leaves a seminar already armed with new tools, ideas and relationships that will take you, your brand and/or your blog to new heights. And we don’t leave you hanging after a seminar is over either. We have designed the programs so that we have follow-up sessions with all fellows to be sure that everyone is on track to meet goals.
The first seminar is being co-taught by Dabito and I and it is a Social Media Practicum — a ten-hour intensive seminar and is open to 14 fellows and will take place July 27th. To create an intimate group, space in the seminars is very limited and all fellows must apply for admittance. If you’re wondering why we decided to make people apply to get in, you can read all about it here.
We hope that eventually The Creative Residency seminars will be available in other cities around the world, but for right now seminars are held at Room Forty of the Fig House in Highland Park.
We already have an incredible group of faculty shaping up to teach more seminars this fall, and if there is something that you are expert at and are interested in becoming a faculty member, you can apply for that, too right here.
I am so passionate about teaching and discovering new ways to collaborate with other creatives that I couldn’t be more excited about this if I tried. I hope you’ll check out The Creative Residency and apply to be a fellow so we can get all creative together–as Matisse says “Creativity takes courage.”
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Please please tell me you are having a seminar the first fortnight of July. In LA until the 12th. It would make my month. Maybe my year. :)
noooo! The first seminar is July 27th–BUT there will be MANY more seminars to come…so sit tight!! <3 J
I’m so excited about this Justina! Congrats to both you and Dabito. I just can’t wait to see what classes you have planned for this winter when I was hoping to come down to LA for a visit :)
Yay!! You could take a class and teach one!! Would be great to finally meet in person!! xxx
ok, though I have applied for a visa, I am still in berlin… which is cool, but sad as I cannot take one of these courses. seriously, wishing you luck, sucess and a lot of fun with The Creative Residency!
Hopefully in time! Would be lovely to finally meet you!
I hope you will come to Europe too one day. I’d be an eager student:-)
Oh gosh I’d love love love to come back to Europe–maybe this will be the perfect excuse!
Heaps of thanks again for contacting me via Instagram to let me know that you did not receive the original app. I just sent the form answers directly to the email so keep your eyes peeled homie :)
Hey! We got your email. Applications for the book proposal seminar won’t open for another few weeks so I’ll shoot you an email when it’s up! (or just keep watching the blog :)! Thanks!!
Sounds great, I look forward to the email and I just applied for the Social Media Practicum too! xoxo
This is awesome, Justina! I’ll definitely be sharing with my readers!
Thank you so much!
Such an exciting idea! All the best. x
Filling out an application today for the first seminar. Hope it’s not too late!
Yay!! This is going to be so great!! So excited.