Artist Intensive

Applications are now closed | Gain the skills to bring a seed idea or creative concept to life. Develop your craft. Connect with mentors and peers.

At Creative Engine, we're kicking off 2025 with a major opportunity for 10-12 live performance artists and creatives.

Taking place in the Geelong Arts Centre studios, this three-day intensive program will combine creative and professional skills workshops and mentoring, as well as space to develop your creative concept.

Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to develop your producing, pitching and creative skills, and learn how to take your work from the page to the stage, and beyond.

Applications are now open and close Wednesday 13 November.

Key Dates

Applications Open - Wednesday 16 October 2024
Applications Close - Wednesday 13 November 2024
Artist Intensive - Wednesday 19 March - Friday 21 March 2025

Note: Each artist will be paid a $500 honorarium to attend this intensive. Artists will receive honorarium payment via invoice following attendance at the intensive and completion of the debrief survey.

Applicants who require assistance completing the application form, please contact creativeengine@geelongartscentre.org.au to discuss support options

This opportunity is for Victorian-based artists aged 18 and over.

Artist Intensive
Facilitated by Dramaturg & Arts Programmer Mark Pritchard
Wednesday 19 – Friday 21 March 2025

Geelong Arts Centre Studios
10-12 artists will be selected from applications

Artists to be accommodated locally within central Geelong. Accommodation arrangements and payment will be organised by Geelong Arts Centre.

Who is the Artist Intensive for?

Independent/self-producing artists creating their own work, such as performers, directors, choreographers, playwrights or other creatives
Artists with some experience creating their own work
Those with the desire to develop their craft and expand their creative network
Artists looking to develop their producing, pitching and creative skills to take their work and practice from the page to the stage, and beyond Geelong

About the Artist Intensive

Facilitated and guided by Naarm based Dramaturg & Arts Programmer Mark Pritchard
The intensive will allow artists the time and space to develop their concept during creative and professional skills workshops, and to connect with industry leaders, presenters and professional artists, including Joel Bray and Dan Giovannoni
Artists apply by pitching a new seed idea to develop across the three day intensive
The intensive will culminate in a pitching session in front of industry leaders and presenters followed by a round table discussion and feedback

Artist Intensive Program Overview

Creative skills workshops such as;
• Script writing and dramaturgy
• Movement and devising skills
• Embedding design into creation of new work

Producing skills workshops such as;
• Pitching and marketing
• Budgeting and grant writing
• Making a work tour-ready

Networking and development;
• Mentoring sessions and studio access
• Group dinners and networking time

Please refer to the below download for key information

Key Information - Artist Intensive

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Applications are now closed

Creative Engine's Artist Intensive is supported by

Creative Engine is supported by

Major Artistic Partner

Innovation Partner