Artists & Illustrators – September 2019

As Britain’s art schools gear up for the new term in September, our eight-page special

is packed with practical advice to help you get the most out of your next class

Special

Art courses

Despite being prospective exhibitors,

artists can be surprisingly shy when it

comes to performing their practice –

and it’s understandable why. Having a

group of strangers admire your

finished masterpiece in Mall Galleries

is an entirely different experience to a

room of onlookers observing as you

commit that first mark to paper or

canvas, which perhaps explains why

many are so hesitant to dive in with an

art class. The intimate nature of

hands-on workshops can feel like

baring your soul to a group of

strangers, but the principles for

attending an art class with confidence

are much like walking into a gym for

the first time. Here are five tips to bear

in mind for overcoming those fears.

1. NOBODY IS
   LOOKING AT YOU
   It’s easy to get self-conscious when
   performing under pressure and feel as

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