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A Handbook for Emerging Artists

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Category: Growing from Feedback

How should I engage with and process feedback?

Total Views: 533Processing feedback can be challenging; someone’s remarks might have hurt you or left you dumbfounded about what to do next. To process feedback satisfyingly, consider the general three-step approach to challenges: to prepare, to create agency, and to review what happened. Consider reading the following three chapters: How do I prepare for a … Continue reading “How should I engage with and process feedback?”

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How do I review a feedback session?

Total Views: 1511“Reviewing a feedback session” is one of the three important parts you need to care about when having a feedback session (the other two are “preparing for feedback” and “creating agency”).  Understand the feedback to consist of preparation and performance, both of which should ultimately be reviewed by you. You can see the … Continue reading “How do I review a feedback session?”

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How can I create agency in a feedback session?

Total Views: 1347“Creating agency” is one of the three important parts you need to care about when having a feedback session (the other two are “preparing for feedback” and “reviewing a feedback session”).  Even though your work will be discussed by someone else, this doesn’t mean that you should be passive. Strive to create agency … Continue reading “How can I create agency in a feedback session?”

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How do I prepare for a feedback session?

Total Views: 1109“Preparing for feedback” is one of the three important parts you need to care about when having a feedback session (the other two are “creating agency” and “reviewing a feedback session”). Feedback is most often given for a selection of works (chosen by you), and tends to consider your verbal contextualization – preparations … Continue reading “How do I prepare for a feedback session?”

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How would ideal feedback look like?

Total Views: 1178Ideal feedback would consider the person behind the work, their condition and progress. It would compare the current iteration to their previous work, while putting it into the proper art historical and societal contexts. It would be highly attentive and radically honest, and offer guidance through specific, actionable feedback (“Read up on the … Continue reading “How would ideal feedback look like?”

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What’s the anatomy of art feedback?

Total Views: 2608Artists constantly receive feedback for their work, entirely independently of whether they’re looking for it. Feedback comes in many forms and attitudes, and for all sorts of reasons. It’s most often thought about as a tool to increase insights into one’s work practice: a feedbacker offers thoughts about your creation. Depending on the … Continue reading “What’s the anatomy of art feedback?”

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