An Online Course For Individuals
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Who Is It For
Whether you’re a seasoned artist or designer, or think of yourself as “uncreative” and outside the traditional creative spheres - this course is accessible at any level and in any timezone.
> Maybe you have a creative idea already or project that you’d like time to work on - but want some fresh inspiration and motivation?
> Perhaps you find yourself coming against creative blocks and are unable to finish a project because of that negative inner voice, or life’s disruptions taking up all of your energy?
> Or has lockdown been challenging and you need time to reset your life and engage with new perspective?
Whatever the motivation no qualification is required and is open to all.
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Why Is It Valuable
This is a journey into the unknown -
A six week online course to help you make space for discovering your unique creative process through a collection of workshops, resources and inspiration.
It will explore:
ways of seeing and embracing the vulnerability of a blank page
activities to promote play & resilience
tools for negotiating disruption & ‘blocks’
integrating strengths, context and challenges within community
a framework to map ideas into reality
techniques to cultivate powerful imagination and sharing your work
All you need is a pencil, paper and an open mind…
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How It Works
The course is split into six modules with two additional (optional) reflection seminars.
Every week you’ll receive online access to over three hours of content (pre-recorded videos, activities & notes) and a weekly live zoom session (7pm) where there will be an opportunity to interact with other participants.
Wherever you are in the world, you can work through the content at your own pace. It will be available to you after the course has finished so you can pick up any modules you’ve missed, or go over previous sessions again in more depth.
You will have membership of a private community group for participants to interact, share work, ideas and ask questions - as well as receive 1-2-1 feedback from guest practitioners.
"It's a course that really breaks down and interrogates your creativity - it gives structure to the melee that is the creative process - in a very encouraging way."
— Aidan, Print Designer (Seattle)
Module Content:
Each week participants will receive a link via email to a portal called Kajabi (a safe online platform and GDPR compliant). Then you will be able to log on to receive access to the School of Unknowing modules, a series of videos, activities and resources to help you explore an area of creative process.
Each week this will include:
Live Zoom Session at 7pm GMT (60-90 minutes)
warm up activity (10 minutes)
longer activity / application (20 minutes)
poetry (film or audio) inspiration (5 minutes)
self-led development activity (30-60 minutes)
introductory notes explaining module
Extra Bonus Material:
inspiration film
practitioner profile
podcast episode
journal question
links to resources
Each participant will also have access to:
an online community page
two live reflection seminars during the course
email support
optional 1-2-1 coaching sessions (additional fee)
membership to the School of Unknowing alumni group after the course
It is important to note that this course is creative and therefore adaptable and fluid in response to the participants.
School of Unknowing is applicable to any discipline, industry or context (including ‘artistic’ making spheres as well as those working in private and public sectors). The outputs will therefore be unique and varied and ultimately determined by you!
If you have any further questions about the course please feel free to get in touch: hello@schoolofunknowing.com
4th November, 2021
Module 1
Blank Space
Getting started and generating ideas
11th November, 2021
Module 2
Creative Threads
Context and introducing framework
18th November, 2021
Module 3
Gauging Tensions
Mapping gathering, dreaming and planning threads
23rd November 2021
(Optional)
Reflective Seminar 1
Work in Progress Session with guest practitioner mentoring and feedback
25th November, 2021
Module 4
Flow and the Fray
Identifying and navigating challenges
2nd December, 2021
Module 5
Blending Fibres
Connecting process and community
9th December, 2021
Module 6
Fully Fashioned
Next steps and sharing work
14th December, 2021
(Optional)
Reflective Seminar 2
Participant Presentation & Feedback Session
"For me, it's been about creative process, reminding myself that there is such a thing and I’ve appreciated being connected to that in a more formal way. The structure is what the course gives you and the freedom and playfulness has been how we’ve responded - we’ve done that in such a wide variety of ways..."
— Gill, Pioneer Priest in the Arts (Hampshire)
Watch this demo activity for a taster of some of the course content: