THE ARTIST’S WAY

A guided course for charity professionals

CREATIVE WISDOM

The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron is all of these: a creativity course, a sourcebook, and a method of befriending and nurturing your inner artist. The problem is trying to do it alone.

Life is busy and The Artist’s Way can feel hard. Perhaps you forget to do Morning Pages or can never get past Week Three. What if you were guided through The Artist’s Way in the company of fellow charity professionals (ones ready to share their experience, compassion and breakthroughs in terms of work and creativity)?

We’ll get started on spring 2023 for eight weeks of community, creative courage and gentle self-discovery. Join the waitlist above to find out when enrolment opens.

Join us if you want to:

✅ finally finish The Artist’s Way

✅ get rid of creative block

✅ feel supported & encouraged

✅ learn to ignore your inner critic

✅ feel brave & excited about work

✅ share with like-minded people.

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MEET YOUR GUIDE

Hello, I’m Clare Barry. My work and ideas have been featured in Vanity Fair, Psychologies, Women’s Health, Time Out, InStyle and more. Since 2014, I’ve helped many people slow down, gain clarity about their true priorities and then take inspired action. I’d love the chance to encourage you too.

Here’s the thing: The Artist’s Way changed how I do things and yet I would never have had the willpower and courage to finish it without a small group of fellow creative souls to keep me motivated to carry on with it. To me, that’s the key to getting the most out of Julia Cameron’s seminal book.

HOW IT WORKS

o Manageable pace: the 12-week course is condensed into 8 focused weeks.

o Course starts: Monday 6 February 2023, 12:30 - 13:30.

o Learn anywhere: Zoom calls work on any browser or device.

o Bring your own book: you’ll use your own/library copy of the book.

o Easy access: a private course dashboard with course resources.

o Price: from £15. Equity pricing will be available when enrolment opens

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wHAt YOU GET

o Live group facilitation by Clare Barry of Urban Curiosity (me!)

o Weekly Zoom gatherings for 60-minutes of guided reflection

o Private dashboard with course resources

o Small group of intentional charity professionals

o Private podcast with 5-minute reflections and tips

o Ebook with key affirmations from Julia C + new ones from me.

FAQs

I use the format Julia Cameron recommends in The Artist’s Way for forming a ‘Sacred Circle’. We’ll start by reading the ten rules, then I will invite people to share briefly how their week has been ie any Morning Pages revelations or Artist Date delights. Next, I’ll spotlight a particular section of that week’s chapter to reflect upon. The remaining time will be for group sharing about the week’s exercises, affirmations and case studies.
Share only if you wish.
As much or as little as you like. The Artist’s Way method encourages you to do Morning Pages, which is a freewriting exercise, and to take a weekly Artist Date, which is about becoming inspired more than ‘doing’ art. BUT sometimes just showing up on the Zoom call can be enough to lead to positive personal and creative shifts.
Consider applying for a scholarship. Complete this short scholarship request form.
Urban Curiosity has a no-refund policy. Please read it carefully before registering.
Send me an email: hello@urbancuriosity.co.uk