professional art practice mentorship with Habib Hajallie RBA

You may believe, as I once did, that to be able to become a professional artist you need to have attended a top art college or come from an affluent background. I am living proof that this is a fallacy. Through my professional art practice mentorship I will be detailing the practical steps you need to take to give yourself the best chance of sustaining a career as a full time artist.

I was an honouree on the prestigious Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ list 2023 and in 2022 I was elected to become a member of The Royal Society of British Artists. I have won multiple art prizes including The UK New Artist of The Year Award 2022 and The Hermione Hammond Drawing Award 2023. I’ve been on the judging panel for the Signature Art Prize 2022, The Royal Society of British Artists Annual Open 2023 and the UK New Artist of the Year 2023. Being able to see the perspective of art prize judges has also offered me invaluable insights.

I had no guidance at the start of my career when I started exhibiting my work in 2015. In the proceeding years I often felt disillusioned with the industry and at several moments over the years nearly quit. Thankfully, I was able to somehow self motivate during my lowest moments and I was eventually able to realise what had and had not been working for me on my journey. 

With the clarity of hindsight, I can now clearly outline the steps I took that have resulted in me being able to sustain a career as a full time artist since 2019. I know all too well that it can be frustrating knowing where to start or if you’re on the right track early on. The process of cultivating a professional art practice is too often spoken of in vague abstract terms lacking substance. The mentorship course will demystify the process of becoming a professional artist through three online sessions, where I will be providing detailed and practical advice from my own experiences.

The professional art practice mentorship will be in the form of three Zoom meetings, which will last around one hour with time allocated for questions at the end of each session. The spaces on the course are limited to a maximum of 16 participants.

The cost of the course, which is made up of three sessions, is £200 in total or £175 if you purchase by August 15th.

The course breakdown can be seen below:

Session 1: Building your Online Presence and finding opportunities

• Artist CV, Statement, Website ,Working with Online Galleries and getting the most out of them, Finding the right opportunities

Session 2: Becoming a Fulltime artist

• Applying to open calls, marketing yourself, Social Media, Mailing List & Cultivating relationships with collectors, selling work

Session 3: Being a Fulltime artist

• Networking, Gallery Representation, Funding, Artist Residencies,  Self Employment.

The course runs weekly, in a 3-week block occurring in September and October 

September Cohort

Session 1: September 2nd Monday 7pm (GMT)

Session 2: September 9th Monday 7pm (GMT)

Session 3: September 16th Monday 7pm (GMT)

October Cohort 

October 7th Monday 7pm (GMT)

October 14th Monday 7pm (GMT)

October 21st Monday 7pm (GMT)

Book here: https://www.habibhajallie.com/courses