Support Network - Teresa Cisneros

Deptford X is a visual arts charity based in Deptford, South East London. We foster artistic talent and nurture community within the borough of Lewisham and beyond. We achieve this through a free biennial festival in Deptford and ongoing activity supporting artists and our local communities throughout the year.Founded in 1998, Deptford X is London’s longest-running visual arts festival. Every two years, we stage a free, ten-day festival, working with hundreds of artists to locate art at the centre of everyday life for all of the area’s communities.

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Teresa Cisneros -Supporting an artistic practice

In this session, Teresa Cisneros will share their knowledge around what it means for an artist to hold an institution accountable in order to achieve the best support for their work. Teresa will talk through how artists can create their own set of  terms and conditions and ask the institutions and organisations they work with to abide by them.Participants are invited to bring questions and examples from their own experiences to discuss as a group.*You may only book onto one session in the Support Network series*This and all Support Network sessions are open to early-career, artists of colour only. Teresa Cisneros is a Chicana living in London.  An arts administrator by choice though she has practiced as a curator and an educator.  Cisneros has worked with many art institutions including Nottingham Contemporary, Tate, Spike Island and Serpentine to explore care, policy making, learning, and institutional change. In 2016-18 at The Showroom she curated Object Positions to explore cultural equity, decolonial processes and colonial administration. She is a part of agency for agency and is Inclusive Practice Lead at Wellcome Collection. She is interested in reconstructing cultural institutions from the inside to begin working towards forms of transformational justice.If you require any further assistance with the application or need to discuss access needs for participation, please drop us an email with a contact telephone number so that we can get back to you and talk through alternative options: admin@deptfordx.org----Support Network is part of Deptford X Online. Early career BAME artists are invited to apply to join a 2 hour session in a small closed group led by an artist or art professional who will share advice and experience on establishing a career as a BAME artist in the UK.24 Jun. Hew Locke – How to present yourself and your work1 July. Christopher Kirubi – Support structures8 July. Shawanda Corbett – On galleries15 July. Sahra Hersi – Learning from failure22 July. Harold Offeh – Soft power in the art world29 July. Teresa Cisneros – Supporting an artistic practice5 Aug. Michelle Williams Gamaker – PoCumentation12 Aug. Jamila Prowse - Practicing care for ourselves and others.26 Aug. Chila Kumari Burman – Navigating artistic ambitions and cultural expectationsParticipants for each session are limited to 6 and applicants will be selected based on their need for support.

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