Living like an artist workshop

Living like an artist workshop

Living Like an Artist is my flagship workshop I have been developing and refining since 2022. It is my most personal and most versatile offering. I have run it in forms ranging from a two-hour evening to a full day, for individuals navigating a life transition, for women’s groups, for corporate teams, and for leadership programmes.

The premise

The premise is simple: art has the power to change how we see ourselves, and when we see ourselves differently, we move differently. The workshop takes people through an artistic process that is deliberately designed not to overwhelm. Nobody needs to be an artist to attend. People arrive cautious and leave inspired. That has been true every single time.

The framework

What makes Living Like an Artist different from a standard creative workshop is the framework behind it. I spent years studying how some of history’s most transformative artists navigated change, reinvention and uncertainty. The workshop is built around that framing. Creative exercises alternate with short, vivid stories about artists who chose themselves, changed direction, or made something extraordinary from constraint. The stories are not art history lessons, they are mirrors. We all can recognise ourselves in them, and that recognition is where the real work happens.

A look inside the previous workshop:

For leaders

In leadership settings, I adapt the framework to a different question: not how do I change my life, but how can I lead like an artist? Artists are some of the most resourceful, resilient and original thinkers we have. This version of the workshop has been used in leadership training programmes to help managers and executives draw on artistic thinking as a leadership resource and as a method.

Testimonials

“When I heard about the workshop I knew I had to come – even though I had very little energy for anything. Something shifted during the day. I lit up, engaged with others and rediscovered my joy of creating in a way that felt completely unexpected and filterless. I felt like my old self again. I left tired but reinvigorated, and inspired to learn more about art history. Thank you for sharing a piece of yourself.”

— Anne, Workshop participant, Kolding 2023

“Thank you for a wonderful evening – it was truly inspiring and you did a great job as host. You are responsible for my growing interest in art.”

— Peter, Workshop participant, Kolding 2022

Where I have run this workshop
Creative workshop, Bæredygtighedshuset Kolding, March 2023
Creative workshop, Bæredygtighedshuset Kolding, October 2023
Art talk, Business Kolding, November 2023