Learning Together
Artis Living attempts to be a conduit between what is and what could be. We learn as much by example as by exploration and experimentation. So we encourage both at Artis Living as does life. We get along as well as we have learned to in life and the more we learn the better we get along. One of the things we have learned is that none of us survive well alone, and another is that none of us are surviving that well at this time, so apparently there is much learning to be done and we ought to do it together.
Learning has typically been approached through a clinical abstraction that takes a subject out of the context of living and attempts to teach it unadulterated. Because of this most people typically have a creating space, a living space, a healing space and a learning space. But life is not like that. Life is messy. Things happen all at once and often without warning. In reality, there are no lines, no clear borders, you actually occupy all 4 spaces, and the spaces occupy each other, in the sphere of existence simultaneously. So we come away and our learning doesn't apply to life, it has to be adapted. But more often than not it never is.
Learning Art
When you come to Artis Living you will likely follow one of these paths: Either you come to learn a skill, or you come to extricate your true potential or you will come just to be there. Of course there are many other paths and none are exclusive. We provide a basic framework, but you chart your own course, and most likely it will wander all over the place. If I plot your every motion, then you are copying my art, not creating your own. Your adventure is your adventure and that is the only way to really learn art, and learning art is the only way to live.
Artis Living workshops and events are voyages of discovery, more appropriately called Adventures. A workshop is a building where you work, or a teaching event. An event is just a general occurence, something that happens. An adventure is something you start out on not knowing what you will find and finding things you hadn't thought of finding. Having an adventure is testing your limits, skills and abilities, learning new ones, rising to challenges, opening oneself up to whatever lies ahead.
Artis Living is committed to providing adventures of exceptional value that richly inform and inspire. Artis Living focuses on creating an environment that encourages its participants to live artful lives: to ignite a fire inside that says “yes you can” and then aids in creating a life beyond the boundaries imposed so often by everyday life.
At Artis Living there are two main types of adventures: Informational and Inspirational. Informational adventures are geared more towards a singular subject where the focus is on transference of information on that subject, usually through hands-on experiences. These are usually ½ day to 3 day events with one or maybe two presenters.
Inspirational Adventures focus on the individual, rather than just the task, and encourage participants to go beyond the mere experience and discover the artist within. These are usually 1 to 5 day events with multiple presenters and facilitators. If the task at hand is too large, it will overshadow and overwhelm the individual, so naturally the informational adventure must come first.
Artis Living welcomes you to life even though you are already there. We want to create a space where you are able to discover and reach your true potential as an artist and as a human being. There is a creative center in each of us, some of us create vicariously, but we all have a need to create. Artis Living is here to fulfill that need. Artis Living is for you, because there is something you need to know.
Are you ready for an Adventure?