About Mita

Mita Solanky is a contemporary visual artist whose practice encompasses visual, installation and participatory pieces alongside performative and live work. Solanky’s work seeks to reconnect the human experience with the natural world within the context of the modern synthetic environment. In 2016 Solanky was awarded 1st place in the Elbow Room Prize for Visual Arts. Her work has been exhibited in London, Cardiff and across the UK. Solanky graduated in 2014 with a distinction on the UAL Foundation Diploma. She has completed various residencies, worked collaboratively, and undertaken public engagement projects. Solanky lives and works in her birthplace of Leicester.

Websites: www.mitasolanky.org

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Taking the Leap: Developing a Sustainable Second Career

Making the move to an art career from a different background may seem daunting, but it is a possibility. In this webinar, I'll discuss how I did it, the challenges and advantages of doing it, and coming to an art career later in life. I'll also be introducing how you may approach this using the principles of Permaculture, and how applying these can allow you to reflect and analyse you current practice in order to make it a more sustainable and rewarding one.

What are the three main objectives of your webinar?

• Share what I have learnt about my experience with tips, do's and don't.
• Introduce the concepts of Permaculture in relation to your creative practice (it is usually used in a farming/gardening setting) and get you thinking about how your practice works.
• Encourage you to identify what transferable skills you have that can be used in your practice.

About Mita

Mita Solanky is a contemporary visual artist whose practice encompasses visual, installation and participatory pieces alongside performative and live work. Solanky’s work seeks to reconnect the human experience with the natural world within the context of the modern synthetic environment. In 2016 Solanky was awarded 1st place in the Elbow Room Prize for Visual Arts. Her work has been exhibited in London, Cardiff and across the UK. Solanky graduated in 2014 with a distinction on the UAL Foundation Diploma. She has completed various residencies, worked collaboratively, and undertaken public engagement projects. Solanky lives and works in her birthplace of Leicester.

Website: www.mitasolanky.org

Tell us about your webinar

Taking the Leap: Developing a Sustainable Second Career

Making the move to an art career from a different background may seem daunting, but it is a possibility. In this webinar, I'll discuss how I did it, the challenges and advantages of doing it, and coming to an art career later in life. I'll also be introducing how you may approach this using the principles of Permaculture, and how applying these can allow you to reflect and analyse you current practice in order to make it a more sustainable and rewarding one.

What are the three main objectives of your webinar?

• Share what I have learnt about my experience with tips, do's and don't.

• Introduce the concepts of Permaculture in relation to your creative practice (it is usually used in a farming/gardening setting) and get you thinking about how your practice works.

•Encourage you to identify what transferable skills you have that can be used in your practice.