Work Show Grow - Creative Retreat, Colehayes Park, Devon - 19-23 September 2022
An art residency for artists and the art-curious
Work Show Grow - Creative Retreat, Colehayes Park, Devon - 19-23 September 2022
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The Work Show Grow 2022 Creative Retreat takes place at Colehayes Park, South Devon over National Happiness at Work Week. We will prioritise the importance of happiness in order to promote creativity and productivity.
By staying and working outside of our usual environments and being allowed the time to reflect, research, and produce work, Work Show Grow will facilitate a calm, fun and engaging programme. It will be an opportunity to expand and reinvigorate your creativity and network by spending a week with like-minded creatives in the unspoilt Devonshire landscape.
Work Show Grow is offering a diverse range of talks with well respected guest speakers such as newly appointed National Curator of Contemporary Art Forestry England, Louise Fedotov-Clements. Louise will be taking us on a woodland walk - sharing her knowledge on networking whilst artist and associate professor, Anya Lewin, shares her practice which uses moving image to explore personal themes of migration, translations, and the construction of narratives.
Rest and recuperation are at the core of this year's programme. Eating with one another will be an integral part of the residency, providing precious time to connect and exchange ideas over home cooked wholefood meals that have been cooked with love. And, for all who like the sound of an evening aperó, let’s not forget the subsidised bar!
Here are some of the attractions you have to look forward to for the 2022 WSG Creative Retreat:
Pick ‘n’ mix style workshops and events. Select what you need most for your practice
Internationally acclaimed guest speakers and workshop leaders
Morning movement wake-up dance parties
Eating from small-scale food producers, fresh and local produce
Gala luncheon (celebration lunch)
20 hectares of land to explore
It is important that you use the residency how you want to - select from daily workshops of your choice and interact with the other extracurricular activities as much, or as little, as you wish.
A typical day schedule:
07:00 Morning movement: Rise and shine dance party (optional)
07:30 Breakfast (help yourself)
08:30 Nature walk (optional)
09:30 Independent work / crits
11:00 Coffee break
11:30 Workshop option
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Main workshop option
16:30 Nature walk and wild swim (optional)
18:30 Pre-dinner aperó
19:00 Evening meal
20:30 Fire pit and bar
Here is what your payment will include:
4 nights accommodation - you can choose from shared rooms to four poster ensuite
Coach to and from Newton Abbot train station
Locally sourced home-cooked meals from our on site private chef
A detailed welcome pack outlining all of the workshops/events/extracurricular activities taking place over the residency
Daily main workshop across 3 dedicated workrooms
Independent work time
In-person crits
Guest speakers / workshops
20 hectares of surrounding woodlands and fields to explore
Wild swimming lake
Gala lunch
Subsidised bar
Evening fire pits
We are proud to offer
20% of places subsidised at cost price
Accessible rooms for the less mobile
Family rooms to allow artist caregivers to still continue their important creative work
MAIN WORKSHOPS
Specialisms: research as practice, art education, positive collaboration
Workshop synopsis: Love research and reflective writing. You will handle examples of different approaches and take part in an interactive activity of starting a reflective / research journal. Take inspiration from music, literature, movies, overheard conversations. You will be encouraged to be a detective. Discuss why reflection and research is important using personal experiences and making them universally accessible.
Bio: Natasha Caruana is an artist and educator working across photography, moving image, and installation. Natasha has been a passionate educator, and for the past 15 years has taught in universities across the world. She is a Senior Lecturer of Photography and holds a part-time post at University of the Arts London. Natasha has an MA in Photography from the Royal College of Art, London. Natasha’s speciality is her positive attitude, ability to bring people together, and telling it how it is.
Specialism: Artist / Curator
Workshop synopsis: From Chaos to Calm: this workshop invites participants to create a short series of images made through magazine cut-ups. Using a range of techniques and materials, it will provide a better
understanding of constructing and deconstructing images and the everyday. Tackling issues such as globalisation and the environment through photography, sculpture and collage.
Bio: London based Artist and Curator Ibrahim Azab shifts between Sculpture, Performance and Photography. Ideas of process, perception, and information form the centre point of Azab’s practice whilst surrounding research of his work investigates the relationship between the subconscious and reality, material and immaterial within a hyper-consumer and visual culture. His work explores the photograph as object, through digital and physical intervention, with a focus towards the movement and transfer of visual language as abstract information. Significantly the work of Ibrahim Azab is concerned with failure and representation within the photographic medium, playfully surfacing the act of seeing and unseeing through phenomenological understanding of the surface.
Ricardo Leon
Specialisms: play and collaboration
Workshop synopsis: Get ready to play! A workshop in two parts. Lose yourself in giant bubble making, balloons and plate spinning. Then slow down and observe how you work with creative ideas through a series of interactive exercises.
Bio: Ricardo Leon’s passion for play started when working on school holiday camps across South London playgrounds as a late teenager. In his twenties he side-stepped to become a qualified baker inspired by growing up working in his family café in Streatham. His love of ethically sourced food and good conversation has stayed with him, and as a side project over the years he has catered a number of wellness retreats and events. By his early thirties Ricky returned to play in the form of clowning and circus skills under the guise of Circus Clown Rico. With a career spanning thirty years his clowning has taken him to circuses across the world. He holds full DBS, liability insurance and is a member of the Actors’ Equity Association of the United States and Equity in the United Kingdom.
GUEST WORKSHOP
Louise Fedotov-Clements
Specialism: curator, writer, director
Workshop synopsis: Guided Woodland Walk: A walk and talk in the surrounding woods, with speed dating style guided questions and walking partners. Get ready to connect with others and reconnect with yourself. This activity promises to remodel that dirty work ‘networking’ to create a moment to meet others in an enjoyable and enlightening way.
Bio: Louise Fedotov-Clements is the National Curator of Contemporary Art for Forestry England. Previously Fedotov-Clements held the position of Artistic Director of QUAD, a centre for contemporary art, film and new technologies in Derby UK since 2001, and the Director of FORMAT International Photography Festival, which she co-founded in 2004. As an independent curator she has initiated commissions, publications, mass participation, and exhibitions of art, film, and photography. She is also a regular juror, portfolio reviewer, workshop leader, speaker, and award nominator throughout Europe, America and Asia. Fedotov-Clements has served as a curator for a number of leading international photography festivals, including Habitat Centre and Hauz Khas BlowUp, Delhi, India; Dong Gang Photography Festival, South Korea; Dali Photography Festival, China; Noorderlicht 20/20, Groningen, Netherlands; Photoquai Biennale,Paris and Photo Beijing, China.
GUEST WORKSHOP
Specialism: photography, art based healing, wild swimming
Workshop synopsis: Photo - Walk - Swim: will deepen a connection with nature using multi-sensory aids such as wild swimming, forest bathing and mindful picture taking (any camera device will do! Even your phone). A multisensory mindful experience to come away grounded, refreshed and connected. Nicola will give you compositional and mindful photography tasks which will deepen your connection to the surroundings and improve your confidence in art making. If the weather allows, you will make a simple sun-print bookmark (also known as a cyanotype) using foraged materials. Followed by a leisurely, social swim in Colehayes very own lake! All swimmers should be water confident and happy out of your depth, but no pressure will be used in any way. All trips are fully risk assessed, Nicola is a qualified lifeguard.
Bio: Nicola Lewis-Dixon is a multidisciplinary artist based in Preston. Her work is autobiographical and considers the social construct of women’s lived experience and shifting identity in today's society. Nicola suggests how the creative process acts as a cathartic ritual within her practice, allowing deeper understanding and insight, therefore allowing healing and the ability to put the subjects to rest. In her most recent work, Nicola takes us on her own healing journey, reclaiming her body following cervical cancer and hysterectomy. Nicola’s work has been featured in publications and exhibited nationally, and was granted the Lancashire Arts Festival Media Award for Photography.
GUEST SPEAKER
Anya Lewin - Artist and Associate Professor (Reader) at Plymouth University
Specialism: moving image, construction of narrative, education and research
Artist talk synopsis: Anya Lewin, Associate Professor at Plymouth University, will join Work Show Grow as a guest speaker at the annual WSG residency. Anya will share her practice which uses moving image to explore personal themes of migration, translations, and the construction of narratives.
Bio: Anya Lewin is an American artist, educator and researcher based in the UK primarily working with moving image practices. Her works often reflect her own personal history, which includes stories of immigration, translations from multiple languages, and fictional connections to real events. Her works, both individual and collaborative, have been exhibited and screened in such places as Beijing, Bristol, Bulgaria, Cuba, Los Angeles, Plymouth, Siberia, Belfast, New York, San Francisco, Southampton and London.
ACCOMMODATION
(WSG Artist members - See Slack for discount code)
Single bed in shared room
£340 WSG Artists
£485 Non-members
Private family room in cottage
£600 WSG Artists
£857 Non-members
Double bed in disabled access private room
£380 WSG Artists
£543 Non-members
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BY TRAIN
The closest train station is Newton Abbot. Express direct trains from London Paddington take 2.5 – 3.5 hours. Colehayes is then a 20 minute cab from Newton Abbot station. Or use the WSG free coach to and from the estate.
BY AIR
The closest airport is Exeter, with flight connections to a number of European cities, including Edinburgh and London City Airport.
BY ROAD
Please follow directions from Colehayes Estate - if you use Sat-Nav all the way to the house – you may be taken down an unpaved road to our neighbouring sheep farm.
https://www.colehayes.co.uk/contact/
Environmental impact
We encourage you to lift-share or take the train to Colehayes Estate. Your residency fee will include a free coach to and from the nearest main train station Newton Abbot. We will also be using eco cleaning products onsite and will be working with local food suppliers to limit the carbon footprint of the residency meals.
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Do I need a visa?
You do not need a work visa to visit the retreat from another country. The trip would be treated the same as travel for a vacation or holiday.
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To qualify for WSG Member Discount you must be a member of WSG School from the point of booking up to and including the Creative Retreat.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
Work Show Grow / Colehayes Creative Retreat – Terms & Conditions 2022
You should read these terms and conditions carefully before booking. By completing a booking with us you will have entered into a binding contract on the basis of these terms and conditions. If you have any questions about them please do not hesitate to contact us.
COURSES
1. DEFINITIONS
“Work Show Grow” or “school” means “Work Show Grow Ltd; “The client” means the person or persons named on the booking form. “Creative Retreat” means a residential course. Attendance on the creative retreat is not therapy or counselling.
2. AGREEMENT ARISES UPON THE FULFILMENT OF THE FOLLOWING:
a) Receipt by Work Show Grow of a completed booking form, accompanied by a payment of full fees or a deposit, and an email notification of the above.
b) Clearance of the payment or deposit into the designated bank account.
c) Acceptance by Work Show Grow via an email confirmation.
d) Work Show Grow reserves the right, in its absolute discretion and without the need to give reasons, to refuse to accept a booking. In such circumstances no agreement arises and the school will return any payment accompanying the booking.
e) The agreement is between the school and the client and is the sole agreement between those parties. No variation of these terms and conditions shall be applicable unless agreed in writing by the school before the retreat.
f) The person completing the booking shall be deemed to be agreeing to these terms.
g) The agreement is governed by English law.
3. PAYMENT
If a deposit is paid, the balance of the fees must be paid in full by the stipulated date, usually 6 weeks prior the start of the course, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the school. If the balance is not paid in time, the school reserves the right to treat the agreement as cancelled by the client pursuant to clause 4, below.
Bookings made within 4 weeks of the creative retreat start date must be accompanied by payment in full unless otherwise agreed.
4. CANCELLATION BY CLIENT
If the booking is cancelled by the client (for any reason) the following cancellation charge will arise:
a) Cancellation more than 10 weeks before the creative retreat starts, the deposit is forfeited.
b) Cancellation between 10 weeks and 4 weeks before the course, the deposit is forfeited. If the place can be filled by another person, the remainder of the fee will be refunded assuming it has been paid.
c) Cancellation 4 weeks or less before the creative retreat, 100% of the fee is payable.
d) In the event of an early departure or drop out from any course once it has started, no refund of monies paid will be given.
The client acknowledges that it is reasonable for such penalties to arise given the need for the school to make preparations for a course substantially in advance of the date of the course.
5. CANCELLATION/ALTERATION OF THE CREATIVE RETREAT BY WORK SHOW GROW
In the unlikely event that a creative retreat is cancelled before it starts, the client will be
offered the option of the return of monies paid, or the opportunity to participate in a comparable course on another date.
If the school, in its absolute discretion and without need to give reasons, determines that a critical number will not be present at a course, it reserves the right to cancel the creative retreat. In these circumstances the client will be offered the option of the return of monies paid or the opportunity to participate in a comparable course on another date.
The client acknowledges that there may be circumstances in which the school may be forced to alter or cancel a course. In return for the school’s undertaking to give the maximum amount of notice that circumstances allow, the client accepts that the school is not liable for any losses arising as a result of cancellation or alteration.
6. PARTICIPATION/CONDUCT
The client acknowledges that during a School creative retreat, he/she/they is required to submit to the reasonable instructions and leadership of Natasha Caruana and/or the School’s faculty/or the creative retreat assistants.
The client acknowledges that persons attending a creative retreat are entitled to expect a high standard of conduct and regard for personal well being on the part of all clients. For this reason the client accepts that the School may, in its absolute discretion and without the need to give reasons, arrange for him/her/they to be removed from a retreat, if necessary against his/her/they will. Circumstances in which this might occur include (without limitation) disorderly or abusive conduct; intoxication; inadequacy of clothing; failure to follow preparation instructions that, in the opinion of Work Show Grow and/or faculty/or retreat assistants, presents a risk to safety. In such circumstances the client will not be entitled to a refund of monies and the Work Show Grow will not be liable for any losses so resulting. The client will on demand reimburse the School it’s reasonable costs of effecting his/her/they’re removal.
9. PHOTOGRAPHY
Photographs, videos and audio recordings are taken during our creative retreats, and may be used for marketing and publicity purposes. These may include some photographs, videos or recordings of participants. We assume Participants give permission for this unless notified to us in writing beforehand.
10. LIABILITY
The woodland walk, wild swimming, and fire pit evenings take place in the open countryside and are by its very nature not absolutely free from hazard. The School makes every effort to minimise risk to clients and instructs clients in the safe negotiation of such risks as may remain. Consequently, the client acknowledges that there are circumstances in which an accident could befall a client without Work Show Grow being at fault and accepts that he/she/they is taking part in a course at his/her/they’re own risk.
11. INSURANCE
The client is strongly advised to take out personal insurance of the type available to holiday makers, to cover the risks ordinarily covered by such policies, including personal injury, loss of belongings and money and cancellation for the duration of the retreat.
12. COMPLAINTS
In the unlikely event that a client has cause for complaint about the retreat, the complaint should be made to a representative of the school during the course in order that corrective action can, if necessary, be taken. The client acknowledges that is unreasonable to take no action during the retreat but to complain later.
However should a problem not be resolved, complaint should be made in writing within 7 days of the creative retreat. To the extent permitted in law, the school will not be liable in respect of claims first intimated later than 7 days from the close of the creative retreat.