109 - Mentorship - Embracing the Unexpected: Learning from Failure - Erik Kessels

In this mentorship session with Erik Kessels - a renowned artist, designer, curator, and co-founder of KesselsKramer, an advertising agency - we will be tackling a topic that artists of all levels encounter but few embrace: failure. Inspired by Kessels' influential publication, "Failed It!", this session aims to shift your perspective on failure, presenting it not as an endpoint, but as an invaluable part of the creative process.

It will cover:

  • Introduction to Erik Kessels and Failed It! publication

  • How to embrace failure as a form of creative liberation

  • Learn how unexpected outcomes can be sources of innovative

  • Gain the confidence to take risks in your art practice

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