INTUITIVE PAINTING FACILITATION
Apprenticeship Program
A program designed to support you along your facilitation journey, including pedagogical learning and experiential mentoring.
IN-PERSON IN SAN FRANCISCO
Have you ever wanted to guide others on their intuitive painting journey?
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Announcing our New Intuitive Painting Facilitation Apprenticeship Program!
The Center for Creative Exploration is offering an in-person hands-on apprenticeship program where learning takes place experientially through practice of intuitive painting and facilitation. Senior facilitators provide ongoing mentoring/training for people interested in facilitating the intuitive painting process.
Requirement
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Minimum of 1 year of personal painting process experience (minimum 75 hours)
Recommended
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Previous leadership or facilitation experience
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Recommended: facilitation training with Michele Cassou, Stewart Cubley, Cherie Ray or Chris Zydel
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Support Materials:
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Taking “Principles of Process Arts” online course, Stewart Cubley
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Books:
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Life, Paint and Passion, Michele Cassou and Stewart Cubley
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Point Zero Painting, Michele Cassou
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What to Expect
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Workshops
Three weekend workshops on core intuitive painting principles, philosophy and experiential facilitation practice.
Assisting & Practice
Assisting weekly classes, workshops, day-longs. You can work with adults, children, or both based on your interest.
Facilitation Practice
Chances to lead parts of classes, Open Studio, or intro classes. Each session includes guidance during the class.
Mentorship
After each session, a senior facilitator mentors you with opportunities to reflect on strengths/skills exhibited, and feedback to focus on for further growth.
Process Review with Senior Facilitator
Review a selection of a student's painting process as a tool for facilitating, and to encourage dialogue and questions. This is not about reviewing your own painting process but witnessing a painters process in the class and reflecting on it.
Studio Management
Learn how to run a fiscal and physical painting studio.
Final Project
Plan, design, and facilitate a class of up to three hours (co-teaching with a fellow trainee is optional). Includes feedback.
Commitment
One-year duration with reflection and feedback at the end.
What's Included in the Price?
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Three facilitator training weekends (45 hours of live, in-person training)
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Registration fee for either Committed to the Core OR 1 Essensual retreat and 4 - 8-week class series
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A one-on-one session with each facilitator
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Group coaching once a month on Monday evenings (6:00pm - 7:30pm) run throughout the program: Jan 25 | Feb 22 | March 29 | April 19 | May 24 | June 21 | July 26 | Aug 30 | Sept 27 | Oct 18 | Nov 15 | Dec 13
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Studio Apprenticeship & Practice: 8 classes (including set-up and clean-up). Depending on experience and comfort, you will either:
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Shadow: Watch the lead facilitator and learn how the studio works
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Assist: Help facilitate a small part of the class and try brief interactions with a few students under guidance of lead facilitator
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Co-lead: Facilitate the full class in partnership with the lead facilitator
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Certificate of Completion given at the end of each year
Facilitator Training Weekends
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January 29 – 31
May 21– 23
October 22 – 24
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Friday Evenings, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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Saturdays, 10:00 am – 5:30 pm
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Sundays, 10:00 am – 5:30 pm
