LDC Courses & Workshops
LDC COURSES & WORKSHOPS
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A monthly online meet up group led by Wallis Eates, for autobiographical comic makers on the third Sunday of every month, 1-5 pm with breaks.
Safe Space for Hard Stories creates a buffer between the creative space of immersion and exploration, and the public realm. It is a participatory space that is held by those that attend with mutual trust and confidentiality. Stories are shared and heard. Together we navigate the various anxieties that arise with this kind of work, offering each other support. In addition to this, the regularity of the meet ups is a great opportunity to sustain a rhythm with your work. However, there is no pressure to produce – life can and does get in the way, and that’s ok!
Sessions consist of:
- Sharing updates on your projects
- Peer to peer and/or group mentoring
- A chaired discussion around a particular topic of anxiety
- Art activities to support your projects
- An invitation to set goals
- Q&A with invited guests who have published autobiographical comic material about a difficult time in their lives.
The course is ongoing and the fee of £225 covers blocks of 6 sessions that can be then be renewed. You will also need to book a 1to1 30min mentor/consultation session with Wallis prior to joining. This is for £25 and includes a 40 minute video link of a Safe Space for Hard Stories keynote presentation and an interview with Dr. Nicola Streeten.
You will also have an optional continued/alongside 1to1 mentoring with Wallis with an SSHS 10% discount rate @ £56 for a one hour session. For a list of other mentors at full rate available through LDC, see here: LDC mentors
For details email walliseates@gmail.com
LDC 2025 Professional Development Series
Tuesday 20 May 2025, 6.30-8.30pm
Zoom Online Workshop
How to Keep Going : working through creative blocks
Led by Wallis Eates
£12 per person
Have you lost your mojo?
Is procrastination your enemy?
Join Wallis Eates for practical drawing exercises and tips to help you balance your practice with your other commitments. Wallis will introduce you to strategies to address creative blocks and show you ways to sustain your motivation in your practice in a meaningful and enjoyable way.
RECORDED
1.5 hour Online Workshop
Applying for Arts Council England Funding
Led by Dr Nicola Streeten
£12 per person
Dr Nicola Streeten guides you through a series of simple and entertaining exercises to refine your approach and plan. This will be the basis for any successful funding application.
In this 1.5 hour workshop Dr Nicola focuses specifically on Arts Council England (ACE).
She covers:
• A general approach when applying for public funding
• The ACE Project Grant (up to £30,000 only) from the perspective of individual applicants (not organisations)
• The ACE Developing Your Creative Practice Grant (DYCP)
She shows you, with examples how to construct timelines and budgets that you can then use as templates for your own project. By the end you will have developed a confidence in your path to realising your idea.
NOTE:
Registration includes:
• A link to access the recording of the workshop
• A link to access a template Excel budget worksheet and a template word doc of the ACE project grant questions
RECORDED
1.5 hour online workshop
LDC Professional Development Series: Production 101 for Illustrators
Previously aired on Tuesday, 28 January, 2025
Led by Lana Lê
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POV – you’re an illustrator and want to know how to correctly set up your files for your printer or how to send your art to your client for publication – what do you do? This mini class is for you. LDC’s Professional Development Series: Production 101 for Illustrators focuses on helping visual artists working in publishing, both online and in print.
Graphic Novel Weekend Residencies
The Grange, Norfolk
Led by Dr Nicola Streeten
£240 per person
Friday 20 – Sunday 22 June 2025
or
Friday 1 – Sunday 3 August, 2025
Are you ready for some feedback on your work in progress?
Would you value a bit of time to reflect on your work, away from the usual?
Join Nicola and a group of 6 comic artists in the tranquil atmosphere of The Grange, in the heart of rural Norfolk, for a stimulating and fun weekend.
The focus will be on sharing work for peer feedback, complemented by a one-to-one mentoring session with Nicola.
You will also have some quiet time to enjoy the fantastic grounds of The Grange, or immerse yourself in the expansive graphic novel library.
Two sessions are available (The format will be the same, but different dates):
Friday 20 – Sunday 22 June 2025, book here.
Friday 1 – Sunday 3 August, 2025, book here.
If you have any questions or would like to join for a weekend but would like to pay in instalments email Nicola nicolastreeten@yahoo.com