Support for Artists
At Delve In, I offer support for artists looking to explore and articulate the deeper meaning and impact of their work. These services are about creating space for reflection, connection, and growth—celebrating the value of your practice and helping you share it in ways that feel intentional and meaningful. Whether for personal insight, community engagement, or professional opportunities, I work with you to honour and amplify your practice.
What is my art practice doing in the world or in my community?
Service: I help artists explore, document, and understand what their art practice is doing in the world or their community. Together, we’ll identify key questions driving your practice, develop creative tools for documentation, reflect on your connections to audiences or communities, and explore ways to preserve or share your work.
I want to reflect on and share, the meaning of my art project.
Service: Guide artists in reflecting upon and sharing what is meaningful about their art projects through a research-based lens. This might involve collaboratively identifying key questions, using inquiry frameworks to uncover deeper narratives, and shaping these into compelling formats for communication.
What makes my art practice or project impactful or generative?
Service: Provide artists with inquiry-based tools to explore what it is that made their art practice or project impactful or generative. This could include structured reflective dialogues, critical analysis of the work’s context and effects, and research methodologies to articulate its broader implications.
I want to create my own artist statement.
Service: Collaborate with artists to create an artist statement that outlines their process of research or inquiry. Emphasize the investigative nature of their practice by framing the statement as a narrative of exploration, making visible the questions and discoveries at the heart of their work.
What is a good way to evaluate the effects of my art practice or project?
Service: Design and facilitate assessment processes that use research and inquiry to evaluate the effects of art or an art practice. Tailor methods to encourage critical reflection, collect meaningful data, and create evaluations that resonate with personal, community, or funder priorities.
"I had the pleasure of collaborating with Cathy on a project that spanned several months. As each interaction got us closer to the outcome, I appreciated how Cathy’s thoughtful and caring approach underpinned the entire process. Our collaboration was illuminating and creative and our conversations were productive and fun! Cathy asked great questions and provided insights that helped refine our work together right until the end."
-Devon Kerslake, Graphic Recorder, ThinkLink Graphics
Interested?
Whether you’re looking to explore the meaning of your work, articulate your process, or share your work with others, I’m here to help. Let’s collaborate to honour and amplify your practice.