Project Planning for Artists

What’s the first step of a large-scale project? This free workshop is for artists and performers who envision a complex or collaborative project but aren’t sure how to begin. Open to makers of all media and backgrounds, this program will offer tools for solidifying and communicating your vision, applying for opportunities and funding, and project organization.

Hosted by Odette Stout

Odette Stout (they/them) (b. 1991, Indianapolis, USA) is a reality artist and drag performer whose experimental costumes are a staple in Chicago underground nightlife. They stage intermedia performances that cast collaborating artists as otherworldly living artworks, called on to help tell stories from spaces where self-creation is a survival art practice. Stout’s runway and performance events synthesize fashion, digital installation, dance, drag and poetry and are designed to catalyze embodied experiences of the ever-present possibility of transformation. Their unique handmade silicone wearables, often augmented reality responsive, are lended out of their studio to local performers and artists. These wearables are documented through their many lives and uses as they gradually degrade and vanish into underground lore.

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If you have any questions about this session, reach out to us at [email protected] .

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