MEMBER TALK: CONTRACT OF SELF CARE WITH LUMINARA FLORESCU

We are delighted to present our second Member Talk and Q&A by Axis Member Luminara Florescu where she will introduce us to the resource she created, ‘Contract of Self Care’ which is all about avoiding burnout for social practice artists and all artists!

Motivated by her own experience of burnout during the pandemic and the shared experiences of fellow artists, Luminara Florescu received the a-n Artist Bursary to develop the Contract of Self Care — a downloadable resource to support a best practice model for artists who have a social practice, as well as the participating members of the public involved in their projects.

This talk explores the thinking behind the resource with practical prompts and questions around physical, mental, emotional, financial and values-based wellbeing that form the heart of the contract. Luminara will reflect on why modelling self-care matters not just for individual artists, but as a means of creating a cultural shift that places the care of people, communities and the planet at the centre of creative practice. Participants are encouraged to see the resource as a springboard — a starting point for developing their own Contract of Self Care.

Led by Axis Member Luminara Florescu and Moderated by Axis Producer, Emma Copley.

🎥 This session will be recorded and shared in the 🗝️ Axis Knowledge Base.

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