Participants (see their progress)
- Becky Bliss
- Nadene Carr
- Kirstin D’Agostino
- Lisa Higgins
- Nik Hanton
- Mandy Flood
- Caroline Thomas
- Aphra Cheesman
- Nina van Duijnhoven
- Mia Straka
- Raewyn Walsh
- Simon Swale
Annelies Planteijdt
HandShake 7, 2022
Marie-José van den Hout, the visionary owner, coordinator, and curator of Galerie MARZEE, Nijmegen, NL selected 12 artists from former HANDSHAKE projects for the HANDSHAKE 7 one-year programme (see who they are).
HS7 programme was designed to provide an inspirational exploration into the processes of art-making, leading to the development of a body of work for a professional exhibition at Marzee that opened on December 4, 2022.
Throughout 2022, the participants had various art development opportunities, including in the first quarter masterclasses online with Estella Saez Vilanova and feedback sessions from established artists Katharina Dettar, Annalise Plandteid, and Iris Bodemer. At the end of 2022, coach Sarah McClintock guided the participants in how their artworks were stacked up from the audience’s perspective.
The HS7 package aimed to foster creative development and excitement with professional support and feedback, resulting in a high-profile exhibition at Marzee.
Masterclass with Estela Saez
Our masterclass with Estela was engaging, thought provoking and fast paced. During our meetings, there was no time to over think things – sometimes we only had 30 seconds to make something so we no choice but to go with our first instincts. It was challenging (in a...
Zooming in
Handshake7 contemporary jewellery Masterclass with Estela Saez
Currently…
Estela Saez is a force of nature. Despite the limitations of Zoom she managed to herd the cats of Handshake 7 and facilitate some really good making [plus a large dollop of indifferent making by me which Estela rightly identified!]. I hugely enjoyed the input of my...
into the darkness… again….
Well we’re underway again with some more Handshake masterclass magic!. Estela Saez had us leaping into the dark and if not exactly leading us blindly into the night, then certainly coaxing us into new and (for meat least) quite unknown territory. Just as you’d expect...
Masterclass with Estela Saez
Our masterclass with Estela was engaging, thought provoking and fast paced. During our meetings, there was no time to over think things – sometimes we only had 30 seconds to make something so we no choice but to go with our first instincts. It was challenging (in a...
Zooming in
Handshake7 contemporary jewellery Masterclass with Estela Saez
Currently…
Estela Saez is a force of nature. Despite the limitations of Zoom she managed to herd the cats of Handshake 7 and facilitate some really good making [plus a large dollop of indifferent making by me which Estela rightly identified!]. I hugely enjoyed the input of my...
into the darkness… again….
Well we’re underway again with some more Handshake masterclass magic!. Estela Saez had us leaping into the dark and if not exactly leading us blindly into the night, then certainly coaxing us into new and (for meat least) quite unknown territory. Just as you’d expect...