How To Access & Heighten Creative Vision

Artscape Daniels Launchpad is a first-of-its-kind hub for creative collaboration and entrepreneurship designed to empower emerging and established artists, designers and creators from all disciplines to forge a prosperous career. Launchpad offers one-stop access to specialized creative entrepreneurship programs and over 30,000 sq. ft. of coworking facilities and state-of-the-art creative and technical studios--all within a supportive, vibrant community providing opportunities to connect, collaborate and gain access to coaching, mentoring and business opportunities.Launchpad,located on the fourth floor of the Daniels Waterfront – City of the Arts complex overlooking Toronto’s waterfront at 130 Queen’s Quay East,is operated by Artscape and is named in recognition of the outstanding financial support of The Daniels Corporation, the John and Myrna Daniels Foundation and WJ Properties.

Artscape Daniels Launchpad

This 2.5-hour program is designed to nurture and expand your innate creative voice. Working with John, you will learn traditional and contemporary techniques to develop an intuitive, non-judgmental creative space that connects to what William Blake calls the “eternal imagination”.
 
Practices will focus on encouraging a playful, inviting spirit through a combination of adventure, risk, and contemplation. 
 
Participants will learn to:
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<LI>Apply unstructured, focused “play” to creative work</LI>
<LI>Work with chance and associative connections</LI>
<LI>Realize, nurture and protect a “seed” idea</LI>
<LI>Access creative vision through de-stimulation</LI>
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John Southworth is an English-Canadian singer-songwriter known for an indefinable and singular style. His double album, Niagara, was named Album of the Year 2014 by Rolling Stone Germany and Canada's National Post, as well as Album of the Decade by Falter Magazine. His songs have been written for and/or covered by Canadian artists Sarah Slean, Buck 65, Martin Tielli, Hawksley Workman, Veda Hille, Jully Black and Patricia O'Callaghan. John's alternative children's book, Daydreams for Night, was recently published in Japan (on Asuka books). A former film student, he makes his own videos as well as for others.

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