“I highly recommend the Creativity Seminar to any creative who is looking to take their work to a new level, or to re-engage with creativity that has become blocked. This class provides the opportunity to grow in a safe space, be constructively challenged, and gain valuable insight about one’s work through Kate’s observations and those of the classroom community she fosters.

In 2022 I had the pleasure of taking this class with Kate Lewis via Studio Arts at Smithsonian Associates. At the time I was experiencing creative fear as I wanted to deviate from the style of jewelry I had been making for several years but was afraid that in doing so I’d lose my recognizability and/or hurt my brand. During the Seminar I benefited from in-class time with Kate, engaging in discussion & discovery with my fellow students (who were working in other media), and homework assignments that were personalized to my goals. By the end I was able to identify the “DNA” of my work and found the courage to take a new creative direction that I would not have imagined before. Two years later, I am still feeling positive effects as I am engaged in a three-month long project that is a direct outgrowth of the work I did during the Seminar.
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