Mill Valley August 2021

About the workshop

Kipaipai, meaning 'To Encourage and Inspire,' is a special program that focuses on professional practices in areas of gallery representation and museum exhibitions, self-promotion, use of social media in promotion, the importance of relevant critical writing, presentation and identifying and strategizing personal/professional goals. This workshop helped participants to immediately build your professional network through community and organic connections based on relationships and shared resources.

The workshop ran from August 6-8, 2021 at the Ralston White Retreat in Mill Valley, CA.

Through private one-on-one sessions and group meetings, students had the rare opportunity to meet with a team of guest professionals, including:

• Art Therapist Sanie Andres

• Art Fair Founder and Artist Ray Beldner

• Curator Robert Benitez

• Artist and Publisher Kimberly Brooks

• Art Historian and Critic Betty Brown

• Museum Curator Andi Campognone

• Curator and Critic Shana Nys Dambrot

• Art Project Manager and Curator Christine Duval

• PR Specialist Aria Gannon

• Creative Entrepreneur Shannon Kaye

• Artist and Curator Sant Khalsa

• Gallerist Melissa Morgan

• Art Consultant Donna Napper

• Storytelling Coach Mike O’Connor

• Gallerist Andrea Schwartz