Join Stove Works for Professional Development, a quarterly series of workshops led by visiting artists and professionals chosen for their expertise. Each workshop leader will give a short lecture, followed by breakout sessions that will be joined by artists that are in residence on-site. This series is designed for emerging and mid-career working artists who are looking to bolster their professional toolbox by starting with concrete skills & moving towards more abstract concepts like relationship building, emotional resilience, and professional etiquette.
Failure is an integral part of the creative process. It can also cause artists to shut down. This workshop will focus on the importance of failure in your practice, how to deal with it, and how to keep going.
About TK:
TK Smith is an Atlanta-based curator, writer, and cultural historian.
His recent curatorial projects include Hand to Mouth at Stove Works (2024), Kelly Taylor Mitchell & Sergio Suárez: Material Memory at Swan Coach House Gallery (2024), Roland Ayers: Calligraphy of Dreams at the Woodmere Museum of Art (2021), Virtual Remains at the Atlanta Contemporary in conjunction with the Atlanta Biennial (2021), and Zipporah Camille Thompson: Looming Chaos at the Zuckerman Museum of Art (2020).
From 2022-2024, Smith served as Assistant Curator: Art of the African Diaspora at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia. Smith completed a curatorial residency at Yinka Shonibare’s G.A.S. Residency in Lagos, Nigeria (2023). The residency culminated in a CURATOR’S LUNCH that he hosted in partnership with the foundation for local curators, art historians, culture workers and artists.
Smith is currently a PHD Candidate in the History of American Civilization program at the University of Delaware. His dissertation project is an interdisciplinary analysis of the history, materiality, and symbolism of a Confederate Memorial in St. Louis, MO. He received my Master of Arts in American Studies and my Bachelor of Arts in English and African American Studies, with a certificate in Creative Writing, from Saint Louis University.
https://www.tksmith106.com/