Community Crits | Tuesday Morning | Contemporary Art Academy

Moderator: CAA alumni artist
Start Date: 12 January 2027
Day: Tuesday
Time: 10:00–11:30 GMT | 05:00–06:30 ET | 02:00–03:30 PT
Duration: 8 weeks
Location: Online
Fee: £55
Capacity: 11 artists + moderator

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Course Description

Community Crits is a peer-led crit programme for practising artists who want regular, constructive feedback and a committed group to discuss your work with. Over eight weekly online sessions, you will present your own work twice, four weeks apart, with time in between to respond and develop new work.

Each session has three 30-minute crits. You take part in all group crits, so you learn as much from discussing other artists’ work as from presenting your own. Sessions are moderated by a participating CAA alumni artist, who keeps the discussion focused, generous and critical. The first session begins with introductions, and the last ends with summing up and next steps.

Community Crits is peer-led. With its low entry barrier, it works well between courses so you can maintain momentum. It is also ideal for artists who are curious about Contemporary Art Academy. For feedback with leading contemporary artists, writers or curators, see our Development (PG) courses or Masterclass Programme.

What’s included

Eight weekly live sessions on Zoom: 90 minutes each, with a 2-hour first and last session
Two 30-minute crits of your own work, four weeks apart
Participation in all 24 crits in your group
A small group of 11 artists and a participating CAA alumni moderator
Peer group chat forum

Who it’s for

Practising artists in all contemporary art disciplines
Art school graduates and self-taught artists
Artists at any stage of their career, aged 18+
All nationalities (sessions are in English); the morning slot suits artists in the UK, Europe and Australasia

8-Week Timetable

Week	Date	Time (UK)	Presenting	Format
1	12 Jan	10.00–12.00	Group A	Introductions, then three 30-minute crits
2	19 Jan	10.00–11.30	Group B	Three 30-minute crits
3	26 Jan	10.00–11.30	Group C	Three 30-minute crits
4	2 Feb	10.00–11.30	Group D	Three 30-minute crits
5	9 Feb	10.00–11.30	Group A	Second crits: new and developed work
6	16 Feb	10.00–11.30	Group B	Second crits: new and developed work
7	23 Feb	10.00–11.30	Group C	Second crits: new and developed work
8	2 Mar	10.00–12.00	Group D	Second crits, then summing up: what’s changed and what’s next

Groups of three are set before the course starts.

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Technical Information

Padlet

We use Padlet as our course interface. Once you register you will receive a link to your course Padlet. Here you will find all relevant course documents including TIMETABLE which contains the Zoom session links. You will also find your own column where you can upload images and documents. Here is a course Padlet sample.

Zoom

We use the Zoom platform for live sessions. You will find the link to each session posted in your course TIMETABLE on Padlet. There are two ways to access the live session:

1. Via the Zoom app
Before joining a Zoom meeting on a computer or mobile device, you can download the Zoom app here or here or here. Otherwise, you will be prompted to download and install Zoom when you click the Zoom session link on TIMETABLE.

2. Via Google Chrome Browser
If you are using Google Chrome, you will see a dialogue box inviting you to launch the Zoom app.
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362593-Launching-Zoom-from-a-web-browser

Zoom System Requirements

For Windows, macOS, and Linux:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362023-System-requirements-for-Windows-macOS-and-Linux

For iOS, iPadOS, and Android:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201179966-System-requirements-for-iOS-iPadOS-and-Android