Contemporary Art Academy

Contemporary Art Academy is an online art educational initiative offering courses to practicing artists, co-founded by Zavier Ellis & Mathew Gibson.  

CRIT PROGRAMME | JOANNA WHITTLE | CP_02_JW | WEDNESDAYS | 18:00

Start Date: TBC
Time: Wednesdays @ 18:00 BST  | 13:00 ET | 10:00 PT
Duration: 4 weeks
Location: Online
Fee: £95
Capacity: 8
Interest-free instalment payments available with Klarna


Course Description

CRIT PROGRAMME is an intensive 4-week course for artists who want to receive incisive analysis and feedback on their practice in a critically supportive online environment. Led by prominent contemporary artists drawn from our award-winning Faculty, each cohort is capped at eight participants—ensuring depth of analysis and individual attention. 

The programme offers artists a unique opportunity to evolve their practice, gain insight into the Lead Artist’s critical approach, and form powerful peer bonds that extend beyond the course. Open to all disciplines and artists at any stage of their career, CRIT PROGRAMME is designed to be revisited — artists are encouraged to return for future cycles with different tutors, or with new work. 

CRIT PROGRAMME is a rolling course. Each module starts 2 weeks after registration is full (8 artists). 

CRIT PROGRAMME includes: 

  • Talk from Lead Artist on own practice 
  • Open question group discussion  
  • Moderated peer group crit
  • Individual 1-2-1 crit with Lead Artist 
  • Group crit with Lead Artist and peers 
  • Peer group chat forum 

CRIT PROGRAMME is for: 

  • Practicing artists
  • Those working in all contemporary art disciplines
  • All nationalities (sessions conducted in English)
  • Art College graduates and self-taught artists
  • Ages 18+ and at any stage in their careers

After registration artists will need to provide the following assets:

  • 4 jpegs of recent works – Essential
  • Contact details (email, Instagram, website) – Essential
  • Artist statement (max 200 words) – Desirable
  • Artist CV (including education and exhibitions) – Desirable

Register Below

  • Course doesn’t meet your needs? Cancel before week 2 and receive a full refund, no questions asked.
  • Any questions about this course? Please visit FAQs or email office@contemporaryartacademy.com
  • Ready to enrol? Register above, save username & password, then hit SUBMIT to proceed to purchase
  • Course full? Timings wrong? Join CRIT PROGRAMME waiting list here
  • Interest-free instalment payments available with Klarna