CRIT started in January 2020 with the need to progress practices and to maintain buoyancy throughout the pandemic and now in present day.
We met to connect, to discuss, to work out creative conundrums.
CRIT has an annual fee to keep it running on Zoom- $90 membership for a year which includes approx. 8 sessions as well as projects and possible group exhibitions, and field trips.
ABOUT CRIT: We welcome critique on all genres of work and creative work is not only visual. Any writing needs to be sent 2 weeks prior to the session and everyone gets at least a week to review it. Longer writing might need to be limited to a sample. There is a 45 minute timeline for critiquing (including presenting work). We will have a quick check in at the beginning. I will be keeping track of time so that we can progress easier.
THE FRAMEWORK: CRIT happens on the last Saturday of the month at 10:30am and NOW excited to announce we are adding the last Thursday in the evenings (7-9pm) (We have the timing on Saturdays people join us from Eastern Canada and Europe) CRIT is on the zoom platform to keep everyone safe and to allow our International folks to attend.
We start with a CRIT question and brief check-in so that everyone has a chance to share where they are at in their practice. After that we have 2 creatives who have signed up in advance that we will critique. They can have a clean read or ask questions they want feedback on. Each critique runs 30-45 minutes max. CRIT lasts for about 2 hours including a short break. Seems long but you will be surprised how refreshing it is to join the discussion.
In you are invited to CRIT by a CRIT member, you can pay $15 for the first session to see if you want to join. If you join, the fee is waived and you can pay the remaining amount for the year.
Dates 2025 Saturday: Feb 22, March 29, April 26, May 31, June 28, Sept 27, Oct 25, Nov 29. Thursday: Feb 27, March 27, April 24, May 29, June 26, Sept 25, Oct 23, Nov 27. Breaks July, Aug and Dec- often we have a social in the summer. If you want to join CRIT- please email me.: [email protected]