“ a generous and dramaturgically astute mentor”
Mentoring
Tailored mentoring as unique as you are
I offer practical, tailored and supportive mentoring to artists at any stage of their career, people working in the creative sectors, and beyond. As a mentor I have extensive experience of working with artists and creatives to develop their work and projects, professional development and profile. I have mentored for a number of organisations including Apples and Snakes and Spread The Word and worked extensively in artist, project and creative development. My empathetic approach to mentoring is focussed on empowering and enabling the people I work with to fulfil their potential.
You might be seeking fresh perspectives on your work and journey, support and advice in taking new steps, feedback and development support on your projects, or creative and practical approaches to building your profile and career. With my range of experience in the creative sectors, and insightful, bespoke and expert approach to mentoring, I can help you take those next steps.
I am currently opening my existing portfolio to new mentoring clients. Please do get in touch for a friendly discussion about what working with me as a mentor could do for you.
Mentoring sessions can take place via apps like Zoom or Skype or in person.
“Nick Field’s teaching and mentorship has been life changing for me. His insight, not only into individual pieces of work but also the creative industries, is invaluable as is his unique perspective. His feedback is always honest yet kind, giving the work direction and concrete next steps. He helps me shape my writing and my creative development, to own my voice, to take up my space and share my work.”
Workshops
EDUCATION, ARTIST DEVELOPMENT & WORKSHOP FACILITATION
I am a highly trained and seasoned workshop facilitator and teacher in creative writing, poetry, performance and theatre making practice, and creative development. I am passionate about working with people to help them develop their creative, artistic and personal potential through transformative experiences.
As a workshop facilitator I have worked with organisations including The Southbank Centre, The Poetry School, Apples and Snakes, Spread The Word, Keats House, London Metropolitan Archives and New Writing South. I have also taught performance making at Queen Mary, University of London and Kingston University, and been a tutor in Creative Writing and Literature at City Lit. I have toured a masterclass in solo show making for Apples and Snakes and created a series of workshops for Ideastap with young practitioners. I have worked with emerging writers in libraries for Spread the Word, and designed and delivered a large-scale education project engaging students with writing poetry inspired by medieval scribes for City of London.
Topics of Workshops and courses I have taught include; autobiographical writing and performance making, approaches to creative writing, approaching, completing creative projects and writing text for performance. I have delivered workshops at venues and festivals internationally.
“Nick’s unique voice and talent led to a role as Resident Artist at Keats House Museum. Nick’s residency was a groundbreaking moment for the museum and for the programme, where he ran excellent and inspiring workshops for a range of participants.”
Project Development
DRAMATURGY AND DIRECTING
I am an experienced and skilled Dramaturg and I have worked with variety of organisations and artists to develop projects, including working with Rachel Mars and company as Outside Eye on Our Carnal Hearts and script reading for The Royal Court Theatre.
As a Director I have worked on projects including The Venus Papers by Lydia Towsey (national tour), Bradgate Writers Group anthology showcase (part of a groundbreaking NHS arts engagement project) and directed a company of actors and performers for Fair Field.
I am particularly interested in work that engages with alternative and cross-form dramaturgies. Feel free to get in touch to discuss your project development needs.
“Using exercises from theatre, Nick bought a positive and encouraging approach that valued individual contribution to our session. We were overwhelmed by positive feedback from our community of poets in Southampton following this event
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Pow!
a development scheme for young LGBTQ artists
Pow! is an initiative from Nick Field in association with Spread the Word and Wotever World and funded by Arts Council England. It is an opportunity for London-based LGBTQ creatives (aged 18-25) who want to write and perform their own work, develop their practice and explore the possibilities of live literature.
Pow! first ran in 2018 as a series of workshops, mentoring and a showcase of work created over the development sessions at Bar Wotever at The Royal Vauxhall Tavern. Workshops and mentoring were facilitated by lead artist Nick Field, with workshops from guest artists Hannah Silva, Malik Nashad Sharpe (alias Marikiscrycrycry) and Keith Jay, with support from Associate Artist Katayoun Jalilli, and Spread the Word. Following the success of this first round, Pow! ran again in 2019 with a new cohort, integrating peer to peer skill development and workshops and support from Associate Artist Olivia Klevorn.
The aim of Pow! is to create a community of artists with diverse backgrounds and practices looking to be inventive, creative and open in their approach to making new performance work with their own words.
“Pow has been absolutely essential for me in establishing my own unique practice as an artist and writer. Because of POW I now have a new toolkit and method of working by being exposed to many different artistic approaches, allowing me to form my own hybrid method - it can’t be understated how liberating and mobilizing this has been.”