"Showing Up as Yourself: On art, identity, and not fitting in a box"

What does it actually mean to put yourself out there - as an artist, a DJ, an organiser - when "you" are both the work and the “thing” being sold? And what if you're not just one “thing”?

Liene has spent years on both sides of this. She's booked artists, run festivals, directed a cultural centre hosting 300 events a year. She's also a DJ, curator, performing artist, ritualist - and it took time to find ways to express and talk about all of that without flattening it into something just sellable. She's experimented with different channels of promoting her work - a website, Instagram channels, newsletter, not-your-typical business card - and learned, slowly, how to do it her way.

The workshop will be part honest conversation, part practical work. We'll map what you actually care about - the stuff that makes you want to make things in the first place - and explore how that can become the foundation of how you present yourself, rather than something you compromise to fit a box.

What if the complexity is the point?

This workshop is not intended to give you perfect answer but rather a clearer head about the tension we experience as creators, and some tools to work with it.

ABOUT LIENE JURGELANE

Liene Jurgelane is a DJ, artist, and cultural organiser who has spent years building spaces where music, art, community meet. She co-founded Komēta festival in Riga, Pikipiki and ROOTED festivals in Aarhus, ran Kanepes Culture Centre in Riga - one of the most active independent venues in the Baltics - and currently serves as president of Trans Europe Halles, a European network of cultural centres. She does all of this while still making her own creative work.

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INFORMATION

We have space for a maximum of 16 participants!

A communal dinner will be provided.

Yes, you read that right - participation is completely free!

It is also possible to join the workshop online.

With support from the Danish Arts Foundation, the Tuborg Foundation, and KODA Kultur, we have been able to invest DKK 30,000 in bringing in skilled professionals who can share their knowledge and experience with you — completely free of charge.