2026 Prep — Creative Direction & Planning Workshop
[Sliding scale pricing now available]
What does it mean to give a year shape? To treat time not as a deadline but as material, as something that can be formed, paced, and designed?
Many artists move between projects without a clear structure for how their creative life holds together. Ideas accumulate, opportunities scatter, and the work that matters most gets lost in motion. This 90-minute workshop is a space to slow down, look ahead, and build the scaffolding for your next chapter.
In this session, we’ll treat creative planning as both strategy and art. How do we decide what belongs in the year ahead? How can we build systems that make the work possible without draining the impulse that drives it? What does it mean to move through a year as an artist rather than a manager?
Together, we’ll clarify priorities, align projects with your larger vision, and create a framework that balances ambition with capacity. You’ll leave with a clear direction, a practical plan, and a renewed sense of rhythm that extends beyond the session.
Workshop Includes
Guided reflection and planning prompts designed for artists and filmmakers
Frameworks for balancing creative, professional, and personal cycles
Strategies for sustaining focus and momentum across multiple projects
Optional peer dialogue and accountability structure
Online, Real-time attendance required
Class size: 8–20 students
Required texts/films: No
Recorded: Yes
In-class & prompted writing: Yes
Michèle Saint-Michel is a filmmaker, poet, and intermedia artist working at the intersections of somatic cinema, language, and ecological thought. Her films and books have been exhibited and published internationally. She leads the Artist Film Club in New York, where she facilitates workshops in experimental cinema and poetic practice.
Starting Sundays in December at 12:30PM EST.
December 7 at 12:30PM EST
December 14 at 12:30PM EST
December 21 at 12:30PM EST