Spiritual Counselor for Art-Practitioners 2019, ongoing
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Empowering Practitioners - Nourishing the Practice - Examining Conceptual Boundaries
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explore spiritual issues as practitioner of contemporary art, such as: professionality / commitment / poverty / ambitions / aims / needs / desires / values / recognition / rejection / relations / history / loneliness / social status / collegiality / practice definition
spritual care
Artist and theorist Ton Kruse, Dean of the Faculty of In-humanities and a qualified Spiritual Care Counselor, offers a relational, inclusive and personalized approach to practictitioner formation and stabalisation. Encouraging growth of the knowledge, insights and mental skills that are needed as an artist, or as other professional working in the field of comtemporary art.
The shared experience of the practice of contemporary art demands a specialized and advanced counseling in the key areas of the profession. In the counseling sessions a genuine community as practitioners is sought, which fosters the development that artists and other professionals seek or are in need of. True fellowship is pursued and a sincere search for the integration and deepening of the practice in your professional and personal life.
The shared experience of the practice of contemporary art demands a specialized and advanced counseling in the key areas of the profession. In the counseling sessions a genuine community as practitioners is sought, which fosters the development that artists and other professionals seek or are in need of. True fellowship is pursued and a sincere search for the integration and deepening of the practice in your professional and personal life.
some thoughts concerning the distinction of profession and occupation
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Etymology of the term profession:
From Latin professionem (nominative professio) "public declaration," from past participle stem of profiteri "declare openly"; meaning "any solemn declaration" is from mid-14th century; meaning "occupation one professes to be skilled in" is from early 15th century |
programme the Spiritual Counselor for Art-Practitioners for a fair or exhibition - or contract the Counselor for an institution
Use the contactform or contactdetails on the 'contact' page of this website.
a refused entry of 'Spiritual Counselor for Art-Practitioners' for The Performance Show, Art Rotterdam 2020:
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It is also possible to schedule a private session.
- Spiritual Counselor for Art-Practitioners is a performative, conceptual artwork that provides a real care function according to official, professional rules and requirements for Spiritual Care.
The Spiritual Counselor is marked by putting on a stole. This stole is designed by Theo Rooden info. When laying on the stole, the Counselor pronounces: I put on this stole as a sign of my attention and service, and of the confidentiality of all that we will discuss.
Stole, Theo Rooden (2023)
practical information
Sessions are between 30-50 minutes in length.
In the first meeting we will chart the issues that need to be explored and addressed. Sometimes one session is enough for clients to deal with the addressed issues further independently, sometimes several sessions are needed.
The number of sessions that is required, is determined in mutual consultation.
The fee for one session is € 75,- ex. 9% VAT
Artists get a 40% discount on the fee
The hourly fee for fairs, exhibitions and institutions is € 75,- ex. 9% VAT
More about the Spiritual Counselor and his qualifications can be found on and via the 'about' page of this website.
In the first meeting we will chart the issues that need to be explored and addressed. Sometimes one session is enough for clients to deal with the addressed issues further independently, sometimes several sessions are needed.
The number of sessions that is required, is determined in mutual consultation.
The fee for one session is € 75,- ex. 9% VAT
Artists get a 40% discount on the fee
The hourly fee for fairs, exhibitions and institutions is € 75,- ex. 9% VAT
More about the Spiritual Counselor and his qualifications can be found on and via the 'about' page of this website.