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These 1-2-1 sessions combine coaching techniques with mentoring, utilising Stella Sideli’s skills and knowledge as a contemporary art curator, arts advisor, and coach in the arts.

With over 10 years’ experience of curating cultural programmes, internationally, in institutions and independent galleries, and with extensive experience of designing and developing artist development programmes, Stella offers coaching and mentoring sessions which include: offering critical lecture and feedback on artist's work or cultural programme; supporting the development of ideas and projects; coaching on studio practice, portfolio, statement, informal website critique, as well as storytelling, writing text, press releases and funding applications; coaching on exhibition research, curation and design; reaching objectives; managing and developing relationships with funders, partners and galleries; working with institutions; the commissioning process; giving and receiving feedback; advising on life and work balance.

Stella Sideli is a curator, researcher, art advisor and coach based in London (UK) and Palermo (IT). She completed her postgraduate studies at Goldsmiths College in Critical Theory and Practice (Cultural Studies), with prior training in communication and semiotics, while curating exhibitions at Tenderpixel in London for more than four years.

Stella has worked in artist development with Somerset House in London and is now based at SPACE, London. Her research focuses on posthumanisms and new feminisms; the shapeshifting meaning of materiality in the current ultra-connected human condition, with attention to images and sound; she’s also exploring the processes of subjectivation within techno- and semio-capitalism.