The Art Practice | From Vision to Action
To keep the circle open, 3 discounted student seats are reserved for those who need support on their creative path — first come, first served.
More Than a Tutorial — An Artistic Reset
The Art Practice | From Vision to Action, isn’t a tutorial — it’s an artistic reset. In one focused day of live practice, critique, and conversation, Steve Sabella helps you sharpen how you see, create, and articulate your work. In a small, fully participatory circle, each participant also receives a personalized reflection drawn from The Artist’s Curse (Cure) — so you leave with clarity, courage, and momentum.
Taught in university settings and hosted by cultural institutions — including the Barenboim-Said Akademie (Berlin) and a workshop in partnership with the Goethe-Institut Tunisia and Barjeel Art Foundation in the UAE. Students gave the course their highest praise.
When your vision expands, so does your path.
Where your perspective expands
- Strengthen your foundation — move through hesitation, blocks, and self-doubt with tools that ground your practice.
- Clarify your purpose — identify the core question that drives your work forward.
- Sharpen your vision — compose with intention, rhythm, and presence.
- Deepen your practice — connect fragments into a coherent body of work.
- Give language to your art — speak with clarity, conviction, and power.
- Recognize your value — share your work with confidence and without apology.
- Engage with feedback — receive honest, caring critique that propels your work.
- Act with integrity — navigate the market, share and sell without selling your soul.
- Navigate your path — draw from three decades of insights on purpose, recognition, and sustaining a creative career.
- Find clarity, courage, momentum — steady your voice and step into what’s next.
- …and more
This masterclass is not about technique alone.
It builds the inner ground from which your art can truly flourish. You’ll be invited to move beyond hesitation and comparison, to recognize the value of your work, and to gain the clarity and confidence to share it with conviction. The focus is less on how to make art, and more on why you must — so your voice emerges steady, present, and free.
If you carry a creative fire, this is where it finds air to breathe.
Who it’s for
In the past, musicians, artists, filmmakers, writers — even dancers — have found the masterclass transformative. At its core, it is for anyone living a creative life who seeks clarity, renewal, and the strength to stand by their vision. Whether you are beginning, mid-career, or established, if you find yourself torn between ideas and execution — doubting your path, struggling to give shape to your work, or unsure how to navigate the complex self while holding your ground in a noisy world — this space is for you.
It's time for a real felt change!
The Artist's CURE
It's the well this masterclass draws from — a field guide of 365 epigrams distilled from three decades in the studio and the art world. It names the real frictions artists face — fear, rejection, ego, fatigue — and transforms them into clear prompts you can act on.
This is not a “how to sell your art” manual. It’s the book artists keep within reach for steadier nerve, a truer compass, and the permission to keep making. A survival guide, a mirror, a manifesto — always reminding you why you must create.
As one early reader put it:
“There is nothing like it that has been published yet.”
Vision begins before the work exists.
Catch ideas before they float away!
Courage is the oxygen of the artist.
Pick a number. Let's begin!
Methodology — The Artist’s CURE in practice
You begin with a short word on imagination, then answer seven quick questions in brief to take a snapshot of where your creativity stands today. From there, the day runs as a working studio circle— not a lecture. Cameras on while you work— so the room stays human — and you move through talks, prompts, shared looking, and frank, caring critique. When it serves the discussion, you’ll screen-share a reference image, a short video, or quickly search an artwork.
Throughout the day — at natural pauses — a different participant draws a number at random (1–365) fromThe Artist’s Curse (Cure). The page is projected on screen so everyone can follow as it’s read aloud. Then there’s a moment to connect that line to your practice. The draw keeps rotating so each voice reads many times. It’s playful, focused, and keeps the circle moving.
A focused fun day, start to finish!
Date & Schedule
Saturday, 18 October 2025 — Berlin (CEST)
Live on Zoom · Max 12 participants
Session I — 10:00–13:00 (includes a 15-minute coffee/tea break)
Break — 2 hours
Rest & reflection
Session II — 15:00–17:30
Arrive 10 minutes early to test audio/video. Times shown in Berlin (CEST).
You’ll test ideas in dialogue, strengthen your seeing, and leave with notes you can act on immediately.
Live on Zoom
working studio circle
Max 12
every voice participates
Cameras on
we keep the room human
Replay
private link for 3 weeks
Leave inspired—with a stronger sense of your creative practice.
FAQ
Yes. The room is closed (max 12)and the only recording is the host’s, shared as a private Zoom Cloud link for 3 weeks with registered attendees. No screenshots or re-sharing. Treat everything as confidential studio material. You control what you share.
Not at all. It’s built for all stages—from students to established professionals. You bring where you are; the process adapts to you. The common thread is a wish for clarity, momentum, and language that does justice to your work.
Yes. Zoom Cloud (password-protected), available for 3 weeks for registered participants. Please don’t share or record the session yourself.
Full refund up to 7 days before the event. After that, you may transfer your seat to someone else at any time.
If during the first break you feel it isn’t the right fit, email me and I’ll move you to a future date or convert your seat to a credit—your choice.
To keep the circle intimate and human. With 12 seats, everyone gets time, live feedback, and real conversation—no anonymous webinar energy.
Yes—€88 with 3 seats reserved for current students (valid ID).
On Eventbrite: click Reserve a spot→Enter code (top-left) → type STUDENT→ Apply to unlock the Student ticket.
Just your good energy, an open mind, and a notebook. If you like, bring 1–3 works-in-progress or a short note about your current project—but nothing is required. Come as you are.
Use the Zoom desktop app, stable internet, camera + mic on.Language:
English. Time: Saturday 18 Oct 2025 · 10:00–13:00 & 15:00–17:30 (Berlin / CEST, UTC+2).
Masterclass Pricing
Choose your path to join our intimate learning experience. All Fees & Taxes are included.
Early Bird
Ends 21 Sept, 23:59 CEST
Standard
Regular price
Student
3 seats (valid student ID)
Seats: Only 12 total. First come, first served. Full refund up to 7 days before; after that you may transfer your seat.
The masterclass is designed to remain intimate, with a strict cap of twelve seats. This ensures that each participant receives attention and space for their work.
Secure registration via Eventbrite | All Fees & Taxes are included.