IGNITE TEACher training

STARTS APRIL 11TH | REGISTRATION OPENS FEBRUARY

EMBODY YOUR ARTIST SOUL & IGNITE OTHERS TO DO THE SAME

WHAT IS THE IGNITE TEACHER TRAINING?

IGNITE is a ten month, online professional teacher training where Artists receive the tools, methods, templates, mentoring, and most of all DEEP Soul Work needed to feel confident as an Artist, lead others through the creative process powerfully, and design meaningful programs based on ones unique skills, creative process, and greatness as an Artist.

IGNITE is divided into two five month sessions. You can take them both consecutively or take an extended break before taking Session Two.

Session One of IGNITE is grounded in the contemplative work of looking inward and claiming who you are as an Artist so that you can powerfully help others do the same.

In Session Two of IGNITE, you will learn to create transformative eCourses by actually doing it! Together we will create a collective eCourse while learning valuable tools, methods, practices, and insights into teaching your unique creative practice both online and in-person.

Scroll below for a summary of what you learn and receive in each session.

Session One | Embody Your Artist Soul

SESSION ONE: APRIL 11 - SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Discover powerful insights into the creative process, including:
- How to identify the various phases creativity goes through.
- How to work through energetic obstacles and resistance with integrity and kindness.
- How to identify if you (and others) are heart-centered, mind-centered, or body-centered artists.
- Develop ways to craft environments that support one's unique creative process.
Understand the energetics and philosophy behind creating intuitively. You will be able to identify the difference between working from instinct and intuition while learning how to fuse the two into a nourishing, grounded creative practice.
Write a clear, powerful Artist bio and gain skills and experience on discussing what you do and what your work is about.
Excavate, identify and claim your unique greatness and gifts as an Artist.
Create a body-of-work that expresses your interests while elevating your personal style and voice.
Learn how to "love what you love" as an Artist with confidence, joy, and ease -- this is the key to being truly authentic and magnet as an Artist and Teacher.
Discover what your message and mission is as an Artist.

Session 2 | Create Meaningful Programs & eCOURSES

SESSION TWO: JANUARY 9 - JUNE 8, 2023
➡️ YOU MUST SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE SESSION ONE TO TAKE SESSION TWO. ⬅️

Gain powerful methods, techniques, and Connie Solera's proven technology used to cultivate a transformative creative experience both online and in-person.
Develop intuitive listening skills as the root of powerful feedback and deeper communication with your students.
Receive an emphasis on teaching from who you are and not just what you know. IGNITE's teaching philosophy is based in fostering full aliveness, NOT expertise.
Learn community tending skills that are grounded in anti-racism, trauma sensitive, cross-cultural awareness and embraces the social-political challenges we face with compassion, curiosity, and integrity.
Discover how to fluidly and effectively organize projects and programs.
Understand the professional responsibilities and ethics required as a teacher.
Establish systems to create professional sustainability while weaving family, work, creativity, play, and spiritual practice organically together into your teaching/business practices.
Explore the pros and cons of an online presence -- choosing what works best for you.
Learn how to use technology as a form of expression and as a powerful teaching tool.

Now is the time To be the artist you dream of being!

Here's what you receive when you say "YES" to your Artist Soul & join IGNITE

A ten month life-changing professional teacher training that will provide you with the tools, support, mentoring, and sacred space needed to dive deep into your creativity, claim your authentic voice as an artist, and craft transformative workshops, retreats, and programs.
IGNITE is divided into two five month sessions with a break in-between. In each session you will receive written content, videos, audios, exercises, downloadable PDF's and bi-weekly assignments -- but the main learning happens by actually DOING IT! In IGNITE Session One you will create a body of work for an online exhibition and in Session Two you will create an actual eCourse.

In Session One you will receive nine, live training calls hosted by Connie Solera that are held every-other Thursday at 10am PDT / 1pm EST for Q&A, discussion, and a mini-workshop. (These calls are recorded for those unable to attend.) Plus one live Thursday call held by the Peer Mentors who are graduates of IGNITE.
In Session Two you will receive ten live training calls hosted by Connie Solera that are held every-other Thursday at 10am PDT / 1pm EST for Q&A, discussion, and a mini-workshop. (These calls are recorded for those unable to attend.) Plus two live Thursday calls held by the Peer Mentors who are graduates of IGNITE.
You will be assigned a Peer Mentor that is an IGNITE alumna that will provide extra support, guidance, and feedback. Your Peer Mentor has been through the process herself -- so her insight and encouragement come from experience!
Belong to an intimate Peer Council. The Peer Councils is one of the BEST things about IGNITE! The Peer Council is a smaller, more intimate circle of peers lead by your Peer Mentor where you can dig into the mud together! IGNITE Peer Councils are still getting together regularly years later -- supporting one another, collaborating, and having fun!
Private online forum for receiving bi-weekly content, posting assignments, and connecting with peers. NO FACEBOOK!
Connie's open-heart policy -- meaning you can ask me anything about my creative, teaching, or business practice and I am happy to share honestly and transparently with you.

Belong to a collective of artists where you will receive opportunities to support, collaborate, and grow with one another and build friendships for life. Currently my IGNITE grads are co-teaching with me in Monopalette.
In successfully completing IGNITE you will receive an invitation to future IGNITE Intensives where you will deepen the work you started and receive stronger clarity, confidence and connection to your truth and mission.
In successfully completing IGNITE you will be eligible to assist Connie at her workshops and retreats, become a future IGNITE Peer Mentor, and co-teach with Connie at her Paint Wisdom Studio.

"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge" ~ Albert Einstein

IGNITE is For Artists That....

Possess a burning desire to empower and uplift Artists while elevating creativity. You dream about awesome programs you want to create and the amazing people you can't wait to work with!
Embrace art as a contemplative, soul reflective, practice. You love finding beauty, meaning, and intuitive narratives in the work you create and you are passionate about having a creative practice.
Hear a calling to fully embody your Artist Soul and include teaching as part of your practice. You may not know what you want to teach -- that's totally ok and what IGNITE will help you with!
Have at least one year of art making under your apron and are comfortable creating a body of work on your own.

Are ripe and ready to fully step into your truth as an Artist and long for the support of a mentor and community. IGNITE is an experiential learning experience -- we are going to make a body of work and an eCourse together. You must be committed to doing the work!
Are familiar and resonate with Connie Solera's teaching style and approach to creativity. Please take a class of mine before registering -- make sure you dig the way I teach!
Want to deepen your own creative practice and gain new leadership skills.

Work in 2-D genres such as painting, drawing, art journaling, mixed-media, and/or printmaking. You do NOT have to be an expert in your genre -- all that is required is that you love what you love!
Struggle to call yourself an Artist but still feel the calling SO STRONGLY -- don't worry! IGNITE will change all that!
Have teaching experience BUT are restless for a change or to breathe new life into your teaching practice.
Have a basic understanding of how to use and/or navigate technology.

MORE VALUABLE INFORMATION ABOUT IGNITE

The IGNITE Curriculum

IGNITE is divided into two, five-month sessions:

Session One: Embody Your Artist Soul
Session Two: Create Meaningful Programs & eCourses

It is highly encouraged that you take the two sessions consecutively one right after another.

Though, if you prefer, you have two years to take IGNITE Session Two after completing Session One. After two years, you will be required to repeat Session One before taking Session Two.

IGNITE Session One: Embody Your Artist Soul

Below is a brief summary of the IGNITE Session One curriculum.

Each module is posted in the IGNITE classroom on the Monday listed below. You have two weeks to review and integrate the content.

Each module will require approximate 4-6 hours per week to review and complete course work.

A live, 90 minute training call corresponds with each module as well.

IGNITE Session One Curriculum:

Monday, April 11 | Orientation
Monday, April 25 | Creating A Body Of Work & Establishing A Creative Practice
Monday, May 9 | Creative Phases
Monday, May 23 | Identifying Mind/Body/Heart Centered Artist Characteristics
Monday, June 6 | The Science of Transformation & The Creative Process
Monday, June 11 | The Artist Archetype
Monday, July 4 | Redefining Artist
Monday, July 18 | Teach Who You Are / Share What You Know
Monday, August 1 | Artist Bio, Headshot, Photos
Monday, August 15 | Creating A Series, Identifying Your Message, Preparing For Final Show
Monday, August 29 | Launch Final Show / IGNITE Visions / Peer Council Feedback

IGNITE Session Two: Create Meaningful Programs & eCourses

Below is a brief summary of the IGNITE Session Two curriculum.

Each module is posted in the IGNITE classroom on the Monday listed below. You have two weeks to review and integrate the content.

IGNITE Session Two is different from Session One in that you will be creating an eCourse in this Session. There is a period of Training calls that happen each week in place of course content -- this is so we can fully support you in creating your eCourse.

Each module will require approximate 6-8 hours per week to review and complete course work.

A live, 90 minute training call corresponds with each module as well.

IGNITE Session Two Curriculum:

Monday, January 9, 2023 | Orientation
Monday, January 23, 2023 | Establishing Trust & Creating Culture
Monday, February 6, 2023 | Lodestones
Monday, February 20, 2023 | Challenges of Working In Community
Monday, March 6, 2023 | Greatness Work & Providing Feedback
Monday, March 20, 2023 | Teacher As Tour Guide
Monday, April 3, 2023 | Teaching Maps
Monday, April 17, 2023 | Preparing To Create Your eCourse + Writing A Short Description

Monday, May 22, 2023 | Launching Your eCourse

Live Training Calls Held On Zoom

IGNITE Session One | Embody Your Artist Soul
Dates: April 11 - September 8, 2022

In IGNITE Session One there are 10 live Zoom calls that support the IGNITE process. These calls contain a mini-workshop, Q&A, and discussion.

➡️ ➡️ The Opening and Closing calls are the ONLY mandatory calls of IGNITE. Your attendance at these two Zoom calls are required.

All of the other Zoom calls are NOT mandatory that you attend live, but highly encouraged that you do so.

Each Zoom call will be recorded and the video available within 24 hours.

The Zoom calls are held for 90 minutes (except for the opening and closing call) and they start at 10 AM PST / 1 PM EST on the following dates in 2022:

Thursday, April 21 (Three hour Opening Call -- mandatory)
Thursday, May 5
Thursday, May 19
Thursday, June 2
Thursday, June 16
Thursday, June 30
Thursday, July 14
Thursday, July 28
Thursday, August 11 (This call is led by the IGNITE Peer Mentors)
Thursday, September 8 (Three hour Closing Call -- mandatory)

IGNITE Session Two | Create Meaningful Programs & eCourses
Dates: January 9 - June 8, 2023

In IGNITE Session Two there are 12 live Zoom calls that support the IGNITE process. These calls contain a mini-workshop, Q&A, and discussion.

➡️ ➡️ The Opening and Closing calls are the ONLY mandatory calls of IGNITE. Your attendance at these two Zoom calls are required.

All of the other Zoom calls are NOT mandatory that you attend live, but highly encouraged that you do so.

Each Zoom call will be recorded and the video available within 24 hours.

The Zoom calls are held for 90 minutes (except for the opening and closing call) and they start at 10 AM PST / 1 PM EST on the following dates in 2023:

Thursday, January 19 (Three Hour Opening Call -- mandatory)
Thursday, February 2
Thursday, February 16
Thursday, March 2
Thursday, March 16
Thursday, March 30
Thursday, April 13
Thursday, April 20
Thursday, April 27 (This call is led by the IGNITE Peer Mentors)
Thursday, May 4
Thursday, May 11 (This call is led by the IGNITE Peer Mentors)
Thursday, June 8 (Three Hour Closing Call -- Mandatory)

⭐️ PLEASE NOTE: Dates and times are subject to change. If they do, we will always provide you with as much notice as possible.

Mandatory Peer Council Calls

Successful teachers and artists all have one important thing in common: a nourishing, supportive circle of colleagues they can rely on to bounce ideas off of, grow and celebrate with, and most of all create and collaborate with.

As a member of IGNITE you become a treasured part of a larger collective that joins your actual session of IGNITE, as well as member of a much smaller, more intimate Peer Council where you will receive a Peer Mentor and 4-5 colleagues that you will meet with to share, ask questions, collaborate with, and give-and-receive feedback from.

Ask any IGNITE grad and they will tell you that the IGNITE Peer Councils are probably their most favorite thing about IGNITE! These smaller groups are led by an IGNITE Peer Mentor that is a graduate of IGNITE eager to support you and your process.

IGNITE Peer Councils still meet regularly years after IGNITE is over and many of the Peer Councils meet in person, create programs together, and even go on vacation together too!

Shortly before IGNITE begins your Peer Mentor will reach out and introduce herself to you and inform you of what Peer Council you belong to. Your Peer Council calls are mandatory to attend, but there is flexibility around the time they do occur and your Peer Mentor will discuss this with you.

Below are the tentative dates you can expect to attend your mandatory Peer Council. PLEASE NOTE: Your Peer Mentor will discuss and confirm the time of your Peer Councils closer to when IGNITE begins. We thank you for your flexibility and willingness to keep these dates open and available until your time is confirmed.

IGNITE Session One | Peer Council Calls

Thursday, April 14, 2022
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Thursday, July 7, 2022
Thursday, August 25, 2022

IGNITE Session Two | Peer Council Calls

Thursday, January 12, 2023
Thursday, March 9, 2023
Thursday, April 20, 2023
Thursday, May 18, 2023

⭐️ PLEASE NOTE: The Peer Council Calls are mandatory. Your failure to attend the Peer Council Call will result in the call being cancelled and needed to be rescheduled.

IGNITE's "Show-Up-And-Do-The-Work" Policy

IGNITE is more than just powerful in-depth content that will expand the way you see yourself as an artist, equip you with valuable insight into teaching, and prepare you for a fulfilling, sustainable teaching practice.

IGNITE is a process that requires you to show-up and do the work. The doing is how you build confidence and leadership skills as an artist and teacher and it is a requirement to graduate successfully from this program.

To advance to Session Two of IGNITE you must:

Complete the IGNITE course content.
Launch your final assignment.
Attend the IGNITE Opening and Closing calls.
Attend all four Peer Council Calls.

Failure to do the above will result in the inability to join Session Two of IGNITE.

To successfully graduate from IGNITE Session Two and be eligible for the benefits of being an IGNITE grad you must:

Complete the IGNITE course content.
Launch your final assignment and eCourse.
Attend the IGNITE Opening and Closing calls.
Attend all four Peer Council Calls.

⭐️⭐️ PLEASE NOTE: At IGNITE, we understand that life sometimes throws us circumstances out of our control. Special extensions will be made for those that are in need and communicate with Connie and your Peer Mentor clearly and soon as possible.

We want to see you succeed and will do all we can to support and elevate your greatness during whatever hardships or challenges come your way. Being an artist and teacher never has perfect circumstances -- so we will face whatever life throws at you together.

BUT PLEASE NOTE: all requirements must be fulfilled to be accepted into Session Two and/or graduate. No exceptions.

Kristal Norton

IGNITE has a magical way of peeling back the layers to reveal the truth about what ya want, what you’re here to offer to the world, and how to get there is a way that is aligned with who you are. But for me, IGNITE has really been about learning to trust the way I think and do things, experiencing what its like to be fully seen for all that I am, and building authentic friendships that I know will last a lifetime.

Hali Karla

For me, IGNITE has been about getting down to the very essence of who I am, peeling back those layers, and rediscovering and reacquainting with what my innate natural gifts are in this world… IGNITE has given me the fuel and tools to make my teaching and my creative business visions tangible, do-able, REAL in my life.

Sara Skowbo

I went into IGNITE with this vision of what I might experience. It was a grand and lofty vision, but looking back, it was quite small compared to the incredible journey that IGNITE has been! The growth and the self realization I have gained through this class is so valuable to me. I feel like a completely different person now than when I began but not because I have changed, because I have stripped away the false guards I put up and am becoming who I really am at my deepest level. I'm gaining the confidence and trust in myself to become the teacher I am meant to be. Connie does an amazing job as she guides you through this experience, holds space for your growth, and supports you through the whole process.

Dr. K. Kitts

Connie Solera’s IGNITE program is not just for artists but for all creative folk. I am a writer, scientist, and professor who has taught for over thirty years. Despite all my experience, IGNITE was worth every penny. For all the different roadblocks a creative person faces, Connie has practical exercises and activities to overcome them. First she works with you to discover how your own creative process functions so that you can maximize it. She provides you with the tools and the know-how to deal with fear and other creative blocks. She helps you to find your own greatness and demonstrates to you how and why the world needs your work. If you are not a teacher, she facilitates and encourages you to cultivate your own innate teaching and mentoring skills. She finishes the year by enabling you to develop and launch a creative business of your own. And to top it off, she does so in a positive and giving way that embodies the feminine. By living example, she proves that there are other ways to achieve success than the oversold model of scarcity and competition.

Lucy Jordan

I feel like I have grown hugely as an Artist and accepting myself as an Artist. Now I can say it and I really feel it and I'm proud to say it. I feel like my spiritual life is much more important than it has been for a long time...I feel like I am following my path! And since IGNITE has come into my life I have found a real tangible way to combine art and healing and I'm starting to believe in myself that I can do it! Plus I have learned an unbelievable amount of technical knowledge--- I could barely write an email before IGNITE and now I'm making videos and presentations. I'm astonished by how much I've learned. The standard is very high in IGNITE.

Ina Naar

When I first signed up for IGNITE I had no idea what was going to come. I knew I had to go through this journey. I trusted. I now feel more in alignment with who I am. I feel more confident about what I am here to bring into the world and to be who I am.

Deanna Jinjoe

For me personally IGNITE has meant power. Power to take action and bring my ideas into form so that I can then empower others.

Michelle Geoffroy

Through IGNITE I have reconnected with my creativity, reconnected with my spirituality, and I have reconnected with myself as an artist in a way that I haven't since I was a kid...I've gained a lot of confidence and the greatness work has been really powerful for me to shift my perspective.

Kristi Kennell

I am very grateful for my intuitive decision to join IGNITE. I knew from the beginning IGNITE had plans for me and it gave me my voice, the strength to tell my story and not be afraid. It brought me new Soul Groupies, beauties to share inspiration, share joys and share tears with...Since I came into IGNITE I am more confidant as an artist and to say it out loud. I now have a desire to show my work and share with others the healing behind art. I know that the words of my own story are the strongest and most powerful in creating anything I put forth through Kristi Kennell Studios.

About Me, Connie Solera...

I love making art. I love traveling. I love hanging out with amazing women having deep conversations, and supporting them to be creative, adventurous, and fully 100% ruthlessly their artist self. This is the love that has fueled my 25+ years career as a professional artist and teacher and I still pinch myself every time I lead one of my sold-out retreats in gorgeous places such as Sedona, Mexico, and Costa Rica!

My first art class I ever taught was the summer before 3rd grade in my mom's garage. I even charged a fee until too many parents complained I was taking their kiddos allowance. So what did I do? I turned it into a "non-profit" and kept on trucking! Truth is, I've been doing the same thing ever since: making art, helping others make art, and creating cool ways to bring artists together--except now I make a living out of it!

As an artist I possess a deep reverence for the craft of teaching and it's role in my creative process. My whole reason for making art is to gain insights that I can then share with my beloved students. For me teaching and art making go hand-in-hand and I have dedicated my career to helping women artists bravely be the artist they are called here to be.

I have been teaching online and in-person workshops and retreats since 2008 through my own successful, thriving business. For ten years I hosted 21 SECRETS that showcased over 300 teachers and touched thousands of artists world-wide. Not to mention 21 SECRETS was the first artist collective program online ever!!

In my earlier life I received a BA in art and art history, a post-baccalaureate in art education, and taught for over a decade at the Cleveland Museum of Art and a variety of public, parochial, and private schools in both Ohio and Arizona. On top of that I had a million-and-one art jobs in everything from gallery assistant to art handler to mural artist to costume assistant at Cleveland's Hanna theater to art assistant to renown artist Joseph Kosuth. (CLICK HERE for my full resume.)

My greatness is in designing eCourses, workshops and retreats to meet my students exactly where they are in their artistic development and help them identify, understand, and embrace their unique visual language, creative process, and path as an artist. You'll never find me teaching a cookie-cutter anything -- noway, that stuff makes my stomach turn.

The first IGNITE launched in 2012 shortly after my son was born. Since then I've taught seven IGNITEs and three IGNITE In-person Immersions. Come join me for IGNITE number 8!