Consent-Forward Creativity

Six years into the #MeToo Movement, discrimination, harassment, violence, coercion, and abuse still occur in arts and entertainment. The missing piece is a reckoning about consent: what it is, how to request and give it, and how to foster a consent-forward environment.

Assumptions about consent, boundaries, and abilities can lead to workplace harm, injuries, complaints, or lawsuits. However, if we begin from a place of consent, we decrease liability while increasing safety and creativity, which leads to producing better content.

In this 2-hour long PAM CUT Artist Services Professional Development workshop, creative professionals will learn how to design consent-forward environments regardless of their artistic medium and role on a call sheet.

Through movement, group exercises, discussion, and reflection, participants will learn:

• The 5 Elements of Consent
• Why boundaries are necessary for consent, creativity, and trust
• How power dynamics effect consent
• How to lead and participate in a Boundaries Check-In
• The 5 Pillars of Intimacy in Creative Production
• When and how to work with an Intimacy Professional or Consultant
• Exercises to foster consent-forward creativity in your own projects.

Whether you work in film, theater, photography, radio/podcasting, performance art, or fine art—whether you create narrative, non-fiction, or branded content—participants will leave with specific tools to build consent and trust into your creative endeavors!

To register, click the PAMCUT link below and purchase your ticket online.