6-month online programÂ
For visual artists ready and eager to make better work
October 2025 â March 2026
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Enrolments for Make Exceptional Work are now closed.
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If youâve been in touch with Amy about joining, you can still complete your enrolment below.
  âI have finished another painting and have booked an exhibition in May, mostly new work. Loads of sketches for new ceramics, all thanks to the Make Exceptional Work course. It freed me from many obstacles that were mostly created by me.â
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Magda Dmowska
This is for you if. . .
- Youâre struggling with motivation and finding it hard to consistently show up for your art.
- Your creative vision feels bigger than your current technical abilities, leaving you frustrated.
- Youâve hit a plateau in your work and canât pinpoint whatâs missing.
- Youâre ready to transform your work in a big way but are hesitant and uncertain about embarking on a new direction.
- You put countless hours into your art, but the lack of response and recognition is deeply disheartening.
 What you'll get. . .
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Sharper observational skills to see your work and the world more clearly.
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A deeper connection with your medium, working with greater sensitivity.
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Clarity on your biggest creative blocks and blind spots.
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A guided self-critique process to break through obstacles.
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Practice framework to elevate a key skill, usable again and again.
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A method to analyse artistic benchmarks and push your practice further.
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A stronger, more defined artistic voice.
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Confidence and momentum to consistently create stronger and exceptional work.
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And much more.
Who is this for. . .
This course is for visual artists working in any medium at any stage in their career. It is for artists committed to improving their work and willing to step outside their comfort zones. It's for those eager to experiment, try new approaches, and embrace challenges â fun challenges, we promise!
 Course features. . .Â
- 6 monthly group sessions (2 hours each).
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Focused monthly assignments.
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Curated monthly resources and readings
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Weekly tailored writing prompts
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NEW: Small âPodâ of four artists for connection, accountability, and peer reflection
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Private online community
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Built-in structure and accountability
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Session recordings
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Extended access to the course until the end of 2026
How this will unfold. . .
October 2025 â March 2026
MODULE 1
New Ways of SeeingÂ
AEDT 8 am-10 am Friday 24 October Â
"Observe the world around you closely and hungrily." â Georgia OâKeeffe
Seeing is a skill that can be sharpened. In this first module, youâll expand your perception through drawing, collage, writing or photography. With guided exercises and a simple daily practice, youâll sharpen your senses, strengthen your sensitivity, and let new insights quietly transform your creative approach.
MODULE 2
Creative Constraints
AEDT 8 am-10 am Friday 21Â November
"Creativity has no boundaries, but it flourishes within them." â Nancy Rubin
Too much choice can scatter focus; boundaries create brilliance. Youâll explore how limitation fuels discovery, study artists who thrive within constraints, and design your own tailored set of boundaries to deepen focus and expand experimentation.
MODULE 3
Depth Over Distraction
AEDT 8 am-10 am Friday 19 December
"Depth is not a destination but a devotion." â Maria Popova
Progress comes from choosing one path and staying with it. Youâll identify a key area of your practice to strengthen and learn how to sustain curiosity through repetition and refinement. Discover how narrowing your attention becomes a kind of freedom, and the doorway to exceptional work.
MODULE 4
Your Benchmark, Your Standard
AEDTÂ 8 am-10 am Friday 16 January
"If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." â Isaac Newton
Youâll study a benchmark artist whose work raises your own standards. Through analysing their decisions, risks and patterns, youâll uncover what resonates most and what lessons their practice holds for you and your work.
MODULE 5
From Good to Exceptional
AEDT 8 am-10 am Friday 13 February
"Excellence is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well." â John W. Gardner
What makes work exceptional? Weâll look at four pillars, intention, voice, rigour and risk, and examine how each shows up in your practice. Youâll choose one to focus on for the month, the area that will create the biggest shift in taking your work from good to exceptional.
MODULE 6
The Daring Artist
AEDT 8 am-10 am Friday 13 March
"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to oneâs courage." â AnaĂŻs Nin
This final module brings everything together, seeing, depth, standards, and courage. Youâll reflect on your growth, explore what fuels bravery and perseverance, and create a clear plan for your next phase of work. Youâll leave with direction, momentum, and the confidence to keep evolving as The Daring Artist.
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Group Session Schedule
Module 1: New Ways of Seeing
AEDT 8am-10am Friday 24 October 2025
Module 2: Creative Constraints
AEDT 8am-10am Friday 21 November 2025
Module 3: Depth Over Distraction
AEDT 8am-10am Friday 19 December 2025
Module 4: Your Benchmark, Your Standard
AEDT 8am-10am Friday 16 January 2026
Module 5: From Good to Exceptional
AEDT 8am-10am Friday 13 February 2026
Module 6: The Daring Artist
AEDT 8am-10am Friday 13 March 2026
PRESENTED BY
Amy Kennedy
Amy Kennedy is an Australian ceramic artist and artist mentor dedicated to helping visual artists create exceptional work. With a deep understanding of materials, process, and transformation, Amyâs own artistic practice explores energy, force, and landscape through her innovative approach to ceramics.
Her career spans international artist residencies in the Netherlands, the U.S., Iceland, and Japan, along with major awards and acquisitions, including the National Gallery of Victoria and the Art Gallery of South Australia.
As the creator of Evolve and Fresh Eyes, Amy has worked with artists worldwide to refine their artistic vision, push creative boundaries, and develop work that is seen and valued. Now, she is offering Make Exceptional Work, a 6-month live online course designed to challenge and elevate your artistic practice.
Join Amy to take your work from good to exceptionalâbecause exceptional work doesnât happen by accident.
âThe whole program was terrific.
You have given us a great framework, elements of which I know I'll return to again and again.
Two modules were real highlights for me: Your Benchmark, Your Standard and From Good to Exceptional.
I've started a new approach to working with slate as a consequence of doing them. Thank you!â
Kate Butler
âI have finished another painting and have booked an exhibition in May, mostly new work. Loads of sketches for new ceramics, all thanks to the Make Exceptional Work course. It freed me from many obstacles that were mostly created by me.â
âAmy's gentle, yet firm guidance allowed me to see beyond the visual and conceptual, letting me set myself free into untravelled paths of my practice. This course is a true eye and mind opener.âÂ
Magda Dmowska
âThe immediate flow on effect was the collection of keepsakes I produced for my exhibition Tender Shadows which opened after the program finished. Inspired by ideas presented in the module From Good to Exceptional, I worked with a form that I had already developed and extended its potential with new ways in which I used the silk.Â
I feel that my work for this exhibition was a step up from the previous year and was clearly influenced by the sessions, readings and conversation that were part of Making Exceptional Work.â
Roshni Senapati
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Bonus For All Artists Who Join
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âFrom Idea to Exhibition: Planning a Cohesive Body of WorkâÂ
Live Training in March 2026
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Most artists donât struggle with ideas, they struggle with which idea to develop, and how to shape it into a body of work that feels unified, confident, and ready.
In this live 2-hour training, Amy will guide you through how to:
Identify the through-line that connects your works.
Decide what belongs and what doesnât.
Develop a visual and conceptual rhythm across a series.
Plan your next steps so you leave Make Exceptional Work with direction, focus, and momentum.
Itâs the perfect bridge between Make Exceptional Work and what comes next for you in your practice.
(Valued at $297 -included free with your enrolment.)
Enrolments for Make Exceptional Work are now closed.
If youâve been in touch with Amy about joining, you can still complete your enrolment below.
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MAKE EXCEPTIONAL WORKÂ
Take your art from good to exceptional
Making it stand out like never before
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Course valued at $997
Special offer for Amyâs community
**If youâre currently working with Amy, youâll receive an exclusive discount. Please check your email for your private link.**
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Still have some questions?
I donât think itâs the right time for me.
I donât have the time for this.
Can I get my money back if this doesnât work for me?
I think I can do this on my own.
I donât think I can get real value from an online course. I work better in person.
I have done Make Exceptional Work already. Why would I return?
I canât sign up for another course!