Hey there!
I’m Andi Snelling : a multi-award-winning artist and creative coach with a kick-arts approach. As an arty AF spiritual rebel, I’m here to ignite your full authentic expression, leveraging my decades of artistic creation and facilitation. Whether you’re an artist or not, everyone has an Art Heart and I help you tap into this so you can live as the Work of Art that you innately are. But most of all, so you get the relief of being you.
I’ve worked with a multitude of creative humans over the years and led and collaborated on hundreds of projects. I love the creative process and apply this to all areas of life. I hold a Cert IV in Self-Care in the Creative Industries and am a founding member of Arts Centre Melbourne’s Arts Wellbeing Collective Advisory Panel.
Folks engage me for my powerful listening, playful honesty and uncanny ability to really see the truth of people : who they are, what their unique gifts are, and what their barriers are. I have a knack for helping people authentically access themselves via sneaky side door entry points and harness this into their creative expression.
I’m a performer, writer, director and facilitator with a bunch of extra strings to my bulging bow. I was an Australia Council for the Arts Future Leader 2022-2023 and I get booked to speak and run workshops regularly by a bunch of cool people and places. (See my artist website here.)
I’ve learnt a thing or two thousand across my 17+ years as a professional actor and freelance indie artist here in Australia and in the UK/Europe. I’ve been nominated for and won many awards for my performing, writing, directing and marketing. I’m known for creating unorthodox theatre shows that explore the personal as universal with a realness that transcends the stage.
I’ve been through some serious life-or-death shit in my personal life and navigate chronic illness, giving me a particular sweet spot for helping others move through adversity and find the possible in the seemingly impossible. My gift is helping people share their unique voice their unique way.
One thing I’ve become really good at is being a spiritual cheerleader for artists, creatives, entrepreneurs, healers, coaches and any go-getter human who has a soul message to share with the world. I love helping others achieve beyond what they think possible by simply bringing more of themselves to their creations.
So I’m here to give YOU a loving kick up the arts!
Here’s what that kick can look like:
- helping you find and share your authentic voice
- coaching in creating and sustaining your own arts/creative practice
- brainstorming your creative ideas with you
- guiding you in how to work with your creative/emotional/financial blocks
- being your “yes, you can and here’s how…” pal
- helping you do what your soul wants you to do
- helping you with your producing/marketing/publicity/social media stuff
- copywriting/proofreading of your blurb, your pitch, your grant app, [insert your text-based thing needed here]
- giving you creative, playful tools to improve your business (whatever you do)
- offering dramaturgical advice for your script
- sitting in on your rehearsal as a no-bullshit, super encouraging Outside Eye
- help you generate your ideas into material during a creative development
- helping you to actually #selfcare and work with the needs of your body while rehearsing and performing (I live with chronic illness myself so legit get this)
- helping you articulate what your needs are, how to ask for them, and how to set boundaries around them
- helping you incorporate disability access and inclusion into your work
- connecting you with the heart of your art and how to bring this into performance
- cultivating a pre-show prep routine that works for you
- basically whipping your arse into gear and hugging you at the same time!
Sound good? Let’s get to work!
Andi x
P.S - I do a really mean high kick like an actual cheerleader and am more than happy to demonstrate some time. ;p