Overall, it's been a busy few months and I am very excited about the progression of my work – and the response from my audience – thanks to the REACH Mentorship/Residency for the Arts funding I received in 2021. There have been lots of developments, including:
SkillShare classes: I published a two-hour class dedicated to introducing the public to Petrykivka art fundamentals via Easter eEgg painting. In less than a week the class already had 120+ students. I expect around 300 students in time for Easter. The trailer for my class can be viewed here:
New YouTube channel: I launched a dedicated YouTube channel to showcase digital Petrykivka, with several tutorials focused around holiday art, e.g., Hallowe’en, Christmas, etc. You can see a video example by clicking on the button below. There are some 2,500 views on this particular one.
On my main YouTube channel, which has a dedicated audience of approximately 40,000 subscribers, I created several tutorials on Petrykivka featuring traditional mediums (gouache) to generate interest and drive traffic towards the new channel I mentioned above. You can see a video example here:
I've been generating a body of work via Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook using more modern. brief 30-second and 60-second video formats. You can watch an example here:
And I’m about to publish a full Petrykivka class on my Patreon channel, which has about 400 students. It's especially wonderful to see student projects featuring Petrykivka art.
Thank you again for the REACH support.
Anna Bucciarelli