👽 hello

FromNow.studio is a freelance creative practice and consultancy studio dedicated to empowering emerging, early-career, and pivoting creative practitioners

We provide guidance on creative practice development, navigating the creative industries, and mastering freelance best practices. Beyond individual support, we collaborate with organisations, educators and investors to design impactful mentoring, up-skilling and professional development programmes. Our mission is to empower creative freelancers, students and working professionals by equipping them with the tools, knowledge, and networks they need to succeed.

At FromNow Studio, we believe in shaping creative futures—starting from now

Anna Gormezano

Artist & Creative Consultant

Full bio: LinkedIn

Artist: @AnnaGormezano.art

Creative Consultant: @FromNow.studio

Founder and Creative Consultant at FromNow studio, since 2021 I continue to work closely with artsits, entrepreneurs and organisations in creative practice and community development across creative industries, freelancer and artist-focussed ecosystems

As a multidisciplinary visual Artist, I listen to and advocate for artists and freelance creative practitioners

I make things, my art practice is drawing and paper based, I take photos too

My practice is ongoing, riding out the same challenges affecting working creatives in the here and now

I’m working towards sharing more on my personal experiences through my work at FromNow.studio

🔭 studio services

To date, FromNow studio has provided expertise and production leadership on projects focussed on supporting artists, entrepreneurs and third sector programmes, online and in-person creative, student, digital and business development focused communities,

These have involved activities such as;

creative practice development (CPD), 121 mentoring, resource design and curation, training and a variety of tailored creative workshops and creative industry insights…and more

  • Individual Clients

    Facilitated sessions, exploring areas of development - from business and creative practice to strategy and harnessing data driven technologies

    • Creative practice development support / accountability

    • Upholding best working practices & governance processes

    • Advocating for human-centred, ethical and inclusive principals across all areas of work

    • Purposeful infrastructure modelling for new communities

    • Programme modelling for new and existing mentoring programmes & community support services

    Topics explored:

    • Creative Industry research and data analysis insights

    • Creative-tech ecosystems

    • Facilitated guidance in building a business plan

    • Writing grant, residency funding applications

    • Exploring approaches to impact measurements

    • Sustainable practice development

    • Hybrid program management

    • Communication modelling

    • Defining short & long-term strategy for early stage creative practice

    • Harnessing data collection and analysis in independent practices

    • Visual Artist

    • Drawing and paper-based work

    • Limited Edition Glicée Prints

    • Fine Art Photography

    • Creative Workshops for Artists and Freelancers

    • Artwork available for exhibit and commission

    @annagormezano.art

    @annagormezano.photo

  • 121 mentoring

    • creative practice development

    • early creative careers

    • navigating creative industries eco-systems

    • sustainable approaches to work

    • strategy & accessibility

    • project articulation & development

    • harnessing intellectual data

    Community development:

    • programme infrastructure development

    • mentoring Resources

    • mentoring workshops and training.

    • business-practice design for independent practitioners and communities

    • team management & accountability

    • harness audience insights

    • Mentor Training

    • Mentee coaching

    • Creative practice development

    • Goal setting & strategic planning

    • Creative economy & the Freelance experience

    • Practical insights for students and early creative careers

🌱 projects

🌱 projects

  • Role : Mentor / Creative Development Consultant

    Working 121 with clients to develop their creative projects.

  • Edinburgh College of Art - Product design department

    • Mentor Training (in-person) + follow up resources - 2024/25

    • Mentee Training (in person) + follow up resources - 2024/25

    • Facilitated peer mentoring sessions 2024/25

    WASPS Graduate Accelerator

    • Mentor Training (online) + follow up resources - 2023/24

    • Mentee Training (online) + follow up resources - 2023/24

    Sheffield Creative Guild

    • Mentor Training (online) + follow up resources - 2021/22

    • Virtual Events workshop - “Hosting in Practice” - 2021/22

    Crafty Fox Market

    • Mentor Training (online) + follow up resources - 2021/22

    get in touch for more information

  • Junior Chamber International - Edinburgh

    • Creativity workshop - “Picture 2022” - 2022/23

    get in touch for more information

  • Role: Project Coordinator

    Involved in the creation, development, delivery and reporting.

    Raise Your Game is a digital skills course for creative practitioners in Edinburgh, delivered online over 10 weeks - 2022/23

    get in touch for more information

  • Role: Creative Industry Mentor

    Activity: 4 hours of 121 practice development mentoring

    Prize winner of the FromNow Award - Scottish Society of Artist annual show - RSA 2021/22

    Prize winner of the FromNow Award - Scottish Society of Artist annual show - RSA 2022/23

    Prize winner of the FromNow Award - Scottish Society of Artist annual show - RSA 2023/24

    Prize winners of the FromNow Award - Scottish Society of Artist annual show - RSA 2024/5

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  • Role: Consultant, Facilitator

    Activity: This pilot program, delivered by ECA Student Development department with the support of FromNow studio, is aimed at encouraging professional development of ECA Product Design students from first year to fourth year 2024/25 to engage in peer-to-peer creative practice development.

    This project is on going

    get in touch for more information

  • Role : Project Coordinator

    Activity: This pilot project is aimed at supporting emerging and practicing artists in professional development, has been supported by local creative partners and institutions as part of the Granton Waterfront regeneration project; Edinburgh College, North Edinburgh Arts, National Galleries or Scotland, National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh City Council, delivered byWASPS studios, Granton Station.

    The project concluded through exhibition of six participating emerging artists | UNBOUND | 11.10.24-11.11.24 | Granton Station

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  • Client: Sheffield Digital

    Dedicated online Mentor Resource Hub 2022-24

    ongoing

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  • Role : Creative Industry Mentor

    121 mentoring

    Professional guidance to creative practitioners, early careers, students, entrepreneurs and start-ups.

    Creative Edinburgh Mentoring programme 2023/24

    • Emma Hislop | sculptor, mixed media artist (ceramics, glass, metal work

    • Asinath Maraelle | Visual Artists and Data analyst

    Practice support fund (CE x EPAD) 121 mentoring 23/24

    • Sahana Narasimhan | illustration, mixed media artist (laser cut, collage, ink) - student at ECA

    get in touch for more information

clients and collaborators include: