Starting Your Career as an Artist: A Guide for Painters, Sculptors, Photographers, and Other Visual Artists
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ISBN-13: | 9781581158540 |
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Publisher: | Allworth |
Publication date: | 07/06/2011 |
Series: | Starting Your Career |
Sold by: | SIMON & SCHUSTER |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 288 |
Sales rank: | 578,864 |
File size: | 707 KB |
About the Author
Stacy Miller has worked as the director of research and professional development at the College Art Association as well as the director of art and design education at Parsons the New School for Design. She teaches in the photography department at Parsons and is creating a web-based start-up for artists to help advocate for, design with, and discuss how their creative lives can flourish. She lives in New Rochelle, New York.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Part I Self-Assessment and Developing a Career Plan
Chapter 1 Myths about Artists 15
The Guerrilla Girls' Guide to Behaving Badly 19
Chapter 2 Assessing Your Goals as an Artist 23
Take an Honest Inventory 23
Using Your Inventory 24
Taking Time to Reflect on Life and Work 25
Interview with Jerry Saltz, Senior Art Critic for New York Magazine 25
Part II Exhibition Opportunities and Community Building
Chapter 3 Galleries and Museums 33
Galleries 33
Interview with Elizabeth Heskin, Gallery Owner of Heskin Contemporary, New York 36
Interview with Don Porcaro, Associate Professor in the Fine Arts Department at Parsons The New School for Design 38
Juried Shows 42
Art Fairs 42
Museums 42
Interview with Claudine K. Brown, Director of Education for the Smithsonian Institution, formerly Director of the Arts and Culture Program at the Nathan Cummings Foundation 43
Interview with Sharon Louden, Exhibiting Artist and Educator 46
Chapter 4 Alternative Spaces: Breaking the Rules to Break Through 47
Examples of Alternative Spaces 48
Interview with Radhika Subramaniam, Director and Chief Curator, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center at Parsons The New School for Design 54
Alternative Funding Models 56
Interview with Kat Griefen, Director, A.I.R. Gallery 57
Chapter 5 Creating a Strategy for Exhibiting Your Work by Rhonda Schaller 61
Embracing an Alternative Mind-set 62
The Art World Is Changing 62
Working until Dealers and Curators 63
Alternative Models vs. Commercial Models 64
Alternatives Venues that Use Commercial Models 65
Online Galleries, Art Registries, Art Files, Juried Shows, and Open Calls 65
Do You Want to Pursue an Alternative or Commercial Route? 68
The Power of Creating Your Own Opportunities 73
Chapter 6 Community Building and Networking for Artists 75
Building Your Community 75
Assessiug Your Current Contacts 76
Networking as a Mind-set 76
ActivatingYour Network: An Artist's Perspective 78
Networking Basics 79
Interview with Melissa Potter, Multimedia Artist and Educator 81
Mentors 83
Interview with the Guerrilla Girls 84
Part III Setting Up and Maintaining a Studio Practice
Chapter 7 Setting Up a Studio 89
Studio Considerations 90
Interview with Thomas Wojak, Master Printer and Exhibiting Artist 91
The Studio Visit 96
Excerpt from an Interview with Sharon Louden, Exhibiting Artist and Educator 95
Pricing Your Work 96
Open Studios 96
Interview with Noah Davis, Exhibiting Artist 98
Chapter 8 Health, Safety, and Emergency Relief for Artists with Monona Rossol 101
How Green is Your Studio? 101
Historical Background on Artists' Health and Safety 102
Dangerous Materials and Equipment in the Studio 103
Legal Responses to Hazardous Art Materials 106
Issues for Schools 107
Studio Safety 101 108
Interview with Craig Nutt, Director of Programs for Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+) 111
Interview with Monona Rossol, Founder and President of Arts, Crafts, and Theater Safety 113
Resources and Additional Information 117
Insurance Resources 118
Part IV Career Planning and Job Search
Chapter 9 Writing Résumés, CVs, and Artists' Statements 121
Résumés and CVs 121
What All Résumés and CVs Require 123
Most Common Mistakes on Résumés and CVs 126
Sample Artist's Résumé 127
Cover Letters 129
Artists' Statements 131
Chapter 10 Making Your Alma Mater Work for You 135
Utilizing Alumni Relations 135
Career Services 137
Career Resources for Teachers and College Faculty 139
Chapter 11 Graduate School 141
Degree Programs 141
Interview with Bill Barrett, Executive Director of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design 142
Teaching Options 143
Professional Goals 143
Choosing the Right Time 144
Things to Consider When Selecting an MFA Program/Graduate School 144
Alternatives to Graduate School 148
Interview with James Ramer, Director of the MFA Photography Program at Parsons The New School for Design. 149
Chapter 12 Gaining Experience and Earning Income: Internships, Jobs, and Studio Assistant Positions 151
Internships and Artists' Assistant Positions 151
Interning in Galleries and Museums 153
Where to Find Internship Opportunities: 154
Interview with Carol Warner, Exhibiting Artist 154
Jobs: Earning Income and Supporting Your Art 156
Interview with Dennis Kaiser, Technician at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York 162
Interview with Misty L. Youmans, Manager of Institutional Giving at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 164
Interview with Nate Fredenburg, Art Director at Tippett Studio 166
Interview Skills 168
Chapter 13 Exploring Teaching Options 171
Teaching Options 172
Excerpt from an Interview with Simone Douglas, Director of MFA Fine Arts Program, Parsons The New School for Design 175
Finding Jobs 179
Creating a Teaching Packet for Job Applications 179
Teaching Philosophy 180
Interview with Alexi Rutsch Brock, Artist and Teacher 181
Part V Your Artistic Practice
Chapter 14 Your Studio Practice as a Business by Carol Overby 185
Why Wear Only One Hat? 185
Keeping Records 187
Making Ends Meet 190
Conclusion 193
Chapter 15 Getting the Word Out: Promoting Your Work 195
Business Cards 195
PostCards 195
Press Release 196
Inventory List 196
Tracking and Sales Sheets 196
Web Sites and Social Media 196
Emerging Media 297
Managing Your Digital Profile 197
Creating a Mailing List 198
Determining Who You Want to Reach 199
Portfolios and Submission Materials 200
Interview with David C. Terry, Senior Officer/Curator, Artists' Fellowships & AAE, New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) 202
Interview with Jason Goodman, Executive Director/Cofounder of 3rd Ward 202
Chapter 16 Legal Resources, Contracts, and Gallery Relationships 205
Artists and the Law 205
Artists' Groups 206
Lawyers for the Arts 206
The Visual Artists Information Flotline 207
Basic Contractual Terms for the Sale of Original Art 207
Taxes: Income and Expenses 209
Record Keeping 210
Schedule C-EZ 211
Forms of Doing Business 211
Moral Rights 212
The Visual Artists Rights Act 213
Copyright: Gaining and Keeping Protection 215
What Is Copyrightable? 215
Artist-Gallery Partnerships and Consignments 217
For Further Legal Information 219
Chapter 17 Fund-raising for Artists by Kay Takeda 221
The Funding Ecosystem: What You Need to Know Before You Start Fundraising 221
The Landscape: Types of Funders 222
Considerations for Individual Artists 225
Applying for Funding 226
Chapter 18 Residencies: Space and Time to Think and Work 231
Benefits of Residencies 232
Studio Programs and Equipment Programs 232
How to Make the Most of Residencies 233
Resources for Seeking Residencies and Artists' Colonies 233
Interview with Erin Donnelly, Special Projects Consultant, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council 234
Interview with Angela Ringo: Artists' Residency at Skowhegan 237
Chapter 19 Lifelong Learning for Artists 239
Interview with Theodore S. Berger 239
Interview with Chuck Close, originally published as "A Career in Art: An Interview with Chuck Close" in CAA NEWS, College Art Association, Volume 30, Number 6, November 2005. 246
Interview with Robert Thill 250
Part VI Refining Your Goals: Balancing Life and Work
Chapter 20 Inspiration for Refining Your Goals 261
Interview with Tim Gunn, chief creative officer at Liz Claiborne Inc. and Host of Project Runway 265
Recommended Books 268
Web Sites and Online Resources 269
Index 277
About the Authors 283