The first meeting of the AGRC was well attended with many questions being posed. Here's a quick review of items we plan to cover this summer:
* Grad school issues. Where to go, how to apply, is it worth it etc?
* How to write an artist statement. What is it and why do I need to write one?
* How to write a proper resume, document your work, get a show and so on..
* Where to find scholarships financial aid for artists?
* Where to buy art supplies and what types of supplies are out there?
* How to build and stretch canvas properly?
* How do I talk about art?
All of these and more may be covered in this discussion. Notice that the majority of issues brought up are of the practical variety and it would seem to make sense to address those issues before one goes on to tackle the more conceptual things. Right? Next Friday's discussion will start with a brief discussion of the artist statement. Some of you are in your final semester and have need for such statements in lieu of your thesis. Others might benefit from knowing why and how such a statement should be written. We'll follow up that discussion with talk about documenting work. This is a practice you should get into early on so that it becomes a habit to document your work upon completion. I might add, document it well. Time allowing I might hit briefly upon the artist resume (anyone who find a great looking artist resume online print it and bring it on Friday so we can compare and contrast).
I've asked an exhibiting artist to come and speak on one of the Friday sessions and I am currentlty searching for a non-profit gallery director to come and speak as well. If you have any comments please post them to this blog and I'll respond either here or during AGRC discussions on Friday.
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3 comments:
wow. so many issues, so little time.
yeah...the practical matters of being an artist; the bane of each creative existence!
As a gallery professional, I can comment on the fact that if you approach the business side of being an artist with a professional approach, you will most likely have a better time of it.
Gallerists would much rather deal with artists who aren't flakes, so pay attention to the details.
Remember that the arts community is a small one, so word gets around about your professional practice (or lack thereof). yeah...pay attention...two little words that could hold the key to success.
Glad you're doing this. Hope to sit in on a few.
oh yeah, add Bomb to your periodical list.
Thanks artchooser for the "Bomb." The gospel of the flaky, lazy, too hip to make good art artist was preached in heavy doses at the beginning of the session. I appreciate you reiterating the fact an artist whose focus is on getting the job will excel whereas the "artist" who is concerned with looking like an artist will have problems.
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