It’s tough to put together a resume when you’re just beginning. If you find yourself in this situation, follow these two pieces of advice: Start a file labeled “Resume.” Drop into it anything and everything that will one day appear on your resume: honors, awards, teaching, public collections, exhibitions, articles by you, articles about you, […]
Pat Velte, my Web guru, sent me a link to Bob Parsons’ 16 Rules to Live By. Worth reading. (Thanks, Pat.) Each of the 16 rules is relevant to me, but these are some that stood out: 1. Get and stay out of your comfort zone. I believe that not much happens of any significance
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A tip from “Exhibit Your Art,” the e-class that begins next Tuesday . . . Always title your exhibitions. Museum curators love the minutiae of an artist’s career. If you have four untitled exhibits at the same location, how will they, in their writings, distinguish among them? Titled exhibits always look better on resumes than
Artist and freelance curator Kirsty Hall posted a no-holds-barred account of how to submit an application for an art exhibition. Read it closely. Memorize it. Print it out and don’t forget it. Timely, in light of my "Exhibit Your Art" class starting next week.
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Boy, I sure could use your help. I’m writing the “Market” section of my book proposal and trying to find statistics on art supplies. This is what I’m looking for: How much do artists spend each year on art supplies? Or . . . What are the annual sales for art-supply stores? I assume that
“If you want to make it as an artist, go to every gallery opening that you’re invited to. Get there at the beginning and stay until the end.” –Ivan Karp (OK Harris Gallery, NYC) as quoted in Richard Polsky, I Bought Andy Warhol (p. 134)
Oh, what I would give for a ticket to London right now! I’ve been reading about “Rebels and Martyrs: The Image of the Artist in the 19th Century,” an exhibit at the National Gallery in London through Aug. 28. Alan Riding begins his New York Times review with this: “When exactly did artists decide that
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Coach Rachelle Disbennett-Lee puts out 365 Days of Coaching. Yep! A new coaching message in your inbox each and every day! How cool is that? I love all of her messages, but thought this one from yesterday was powerful and could apply to many aspects of your art career. I reprint it here with her
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Last week I issued a challenge to keep up your journal for 21 days. (This after the Art Marketing Action newsletter with the same topic.) I’m happy to say I’m on Day 11 and am fairly proud that I wake up with the thought of getting some journaling in as soon as possible. Then, whenever
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Oh, boy! All kinds of emails and comments about MySpace. People have very strong opinions about the efficacy of or even the validity MySpace as a business tool. Is it any good for me? Can my presence there be a detriment to being perceived as serious? I admit, I know zip. I’m just testing the
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