Art-work : everything you need to know (and do) as you pursue your art career / Heather Darcy Bhandari and Jonathan Melber.
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TextPublication details: New York : Free Press, 2009.Description: 291 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN: - 1416572333
- 9781416572336
- 702/.3 22
- HF5381 .N6505.2 2009
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Includes index.
Big picture -- Groundwork -- Submission materials -- Websites and business cards -- Opening your studio -- Residencies and grants -- Where to show your work -- Rejection: it's not you, it's them -- Getting your work to the show -- Consignments -- Loans and commissions -- The gallery courtship -- Gallery representation -- Representation agreements.
"No matter what kind of artist you are -- or want to be -- this book will help you. Art/Work covers everything you need to know to succeed, saving you from having to learn it all the hard way -- and letting you spend more time making art" --Publisher description.
Patron comment on 2013-04-29
Creating art is only one side of the coin for an artist. There is much that goes on between finishing a piece and hanging it in an art showing and the independent nature of the industry means that advice can be few and far in between. In Art/Work, Heather Darcy Bhandari (a gallery director) and Jonathan Melber (an arts lawyer) draw from their personal experiences and those of countless other arts professionals (curators and dealers to name a few) to help artists make it in the highly competitive art world. The book is a comprehensive guide that shows artists how to tackle the business and legal sides of the art industry, particularly dealing with art galleries. The depth of the content is impressive, with everything from sample legal forms to specific shipping instructions. The book is a great guide for anyone hoping to succeed as an artist.