{"id":38,"date":"2016-06-21T14:30:09","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T21:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/lighttest\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2017-08-22T22:30:32","modified_gmt":"2017-08-23T05:30:32","slug":"syllabus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ppfa\/syllabus\/","title":{"rendered":"Syllabus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Professional Practice for Artists<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">The Evergreen State College Summer, 2017<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Second Session <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Tuesday and Thursday, 6-9:30 pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\">Professor: Liz Sales<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Email (for fastest response):\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:elizabethjanesales@gmail.com\"><span class=\"s2\">elizabethjanesales@gmail.com<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Office Hours: By Appointment<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>THIS IS A LIVING SYLLABUS AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE THROUGHOUT THE TERM.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\">COURSE DESCRIPTION:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\">What does it mean to be an artist today, tomorrow and thirty years from now? Professional Practices for Artists looks at and potentially challenges the rules and systems within the art world to help you create your own dialog for maintaining a practice that is both engaging and financially viable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\">Topics will include career options for creative professionals; identifying and following through on short and long term career goals; writing cover letters, resumes, and CVs, as well as artist statements and press releases; creating portfolios; preparing for a studio visit; planning exhibitions in traditional and non-traditional exhibition spaces; working with nonprofit organizations, galleries, dealers, agents, and consultants; writing proposals and grants; dealing with contracts, agreements, and other legal issues; participating in residencies and public art projects; forming formal and loose collectives; creating and maintaining an online presence; and creating and maintaining a community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s1\">Through guided personal research, class discussions, and interactions with guests artists and guest art- world professionals, students will develop and present a basic online and\/or physical professional portfolio that includes a cover letter, CV, artist statement, bio, and project packet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Learning Objectives<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"s4\">To <\/span><span class=\"s1\">impart to students that the art-world in all of its incarnations is made up of real<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">people and that an artist survives by building a community around their practice full of people who see them as a reliable<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">professional.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s4\">To <\/span><span class=\"s1\">familiarize students with various career options and career paths in the visual<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">arts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s4\">To <\/span><span class=\"s1\">guide students in assembling a physical and\/or online portfolio representing the best of their creative efforts thus far; to guide students in choosing the best platform\/s for said<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">portfolio.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s4\">To <\/span><span class=\"s1\">assist each student in the formulation of an articulate and succinct artist statement, bio, cover letter and <\/span><span class=\"s7\">CV.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s4\">To <\/span><span class=\"s1\">create a highly personal strategic plan for maintaining an art practice that is engaging, long lasting, and financially<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">viable<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Required Textbook<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\">The Artist\u2019s Guide: How to Make a Living Doing What You Love by Jackie Battenfield (ISBN 0306816520)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\">In addition, there will be several required readings distributed through the course blog: <\/span><span class=\"s8\">https:\/\/<\/span> <span class=\"s8\">sites.evergreen.edu\/ppfa\/<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p16\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Course Website<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s1\">The course blog is: <\/span><span class=\"s8\">https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ppfa\/<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Class One: August 1<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">Course Introduction; Overview of Course Assignments and Expectations; Careers in the Arts; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ppfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/231\/2016\/06\/Setting_Goals.pdf\">Making Short and Long Term Career Goals<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p20\"><span class=\"s1\">Assignments:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li12\"><span class=\"s1\">Read Battenfield Chapter One \u201cHow to Access, Plan, and <\/span><span class=\"s7\">Take <\/span><span class=\"s1\">Action\u201d; AND Read \u201cCareer Self- Assessment and Setting Goals\u201d by Susan Koblin Schear <a href=\"http:\/\/current.nyfa.org\/post\/67600526924\/\"><span class=\"s10\">http:\/\/current.nyfa.org\/post\/67600526924\/<\/span><\/a> career-setting-goals. In response, write a list of 3-5 life goals. Bring in a physical copy to share in class. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li21\"><span class=\"s1\">Prepare <span style=\"color: #000000\">\u201celevator speech\u201d of 3 succinct sentences<\/span> about yourself and your<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> current <\/span><span class=\"s1\">work. Bring 3 or more works to class to illustrate your \u201celevator speech.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li21\"><span class=\"s1\">Prepare 1 Question for the<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Guest.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Class Two: August 3<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\">In-person Guest: Libby Pratt, co-founder of New Draft Collective; Publisher at Secretary Press; Director at Baxter St at the Camera Club of New York and teaches at City College of New York, CUNY.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ppfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/231\/2016\/06\/Artist-Statement-1.pdf\">Artist Statements<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s1\">In class Exercise: <span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ppfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/231\/2016\/06\/4-Single_Goal_Tracking.pdf\">Goal Tracking<\/a><\/span>: This assignment is designed to help you track your progress toward a professional goal related to your list of 3-5 life goals (from last week).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It\u2019s best suited for goals related to building a professional habit, like updating your Instagram\u00a0feed every day or carving out time each week for painting or writing, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s1\">Assignments:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li24\">Complete Goal Tracking Sheets<\/li>\n<li>If you did not share work today, bring work to share\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">Class Three: August 4<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Class Three: August 4<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Writing \u00a0CV&#8217;s and <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ppfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/231\/2016\/06\/Resumes.pdf\">Resumes<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Review Goals Tracking Sheets<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">In class Exercise: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ppfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/231\/2016\/06\/1-20_Successes.pdf\">20 Successes from Birth &#8211; Now<\/a>: The goal of this in class exercise is to acknowledge our history of successes (everyone has a history of successes) AND to Identify how we Identify success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s1\">Assignments:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li24\"><span class=\"s1\">Read Chapter 3 \u201cPeer Networking, Readiness, And Creating<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Opportunities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li24\">Read Chapter 5: \u201cHow to Build Long-Term <span class=\"s1\">Professional Relationships\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s1\">Write the 1st draft of your artist statement<\/span><span class=\"s1\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Class Four: August 8<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">Finding Exhibition Opportunities: Commercial Galleries, Non-Profit Spaces, and Juried Exhibitions; Art Fairs; Creating Your Own Opportunities; Artist Collectives<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Share<span class=\"s1\">\u00a0artist statements.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">Watch and discuss: Amanda Palmer: The art of asking <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">In-class Exercise: The DEAR Formula: How to Ask for Anything.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p17\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">Assignments:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span class=\"s1\">Read<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">\u201cCreating<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">an<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Artist<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Website<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">or<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">the<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Art<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">of<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Storytelling\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">by<\/span> <span class=\"s15\">Toccara<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Thomas<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/current.nyfa.org\/\"><span class=\"s1\">(<\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/current.nyfa.org\/post\/67602044737\/creating-an-artist-website\"><span class=\"s1\">h<\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/current.nyfa.org\/post\/67602044737\/creating-an-artist-website\">t<span class=\"s10\">tp:\/\/current.nyfa.org\/<\/span> post\/73381520290\/the-business-of-art-creating-an-artist-website<\/a>); <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span class=\"s1\">AND Read THE INTRODUCTION OF Thinking with <\/span><span class=\"s5\">\u201cType <\/span><span class=\"s1\">A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, &amp; Students\u201d by Ellen Lupton (<a href=\"http:\/\/site.ebrary.com.evergreen.idm.oclc.org\/lib\/evergreen\/detail.action?docID=10420319\">http:\/\/site.ebrary.com.evergreen.idm.oclc.org\/lib\/evergreen\/detail.action?docID=10420319<\/a>)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">Use your DEAR skills to ask someone for something you need to further your practice and\/or career. Be ready to let us know how it went.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s1\">Prepare 1 Question for the<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Guest.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\"><b>Class Five: August 10<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Guest via Skype: Christina Labey artist and publisher, founded Conveyor Arts with partner Jason Burstein, through which they run a publishing label, as well as custom bookmaking services for other artists, editor-in-chief of the Conveyor Magazine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ppfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/231\/2016\/06\/Creating-Professional-Documentation-of-your-artwork_Creating-Promotional-Materials_Web-Presence_Social-Media_Online-artist-registries.pdf\">Creating professional documents of your artwork;_Creating promotional materials;_Web presence and Social media<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">Check in, how did asking someone for something you need to further your practice and\/or career go?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p30\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">Assignments:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">Read Battenfield Chapter 7: \u201cHow to Find Even More Support: Grants, Residencies, Gifts\u201d; <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span class=\"s1\">Start creating a website. OR Start a social media<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">campaign. Come to class ready to share what you have made.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s1\">1 Questions for<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Guest<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p26\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\"><b>Class Six: August 15<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Guest via Skype: Michi Jigarjian, co-founder of New Draft Collective; Publisher at Secretary Press; Board Member at Baxter St at the Camera Club of New York<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">Funding Your Art Practice:<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ppfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/231\/2016\/06\/Funding.pdf\"> Finding and Applying for Grants and Artist Residencies<\/a>; Self-Promotion: Creating and maintaining a Contact List\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span class=\"s1\">Critique of drafted websites and\/or social media<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">campaigns.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p33\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">Assignments: <br \/>\n <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li34\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Assignment: Reach out to an artist you admire and interview them. This interview can be in person, over Skype, on the phone or over email. Don&#8217;t forget to send them a thank you note after you speak\/email. (The due date is flexible. Start now. And aim to complete this assignment by the 8\/22)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s1\">Write a short gallery, film, album or performance reviews. Post this review online\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">or bring a copy to class<\/span>. (Due <span class=\"s1\">Friday, August 18th.)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s1\">Update your goal tracking sheets, with what you learned today in mind, and continue to track your progress.\u00a0Come to class ready to share\u00a0your goal tracking sheets and insights.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>If you haven&#8217;t, add your info to the class Google Sheet (link in recap email).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\"><b>Class Seven: August 17<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Visit from the Writing Center!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">Artist Collectives and Communities; Incorporating Art Writing into your Practice; Creating and Sharing Your Blog<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>In class exercise: Writing <a href=\"http:\/\/current.nyfa.org\/post\/132098827833\/creative-careers-cover-letter-tips-for-art\">cover letters <\/a>and\/or <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ppfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/231\/2016\/06\/Biography.pdf\">artist biographies<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Discussion on current goal tracking sheets and insights into challenges and successes and accountability buddy check-in.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ppfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/231\/2016\/06\/Final-Project-Reminders.pdf\">Final Project Reminders<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ppfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/231\/2016\/06\/A_Very_Basic_Guide_to_Earning_and_Managing_Money.pdf\">A_Very_Basic_Guide_to_Earning_and_Managing_Money<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">Assignments:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li10\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span class=\"s1\">Read Battenfield Chapter 8: \u201cHow to Read and Work with the Fine Print: Contracts, Legal Issues,<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">and the Art of Negotiation.\u201d; AND Read \u201cThe Fable of Failure in Modern Art\u201d by Paul Barolsky (http:\/\/<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vqronline.org\/essay\/fable-failure-modern-art)\"><span class=\"s10\"> www.vqronline.org\/essay\/fable-failure-modern-art)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li21\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #ff0000\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Short Gallery, Film or Performance Reviews Due next class; post these online\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">or bring a copy to class<\/span>. Due <span class=\"s1\">Friday, August 18th.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\"><b>Class Eight: Friday, August 18th at 2pm-5:30\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tim Ferriss: Defining Your Fears:\u00a0https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/tim_ferriss_why_you_should_define_your_fears_instead_of_your_goals<\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">Discussion of Contracts and <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ppfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/231\/2016\/06\/Legal.pdf\">Legal Issues<\/a> in the Arts<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p41\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">Assignments:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li42\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span class=\"s1\">Read<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Battenfield<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Chapter<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">10:<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">\u201cHow<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">to<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Build<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Community<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">to<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Survive<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Being<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Alone;<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">AND<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">10<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Tips<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">for<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Those Considering <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li42\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span class=\"s1\">And <\/span><span class=\"s15\">MFA <\/span><span class=\"s1\">(https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ppfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/231\/2016\/06\/ten-tips- for-those-considering-mfa-programs.doc)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s1\">Prepare 1 Question for the<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Guest.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\"><b>Class Nine: August 22<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Guest via Skype: Elana Schlekner Graphic Designer: Princeton Architectural Press, Conde Nast, Rodale; Art Director: Gratuitous Type<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ppfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/231\/2016\/06\/The-Ultimate-Long-Range-Planning-Assignment-.pdf\">The Ultimate Long-Range Planning Assignment-<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In class Exercise: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ppfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/231\/2016\/06\/The-Ultimate-Long-Range-Planning-Assignment-.pdf\">The Ultimate Long-Range Planning Assignment-<\/a>: What do you want to do before you die? The goal of this assignment is to do a deeper dive into your professional planning and master long term planning and prioritizing<\/p>\n<p>Check-in: Artist Interviews;\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333333\">Makeup opportunity:\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">Gallery, Media or Performance Reviews<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">Assignments:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li24\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span class=\"s1\">Finalize Final Promotional<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Packages<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li44\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span class=\"s1\">Finalize<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Goals\/Self-Reflection<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\"><b>Class Ten: August 24<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p45\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">Oral Presentations<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">Assignment:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li24\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span class=\"s1\">Final Promotional Packages<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Due<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li46\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span class=\"s1\">Goals\/Self-Reflection<\/span> <span class=\"s1\">Due<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p47\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\"><b>Further Explanation of Assignments Guest Speakers<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">This class will allow you the opportunity to interact with various artists and arts professionals, in person and via Skype. You will be required to do some independent research on the scheduled guest visitor and come up with 1 question that you would potentially like to ask them. These questions will be handed in at the beginning of class. Consider reaching out to them after their visit with a brief thank you e-mail. It\u2019s a good habit to get into.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\"><b>Professional Goals Statement and Self-Evaluation<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">Being an artist is like owning a small business. Even once you have representation, you are largely responsible for creating new work, getting your work out into the public, applying for grants or other opportunities and engaging in forms of fundraising that will allow you to continue the process of making new work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">If you would like your income or a portion of your income to come from your work, it is incredibly important to set both long and short-term goals to work towards. Where do you want to be in 5 years? In 10 years? You might have the goal of having a solo exhibition in a commercial gallery or a freelance designer or photographer or work in production. Even if your goals change by the end of the course, this exercise will still be helpful for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">For the assignment, write a list all of your goals for the next 5 years. Create an outline of all the actions that you think will need to take to achieve these goals. Create a timeline of when you think that you will reasonably be able to complete each step. Be realistic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p26\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\"><b>Gallery, Media or Performance Reviews<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">One of the most important jobs for an artist is to stay abreast of contemporary art, artists, and exhibition spaces. While not required, it is highly recommended that you read the arts sections of the Olympian, the Stranger and\/or Portland Mercury.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">Throughout the course of this class, you will need to see and review one exhibition, film or performance related to your own work. Pay attention to opening\/closing dates and be aware that most galleries are closed on Sundays and Mondays. If you do not have a car, choose an exhibition, film or performance you can access via public transportation. I recommend in general, that you plan to visit the galleries with another student in the class- it\u2019s a great way to get to know one another.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p26\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\"><b>Oral Presentation\/Artist Talk<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">Students will share a final portfolio of at least 10 original pieces that form a cohesive body of work will be presented during the final presentation. This work may predate the class. If this work is not born-digital, students will need to make sure that their work is carefully photographed or documented. During presentations, the student presents them-self to the class as if in pursuit of a specific career goal while sharing a slide presentation of their portfolio. <b>Presentations should run 10 minutes in length.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p48\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\"><b>Final Promotional Package<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\">The final project will be the submission of a promotional package- the type that you might send out to a record company, a gallery, nonprofit space, competition, residency, grant committee etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\">It might be a good idea to research jobs or art institutions or spaces anywhere in the US or abroad. If you find an institution or space that you think would be a good match for your work, perhaps you can prepare your final project with that particular institution or space.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"s2\">You will include the following materials:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\">Website including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\">Bio<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\">CV or Resume<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\">Artist Statement<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\">Images of visual work, sound files and\/or video files<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"s2\">Sample Promotional Leave Behind, Postcard or Business Card<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\"><b>Further Reading:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">\u201cThe Antidote\u201d by Oliver Burkeman<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">\u201cThe Art of Self-Promotion\u201d by Diane Rapaport<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p17\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">\u201cTen Tips for Those Considering MFA Programs\u201d by Illana Stranger <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p17\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">\u201cThoughts on Audience\u201d by Martha Roster<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">\u201cRelational Aesthetics\u201d by Nicolas Bourriaud<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p17\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">Professional Community: Researching and Exhibiting in Non-Profit Spaces <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p17\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">\u201cInventing Venice\u201d by Massimiliano Goon<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p17\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">\u201cA Room of One\u2019s Own\u201d by Virginia Woolf \u201c<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p17\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">&#8220;How to Stay Sane\u201d by Phililppa Perry<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p17\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">\u201cPeripheral Visions Learning Along the Way\u201d by Mary Catherine Bateson <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p17\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">\u201cThe Silent Whistler\u201d by Mary Oliver<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">\u201cHow to Stay Sane\u201d by Phililppa Perry<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">\u201cFour Hour Work Week, Your Everyday Artworld\u201d by Lane Relyea <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000\">\u201cFirst and last notebooks\u201d by Simone Weil<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professional Practice for Artists The Evergreen State College Summer, 2017 Second Session Tuesday and Thursday, 6-9:30 pm Professor: Liz Sales Email (for fastest response):\u00a0elizabethjanesales@gmail.com Office Hours: By Appointment THIS IS A LIVING SYLLABUS AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE THROUGHOUT THE TERM.\u00a0 COURSE DESCRIPTION: What does it mean to be an artist today, tomorrow and thirty years [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3462,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ppfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ppfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ppfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ppfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3462"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ppfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ppfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/ppfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}