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Art 702

ART 702: Professional Practices as an Artist

Credit Hours: (3) Three hours lecture or seminar

In this course, students will explore and develop professional practices. Students will receive preparation for managing a studio, networking, marketing, applying for exhibitions, seeking gallery representation, and other professional activities needed for a life in the arts.

Detailed Description of Course Content

Instructional strategies include: demos; reading responses; guest speakers; and business
simulations.

Art 702 will provide experience from the following categories:

1. Curriculum development, regardless of discipline
2. Teaching strategies
3. Evaluation
4. Test development
5. Safety
6. Crating a work of art for shipping
7. Framing and matting
8. Pricing of art work
9. The resume - photographing art work
10. The interview and professional organizations

Goals and Objectives of the Course

1. Students will demonstrate a broad understanding of the problems and situations faced by today's professional artists.
2. Students will develop critical teaching strategies and participate in the development and maintenance of the professional art studio.
3. Students will demonstrate the technical skills necessary for the creations, presentation and marketing of individual work. Students will demonstrate skills in the following: crating, framing, pricing of work, resume development, photography of art work and conducting the professional interview.

Assessment Measures

Evaluations of the student's development and performance within the objectives of this course will be determined by the completion of assigned technical problems, objective tests and in-class discussion. Students will be evaluated on their ability to properly crate their work for shipping, frame, price their work, develop a resume, photograph their work and conduct a professional interview with an established gallery director.

Other Course Information

Students will be required to complete readings from the texts listed below:

The Visual Artist's Manual. Doubleday-Dolphin.
The Artist-Gallery Partnership/A Practical Guide to Consignment. American Council for the Arts.
Annual Guide to Galleries. Art in America.
Money Business-Grants and Awards for the Creative Artists. The Artists Foundation, Inc.

Review and Approval

April 1998 Revision Arthur Jones, Chair

Revised

May 2023