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Sustaining Arts Practice in an Age of Austerity’ is a preliminary investigation into artists’ narratives of struggles to sustain creative and critical professional practice in current conditions of austerity, identifying themes as concerns for enquiry. The study makes a critical enquiry into discourses of the ‘artist’, ‘qualification’ and ‘economic agents’ in the contexts of the contemporary creative arts markets and considers the effects of performativity on the identity and agency of creative artists. The study considers concepts of networks of ‘innovation’ and ‘knowledge economies’ to consider ‘performativity’ and ‘counter-performativity’ in the organization of networks, and the implications for artists with regard to questions of education, training and continuing professional development.
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The following post is part of a series of interviews with influencers in the contemporary art world.
It's not easy making it in the art world. And, every artist faces unique challenges.
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To explore the topic of sustaining a career in the arts, I sat down for coffee with Jackie Battenfeld at a café in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. We spoke about the realities she has faced making it in the art world and how she broke through.
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Jackie is a true force of nature. She’s a full time successful artist. Previous to making art full time, she scaled The Rotunda Gallery (now BRICartsmedia) into a world-class arts organization in the 1980’s and curated thirty-six exhibitions there. Jackie also published The Artist’s Guide, a comprehensive handbook for building a successful art career, and continues to mentor artists through teaching a professional practice class at Columbia University, and the Professional Development Program at the Creative Capital Foundation.