CALENDAR

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LINK TO WORKSHOP

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Week 1: August 16

Introduction

Career in the Arts/What’s out there for you?

How do you prepare for after undergraduate?

Let’s play games

Assignment Reading: Chapter 1 and 2 and Artist Interview

Assignment: Look for Art related jobs in the following resources I shared in class.

Fill the google form which jobs you’d like to apply to and why.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeTfAkFqhRjznFt87LL-Ke7HG5_jPIwm-

Mh4SIN7dkgtuCk3w/viewform

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Week 2: August 23

Part I. The Art Work is the Most Important

- Developing your Art

- Describing your Art

- Setting Goals

- Promoting your work

- Reflection on the reading: An Artist Interview: John Baldessari

Part II. Building your communities

What’s your communities?

Skills you will need when working with groups.

Getting information from outside your communities.

Making things happen

- Reflection on the reading: An Artist Interview: Hank Willis Thomas

Visiting Artist: Erin Aler, artist and film production

Assignment: Reading: Chapter 3 and 4

and Artist Interview

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Week 3: August 30

Part I: Show your work NOW!

- Alternative and Pop-up

Guerrilla Art

- Web-based Exhibitions

- Options for Artists in small cities and rural areas

- Reflection on the reading: An Artist Interview: Christi Atkinson

Part II: Exhibition

Mailing Lists

Announcements

Press Release

Installing your Exhibition

Other Tasks

- Reflection on the reading: An Artist Interview: Nao Bustamante

Part III: Designing your own exhibition (2 weeks project, Due September 13)

a. Instructions

b. Materials

c. Presentation

d. Grade

Assignment: Reading: Chapter 4 and Artist Interview

Read and View:

https://www.sfmoma.org/read/inside-sfmomas-miniature-museum/

Project Assignment: Design and build an exhibition miniature museum, Due September 13

 

Week 4: September 6/NO CLASS, LABOR DAY

WORK ON EXHIBITION PROJECT

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Week 5: September 13

Your Show

Tasks and Timetable

Announcements

Press Release

Installing Artwork

Lighting

Signage

Events

Assignment: Reading: Chapter 5 and Artist Interview

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Week 6: September 20

Documenting your work

Written

Visual

Organizing All Elements

Assignment: Reading: Chapter 6 and Artist Interview

Visiting Artist: Nathan Long, artist and film production

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Week 7: September 27

Presenting your work online and Proposal

Website

Applications

Proposals

Networking

Assignment: Reading: Chapter 7 and 8 and Artist Interview

Website Project/Others who already have a website will redesign the existing website

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Week 8: October 4

Researching Galleries, Museums, and Other Art Venues Art

Advisors and Art Consultants

Artists and Gallery Relations

Assignment: Reading: Chapter 9 and 10

Visiting Curator: Lucy Kacir

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Week 9: October 11

Writing for Art Publications

Curating

Assignment: Reading: Chapter 11

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Week 10: October 18

Creating a New Art Space

Assignment: Reading: Chapter 12 and Chapter 13

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Week 11: October 25

Websites Presentations

Assignment: Reading: Chapter 14 and Chapter 15

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Week 12: November 1

Applying to Exhibitions/Workshop

The Business End

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Assignment: Reading: Chapter 16

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Week 13: November 8

The Master of Fine Arts Degree

Assignment: Reading: Chapter 17

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Week 14: November 15

Other Educational Options

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Week 15: November 29

Presentations

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Week 16: December 8 @4:15 – 6:45, Updated Websites