Professional Practice for Artists

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This seminar course prepares studio art majors with fundamental professional knowledge, to make them aware of challenges they will face upon graduation as artists and to develop their basic tools for success. Students will investigate historical and contemporary concepts of art-making that relate to their area of interest to enhance their understanding and development of their art practice. Practical issues will be covered that relate to managing an artist's studio and career, including: both critical and proposal writing, documenting work, finding and creating opportunities, personal promotion and fundamental business/legal issues of the profession. This course emphasizes theoretical readings and critical inquiry regarding the individual's art practice as it relates to issues of politics, identities, technology, commodity and other themes that connect to a student's work in order to speak, write, and present their ideas in a professional and competent manner. Prerequisites : ART 2900