With the Alaska State Council on the Arts, CAA will present career-development workshops for visual artists on Saturday, November 8, 2008, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The workshops will be held at the BP Energy Center, 900 E. Benson Boulevard, in Anchorage.
In a panel discussion “How the Heck to Sell Work Outside” (9:30–10:45 AM), artists and arts professionals from the Anchorage and national art community will discuss the challenges of making work outside an established art market. Strategies for finding new markets and venues will be discussed.
In “Career Alternatives: Beyond the Gallery” (11:00 AM–NOON), Susan Schear will cover the spectrum of artist opportunities available today; what a graduate school degree means in today’s art market; and how to navigate the exhibition world, including galleries, art fairs, museums, and other venues.
In “Beyond Slides: Technology for Artists” (1:00–2:00 PM), presenter Mariano Gonzales will demonstrate basic techniques for documenting artwork and creating digital portfolios. The session will introduce the computer-based technologies used in developing and distributing artists’ portfolios. Participants will learn to prepare digital images for presentation onscreen and in print using affordable hardware and software solutions. CD portfolios, web galleries, PowerPoint slides, and PDF files will also be discussed.
In “Collaboration as an Artistic Practice” (2:15–3:45 PM), Two Girls Working: Tiffany Ludwig and Renee Piechocki ask the question, “Why collaborate?” As a model for this workshop, they will use their national, interview-based project Trappings, which is a collaboration not only between two artists but also with project participants and commissioning organizations. The artists will discuss the advantages, concerns, and challenges of collaboration that they have encountered in Trappings.
For preregistration, please call the Alaska State Council on the Arts toll free at 888-278-7424.
CAA’s National Career Development Workshops for artists are supported by a generous grant from the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation. Topics are chosen in discussion with each venue and its constituents and range in format and subject in order to provide relevant and useful career-development counsel. For more information about the workshops, please write to Melissa Potter.
