Workshops
National Professional-Development Workshops for Artists
CAA’s National Professional-Development Workshops for Artists, sustained by a generous grant from the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, focus on supporting visual artists in underserved areas.
“Professionalizing Your Art Practice” in Albuquerque, New Mexico
CAA has selected the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque to sponsor and present a 2010 CAA National Professional-Development Workshop for Artists. The one-day event is scheduled for Saturday, October 9, 2010, from 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM, and will be hosted by the University of New Mexico in Dane Smith Hall, Building 48 on the campus map, just north of the Duck Pond.
The full-day workshop, called “Professionalizing Your Art Practice,” will present professional-development seminars filled with career-building skills for visual artists, including valuable tools, tips, resources, best practices, and networking suggestions. Professors from the University of New Mexico will conduct the workshop for emerging and established artists. Libby Lumpkin, professor of art and art history at the university, will address “The Changing Climate of the Art World” in the workshop’s keynote address.
The day will include these topics, each one hour in length: “CV/Résumé/Artist Statement Preparation”; “Creating a Digital Portfolio”; “Social Media: Facebook and Twitter”; and “Marketing/Self-Promotion/Networking.” A panel discussion on “Getting into Galleries” will conclude the presentations. One of the presenters, Andrea Polli, asks that attendees bring a copy of their CVor résumé, artist statement, and/or teaching statement to her session.
Opportunities for group networking will begin and end the workshop. A light breakfast and lunch are included for participants, and a postworkshop reception will take place from 5:30 to 7:00 PM.
Registration
Registration for the workshop is first-come, first-served. The investment is $25 for students and CAA members; $40 for all others. Stipends are available; contact Susan Schear, CAA national workshop project consultant, at 973-482-1000. You may pay by credit card or PayPal. Please make checks payable to College Art Association and mail to: University of New Mexico, Department of Art and Art History, MSC04 2560, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001.
Sponsors
Founded in 1889, the University of New Mexico (UNM) occupies nearly eight hundred acres along old Route 66 in the heart of Albuquerque, a metropolitan area of more than 845,000 people. Representing a cross-section of cultures and backgrounds, UNM enrolls more than 34,000 students at the main campus in Albuquerque, along with branch campuses and education centers statewide. Offering more than two hundred degree and certificate programs, UNM has top ratings for its degrees in rural medicine, photography, law, and engineering. As New Mexico’s flagship university, it is committed to excellence in education, research, public service, and healthcare for the citizens of New Mexico.
Dedicated to the study and practice of art, the Department of Art and Art History at the University of New Mexico offers a wide selection of classic and innovative courses, leading to two undergraduate degrees and three graduate degrees in studio art and art history. More than five hundred undergraduate and ninety graduate students focus their studies in eight areas: art history, art and ecology, ceramics, electronic arts, painting and drawing, photography, printmaking, and sculpture. The full-time faculty includes more than thirty practicing artists and published art historians with a broad range of backgrounds and expertise.
Founded in 1911, the College Art Association serves the needs and interests of 12,000 individual and 2,000 institutional members. It publishes two scholarly journals in art history, an online reviews journal for books and exhibitions, a weekly email newsletter, and a website with news about the organization, its members, and the larger art and academic worlds. CAA also hosts an Annual Conference for 4,000 to 6,000 artists, art historians, and students, provides career counseling, and advocates for national issues in the visual arts.
Contact
Questions regarding the workshops should be directed to Susan Schear, CAA national workshop project consultant, at 973-482-1000.
