The Artist's Guide: How to Make a Living Doing What You Love
Jackie Battenfield, "The Artist's Guide: How to Make a Living Doing What You Love"
English | 2009 | ISBN: 0306816520 | PDF | pages: 401 | 2.6 mb
English | 2009 | ISBN: 0306816520 | PDF | pages: 401 | 2.6 mb
A comprehensive guide for both emerging and mid-career artists to pursue a career in the visual arts.
Providing real-life examples, illustrations, and step-by-step exercises, Battenfield offers readily applicable advice on all aspects of the job. Along with tips on planning and assessment, she presents strategies for self-management, including marketing, online promotion, building professional relationships, grant writing, and portfolio development.
Each chapter ends with an insightful "Reality Check" interview, featuring advice and useful information from high-profile artists and professionals.
The result is an inspiring, experiential guide brimming with field-tested techniques that readers can easily apply to their own career.