ART 702: Professional Practices as an Artist
Credit Hours: (3) Three hours lecture or seminar
In this course, students will explore and develop professional practices. Students will receive preparation for managing a studio, networking, marketing, applying for exhibitions, seeking gallery representation, and other professional activities needed for a life in the arts.
Detailed Description of Course Content
Instructional strategies include: demos; reading responses; guest speakers; and business
simulations.
Art 702 will provide experience from the following categories:
1. Curriculum development, regardless of discipline
2. Teaching strategies
3. Evaluation
4. Test development
5. Safety
6. Crating a work of art for shipping
7. Framing and matting
8. Pricing of art work
9. The resume - photographing art work
10. The interview and professional organizations
Goals and Objectives of the Course
1. Students will demonstrate a broad understanding of the problems and situations
faced by today's professional artists.
2. Students will develop critical teaching strategies and participate in the development
and maintenance of the professional art studio.
3. Students will demonstrate the technical skills necessary for the creations, presentation
and marketing of individual work. Students will demonstrate skills in the following:
crating, framing, pricing of work, resume development, photography of art work and
conducting the professional interview.
Assessment Measures
Evaluations of the student's development and performance within the objectives of this course will be determined by the completion of assigned technical problems, objective tests and in-class discussion. Students will be evaluated on their ability to properly crate their work for shipping, frame, price their work, develop a resume, photograph their work and conduct a professional interview with an established gallery director.
Other Course Information
Students will be required to complete readings from the texts listed below:
Review and Approval
April 1998 Revision Arthur Jones, Chair
Revised
May 2023