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| Preface | |
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| How to Write Academic Art Papers: Welcome to the Community | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Who Are You Writing To? | |
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| Your Teacher's Needs | |
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| Your Teacher's Attitudes | |
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| Your Teacher's Knowledge | |
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| One Last Audience Issue: The Chinese Box Notion of Discourse Communities | |
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| Inventing | |
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| Inventing as Assignment Analysis: Entering the Discourse Community Means Answering the Questions Asked | |
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| Inventing as Seeing the Art | |
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| Inventing as Developing a Working Thesis | |
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| Planning | |
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| Composing | |
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| Description--The Basic Building Block of Composing | |
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| Re-Visioning | |
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| Editing | |
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| Sources and Citations: Entering the Discussion with the Art Academic Community | |
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| Types of Research--Primary and Secondary | |
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| Tips for Using the World Wide Web for Research | |
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| Quoting and Paraphrasing Sources | |
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| Paraphrase, Don't Plagiarize | |
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| Citation Formats | |
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| How to Write About Your Art | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Vague Language | |
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| Considering Your Audience as a Way to Write Precisely | |
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| Writing Cleanly, Clearly, Personally | |
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| How to Revise and Peer Review: "Stitching and Restitching" | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Myth: Writing Is Inspiration, Not Work | |
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| What Is Revision? | |
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| Attitude Toward Revision | |
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| Me, Myself, and I? | |
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| Using Peer Response | |
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| The Role of the Critic, or How to be a Good Peer Reviewer | |
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| "Big Picture," | |
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| Written Response | |
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| Verbal Responses | |
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| Responding to the Peer Reviews | |
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| Revision after Peer Review | |
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| Editing | |
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| How to Write a Resume: A Lifetime in 30 Seconds | |
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| Introduction | |
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| What Is a Resume? | |
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| Who Will Be Reading this Document? | |
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| Basic Rules of the Resume | |
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| Substance Over Style | |
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| Clarity and Familiarity | |
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| Getting Started | |
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| Gathering Materials | |
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| What to Include | |
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| Format | |
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| Prioritize | |
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| Contact Information | |
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| Objective | |
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| Chronological or Functional Resume? | |
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| Skills | |
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| Exhibitions, Education, Experience | |
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| Dates | |
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| Exhibitions and Related Headings | |
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| Awards and Honors | |
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| Commissions | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Education | |
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| Work Experience | |
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| Additional Information | |
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| Languages | |
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| Hobbies | |
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| Last Line: "References Available Upon Request | |
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| Style and Presentation | |
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| Typography | |
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| Editing | |
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| Layout | |
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| Some Other Design Areas to Consider | |
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| Proofread | |
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| Update | |
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| How to Write a Letter of Application | |
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| Introduction | |
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| What Is a Letter of Application 85? Who Will Be Reading this Document? | |
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| Getting Started | |
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| Finding a Job | |
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| What to Include | |
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| Using the Resume | |
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| Some Basic Rules | |
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| Presentation | |
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| Names, Dates, and Addresses | |
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| Greetings | |
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| Opening Sentence | |
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| Development | |
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| Show, Don't Tell | |
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| Final Paragraph | |
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| Tone | |
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| Accentuate the Positive | |
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| Tweaking | |
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| Language | |
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| Revision | |
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| Editing | |
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| Font, Point Size, and Margins | |
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| Proofread | |
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| Making a Template | |
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| Some Common Grammar and Usage Errors | |
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| Writing Art Manifestos: Expressing Your Philosophy | |
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| Introduction | |
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| How Are Manifestos Used? | |
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| Developing the Content of Your Manifesto | |
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| Invention Ideas for Manifestos | |
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| Structuring Your Manifesto | |
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| Drafting Your Manifesto | |
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| Using Figurative Writing to Make Your Manifesto "Graspable," | |
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| Emotion Alert? Avoid Making the Strings Swell | |
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| Revising the Manifesto | |
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| Shipping the Manifesto Off | |
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| How to Write Press Releases: An Invitation to Your Art | |
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| Introduction | |
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| What Is a Press Release? | |
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| Who Will Be Reading this Document? | |
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| Three General Rules of the Press Release | |
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| Describe, Describe, Describe | |
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| Remember, People Find People Interesting | |
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| Imitate News and Be Objective | |
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| Getting Started | |
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| Gathering Materials | |
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| Art Is News that Stays News | |
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| Format | |
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| Contact Information | |
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| White Space | |
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| Headlines | |
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| Matching the Publication and Your Headline | |
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| Headline Tone | |
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| The Body: Not a Whodunit | |
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| Length | |
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| Style | |
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| Shipping It Off | |
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| How to Write Grants and Proposals | |
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| Introduction | |
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| What Is a Grant? | |
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| Who Will Be Reading this Proposal? | |
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| Where to Look | |
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| Background | |
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| Eligibility | |
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| Projected Results | |
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| "Blind" Entries | |
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| Requirements | |
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| Description of the Project | |
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| Budget Planning | |
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| References | |
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| Before You Submit | |
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| Deadlines: Get Your Material in on Time | |
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| How Awards May Be Granted | |
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| Use the Money Up in Time | |
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| Final Words | |