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| Groundwork | |
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| The Artwork Is Most Important | |
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| Developing Your Artwork | |
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| A Body of Work | |
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| Work Schedule | |
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| Feedback | |
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| Describing Your Art | |
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| Formal Issues | |
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| Content | |
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| Your Target Audience | |
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| Promoting Your Work | |
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| Artist Interview: John Baldessari | |
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| Making Connections | |
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| Validation | |
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| Museums and Commercial Galleries | |
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| Other Forms of Validation | |
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| Sources of Information | |
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| Print Sources | |
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| Online Sources | |
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| Word-of-Mouth | |
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| Artist Alliances | |
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| Collaborations | |
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| Artists' Groups | |
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| Artist Organizations | |
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| Government Art Agencies | |
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| Other Organizations | |
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| Skills Needed When Working with Groups | |
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| Mentors | |
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| Making Things Happen | |
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| Artist Interview: Christi Atkinson | |
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| Getting Your Work Out And Seen | |
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| Taking Control of Showing Your Work | |
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| Options for Exhibition Sites | |
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| Sites for Performance Art | |
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| Web-Based Exhibitions | |
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| Guerrilla Art | |
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| Options for Artists in Small Cities and Rural Areas | |
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| Artist Interview: Barry McGee | |
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| Your Show | |
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| Exhibition Calendar | |
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| Mailing Lists | |
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| Press List | |
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| Art Professionals | |
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| Personal Supporters | |
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| Maintaining a Mailing List | |
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| Announcements | |
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| Designing Announcements | |
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| Printers | |
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| Paper | |
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| Postage | |
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| Press Release and Press Kit | |
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| Press Release | |
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| Press Kit | |
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| Installing Your Exhibition | |
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| Preparing the Site | |
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| Installing Artwork | |
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| Lighting | |
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| Considerations for Media Works | |
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| Signage and Didactic Material | |
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| Refreshments | |
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| Preparing for a Performance | |
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| Preparations | |
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| Programs | |
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| Artist Interview: Michael McCaffrey | |
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| Documenting Your Work | |
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| Resumes | |
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| Elements of Your First Resume | |
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| Later Resumes | |
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| Maintaining and Editing Your Resume | |
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| Privacy Issues | |
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| Resume Format | |
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| Artist Statement and Proposals | |
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| Artist Statement | |
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| Writing Style | |
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| Uses for Artists' Statements | |
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| Writing Proposal Statements | |
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| Dealing with Writer's Block | |
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| Visual Documentation | |
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| 35-mm Slides and Flat Artwork | |
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| Notes on Photographic Film | |
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| Photographing Flat Artworks Indoors | |
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| Lighting Art with Photoflood Lamps | |
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| Taking Pictures | |
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| Photographing Sculpture Indoors | |
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| Point of View | |
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| Exposure and Focus | |
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| Installations | |
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| Photographing Artwork Outdoors | |
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| Editing, Masking, and Storing Slides | |
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| Other Formats for Flat Artwork and Sculpture | |
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| Digital Still Cameras | |
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| 4 X 5-Inch Transparencies | |
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| Color Photographs | |
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| Video Documentation of Traditional Artwork | |
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| Documenting Performance | |
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| Making 35-mm Slides for Performances | |
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| Documenting Performance with Video | |
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| New Media Documentation | |
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| Film or Video | |
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| Disks and CD-ROMs | |
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| Shipping and Storing Tapes and Disks | |
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| 35-mm Slides | |
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| Organizing Other Documentation | |
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| Artist Interview: Anne Bray | |
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| Presenting Your Work to Art Professionals or Clients | |
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| Your Web Site | |
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| Evaluating Other Artists' Web Sites | |
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| Plan Your Web Site | |
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| Building Your Web Site | |
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| Publicizing Your Web Site | |
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| Portfolios to Present Your Work | |
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| Cover Letter | |
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| Visual Documentation | |
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| Other Materials | |
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| Responses to Your Portfolio | |
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| Other Ways to Introduce Your Work | |
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| Proposal Packets | |
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| Meeting with Clients and Art Professionals | |
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| Artist Interview: Joyce Kozloff | |
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| Researching Galleries, Museums, and Other Art Venues | |
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| Commercial Galleries | |
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| Alternative Spaces | |
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| Media Centers | |
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| College Galleries | |
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| Galleries in Community Centers | |
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| Cooperative Galleries | |
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| Online Galleries | |
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| Museums | |
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| Municipal Galleries | |
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| Businesses as Art Venues | |
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| Other Exhibition Opportunities | |
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| Festivals for Media Arts | |
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| Exhibitions Sponsored by Art Organizations | |
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| Juried Exhibitions | |
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| Art Fairs | |
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| Trade Shows | |
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| Art Advisors | |
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| Artist Interview: Salomon Huerta | |
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| Artist/Gallery Relations | |
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| Showing Your Work at a Commercial Gallery | |
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| Developing a Partnership | |
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| Consignment | |
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| First Shows at Commercial Galleries | |
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| Shipping Art | |
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| Evaluating Your Experience with Your Gallery | |
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| Long-Term Relationships with Established Galleries | |
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| Showing in Alternative Spaces, Museums, and College Galleries | |
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| Showing at Businesses and Community Centers | |
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| Self-Promotion | |
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| Interview: Nancy Hoffman | |
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| Positions Of Influence | |
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| Writing for Art Publications | |
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| Categories of Art Writing | |
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| Pay | |
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| Approaching Editors | |
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| Writing Reviews | |
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| The Editing Process | |
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| Your Career as a Writer | |
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| Artist Interview: Chris Miles and Monica Amor | |
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| Curating | |
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| You as Curator | |
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| Formulating a Curatorial Project | |
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| Researching Potential Artists and Sites | |
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| Writing a Curatorial Proposal | |
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| Bringing It All Together | |
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| Artist Interview: Nicole Cohen and Arzu Arda Kosar | |
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| Creating a New Art Space | |
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| Artist-Run Spaces | |
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| Outside Support | |
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| The Nonprofit Art Space | |
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| Becoming Nonprofit | |
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| Maintaining a Nonprofit Space | |
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| Artist Interview: Rick Lowe | |
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| Financial Concerns | |
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| Jobs | |
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| Full-Time Jobs with Long-Term Commitment | |
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| Part-Time Employment | |
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| Design-Related Work | |
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| Jobs for "Getting By" | |
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| Job Listings | |
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| Applying for Jobs | |
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| Letters of Recommendation | |
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| Interviews | |
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| Career Planning | |
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| Artist Interview: Dave Jones | |
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| Grants | |
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| Granting Agencies | |
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| Individual Artist Grants | |
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| Getting Grants through Nonprofit Organizations | |
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| Writing a Grant Application | |
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| Artist Interview: Alyson Pou | |
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| Other Financial Support | |
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| Public Art Programs | |
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| Percent-for-the-Arts Programs | |
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| Design and Planning Teams | |
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| Commissions | |
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| State and Local Art Agencies | |
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| Arts Organizations | |
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| Support from Businesses | |
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| Artist Interview: Jenny Holzer | |
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| The Business End | |
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| Finding a Studio | |
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| Health and Safety | |
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| Insurance | |
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| Keeping Good Records | |
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| Keeping Track of Income and Expense | |
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| Tax Concerns | |
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| Inventory Records | |
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| Billing and Collection | |
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| Legal Issues | |
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| Contracts and Other Agreements | |
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| Copyright | |
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| Fair Use, Parody, and Appropriation | |
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| Moral Rights | |
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| Freedom of Expression Issues | |
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| Artist Interview: Carol Kumata | |
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| Education | |
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| The Master of Fine Arts Degree | |
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| Description of the Degree | |
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| When to Consider Graduate School | |
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| Making Preliminary Choices | |
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| Researching Your Final Choices | |
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| Admissions Applications, Financial Aid, and Other Requirements | |
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| Admissions Process | |
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| Artist Interview: John Gordon | |
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| Other Educational Opportunities | |
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| Graduate Education in Art-Related Fields | |
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| Residencies | |
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| Residency Programs and Sponsors | |
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| Features of Residencies | |
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| Researching Residency Programs | |
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| More Sources for Further Education | |
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| Workshops | |
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| Art Academies | |
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| Community Colleges | |
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| Artist Interview: Suzanne Fetscher | |
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| Organizations, Agencies, Resources, and Services for Artists | |
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| Annotated Bibliography | |
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| Index | |