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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 | |