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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Self-Assessment and Developing a Career Plan | |
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| Myths about Artists | |
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| The Guerrilla Girls' Guide to Behaving Badly | |
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| Assessing Your Goals as an Artist | |
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| Take an Honest Inventory | |
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| Using Your Inventory | |
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| Taking Time to Reflect on Life and Work | |
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| Interview with Jerry Saltz, Senior Art Critic for New York Magazine | |
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| Exhibition Opportunities and Community Building | |
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| Galleries and Museums | |
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| Galleries | |
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| Interview with Elizabeth Heskin, Gallery Owner of Heskin Contemporary, New York | |
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| Interview with Don Porcaro, Associate Professor in the Fine Arts Department at Parsons The New School for Design | |
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| Juried Shows | |
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| Art Fairs | |
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| Museums | |
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| Interview with Claudine K. Brown, Director of Education for the Smithsonian Institution, formerly Director of the Arts and Culture Program at the Nathan Cummings Foundation | |
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| Interview with Sharon Louden, Exhibiting Artist and Educator | |
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| Alternative Spaces: Breaking the Rules to Break Through | |
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| Examples of Alternative Spaces | |
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| Interview with Radhika Subramaniam, Director and Chief Curator, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center at Parsons The New School for Design | |
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| Alternative Funding Models | |
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| Interview with Kat Griefen, Director, A.I.R. Gallery | |
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| Creating a Strategy for Exhibiting Your Work by Rhonda Schaller | |
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| Embracing an Alternative Mind-set | |
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| The Art World Is Changing | |
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| Working until Dealers and Curators | |
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| Alternative Models vs. Commercial Models | |
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| Alternatives Venues that Use Commercial Models | |
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| Online Galleries, Art Registries, Art Files, Juried Shows, and Open Calls | |
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| Do You Want to Pursue an Alternative or Commercial Route? | |
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| The Power of Creating Your Own Opportunities | |
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| Community Building and Networking for Artists | |
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| Building Your Community | |
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| Assessiug Your Current Contacts | |
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| Networking as a Mind-set | |
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| ActivatingYour Network: An Artist's Perspective | |
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| Networking Basics | |
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| Interview with Melissa Potter, Multimedia Artist and Educator | |
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| Mentors | |
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| Interview with the Guerrilla Girls | |
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| Setting Up and Maintaining a Studio Practice | |
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| Setting Up a Studio | |
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| Studio Considerations | |
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| Interview with Thomas Wojak, Master Printer and Exhibiting Artist | |
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| The Studio Visit | |
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| Excerpt from an Interview with Sharon Louden, Exhibiting Artist and Educator | |
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| Pricing Your Work | |
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| Open Studios | |
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| Interview with Noah Davis, Exhibiting Artist | |
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| Health, Safety, and Emergency Relief for Artists with Monona Rossol | |
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| How Green is Your Studio? | |
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| Historical Background on Artists' Health and Safety | |
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| Dangerous Materials and Equipment in the Studio | |
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| Legal Responses to Hazardous Art Materials | |
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| Issues for Schools | |
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| Studio Safety 101 | |
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| Interview with Craig Nutt, Director of Programs for Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+) | |
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| Interview with Monona Rossol, Founder and President of Arts, Crafts, and Theater Safety | |
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| Resources and Additional Information | |
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| Insurance Resources | |
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| Career Planning and Job Search | |
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| Writing R�sum�s, CVs, and Artists' Statements | |
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| R�sum�s and CVs | |
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| What All R�sum�s and CVs Require | |
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| Most Common Mistakes on R�sum�s and CVs | |
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| Sample Artist's R�sum� | |
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| Cover Letters | |
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| Artists' Statements | |
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| Making Your Alma Mater Work for You | |
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| Utilizing Alumni Relations | |
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| Career Services | |
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| Career Resources for Teachers and College Faculty | |
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| Graduate School | |
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| Degree Programs | |
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| Interview with Bill Barrett, Executive Director of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design | |
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| Teaching Options | |
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| Professional Goals | |
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| Choosing the Right Time | |
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| Things to Consider When Selecting an MFA Program/Graduate School | |
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| Alternatives to Graduate School | |
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| Interview with James Ramer, Director of the MFA Photography Program at Parsons The New School for Design. | |
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| Gaining Experience and Earning Income: Internships, Jobs, and Studio Assistant Positions | |
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| Internships and Artists' Assistant Positions | |
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| Interning in Galleries and Museums | |
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| Where to Find Internship Opportunities: | |
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| Interview with Carol Warner, Exhibiting Artist | |
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| Jobs: Earning Income and Supporting Your Art | |
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| Interview with Dennis Kaiser, Technician at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York | |
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| Interview with Misty L. Youmans, Manager of Institutional Giving at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | |
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| Interview with Nate Fredenburg, Art Director at Tippett Studio | |
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| Interview Skills | |
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| Exploring Teaching Options | |
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| Teaching Options | |
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| Excerpt from an Interview with Simone Douglas, Director of MFA Fine Arts Program, Parsons The New School for Design | |
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| Finding Jobs | |
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| Creating a Teaching Packet for Job Applications | |
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| Teaching Philosophy | |
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| Interview with Alexi Rutsch Brock, Artist and Teacher | |
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| Your Artistic Practice | |
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| Your Studio Practice as a Business by Carol Overby | |
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| Why Wear Only One Hat? | |
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| Keeping Records | |
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| Making Ends Meet | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Getting the Word Out: Promoting Your Work | |
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| Business Cards | |
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| PostCards | |
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| Press Release | |
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| Inventory List | |
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| Tracking and Sales Sheets | |
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| Web Sites and Social Media | |
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| Emerging Media | |
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| Managing Your Digital Profile | |
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| Creating a Mailing List | |
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| Determining Who You Want to Reach | |
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| Portfolios and Submission Materials | |
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| Interview with David C. Terry, Senior Officer/Curator, Artists' Fellowships & AAE, New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) | |
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| Interview with Jason Goodman, Executive Director/Cofounder of 3rd Ward | |
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| Legal Resources, Contracts, and Gallery Relationships | |
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| Artists and the Law | |
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| Artists' Groups | |
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| Lawyers for the Arts | |
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| The Visual Artists Information Flotline | |
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| Basic Contractual Terms for the Sale of Original Art | |
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| Taxes: Income and Expenses | |
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| Record Keeping | |
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| Schedule C-EZ | |
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| Forms of Doing Business | |
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| Moral Rights | |
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| The Visual Artists Rights Act | |
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| Copyright: Gaining and Keeping Protection | |
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| What Is Copyrightable? | |
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| Artist-Gallery Partnerships and Consignments | |
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| For Further Legal Information | |
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| Fund-raising for Artists by Kay Takeda | |
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| The Funding Ecosystem: What You Need to Know Before You Start Fundraising | |
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| The Landscape: Types of Funders | |
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| Considerations for Individual Artists | |
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| Applying for Funding | |
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| Residencies: Space and Time to Think and Work | |
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| Benefits of Residencies | |
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| Studio Programs and Equipment Programs | |
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| How to Make the Most of Residencies | |
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| Resources for Seeking Residencies and Artists' Colonies | |
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| Interview with Erin Donnelly, Special Projects Consultant, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council | |
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| Interview with Angela Ringo: Artists' Residency at Skowhegan | |
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| Lifelong Learning for Artists | |
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| Interview with Theodore S. Berger | |
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| Interview with Chuck Close, originally published as �A Career in Art: An Interview with Chuck Close� in CAA NEWS, College Art Association, Volume 30, Number 6, November 2005. | |
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| Interview with Robert Thill | |
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| Refining Your Goals: Balancing Life and Work | |
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| Inspiration for Refining Your Goals | |
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| Interview with Tim Gunn, chief creative officer at Liz Claiborne Inc. and Host of Project Runway | |
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| Recommended Books | |
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| Web Sites and Online Resources | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Authors | |