Onyx Fine Arts Collective

THE INFORMED ARTIST

NOTES, NEWS ARTICLES AND BOOKS:

Have you been feeling as though you're losing your focus artistically? Are you looking for new ways to challenge your creativity? The September 2009 issue of Art Calendar: The Business Magazine for Artists, http://www.artcalendar.com includes an article by Elena Parashko called Setting SMART Art Goals. Parashko emphasizes the importance of setting goals and lays out clear and practical guidelines to assist you in attaining them.

It is smart to keep abreast of the business of art and the art world. Other pertinent articles in the September issue of Art Calendar include Back to Basics: Tried and True Marketing Principles and Negotiating a Contract with an Art Dealer.

For a very detailed view of the art business check out the book ART/WORK: Everything You Need to Know (and Do) As You Pursue Your Art Career by Heather Darcy Bhandari and Jonathan Melber.

Hot off the press, ART/WORK, written by a curator and lawyer, promises to give you a resource that will "help you build your career and protect yourself along the way."

ART TO GO SEE:

Bellevue Art Museum
http://www.bellevuearts.org/exhibitions/current/

You can, also, learn lots about how artists develop their visions, work in their studios and discuss their development on the following website: Art 21: Art in the 21st Century http://www.pbs.org/art21/

CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR ARTISTS:

Artist Trust
Gage Academy of Art
Photographic Center Northwest
Pratt Fine Arts Center

EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES:

Art Calendar
Art Deadlines
The Art List
Artist Trust- Possibilities
Arts Resource Network
Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs
4Culture
Pratt Fine Arts Center
Tacoma Culture
5th Annual Tacoma Urban Art Festival

CREATIVE CURRENCY - GRANTS AND MONEY TO WORK:

American Center for Artist
Art A to Z: Grants
Artist Trust Gap Grants
Creative Capital

Check Carletta Carrington Wilson's updates periodically for more information. Education moves us from the realm of being an Un-Informed Artist to being an Informed Artist.

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