Week 4 - 25th March 2013

"Hate writing, love having written" - Dorothy Parker

Image from google

The lecture this week was on how to write about your art as well as jobs which include writing.  Examples of these include writing an artist statement, biography and press releases, which can be used in art galleries and on websites.

For people who do not practice art and mainly work within the theory side of things, they can write criticisms, art history essays, museum or gallery call texts and reviews.

Things to identify when writing include:

• Pitch or voice.  The tone you are adopting
• Who is your audience?
• How informed are you?
• What is the context?
• Level of language used
• Purpose of your writing

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On another point, I found some notes in my book from a previous week (not sure which), so i'm going to include it here as well.

"Jackson Pollock", Robert Arneson, ceramics

This lecture was about how you want to be identified as an artist, such as being know for working with a particular material or medium as well as size.  

Size is an important factor to consider if you want to work overseas due to costs.  By working within a smaller scale it is easier and cheaper to ship overseas.

That being said, it is still expensive to exhibit overseas.  To help with that, artists are able to apply for grants or residencies.  The idea is to play your strengths and promote the skills that you are good at, which gives you a higher chance of being accepted.  Grants also look good on resumes because it shows prospective clients and organisations that you are worth investing in.

It also helps to target specific exhibitions such as those in international conferences, with will allow you to participate in talks and network with other people in the art world.