The Artist's Guide: How to Make a Living Doing What You Love
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| Rating | : | 4.97 (760 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0306816520 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"REQUIRED READING" according to Laurel Dugan. Battenfield writes honestly and from her own life experience. And her experience is well-worth sharing!!! I relate to this book so much b/c I am a wife and mother as well as a committed artist. Any woman who is these things or any man who is married to a woman who is these things will understand this statement: Responding to the call of these three things is very difficult to do well! Not only did I gain LOTS of practical insight from this book, I felt moral support come thru the pages to say, "It is possible to love your family and be an artist." This book should be required reading for . "p good p good" according to Raye Sullivan-Trippett. I bought it for a class and it's very readable, a little personable, and helpful. I'm not planning on pursuing art as a career anymore but it's a very good reference for those who are and need some base knowledge (and more).. Four Stars JetsonJoe It ain't easy but the closes thing to heaven you will find.
Booklist, 6/1/09 “A readable, realistic, and practical field guide to professional success in the visual arts…A wealth of reproduced art and profiles of artists complete this inspiring, useful, and, given the rise in do-it-yourself careers, timely resource.”Joanne Mattera, ArtBlog: Marketing Mondays, 6/15/09 “This book explains the art world and offers clear and useful steps to setting goals and achieving them--information that until recently most artists never learned in art school…This is one well-timed and well-written book.”
Using a tough love approach” to pursuing a career in the visual arts, Jackie Battenfield expands on her highly successful classes and workshops to provide a comprehensive guide for both emerging and mid-career artists.Providing real-life examples, illustrations, and step-by-step exercises, Battenfield offers readily applicable advice on all aspects of the job. Along with tips on planning and assessment, she presents strategies for self-management, including marketing, online promotion, building professional relationships, grant writing, and portfolio development.Each chapter ends with an insightful Reality Check” interview, featuring advice and useful information from high-profile artists and professionals.The result is an inspiring, experiential guide brimming with field-tested techniques that readers can easily apply to their own career.