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ART 649

Professional Practices for Artists

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
Standard

Overview

Description

This course provides strategies for the professional artist. Students examine structures and systems within the art world to help them create their own dialog for maintaining a practice that is both engaging and financially viable.

Units

Laboratory Studio3

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Offering

Offered: Every Spring - Even Years

Terms

spring

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • demonstrate professional competencies in communication, presentation, and career preparation through assembled materials such as portfolios, documentation, personal bios, and artist statements.
  • apply advanced critical thinking and communication skills appropriate to the student’s academic level in both written and verbal formats.
  • analyze the structures of the art world and develop personalized strategies for sustaining a successful and productive life in the arts, including research into exhibition opportunities, residencies, grants, and MFA programs.
  • synthesize research and creative strategies to support a cohesive studio practice, and communicate conceptual and aesthetic foundations with clarity and depth.