Winter Schedule

Date Due In Class
Week 1
  • N/A
  • Discuss: Syllabus and course introduction
Week 2
  • Discuss: Big Picture + Groundwork
  • Introduce: Five-Year Plan + Mission, Vision, Values
  • Discuss: Mission, Vision, Values
Week 3
  • Discuss: Submission and Job Application Dos and Don’ts
  • Discuss: Bio and Artist Statement Critique
Week 4
  • Discuss: Promotion Dos and Don’ts
  • Discuss: Studios and Sustaining Practices
Week 5
  • Discuss: What you’ve noticed from calls. Take note of specific and peculiar things that are asked of applicants, types of experience that is required, and language that the calls are using.
  • Discuss: Residencies and Grants
  • Guest Speaker: Maddison Colvin
Week 6
  • Discuss: Showing Your Work
  • NO CLASS: Use this time to catch up, work on your projects, and meet with the instructor. Just email to schedule a time if you need to meet.
  • N/A
Week 7
  • Discuss: Professional Display + Hands On
  • Discuss: Professional Display + Hands On
Week 8
  • Discuss: Rejection
  • Discuss: Getting Your Work to the Show (and Back)
  • Introduce: Ethics Paper
  • Introduce: Final Project
  • N/A
Week 9
  • Discuss: Taxes
  • Guest Speaker: Hannah Cole
  • Discuss: Consignments
Week 10
  • Discuss: Selling Editioned Works + Loans and Commissions
  • NO CLASS
Week 11
  • Discuss: The Commercial Gallery Courtship
  • Discuss: Copyright, Rights, and Litigation
  • Guest Speaker: Jack Newman: Assistant Director, Licensing, BYU Copyright Licensing Office
  • N/A
Week 12
  • Discuss: Gallery Representation and Representation Agreements
  • NO CLASS: THANKSGIVING
  • N/A
Week 13
  • Discuss: Starting and Running a Business
  • Guest Speaker: TBA
  • Discuss: Teaching
Week 14
  • Discuss: Gallery and Museum Work
  • Discuss: Other Practices
Week 15
  • Discuss: Networking
  • Discuss: MFA or Not?
Week 16
  • N/A