Leap of Faith, 2022
Why?
Art is practiced in a number of different ways including commercial and non-commercial, rigorously and as a pastime, and so on. The different practices are as diverse as the number of artists. This course is meant to address options that artists have and the ways that they interact with the world. We will talk about the practicalities of taxes, contracts, selling artwork, and we will discuss alternatives to the most visible ways that artists operate in the world.
Our text, Art/Work, is a good contemporary introduction to many of these ideas. Our first couple of chapters lay the groundwork for the rest of the text and this course.
Required
The Big Picture + Groundwork, Art/Work
Pages 1–57. These first two chapters of Art/Work provide an introduction to the professional world of artists and how varied the options are.
Response Questions
Select one question below to which you will respond. Remember to cite specific instances from the text to support your views.
- What aspects that are introduced in these first chapters are you most interested in learning about and why?
- What most surprised you from these first two chapters—i.e., things you hadn’t though much about? Do you think these surprises are practical and something you’d like to implement, or do you see them as not applicable to you or frivolous? Why?