Featured books for Professional Practice
How to Start and Run a Commercial Art Gallery by Publication Date: 2009Aspiring and new art gallery owners can now find everything they need to plan and operate a successful art gallery in this comprehensive volume. Edward Winkleman draws on his years of experience to explain step by step how to start your new venture. Chapters detail how to: -- write a business plan -- find start-up capital -- find your ideal locale -- renovate the space -- manage cash flow -- promote and grow your new business -- attract and retain artists and clients -- hire and manage staff -- represent your artists. How to Start and Run a Commercial Art Gallery also includes sample forms, helpful tips from veteran collectors, a large section on art fairs, and a directory of art dealers associations.
I Am a Professional Artist by ISBN: 9780957990609Publication Date: 2007A professional artist and motivational speaker offers artists who have chosen the professional path advice, encouragement, and some hard truths.
Recommended Websites for Professional Practice
- ArtnetArtnet Auctions features 24/7 online auctions and immediate purchases of Modern and Contemporary paintings, prints, photographs, and more.
- Christie's [USA]Christie’s offers around 350 auctions annually in over 80 categories, including all areas of fine and decorative arts, jewellery, photographs, collectibles, wine, and more.
- Deutscher and HackettDeutscher and Hackett is a leading Australian fine art auction house with a strong reputation for quality, experience and outstanding results.
- Leonard JoelLeonard Joel has the broadest range of category specialists of any auction house in Australia, from identification and valuation of single items through to the sale of major private and corporate collections.
- Sotheby'sSotheby’s has been uniting collectors with world-class works of art since 1744. Sotheby’s became the first international auction house when it expanded from London to New York (1955). Today, Sotheby’s presents auctions in ten different salesrooms, including New York, London, Hong Kong and Paris.
- Sotherby's AustraliaSotheby's commenced operations in Australia in 1973, following the Sotheby's model of holding regular auctions in the areas of Fine Art, Fine Furniture & Decorative Arts, and Jewellery.
- Arts Law Centre of AustraliaArts Law is Australia’s independent national community legal centre for the arts, a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee. They provide free or low cost specialised legal advice, education and resources to Australian artists and arts organisations.
- Australia Council for the ArtsThe Australia Council is the Australian Government’s principal arts investment, development and advisory body: "We champion and invest in arts and creativity to benefit all Australians."
- Australian Commercial Galleries AssociationLeading national body representing commercial art galleries in the primary market.
- Australian Museums and Galleries AssociationAustralian Museums and Galleries Association Incorporated (AMaGA) is the national association and peak advocacy body representing museums and galleries.
- Copyright AgencyThe Copyright Agency is an Australian not-for-profit organisation that enables the reuse of copyright-protected words and images in return for fair payment to creators.
- Copyright at MonashInformation for Monash staff and students, as well as information on using Monash copyrighted materials, and reporting copyright infringement.
- Creative VictoriaThe state government body dedicated to championing, growing, supporting and investing in Victoria's creative industries.
- National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA)The National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) is the national peak body protecting and promoting the professional interests of the Australian visual and media arts, craft and design sector.
- Public Galleries Association of VictoriaThe Public Galleries Association of Victoria (PGAV) is the peak body representing fifty art galleries and art museums across metropolitan and regional Victoria. Their role is to support, develop and promote public galleries in Victoria and within the national context.
- Regional Arts VictoriaRegional Arts Victoria is an independent, not-for-profit, membership-based organisation.Through creative facilitation, touring, education, specialised resources, artistic projects and advocacy, they develop and sustain creative communities and artistic practice all over Victoria.
- ScreenrightsScreenrights is a not-for-profit membership organisation that provides rights and royalty management services to the screen industry.
- a-n The Artists Information Company [UK]a-n is the largest artists’ membership organisation in the UK with over 23,000 members. They support artists and play an important role in influencing and informing cultural policy.
- HyperallergicHyperallergic is a forum for playful, serious, and radical perspectives on art and culture in the world today. It combines the best of art blog and magazine culture by focusing on publishing quality and engaging writing and images from informed and provocative perspectives.
- Museum Crush [UK]Museum Crush is dedicated to sharing the many curious and compelling objects found in museum collections. Museum Crush also carries listings drawn from thousands of UK museums, galleries and heritage sites.
- Naked Punch ReviewAn engaged review of contemporary art and thought.
- Arts hub This link opens in a new windowArts Hub is the online home for Australian arts workers. It presents the accepted industry standard for employment opportunities, and Australia's only arts industry news service.
- Chemwatch This link opens in a new windowChemwatch is an online chemical management system that provides access to Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and allows areas to create their local chemical registers to help keep track of their chemical inventories. Users can also generate chemical labels and create custom mixtures.
Grants and Artists' Statements
The Artist's Guide to Grant Writing by Publication Date: 2010The Artist's Guide to Grant Writing is designed to transform readers from starving artists fumbling to get by into working artists who confidently tap into all the resources at their disposal. Written in an engaging and down-to-earth tone, this comprehensive guide includes time-tested strategies, anecdotes from successful grant writers, and tips from grant officers and fundraising specialists. The book is targeted at both professional and aspiring writers, performers, and visual artists who need concrete information about how to write winning grant applications and fundraise creatively so that they can finance their artistic dreams.
Guide to Getting Arts Grants by Publication Date: 2006Get that arts grant and be more independent! In this book, artists and arts groups will find all they need to know to support themselves through grants and special projects. This expert guide, written by an insider who has been on both the grant-making and the grant-writing side of the arts, shows readers how to assess their personal strengths and set goals to pursue their dreams. Hands-on examples and how-to exercises are provided for every situation: from creating artists' statements, to writing letters, fellowship applications, and arts-organization applications, to being ready for that all-important site visit. Online resources, tips on portfolio and personal prep, and information about the inner workings of boards and how to handle the yes, the no, and the maybe make this the complete guide to getting that arts grant.
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- Arts - proposal writing for grants
- Art - exhibitions - interviews
- Artists as authors
- Artists - interviews
- Artists - vocational guidance
- Art - exhibitions