artist assignment 8 | Artist Opp Recon

ARTIST SURVIVAL SKILLS | Prof. Emily Puthoff | Fall 2009

Artist Assignment | Opportunity Reconnaissance (local-global)

In this assignment, you will research where to find opportunities for artists and create posts to the websites in your artist survival blog.

You will then apply to one of the opportunities you find by the end of the semester. Grads will apply to a teaching job they find by the end of the semester.

PART 1 | DUE Wednesday, Oct 28th

ART OPPORTUNITY LISTINGS

• Find five current websites that are databases for artist opportunities
Create a post to the urls in your artist survival blog.
Title this post- artist opp databases
Example: http://www.nyfa.org/source


WHERE CAN I SHOW MY WORK? EXHIBITION Opportunities

Title this post | exhibition opps

• Find five NY state exhibition opportunities for artists
Create a post to the urls in your artist survival blog.

• Find five national exhibition opportunities for artists
Create a post to the urls in your artist survival blog.

• Find five international exhibition opportunities for artists
Create a post to the urls in your artist survival blog.


Part 2 | Due Wednesday, Nov. 4th

FUNDING
Think material grants/travel grants/project or research grants/ scholarships/ emergency assistance grants, in-kind grants, etc.

Title this post | artist funding

• Find three local (university/tri-county) funding opportunities for artists
Create a post to the urls in your artist survival blog.

• Find five NY state funding opportunities for artists
Create a post to the urls in your artist survival blog.

• Find five national funding opportunities for artists
Create a post to the urls in your artist survival blog.

• Find five international funding opportunities for artists
Create a post to the urls in your artist survival blog.


RESIDENCIES

Title this post | artist residencies

• Find five NY state residency opportunities for artists
Create a post to the urls in your artist survival blog.

• Find five national residency opportunities for artists
Create a post to the urls in your artist survival blog.

• Find five international residency opportunities for artists
Create a post to the urls in your artist survival blog.

INTERNSHIPS/ASSISTANTSHIPS

• Find three internship or artist assistant opportunities
Create a post to the urls in your artist survival blog.
Title this post | internships and assistantships

• Undergrads (only)
Find five graduate school websites which you would apply to for grad school.
Create a post to the urls in your artist survival blog
Title this post | grad schools

Grads (only)
• Find three databases for teaching jobs
Create a post to the urls in your artist survival blog.
Title this post | teaching jobs