Going Public?

03/06/2009

Going Public?

“Going Public”, (ADM 402) examines various professional strategies as aspects of the practice of art in the public realm. The focus of this course is on identifying and developing skills necessary to make the transition from being a student of art to a practicing artist engaged in the professional world. Various sites and related strategies are explored with the understanding that, in order to thrive and indeed survive as a practicing artist, one must be able to present one’s work and represent one’s practice to an assortment of individuals and institutions, including museums, magazines, galleries, writers, dealers, designers, and critics. This course takes a realistic, though critical approach toward the mechanisms of self-promotion that have developed in recent years as art and creative industries have been subsumed within the culture of the image, celebrity, and entrainment. The thrust of this course is concerned with developing practical skills, while at the same time, attention is paid to the fact that one must appreciate and understand the public realm critically if one is to be able to swim in those waters. For additional information on this course or enrolling at Richmond, please contact your academic advisor or e-mail us at enroll@richmond.ac.uk.

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