This book is like having a session with a careers advisor without all the you-can't-make-a-living-as-an-artist, doom-and-gloom lecturing. It doesn't say it will be easy; it does give you case studies showing it is possible.
Whether you're a school leaver trying to decide which career path to step onto, an arts graduate unsure which direction to head, bored with your current career and thinking of a change, or pondering whether to shift up a notch from being an occasional artist, there's careers advice for you.
Lists of possible art-related careers, interviews with people doing such jobs, the basics of working for yourself and running a one-person business, advice on how to structure the business-side without impacting on the creative-side. The fundamentals of need-to-know areas such as copyright, marketing, a portfolio, tax, etc. Worksheets to make you think about the practicalities and realities, from deciding whether you're suited for freelancing (not everyone can deal with the uncertainties and freedoms) to the basics of a business plan.
It's like an upbeat, introductory course to being a freelance artist where you encounter lots of success stories along with being given the tools and fundamental information to plan your own path.
Lists of possible art-related careers, interviews with people doing such jobs, the basics of working for yourself and running a one-person business, advice on how to structure the business-side without impacting on the creative-side. The fundamentals of need-to-know areas such as copyright, marketing, a portfolio, tax, etc. Worksheets to make you think about the practicalities and realities, from deciding whether you're suited for freelancing (not everyone can deal with the uncertainties and freedoms) to the basics of a business plan.
It's like an upbeat, introductory course to being a freelance artist where you encounter lots of success stories along with being given the tools and fundamental information to plan your own path.
- Paperback book, 224 pages
- ISBN 9781440309304
- Published by North Light Books, February 2012
- Size: 8x8 inches
- Chapter 1: What do you want to do and where do you want to live?
- Chapter 2: What will be your expertise?
- Chapter 3: What is your art worth?
- Chapter 4: Practical considerations
- Chapter 5: Promoting Yourself
- Chapter 6: Interesting Art Jobs
- Chapter 7: Getting to work
- Appendixes: Useful organizations, Web and social media links
- Written by artist Margaret Peot, who has made a living as a freelancer for more than 20 years through illustration, costume painting, decorating painting, murals, books, and other artistic endeavors.
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