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Professional Development Resource Roundup | July 12, 2016
The latest news, upcoming events, helpful tips, and critical conversations about artists' careers from all around the web.
Welcome to the inaugural CAR Professional Development Resource Roundup!
5 Questions with...Patrice Perkins
Key legal issues for artists
In anticipation of Patrice Perkins’ upcoming program Office Hours: Legal Education* on Wednesday, March 9 at Chicago Artists Coalition, CAC’s Education Assistant Rachel McDermott discussed some of the key legal issues for artists with Patrice.
Planning and Goal Suggestions
By Karen Atkinson, courtesy of Side Street Projects
Why Plan?
A plan is nothing. Planning is everything. -Dwight Eisenhower
Successful artists as well as businessmen use creative thinking to get from point A to point B. -James Rosenquist
"Art is an Action"
An interview with Rebecca George
The artist on taking her career in her own hands, founding The Art House, and feminism.
The Cabinet of Secret Paintings
What would it be like for an artist to hear people discuss their work as if they weren’t there?
Reduce, Reuse, Re-art
Creative Reuse at The WasteShed
For Earth Day I visited Chicago's creative reuse center, The WasteShed, to see how art can contribute to sustainability.
Creating Amazing Kickstarter Campaigns
How Four Chicago Projects Told Their Stories
Tips and examples of projects to inspire you to make your a idea a reality.
Venue Exploration: The Perch
The evolution of an alternative art space
The venue has evolved from a dining series to publishing house, alternative exhibition space, and pseudo-residency.
Affordable Care Act and the Artist
Q & A with Working America Health Care
An overview of how the Health Insurance Marketplace works for artists.
What Kind of Money Did You Make Last Year?
Understanding taxes as a freelancer
Many of us freelance and work various jobs but don't always consider how it affects our tax situation.
Granted: Maria Gaspar
An interview the 2014 Maker Grant recipient.
This year’s $1000 award was granted to Maria Gaspar, who is engaged in transdisciplinary practices that individually or collectively mediate or occupy different sites to create ephemeral and permanent scenarios.
Adobe Youth Voices: Interview with Media Mentors
Igniting creative confidence in youth and empowering their voices to create with purpose.
Through the support of a local media mentor and an online community of educators from almost one hundred countries, Chicago Public Schools educators have the ability to learn from others, share their knowledge and post student projects for feedback.
Your First Digital Impression: Five Writing Tips That Will Get You Noticed
Part 2: Your Resumé
So you’ve written your cover letter that gets you noticed, now it’s time to make sure your resumé is just as polished – and makes you memorable. The key here is to make the recipient’s job easy.
Tips and Tricks: Filming on a Budget
Myers talks about film equipment that made his work easier.
Tips and Tricks: Get Paid
Once you turn in your story, they'll likely move on to the next project and won't be thinking about the money you're owed. So be proactive about requesting, filling out and returning payment forms like contracts, W-9s and invoices.
Your First Digital Impression: Five Writing Tips To Get You Noticed
Part 1: Cover Letters
Yes, we’re in the 21st Century and nearly everyone — young and old — is communicating via Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, or Tumblr.
The Little Things
Small gestures of gratitude make a difference in the arts.
Learning to say no might be one little thing we can all do for ourselves, and each other.
Granted: John Preus
On winning the 2014 MAKER Grant
Honesty comes in different flavors: brutal, gentle, tactful, diplomatic, revelatory. Pick your flavor, but don't be an asshole.
Dancing in the Street
Legal Considerations when Performing Outside the Box
With the required licenses a performer can worry less about getting caught in the act.
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