ART 375 - Professional Practices

4 Credits

1 Units

Professional Practices is one of the two capstone experiences for studio art majors at Moravian University; the other is ART 372, Senior Projects, which should be taken simultaneously. Professional Practices prepares students for the business aspects of a career in the fine arts, while Senior Projects focuses on studio practice and thesis development. Classes will be structured around visiting artist/special guest presentations, technical demonstrations, readings, student presentations, a fieldwork experience, and class discussions. The course objective is to prepare studio art majors for a professional life after college. This course will cover professional practices in the fine art world as appropriate to an emerging artist. Topics will include documenting artwork, artist statements, resumes, jobs, financial planning and fundraising, exhibition opportunities, promotional material, networking, and other opportunities and tools that can support working in the field of art. Outside weekly reading is an essential component to this portion of the course, which provides a platform for discussion on issues pertaining to professional practice and the contemporary art world.

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