Manuals for Every Artist
and Art Professional.
Whether you are a gallery-bound artist, a public artist, an emerging artist, a hobbyist, a crafts-person, a student, a professor or a seasoned artist in need of a tune up, our manuals are meant for you.
These comprehensive books are informed by decades of experience and years of research into how to perform as a professional artist in the 21st century art world (or worlds).
These manuals are filled with easy-to-follow instructions that will help you do everything -- archive your work, start a mailing list, write a grant, and everything else you can think of, even teach professional practices to student artists.
Consider these as handbooks for all your artistic endeavors. These books are written and designed to empower you to take your future into your own hands.
The second edition of this book builds on GYST Ink’s remarkable track record of educating artists of all kinds, from students just out of college, to artists late in their careers. This comprehensive and completely re-written book avoids touchy-feely anecdotes and cuts to the chase, delivering indispensable information every artist needs to know.
The new edition provides updated, step-by-step advice on topics most artists wish they learned inschool. The book covers archiving work, grant writing, contracts, budgets, resumes, cover letters, pricing work, shipping, gallery representation, networking, websites, mailing lists, fundraising, residencies, and dozens of other subjects. The new edition also comes with updated worksheets, a robust reference section, and corresponding online tools that ensure no artist feels in the dark about what to do with their career. Whether you are a gallery-bound artist, public artist, emerging artist, hobbyist, crafts-person, student, or a seasoned artist in need of a tune up, this manual was written for you.
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PDF customers: Once you checkout and purchase your PDF copy of the artist manual and/or teaching manual, you will receive your password by email to unlock your PDF.
Printed Books: We have been having shipping trouble with our post office, so we encourage you to order printed manuals via Amazon. I know, not ideal, but better than having your book disappear into the bowels of the post office.
NEW ARTIST MANUAL TEXTBOOK FOR
THE NEXT GENERATION OF SELF-EMPOWERED ARTISTS
• Easy-to-use reference for all artists, no matter where they are in their careers.
• Over 400 pages of up-to-date information written by experts in the field.
• A textbook for business of art college and graduate school courses across the country.
• Retails for $29. Bulk discounts available for schools and non-profits.
ABOUT THE BOOK
The second edition of this book builds on GYST Ink’s remarkable track record of educating artists of all kinds, from students just out of college, to artists late in their careers. This comprehensive and completely re-written book avoids touchy-feely anecdotes and cuts to the chase, delivering indispensable information every artist needs to know. The new edition provides updated, step-by-step advice on topics most artists wish they learned in school. The book covers archiving work, grant writing, contracts, budgets, résumés, cover letters, pricing work, shipping, gallery representation, networking, websites, mailing lists, fundraising, residencies and dozens of other subjects. The new edition also comes with updated worksheets, a robust reference section, and corresponding online tools that ensure no artist feels in the dark about what to do with her/his career. Whether you are a gallery-bound artist, public artist, emerging artist, hobbyist, crafts-person, student or a seasoned artist in need of a tune up, this manual was written for you.
NOTE
This is a PDF copy. When you purchase and download this PDF, we will send you a password to unlock your protected PDF. We are not automated as this store won't let us send separate emails per each order.
Once purchased, you have 24 Hours to download the product from the provided link. If you miss this deadline, send an email to our staff to resend the link.
NEW ARTIST MANUAL TEXTBOOK FOR
THE NEXT GENERATION OF SELF-EMPOWERED ARTISTS
• Easy-to-use reference for all artists, no matter where they are in their careers.
• Over 400 pages of up-to-date information written by experts in the field.
• A textbook for business of art college and graduate school courses across the country.
• Retails for $29. Bulk discounts available for schools and non-profits.
ABOUT THE BOOK
The second edition of this book builds on GYST Ink’s remarkable track record of educating artists of all kinds, from students just out of college, to artists late in their careers. This comprehensive and completely re-written book avoids touchy-feely anecdotes and cuts to the chase, delivering indispensable information every artist needs to know. The new edition provides updated, step-by-step advice on topics most artists wish they learned in school. The book covers archiving work, grant writing, contracts, budgets, résumés, cover letters, pricing work, shipping, gallery representation, networking, websites, mailing lists, fundraising, residencies and dozens of other subjects. The new edition also comes with updated worksheets, a robust reference section, and corresponding online tools that ensure no artist feels in the dark about what to do with her/his career. Whether you are a gallery-bound artist, public artist, emerging artist, hobbyist, crafts-person, student or a seasoned artist in need of a tune up, this manual was written for you.
Created by educator, artist, and curator Karen Atkinson, Getting Your Sh*t Together is one of the longest running professional practices classes in America and is the first professional practices class offered at CalArts.
With a time-tested record of success, GYST has helped hundreds of artists get their careers on track, with many of our graduates finding exhibition opportunities, gallery representation, grants and financial stability after taking the class.
Now you can teach GYST-Ink's 15 week Getting Your Sh*t Together class in your community or school!
With nearly 400 pages of info, the easy to follow manual comes complete with everything you need to teach the class: a course outline, syllabus, lecture notes, class discussion topics, readings, assignments, a bibliography and extensive web links. It's a pdf ready for immediate download, which saves trees AND money.
Over the course of 15 weeks students learn everything they need to know about developing business skills necessary to maintain a thriving professional practice: from keeping track of work, to writing a convincing artist statement, to putting together a strong portfolio, to networking and marketing, and everything in-between.
NOTE
This is a PDF copy. When you purchase and download this PDF, we will send you a password to unlock your protected PDF. We are not automated as this store won't let us send separate emails per each order.
Once purchased, you have 24 Hours to download the product from the provided link. If you miss this deadline, send an email to our staff to resend the link.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Created by educator, artist, and curator Karen Atkinson, Getting Your Sh*t Together is one of the longest running professional practices classes in America and is the first professional practices class offered at CalArts.
With a time-tested record of success, GYST has helped hundreds of artists get their careers on track, with many of our graduates finding exhibition opportunities, gallery representation, grants and financial stability after taking the class.
Now you can teach GYST-Ink's 15 week Getting Your Sh*t Together class in your community or school!
With nearly 400 pages of info, the easy to follow manual comes complete with everything you need to teach the class: a course outline, syllabus, lecture notes, class discussion topics, readings, assignments, a bibliography and extensive web links. It's a pdf ready for immediate download, which saves trees AND money.
Over the course of 15 weeks students learn everything they need to know about developing business skills necessary to maintain a thriving professional practice: from keeping track of work, to writing a convincing artist statement, to putting together a strong portfolio, to networking and marketing, and everything in-between.
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