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The Artist’s Resource Center (ARC) provides
access to the arts and cultural communities, the world of education, and the
sphere of business through special courses, internships,
and civic engagement in the arts.
ARC courses introduce career-related concepts, such as the realities of life
as a working artist and business skills. You may also participate in an
internship for credit or work in partnership with Boston area youth in a public
art project as part of your studio art curriculum. Previous Course Offerings
Below are previous course offerings for the
ARC. Students must visit mySMFA to see current offerings and register. Students in the undergraduate, graduate, Studio, and
Post-Baccalaureate certificate programs may also take Continuing Education
courses for credit.
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| SMFA Internship Program / ARC 0033 |
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ARC provides all Museum School students the opportunity for early focus on career issues in the arts outside the School environment through our Internship for Credit program. Internships are considered part of your studio arts curriculum. We have a growing sponsor network with a wide range of opportunities in all professional areas of the arts. ARC and faculty offer extensive preparation, support, and guidance throughout the process. We provide detailed descriptions of internship opportunities and work individually to guide you to an appropriate contact. We assist you with the application process, and offer supervision, guidance, and evaluation. Faculty conduct site visits and monitor the sponsor as well as the intern, insuring successful placement. Students are required to participate in three Internship Seminars where you discuss your experiences with faculty and fellow interns-a forum to share your findings from the wider arts community. Students enrolled in the School's studio program (Diploma, BFA, BFA in Art Education, and BA/BS), Post-Baccalaureate, and MFA students are eligible. Credit is determined based on time spent. All students seeking internships are required to receive written approval from the Internship Director and intern faculty at registration.
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| Professional Practices: Artist at Work / ARC 4094 |
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| This course is relevant to artists interested in exploring the infinite career possibilities that exist within contemporary professional practices. Navigating successful career directions is enhanced by exposure to the myriad roles that today's artists bring to the creation of culture as they intersect with other fields and technologies. This course provides guest speakers and practical hands-on workshops to prepare artists with knowledge and tools to effectively position themselves in the world as creative professionals, and considers the connections to one's self-definition, intention, and audience. The class also functions as a peer review and editing group as students encounter the nuts and bolts of resumes, artist statements, portfolio presentation, networking, marketing, bookkeeping, taxes, finding studio space, and taking strategic approaches to launching a productive career. Guest speakers include practicing artists, curators, critics, gallerists, thinkers, and more. |
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| Professional Practices for Visual Artists / ARC 4096 |
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| Like other careers, being a successful visual artist requires identifying goals, marketing skills, social navigation, political acumen, business savvy, and strategic approaches. It also requires a knowledge and awareness of myriad interdisciplinary pathways that allow artists to intersect and connect with diverse fields, communities, technologies, and current social communication networks. This workshop-structured course will provide a practical overview of the working lives of practicing artists, exploring the visual art ecosystem that supports and platforms emerging artists. Students will be exposed to the landscape of the visual arts, navigating non-profit art centers and commercial galleries; examining the roles of curators, critics, and art dealers; accessing alternative venues and institutional frameworks; application to foundations and residencies; and the reiterating importance of the individual artist at the center of this ecosystem. The course will be oriented towards the practical, with the goal of developing presentation and communication skills. Guest speakers will include leading curators, critics, gallerists and exhibiting artists of international renown. Full attendance to all class meetings required. |
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| Professional Practices / ARC 4096 01 |
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FOR 2ND YEAR GRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY
Like other careers, being a successful visual artist requires identifying goals, marketing skills, social navigation, political acumen, business savvy, and strategic approaches. It also requires a knowledge and awareness of myriad interdisciplinary pathways that allow artists to intersect and connect with diverse fields, communities, technologies, and current social communication networks. This workshop-structured course will provide a practical overview of the working lives of practicing artists, exploring the visual art ecosystem that supports and platforms emerging artists. Students will be exposed to the landscape of the visual arts, navigating non-profit art centers and commercial galleries; examining the roles of curators, critics, and art dealers; accessing alternative venues and institutional frameworks; application to foundations and residencies; and the reiterating importance of the individual artist at the center of this ecosystem. The course will be oriented towards the practical, with the goal of developing presentation and communication skills. Guest speakers will include leading curators, critics, gallerists and exhibiting artists of international renown. Full attendance to all class meetings required.
Permission of instructor required for enrollment.
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| Professional Practices: Survival and Business Skills for Artists / ARC 4097 01 |
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This course is relevant to artists interested in exploring the infinite career possibilities that exist within contemporary professional practices. Navigating successful career directions is enhanced by exposure to the myriad roles that today's artists bring to the creation of culture as they intersect with other fields and technologies. This course provides guest speakers and practical hands-on workshops to prepare artists with knowledge and tools to effectively position themselves in the world as creative professionals, and considers the connections to one's self-definition, intention, and audience. The class also functions as a peer review and editing group as students encounter the nuts and bolts of resumes, artist statements, portfolio presentation, networking, marketing, bookkeeping, taxes, finding studio space, and taking strategic approaches to launching a productive career. Guest speakers include practicing artists, curators, critics, gallerists, thinkers, and more.
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