Catalog 2016-2017

ART 298 Professional Seminar

This is a required course for all art majors that focuses on career preparation and professional development for visual artists. It presents a wide variety of professional skills such as goal setting; professional ethics; portfolio basics and imaging strategies; writing cover letters, artist's statements and gallery proposals; exhibiting in galleries, museums and alternative spaces; self-initiated projects and exhibitions; networking and public relations; applying for grants and residencies; applying for internships, jobs and graduate schools; and locating helpful resources. Prerequisite: The "foundations" courses: ART 102, 103, 104, 105, 210 and at least one other 200-level art course. Students must earn a C or better in this course and all requisite courses to enroll in ART 498 or 499. 

Credits

2

Distribution

(HFA)