The Fine Artist's Career Guide, 2nd Edition: Making Money in the Arts and Beyond [Paperback]

Daniel Grant (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2004

This indispensable guide gives anyone with studio art training the vital tools and breadth of information they need to develop and succeed in the fine and applied arts. It covers the full spectrum of career options available to artists today-from being an independent artist to niches in the corporate world, and from jobs that require special artistic skills to those calling for artistic improvisation.




• "Daniel Grant has created an important tool for any graphic artist or gallery artist to enter the world of business with both feet planted firmly on the ground"--Paul Basista, former executive director of the Graphic Artists Guide

• This replaces 1-58115-013-X

Editorial Reviews

Review

Daniel Grant has created an important tool for any graphic artist or gallery artist to enter the world of business with both feet planted firmly on the ground -- Paul Basista, Executive Director, Graphic Artists Guild

Daniel Grant has done a masterful job of compiling information that I am sure will be very useful and informative for art students considering careers in the arts -- Neil Estern, sculptor

READ THIS BOOK! If you or someone you know is contemplating a career as an artist, this is the book for you. It is informative, accurate, and clearly written, with wonderful real life examples of how to survive as an idealistic artist in a real world. There is never a dull moment -- Penelope Dannenberg, Director of Programs, New York Foundation for the Arts --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Daniel Grant is a contributing editor of American Artist and the author of The Business of Being an Artist. He lives in Amherst, MA.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Allworth Press; 2 edition (April 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581153473
• ISBN-13: 978-1581153477
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,789,566 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good general overview, February 7, 2005

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Joyce M (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Fine Artist's Career Guide, 2nd Edition: Making Money in the Arts and Beyond (Paperback)

This book would be great for any highschool students considering what/where to study for university or college. It provided more information about art in the United States more so than Canada.

Overall, I thought the information the book provided was very brief towards what a career actually entails. It did go more in depth however, with real life examples of someone in the business, and provided good sources if you want to look into what schools offer such programs to lead to that specific career.

I would consider the actual careers very general knowledge -- unfortunately it was nothing I didn't know before I had purchased this book. However, it may be helpful to someone who is clueless about the art world.

In the end, it was an okay book; I dont regret the purchse.