Professional Development Day for Artists

Emerging Artist strategies: Professional Development Day at Redux for Visual Artists

Redux Contemporary Art Center was proud to offer a professional development day for visual artists in the Lowcountry. Visiting artist Carson Fox led this one-day workshop on Saturday September 18, 11am – 5pm. This workshop was intended for any visual artist looking to gain a better understanding of the ‘non-art-making’ aspects to being an artist. Fox presented the audience with valuable knowledge and resources for building a successful career as an artist. Lunch was provided by the Recovery Room Tavern, and included corn dogs, tater tots and a vegetarian option.

This one-day seminar addressed the practical needs of the emerging artist as she or he begin to participate in the professional world. Topics included: defining goals, artist statements, resumes, biographies, creating cohesive presentation packages, documenting work, gallery relationships, exhibition venues, residencies, grants, and creative networking.

In this course, students acquired a well-informed understanding of the professional expectations of the art world that will augment their careers as visual artists. Successful participants gained a greater understanding of the specific needs of “art” writing, including the creation of effective artist statements, project applications, and grant proposals. Students gained an increased understanding of art venues from both a local and national perspective, including: the basic workings of commercial galleries and their types, not-for-profit spaces, museums, art fairs, and collaborative workshops. Lastly, students gained demonstrable research skills in seeking artist residencies, artist grants, and other opportunities, as well as know the components of effective presentation packets.

A comprehensive list of artist grants, national and international artist residencies, slide registries, and research materials were provided for every student on a CD. Additionally, materials on artist statements, biographies, presentation packets, cover letters, formatting images, and good artistic habits were provided.

This event was sponsored in part by Artist & Craftsman supply and the Recovery Room Tavern.

About Carson Fox
Redux was proud to present, Ice Storm, which featured new artwork by artist Carson Fox in the Redux galleries September 17 – October 30, 2010. American artist Carson Fox was born in Oxford, Mississippi, the small Southern hometown of William Faulkner. Named for novelist Carson McCullers, Carson’s work is produced from a heritage of American Southern gothic tradition that relies heavily on the imprint that individual experience has on the artist.

Carson Fox received her MFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University and her BFA from University of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Working across media, Fox produces prints, installation, and sculpture. Her work can be found in the permanent collections of The Museum of Arts and Design, The Royal Museum of Belgium, the Noyes Museum of Art, the Newark Public Library, the Jersey City Museum, the Morris Museum of Art, the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Museum, the New Jersey State Museum, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Museum. She has participated in solo and group exhibitions at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, Colorado, Claire Oliver Gallery, New York, O. K. Harris Gallery, New York, the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, Wales, the Brunswiker Pavilion Kiel, Kiel, Germany, the Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, Wilmington, Delaware, and the Association Mouvment Art Contemporain, Chamalieres, France. Fox has received grants from the New Jersey Council on the Arts, the Barbara Deming Memorial Fund, and the Mid Atlantic Art Foundation, a Willem Emil Cresson Award, and a New Jersey Print and Paper Fellowship at the Rutgers Center for Innovative Print and Paper. Fox lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

Professional Development Day: Saturday September 18, 11am – 5pm
Instructor: Redux visiting artist Carson Fox