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This page lists books that offer resources, insights, and advice about pursuing a career in the arts.
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|  | A Visual Artists Guide to Estate Planning
A comprehensive handbook designed to assist artists in planning their estates. Part I introduces general estate planning concepts and offers practical advice. Part II consists of an in-depth discussion of policy and law on selected issues of estate planning and administration for visual artists. The Appendix contains sample forms, resources, and additional information. For more information contact the Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation, 830 N. Tejon Street, Suite 120 Colorado Springs, CO 80903. 719-635-3220. Or order this book from their web site.
http://www.sharpeartfdn.org/estateplnbook/estateplanning.htm
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|  | Art Marketing 101: A Handbook for the Fine Artist
This book offers practical information about the nuts and bolts of marketing oneself as an artist. It covers everything from establishing your own business to pricing, shipping, approaching galleries, taxes, copyright, budgeting, grants, and more. Presented in a very clear format with check lists, the book is an asset for any artist seeking to promote their work and generate income from it.
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|  | Art Opportunities Book: Finding, Entering and Winning
This book, created by Benny Shaboy, is a manual and workbook for artists who want to show and sell their work outside of the commercial gallery system. It includes detailed information on types of calls for entry and how to plan for and maximize your applications. It features artwork and comments by contemporary artists. This softcover book sells for $17.95.
http://www.ArtOpportunitiesBook.com
|  | Artist's Resource Handbook
This book by Daniel Grant is a great place for artists to start in their search for professional information. This book includes services, opportunities, and advocacy organizations, and it will be particularly useful for artists who wish to expand their range of influence from the local to the national arena. It includes chapters on Artist-In-Residence Programs, Funding Sources, Legal and Accounting Services, Career Assistance and more.
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|  | Artists Communities: A Directory of Residencies in the United States
This directory is a great resource for artists, composers, and writers, seeking residency opportunities. It provides two-page profiles and photographs of over 80 of the nation's leading artists' communities with full details about the facilities, their history and application information. Helpful charts pinpoint programs based on artistic category, region, admission deadlines, residency season, fee, and stipends. There are additional listings for programs outside the US. Softcover. $16.95. To order call American for the Arts at 800-321-4510 ext 241 or visit their web site.
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|  | Artists in Community: Training Artists to Work in Alternative Settings
This book offers simple strategies and practical advice for anyone designing, conducting of hosting an arts program in schools, parks, and recreation centers, religious organizations, correctional facilities, public housing communities, hospitals and hospices. This book describes the unique needs of participants in six different community settings, profiles quality visual and performing arts programs and provides the tools to successfully select, train, and support artists for your program. Published by Americans for the Arts in 1996. Softcover. 51 pages. $25. To order call 800-321-4510 ext 241 or visit their web site.
http://store.yahoo.com/americans4thearts/arincomtrain.html
|  | Business of Art: An Artist's Guide to Profitable Self-Employment
In this excellent resource guide, all artists, (including performing, visual, media. film, literary, crafts, etc) receive an excellent overview on the basic foundation of running a successful business. It is a must have for the self-employed creative entrepreneur. Sections include "Career and Business Planning," "Marketing and Promotion," "Budgeting and Money Management," "Legal Issues for Artists," and "Financing Creative Work." There is also an excellent section on web sites to help you determine if your site is representing you in the best possible way.
http://www.cciarts.org
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|  | Creating A Life Worth Living: A Practical Course in Career Design for Artists, Innovators, and Other
In this twelve-week program, author Carol Lloyd guides you through the process of birthing your vision and then helps you rigorously invent the means to support your long-term dream. Each chapter provides a week's worth of concrete tasks - writing exercises, artistic assignments, experiments with new habits and more - to help you generate and flesh out ideas, develop strong, healthy work habits, and map a path to your ideal creative life. Each chapter is accompanied by an interview with a creative professional from filmmakers to painters.
http://www.creatingalifeworthliving.com
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|  | Creative Entrepreneur
The Creative Entrepreneur takes readers on an inner journey of creative exploration to discover how to make their dreams of creative livelihood real. Utilizing a unique process developed by author Lisa Sonora Beam, this visual, project-oriented, step-by-step approach to business development is especially for creatives.
http://www.creativeentrepreneur.biz/
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|  | Creative Habit: Learn It and Use it For Life
This book by celebarted choreographer Twyla Tharp is one of the best recent publications on committing to the creative process. According to Tharp, no matter what your creative medium is, it all boils down to practice and discipline. In this book, she shares stories from her own life as well as many anecdotes from writers, film makers, painters, and others that makes her advice concrete and accessible. She also offers exercises that help spark creativity, overcome blocks, and help you to understand your creative nature better. Published in 2003 by Simon & Schuster.
http://www.twylatharp.org
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