Where Do You Want Your Art To Go?

Muriel Holloway
1/31/2015



The discussion that took place last class was extremely important to me. The ideas of location, price, and  selection went through my mind constantly. Until now I haven't really thought of the specific places or prices that I want my work to be or sold at. Not saying that I must show my work or price it in order to see it as a success, but rather I just think that experience needs to be gained in order for me to do that. By having experience it allows me to have more opportunities to show in galleries and also gain recognition. Selection is important because I would never want to show my worst piece to a possible gallery. They want to see your work possibly from the past even until now. By doing this it allows them to select specific pieces that they like or believe will fit in with their specific gallery. Knowing key factors like this is crucial for my personal and professional development.

My Thoughts on Pam Sumner's Presentation

Muriel Holloway
1/24/2015
Business of Fine Art
Mark Ormond




Pamela "Pam" Sumner as she prefers, was a very great person to learn about and speak to. Her presentation listed all of the different types of skills and experiences that she learned as a student, artist, and person. Her slides were rich in valuable information that I found crucial. She described herself as a generalist and her progression in her career path shows just that. She taught us that things may not happen in a periodical order, and thats ok! Some things that you learn big or small, can always come back and be used in the future. There are constant opportunities around us, we just need to take them and run. Throughout the slide lecture she would take time to ask us questions about ourselves. These questions ranged from "Are you a generalist, why or why not?" to "What are your earliest memories of making artwork?" These questions may seem to be in a strange order, but during her presentation they made perfect sense. I believe that by asking ourselves these questions we can ultimately make the right decisions in choosing our career paths. And also having fun as we do so.

Thoughts For Tomorrow

January 15, 2015

Art Biz


Yesterdays class brought up quite a few questions that I wanted to start asking myself. One of the questions I came up with was, "Do I make work that I feel like people need to understand me, or simply because I want to?" I also thought about all of the different types of galleries that show only specific types of artwork. As a sculptor I have to think about where and how I want my work to be displayed. This makes thing a little tricky because then I have to think about the other types of art are showing in the gallery that I am interested in to show my piece. It made me realize that sometimes things really aren't that simple.

Throughout this course I hope I can learn more about these types of spaces and learn more about the industry. I also hope that by taking this class I will learn some tricks and hints on how I could either display in a gallery or assist. Overall I think this will be an exciting as well as valuable course to be in!