Professional Practice -- What the bunk?
Perhaps it would be a good exercise, before we're told tomorrow by our lecturer of critical and contextual studies, what presumably good professional practice entails, to consider, what it means to us already. I'll start :) aren't you lucky.
As a recent BA graduate, age 23 female, interested in the field of academic arts, particularly at the Undergraduate Fine/Creative Arts level a great concern of mine in regards to professional practice and my degree, is understanding where my degree will allow me to step into the 'circus' and how I can alter that within the boundaries (if those exist).
So there is one: What am I doing to bring myself into the line of work I wish to be considered a 'professional' in.
Two (and three): How can I position myself so that I can step in smoothly and once I am in, how do I stay in (if I wish to do so)?: I.E. who and where do I get contacts, how do I keep connected and engaged (whilst maintaining a fresh, childlike energy towards my own practice if I wish to continue this). Am I maintaining the necessary networks (both literal and physical)? Am I keeping up with the skills I need to stay at the 'top of the game' so to speak?
Four: Legal roundabouts and how to finance? All professionals need to know how to either manage their own paperworks, or know enough to hire someone else to do it for them so they don't fall into the rabbit hole of red line/tape hell.
Five: If I get sick of this crap, do I have other options? Where might a young artist find support in (and out)?
[Six: (do you think an outlet exists, or is life and art really lifeart?) Am I allowed a family, friend, love life? Who gets first priority here? Is this more crucial than adding my name to listserves, receiving gallery notices and private view invitations?]
I bet to those of you 'in the business' are thinking, silly little girl - thinking it is black and white, or pink and purple, rather than thousands of shades of gray. Well, I know it isn't crystal clear for one, but these are my broad outlining questions - so wise, old (and young) owls, parrots and peacocks (and seagulls)...what am I missing, what and how do you think 'professional practice' works? Who edits your CV? Who keeps your diary full? Should it always be you? Where do you need more support, how easy would it be for you to find it?
Clearly, each 'department' of the 'arts' will have its own set of top ten most importants for professional practice, no?
Oops, perhaps I've gotten it wrong. Toes stepped on, underarms pinched. Anyone for the assist?
**haha: guess who has a feature on professional practice just now?? go to www.a-n.co.uk
(an25)
As a recent BA graduate, age 23 female, interested in the field of academic arts, particularly at the Undergraduate Fine/Creative Arts level a great concern of mine in regards to professional practice and my degree, is understanding where my degree will allow me to step into the 'circus' and how I can alter that within the boundaries (if those exist).
So there is one: What am I doing to bring myself into the line of work I wish to be considered a 'professional' in.
Two (and three): How can I position myself so that I can step in smoothly and once I am in, how do I stay in (if I wish to do so)?: I.E. who and where do I get contacts, how do I keep connected and engaged (whilst maintaining a fresh, childlike energy towards my own practice if I wish to continue this). Am I maintaining the necessary networks (both literal and physical)? Am I keeping up with the skills I need to stay at the 'top of the game' so to speak?
Four: Legal roundabouts and how to finance? All professionals need to know how to either manage their own paperworks, or know enough to hire someone else to do it for them so they don't fall into the rabbit hole of red line/tape hell.
Five: If I get sick of this crap, do I have other options? Where might a young artist find support in (and out)?
[Six: (do you think an outlet exists, or is life and art really lifeart?) Am I allowed a family, friend, love life? Who gets first priority here? Is this more crucial than adding my name to listserves, receiving gallery notices and private view invitations?]
I bet to those of you 'in the business' are thinking, silly little girl - thinking it is black and white, or pink and purple, rather than thousands of shades of gray. Well, I know it isn't crystal clear for one, but these are my broad outlining questions - so wise, old (and young) owls, parrots and peacocks (and seagulls)...what am I missing, what and how do you think 'professional practice' works? Who edits your CV? Who keeps your diary full? Should it always be you? Where do you need more support, how easy would it be for you to find it?
Clearly, each 'department' of the 'arts' will have its own set of top ten most importants for professional practice, no?
Oops, perhaps I've gotten it wrong. Toes stepped on, underarms pinched. Anyone for the assist?
**haha: guess who has a feature on professional practice just now?? go to www.a-n.co.uk
(an25)
posted by sarahfrito at 4:20 pm
3 Comments:
It has come to my attention that I may be too sarcastic or cynical for some people. Perhaps it turns them off. For this I apologize, pieces of art, people and books have "acceptable" formats in which they are to be read and viewed, perfect contexts in which to be analyzed, "appropriate" experiences to be had - people are no exception, sadly, few of these 'perfect places' exist in time and space, so best of luck to us all.
What I hope to do with what little I think that I say aloud, is to spark something - it may be anger, or another question, or even an ear or eye for interest, concern maybe. With this specific post, regarding professional practice, I was thinking about the way we absorb information. It is often easy to trudge into events, not thinking about why they are offered or provided for our education opportunity/experience. In thinking in advance (a bit like doing the 'required (or even suggested) reading' before a seminar, it is just to prepare your mind for the ritual of knowledge you are about to partake in. There is no harm in great preparation, as we know, and I find that I especially (as I am what I know) but I see myself reflecting in others often as well, or the vice verse, and we sometimes just stand under the shower letting the water run by into the drain, not actually feeling the water or really working it up to get a soapy lather.
That's all. I just want to think a little bit more about the food that goes into my head.
Apologies, I here from sarafrito, you are not going soft on us in your old age. Are you? Or, is it just another of your so called cynical plot.
soft schmoft.
yes, i believe she did give mention of a few 'charities' and the even popular arts council of england (which like social security of the US, will be gone before any one can get to it probably).
Bleh. but you're probably right about that whole 'professional patience' thing. and in that case, i'm f'd! cause i gotz none.
peas on earth.
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