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BA Visual Art: Professional Practice – Industry Contexts

Essential Reading

Recommended Reading

Students are expected to compile their own specialist reading list in discussion with their tutor.

The following online resources should be used:

Artsadmin: e-bulletin with opportunities https://www.artsadmin.co.uk/resources/e-digest

a-n: The Artist Information Company: artist network, membership and opportunities www.a-n.co.uk

Artquest: online resource for opportunities and guides www.artquest.org.uk

Arts Jobs: Arts Council Listings http://www.artsjobs.org.uk

Axis: online platform and membership for artists and opportunities www.axisweb.org

Curator Space: online opportunities for artists and curators www.curatorspace.com

Further Reading

Artquest Guide: Selecting Opportunities available at: https://www.artquest.org.uk/how-toarticles/

selecting-opportunities/

Crilly, Sophie (n.d) ‘Assessing Opportunities’ available at www.a-n.co.uk/resource/assessingopportunities/

Kepic, Maša (2012) ’Open Exhibitions: top tips on assessing and applying’ available at www.an.

co.uk/resource/open-exhibitions-top-tips-on-assessing-and-applying/

Debra Wilson and Chiara William (n.d) ‘Artquest Guide to Approaching Galleries Available’

available at https://www.artquest.org.uk/how-to-articles/ww-gallery-approaching-galleries-andfinding-

opportunities/

Artquest Guide: Approaching gallery curators www.artquest.org.uk/how-to-articles/approachinggallery-

curators/

Empty Shops Network https://emptyshops.wordpress.com

Thompson Dan (2012) Pop up Business for Dummies. Chichester: Wiley

Extract available at https://emptyshops.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/developing-your-pop-upplan1.

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