MALLORY  SHOTWELL

This article explains how to create a professional artist application package for residencies, grants, and exhibitions by building a sustainable system for your artist CV, statement, bio, images, and documentation. It offers guidance on preparing, customizing, and maintaining materials that align with your evolving practice and institutional opportunities.

This article examines how artists can harness the full energy of an artist residency by approaching it intentionally before arrival, working strategically during the residency period, and integrating its outcomes afterward, with clear guidance on documentation, networking, and marketing as essential parts of the residency experience.

This article explains how to decide if you should do an artist residency and how to choose artist residency programs that align with your practice, capacity, and long-term professional goals.

"Cohesion" is one of the most important qualities curators, consultants, and institutions look for in a portfolio. Yet most artists are never taught what a “cohesive body of work” actually means. The phrase is used in application rubrics, studio visits, and portfolio reviews, but without clear criteria, many artists misinterpret cohesion as uniformity or repetition. In reality, cohesion is about clarity. A cohesive body of work demonstrates that an artist is investigating som

This article examines daily life during an artist residency, common expectations placed on artists, and the kinds of outcomes residencies tend to support.

This article explains how artist residency programs work, what artist-in-residence opportunities offer, and how contemporary art residencies fit into professional practice.

Requests for discounts are common in the creative industries, but they can be fraught with emotional and professional challenges. Artists...

The term “artist” is deeply charged, carrying centuries of cultural weight, social expectations, and philosophical contention. It is a...

In the modern lexicon, terms like “artist,” “maker,” and “creative” are often used interchangeably to describe those engaged in the act...

This article explores the origins of the artist-as-curator phenomenon, examines its value to contemporary art, and outlines how artists approach and enact curatorial roles.

For artists navigating the professional world, understanding the difference between a curriculum vitae (CV) and a resume is essential. While both documents serve as tools to showcase your experience and skills, their purposes, structures, and audiences differ significantly. In the arts, where professional trajectories often involve a combination of exhibitions, teaching, and grants, the distinction is even more critical. This article explores the key differences, examines whe

Opportunities for artists—exhibitions, residencies, grants, markets, and community projects—are often presented as pivotal steps toward...

Gallery contracts are a critical foundation for professional relationships between artists and galleries, outlining expectations, rights,...

When artists consign their work to a gallery, they enter into a partnership where the artist provides the work, and the gallery...

In the professional art world, insurance is one of the most critical—and often overlooked—components of a gallery contract. Artists...

This article explores the purpose of an inventory list in a gallery agreement

In the professional art world, gallery contracts are not just agreements; they are tools that define the relationship between the artist...

Ownership of artwork is one of the most fundamental rights an artist holds, yet it is often a point of confusion or contention in gallery...

This guide outlines a step-by-step process for crafting an artist statement that effectively conveys an artist's work.

The arts are often celebrated as a space of creativity, expression, and freedom. Yet, beneath this ideal lies a complex web of systemic...