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WHAT'S GOING ON

: : Class: CHOOSING THE RIGHT CAREER PATH : :
begins today, July 11
Are you cut out for arts festivals? Do you have to be stuck in juried exhibitions forever? Wondering what an art consultant can do for you? This class is an overview of many opportunities available to artists. You might start late, but you'll be able to catch up with the rest of the class. http://www.artbizcoach.com/classes/path.shtml

All Kinds of Finds and Tips. It's updated almost every day! This week:    ► When you're not a writer.   ► Get a fair deduction for your donations.   ► Creative copyright permission made easy. Find out more on the Art Biz Blog: http://stanfieldart.typepad.com

: : WORKSHOP : :
October 29-30, 2005
Visit beautiful Colorado for this two-day workshop I'm hosting with Bruce Baker. Gain the edge over your competition (yes, you have competition!). Read more at http://www.artbizworkshops.com

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It's summer and it's time to get in the car and head out on the open road. Never mind the gas prices.

I grew up and used to live in Oklahoma City. No, it's not a hotbed of artworld activity, but there is plenty to do there. Even neater was the proximity to numerous art venues in Tulsa, Fort Worth, Dallas, Wichita, Kansas City, and points beyond. (For those of you on the East Coast and abroad who can't imagine a three-hour-or-longer road trip, you're missing out.)

There were a number of times I decided an exhibit or event just couldn't be missed. Among them:

►My first opportunity to write for Fiberarts magazine. My mother and I loaded up the car and road tripped to Arrowmont in eastern Tennessee. We spent Thanksgiving there--next to Dollywood and all of the outlet stores--and took in a wonderful exhibit of contemporary quilts. http://www.arrowmont.org

►The touring production of "Still/Here" by the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company when it made it to Lawrence, KS. This was one of the best experiences of my life. Read about the performance at http://www.billtjones.org/choreography/stillhere.html

►The Magritte retrospective at the Menil Collection in Houston, TX. WOW! And another chance to see the nearby Rothko Chapel (one of my favorite places on earth). http://www.rothkochapel.org

►The Richard Diebenkorn and Sean Scully retrospectives at The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. Then, last year I returned to see their newly opened building (fabulous!) and was bowled over by the Philip Guston show. http://www.mamfw.org

►The Gates--Christo and Jean-Claude's installation in Central Park earlier this year. Okay, it wasn't a road trip, but it was an event that took us to New York.

►A road trip I made by myself to evaluate informal family learning at museums and discovery centers in Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana. I came upon--quite accidentally--the City Museum in St. Louis, which was so cool. They had an exhibit with a shoe theme that had a shoe theater (instead of puppet theater). I'll never forget it! http://www.citymuseum.org

►The day I drove from Lake Eufaula in eastern Oklahoma to see the ancient site of Spiro Mounds.

It's kind of fun remembering these. I am shocked by the number of artists who stay in their own comfortable worlds and don't experience everything the artworld has to offer.

You should go out of your way to see more art. You never know when you'll come upon a life-altering or art-altering experience.

The free-of-charge Art Marketing Community can help put you in the thick of things. Visit http://www.artbizconnection.com to start an art-marketing salon.

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