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Read Hank's responses to the exercises in the book.

I applied to a member gallery some months ago and was denied admission. At that time I submitted slides, resume, and my old artist statement.

A couple of months later I was part of a group show and one of their members saw my work and suggested that I apply. I advised her that I had and was rejected. She suggested I re-apply and I did.
 
I submitted the same slides, resume, biography and the new artist statement you helped me with. Well, I was accepted. I could only conclude that since the submission was the same and that the artist statement was the only thing that changed; it was the statement that impacted on my acceptance.

My first group exhibit with them is next month in NYC”s SOHO district.
 
I have to thank you again, Alyson, for your help with my statement. — Hank Rondina

Get Help with Your Artist Statement

an e-book and artist statement consulting package from Alyson B. Stanfield and ArtBizCoach.com . . .

Your artist statement should compel people to quit reading and return immediately to your artwork. Does it? Does the thought of writing about your art strike fear in your soul? Do you tremble at the thought of talking to someone about your art? Do you have a new body of work that you have yet to articulate? Or do you just want to be able to do these things better than you have in the past? Stop putting off your statement. Clear, meaningful language can help you connect with viewers and sell your work.

Cover art by Gay Pogue.

Your statement is an opportunity to define yourself before someone else does it for you. It is a chance to assert, with facts and with clarity, the current direction of your work. 

This is a 20-day journaling journey for writing your artist statement.

For:

I want to help you talk, write, and think more clearly about your work so that you can make it meaningful to gallery dealers, curators, arts writers, and collectors, as well as to people who may not know anything about art. Your statement is for a greater purpose than just words on a piece of paper. You will develop a method of putting your thoughts together in language you can use again and again throughout your career:

PRESS RELEASES . CONVERSATION . LABEL TEXT . GRANT APPLICATIONS . 
WEB SITE TEXT . AND MUCH MORE

I thought that I would just be coming up with an artist statement but what I have found out by answering the questions you have assigned is that I now know so much more about what I really like about my paintings. I have had to actually write down my ideas and look at the words. This has brought so many things into focus that had just been meandering around in my thought. I have found more purpose and direction in my work. Thanks.—Artist, Littleton, CO

FORMAT
You have two options: 1) Purchase the e-book by itself, or 2) Purchase the e-book with my consulting for your statement.

The e-book includes twenty days of journaling exercises, which are broken down into the following categories:

Week 1: Big-picture Stuff

Week 2: Your Personal Approach to Your Art

Week 3: Responses to Your Art

Week 4: Putting it All Together

All assignments are written assignments because your goal is a written artist’s statement. You have to be willing to write and devoted to getting better at writing.

The e-book exercises are three-weeks long in order to help you develop a rhythm and daily working habits.

UPON COMPLETION
When you have completed all of the exercises, you will:
1. Have a new, written artist statement.
2. Be able to better articulate your work to anyone, anywhere at the drop of a hat.
3. Feel good that, through self-discipline and devotion to bettering your career, you have a genuine sense of accomplishment.

Your [artist statement information] is very well put together. I look forward to seeing the new assignment every day. The emphasis on core thinking and trying to get down to basics has been very good for me. . . . Whatever I write now, your guidelines will be there to help organize my thinking and make improvements in the future.—Marilyn Hudson, Hayward, CA

WHO SHOULD SIGN UP?
This book and consulting package is for any artist who is ready to put together a better presentation—both on paper and in person. You must have a desire to create some self-discipline in your career. You must commit to doing the exercises so that you will have a usable product at the end.

BONUS: Two free audio files are included. These MP3 recordings are from past teleclasses. The topics are "Beyond the Artist Statement: Uses for Your Statement" and "Conversations about Your Art."

How e-Books Work
E-books are electronic documents. I deliver my e-books as Adobe PDF files. However, this one is also available as a Microsoft Word file in case you want to journal at your computer.

Once you have paid for your e-book, you will be taken to a page that has the download link for your book. You will also be sent instructions to your inbox immediately. If you don't get them within two hours, please email Shari Cornish.

You will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to read your copy.

Best deal: The e-book, bonus audio files, and my editing help. You do the exercises, come up with the statement, and send it to me within 60 days for my assistance. You also get email support while you're doing the exercises if you need it.

$165  

E-book only: The e-book and bonus audio files alone. You go through them, do the exercises and come up with the your statement on your own.

$24