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toolkits and guides on www.a-n.co.uk
for all thoseworking in the visual arts, there’s a host of
important and useful information, some of which you’ll
need a subscription to access.
ToolkITS
These great ‘toolkits’ will go a long way to helping you with many of
the questions we’ve explored in this section of Signpost.
Toolkits are useful, practical kits, supporting you in the following
areas:
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The Artist’s contracts Toolkit
is an introduction to the
contractual process, enabling artists to assess contracts and to build
their own;
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The Artist’s Development Toolkit
enables artists and students
to develop themselves and their practice. It provides self-reflective
material suitable for any career stage and allows artists to review
their position and explore ways of developing;
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The Artist’s Fees Toolkit
takes artists step-by-step through a
process to calculate an individual daily rate and prepare quotes for
freelance work;
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The Artist’s Studios Toolkit
is a step-by-step guide to developing
group studios. It is designed for you to envision what it is you want
to achieve and to deconstruct your initial ideas through assessing
the options and making a plan.
These are available at:
prACTICAl guIDES
The a-n site has plenty of practical guides to provide support and
advise to artists. Topics covered include: how to set up in business,
organise events, and make proposals; your responsibilities on
copyright, insurance and health and safety; the best way to price
work, approach galleries, get legal advice and collect debts. The
guides are written by artists, curators and arts experts and act as an
introduction to being professional as an artist.
These are available to Subscribers at:
practical_guides
See page 58 for more details about the a-n Artist + AIR membership
package.