
The Artist's Guide to Public Art
How to Find and Win Commissions
Lynn Basa(Author)
Allworth Press,U.S.
Published on 12. June 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-58115-501-3 (ISBN)
Description
Public art commissions--how to find them, how to get them.
* First-hand advice from experienced public artists
* Written by an artist for artists
* Includes expert information on public art law
Learn how to find, apply for, compete for, and win a public art commission. First-hand interviews with experienced public artists and arts administrators provide in-the-trenches advice and insight, and a chapter on public art law, written by Barbara Hoffman, the country's leading public art law attorney, answers questions about this complex area. Packed with details on working with contracts, conflict, controversy, communities, committees, and more, The Artist's Guide to Public Art shows artists the way to cut through the red tape and win commissions that are rewarding both financially and artistically.
* First-hand advice from experienced public artists
* Written by an artist for artists
* Includes expert information on public art law
Learn how to find, apply for, compete for, and win a public art commission. First-hand interviews with experienced public artists and arts administrators provide in-the-trenches advice and insight, and a chapter on public art law, written by Barbara Hoffman, the country's leading public art law attorney, answers questions about this complex area. Packed with details on working with contracts, conflict, controversy, communities, committees, and more, The Artist's Guide to Public Art shows artists the way to cut through the red tape and win commissions that are rewarding both financially and artistically.
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Edition
1st Edition, First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 151 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
390 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58115-501-3 (9781581155013)
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E-Book
07/2019
2nd Edition
Allworth Press
€13.84
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Persons
Lynn Basa, an artist for almost forty years, has conceived of and produced site-specific work for hospitals, universities, corporate headquarters, and private collections. She lives in Chicago, Illinois.