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Professional Practice

Provides resources on professional practice for artists and designers, including training opportunities, grant writing, CVs, artists' statements, and art + design entrepreneurship

What to include in an Artist statements

What do you want your audience to understand about you and your art, beyond what the artwork can say on its own?

​Elements to include on your artists statements:

  • the subject of your work 
  • your audience, your purpose or motive 
  • the materials and medium in which you work 
  • the theories and methodologies that influenced your work 
  • your own personal perspective or background

From The Writing Centre, Writing an Artist’s Statement

Examples of Artists Statements

Artist Statements

Resources about writing an artist statement, and resources that feature other artists talking about their own artistic practice. 

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