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artiwu vol.3, DIGEST #03 (Sep 26, 2000)
FOUR MESSAGES
1. new artiwu members
2. BOOK: "Great Jobs for Art Majors"
3. blurb it
4. FUN STUFF... Sculptor Creates Ice Pub
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Subject: new artiwu members
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 22:19:31 -0500
From: Matt Maldre <artiwu@spudart.org>

Welcome freshman art majors!

Here's this weeks digest. If you want to reply to any of these posts, just send your email to: artiwu@spudart.org
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2.
Subject: BOOK: "Great Jobs for Art Majors"
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 05:08:02 -0500
From: Matt Maldre <matt@spudart.org>

Over the next few digests, I will be reviewing books about careers in art.

If you have any comments on books about careers in art, please share them with the artiwu list, send your email to: artiwu@spudart.org.

This first book I'll review is:
"Great Jobs for Art Majors" by Blythe Camenson
you can buy this book at: http://www.artiwu.org/books

Over half the book (104 pages out of 188) covers the general typical topics that any job book would cover, such as self-assessment, research, networking, interviewing, following up, etc. It briefly tosses in some mention about how these relate to the visual arts but not much. But if you haven't read any other job books, this section covers the general stuff nicely. But in my opinion it's just filler.

The much better other half covers different career paths for art majors. It is divided up into 5 paths:
1. STUDIO ART
2. COMMERICIAL ART
3. ART EDUCATION
4. MUSEUMS
5. ART GALLERIES

For each path the author touches on:
* WORKING CONDITIONS: Most cases this is obvious
* POSSIBLE JOB TITLES: There are much more here than the real-life examples, but For each title there is in-depth explanation. But I feel, that there are more positions that she did not touch on.
* POSSIBLE EMPLOYERS: It's not a big list of specific examples, it's general examples
* TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS
* CAREER OUTLOOK
* STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS: these are good
* EARNINGS: pretty up-to-date, the copyright is 1997

There are a variety of examples of real people in a different art positions. It gives plenty of real-life examples from real people in different art positions. Each talks about different topics such as downsides/upsides of their career, a typical day, advice, their career path, and duties.

Here are the examples used:
1. STUDIO ART: potter, costumer, joiner, cooper, stained glass artist
2. COMMERICIAL ART: freelance illustrator
3. ART EDUCATION: alternative high school art teacher, grade school special education art teacher,
4. MUSEUMS: assisant curator, associate registar, chief conservator
5. ART GALLERIES: gallery owner

There aren't any real listing of resources like addresses or places to contact.

OVERALL:
The second half is where the meat is. Although, the author may be missing some possibly art jobs, for the paths she does covers, she covers them in depth. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the areas that she covers. But keep in mind that this book doesn't give any real listing of contacts or addresses. It's a good resource for someone trying to figure out what career path they want to take.

Remember, you can buy the book at:
http://www.artiwu.org/books

My next review will be book that covers a longer list of art jobs:
"Career Opportunities in Art"
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3.
Subject: blurb it
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 21:09:15 -0500
From: Matt Maldre <artiwu@spudart.org>

**What's one of your favorite tools for making art? i.e. chainsaw, paintbrush**

just hit reply to this email
and blurb out a response...any ol' response will do.

Replies are posted on the artiwu website at:
http://www.artiwu.org/blurb
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4.
Subject: FUN STUFF... Sculptor Creates Ice Pub
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 21:01:58 -0500
From: Matt Maldre <matt@spudart.org>

Ice-sculptor Jonathan Lloyd has created a pub made of ice. The artist has
spent three months carving the pub with detail at a cost of $352,000
dollars. The work includes ice bar-stools, ice darts board and an ice pool
table. The work will be displayed at the Broadgate Centre in central London
and will melt five hours after the exhibit opens.

For the full story, go to:
http://www.artiwu.org/links
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-ARTIWU WEBSITE UPDATES

UPDATED THEIR PROFILE
http://www.artiwu.org/profiles
* Jeffrey Millies 96
* Julie Janetopoulos 97
* Laura Kesselring 97
* Emmy Linman John 97
* Matt Maldre 97
* Matthew Shultz 97 (and added his picture too!)
* Ethan Schleeter 98
* Kami Carter 02

CREATED A NEW PROFILE
http://www.artiwu.org/profiles
* Christopher Horlacher 94
* Chetna Bhosale 95
* Joanna Goebel 97
* Susan Hope Hoffman 98
* Mary Kazak 00

ADDED ARTWORK TO THEIR PROFILE
* Ethan Schleeter 98

ADDED A PERSONAL LINK TO THE LINK SECTION
http://www.artiwu.org/links
* Julie Janetopoulos 97
* Matthew Shultz 97
* Susan Hope Hoffman 98
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-COMING & ONGOING SHOWS of IWU people:

August 25 - October 21 (reception August 25: 5-7pm)
CONNIE WELLS (printmaking/drawing professor at IWU)
"Drawing to Print"
McLean Arts Center, 601 N. East St. Bloomington, Illinois 61701
309-829-0011

August 18 - October 29, 2000 (reception: ?)
LAURA A. KESSELRING (class of 97)
"2000 Rockford-Midwestern Exhibition: Artists of the New Millenium"
Rockford Art Museum, 711 N. Main St., Rockford

October 8 - November 15, 2000 (reception: October 8, 1-4 pm)
LAURA A. KESSELRING (class of 97)
6th Annual Juried Show
Art Guild of Burlington, Arts for Living Center
7th & Washington, Burlington, Iowa

For more details, visit: http://www.artiwu.org/news
Do you know any IWU alum/faculty/student in an art show?
Go to the above address and fill out a form.
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-ART BLURB QUESTION:
What's one of your favorite tools for making art? i.e. chainsaw, paintbrush
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