Communication and professionalization tools for artists

When we begin our professional career we realize that, in addition to having knowledge about the creation processes, we also need tools and resources for cataloging, communicating or promoting our work. In general, these subjects are not taught in conventional artistic training spaces.

The artist's work, before and after being exhibited or publicly communicated, goes through various phases: formalization, cataloguing, promotion, commercialization, preservation, etc. Therefore, it is necessary to understand in a broad sense what responsibilities we creative people have, what are the infrastructures and tasks of exhibition spaces, or understand the particularities of the calls to which we apply for the production of projects, awards and scholarships or residencies for artists. If we know how to navigate each of these situations, professionalization in the field of art will be easier for us.

During these sessions we will present examples, analyze cases and propose practical exercises to expand or update our resources and personal skills. The objective: to achieve a professional artistic profile and thus reach logical purposes as professional artists according to each one's career.

Methodological support will be offered in:
• Participation in artistic performance contexts.
• The organization of the work (order and catalog the artistic production).
• The construction of the professional career (the declaration of intentions, the biographical profile or resume and the visual or audiovisual dossier).
• The presentation of works or projects to calls for awards, scholarships and artistic residencies.
• Good professional practices in Art.

Where?
Hangar - Barcelona

When?
From October 7th to 11th, 2024 from 5 to 8:30 p.m.

Who?
Joan Morey teaches this workshop (Mallorca, 1972). Graduate and DEA in Fine Arts from the University of Barcelona. Throughout his professional career he has developed numerous projects and exhibitions in museums, art centers, institutions and galleries. He has received several production awards and scholarships such as at the Spanish Academy in Rome (2014-15).

Based on his work as an artist, he is a teacher, mainly in the audiovisual and artistic marketing sector. He organizes and is part of continuing training programs for artists (promoted by the PAAC or other organizations linked to contemporary art), collaborates as a guest expert in various master's and postgraduate courses and teaches monographs and workshops at universities, art and design schools or continuing training platforms focused on the professional facet of the artist.

As a manager he has been part of the team of the contemporary art program Sant Andreu Contemporani (2013, Barcelona) and for three consecutive editions (2010, 2011 and 2012) he was a member of the jury, project coordinator and monitoring of exhibition assembly in the public call BCN_Producció , La Capella (ICUB, Barcelona Institute of Culture).

Price?

€50 for non-members, free for members of the PAAC and Hangar residents.

You sign up?

We have limited places. Write to us at: paac@paac.cat

It is organized by:

PAAC with the collaboration of Hangar and the Department of Culture of the Generalitat of Catalonia.