'Ten Things Every Artist Should Know'

Author and Artist Heather Darcy Bhandari Presents

Ten Things Every Artist Should Know

On Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at

Gallery Six in the Broward County Main Library 

Broward Cultural Division invites artists, gallery owners and creative entrepreneurs to hear author and artist Heather Darcy Bhandari speak at a closing forum for Doing Business As...Artist Entrepreneurs, DBA 2011, on February 23, 2011, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. D.B.A 2011 features eight South Florida artists who are graduates of the Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute (AEI). This third annual exhibition will be located at gallery six, in the Broward County Main Library, 100 S. Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301.

(Heather Darcy Bhandari is Pictured)

Bhandari's presentation will include a lecture/talk - Ten Things Every Artist Should Know (an overview of the author's book: Art/Work- Everything You Need to Know (and do) As You Pursue Your Art Career); followed by a Question and Answer period and book-signing. The most comprehensive guide of its kind, Art/Work gives artists of every level the tools they need to make it in the very competitive world of art. Unlike other creative professionals, visual artists don't have agents or managers-they have to do it all themselves. This lecture is an effort to inspire questions and discussion on such topics as business basics, legal precautions, promotional tools, and career decisions such as choosing the right venue to show your work.

Heather Darcy Bhandari is the director of artist relations at Mixed Greens Gallery in New York City, where she has curated more than fifty exhibitions while managing and advising a roster of artists. Her passion and enthusiasm for artists has led her to curate independent shows and sit on the board of NURTUREart, a nonprofit in Brooklyn that gives opportunities to emerging artists and curators. Bhandari is an instructor at Brown University and a member of the New Art Dealer's Alliance (NADA), the College Art Association, and ArtTable. She majored in visual arts and anthropology at Brown University and received an MFA in painting from Pennsylvania State University.

The exhibition artists and its founding members, artists LeeAnna Yater, Virginia Fifield, and Jacklyn Laflamme, announced this exhibition which runs through February 23, 2011 and showcases outstanding artwork from well-known local artists such as Timothy Leistner, Bonnie Orbach, Lori Pratico, Elizabeth Reed, Terre Rybovich and Jennyfer Toplak, all AEI graduates. Liora Davis and Georgeta Fondos, both accomplished artists, educators and AEI graduates are both curators and exhibitors in this year's show.  

The exhibit hours are Monday, Thursday and Friday: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Tuesday and Wednesday: Noon to 8:00 p.m. For more info, please visit: www.artistsdoingbusinessas.com. The events and exhibition are free and open to the public. 

For more information, please call Adriane Clarke, grants specialist, 954-357-7530.

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