Careers
Professional-Development Workshops
CAA offers professional-development workshops to artists, art historians, and students at the Annual Conference in February and at locations across the United States throughout the year.
National Professional-Development Workshops for Artists
Since 2007, CAA has presented National Professional-Development Workshops for Artists, sustained by a generous grant from the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation. Workshops focus on supporting visual artists in underserved areas, providing essential training to emerging, midcareer, and established professionals.
Four workshops are scheduled for fall 2010:
- Portland, Oregon: September 25, at the Oregon College of Art and Craft
- San Diego, California, October 2, at Space 4 Art
- Albuquerque, New Mexico: October 9, at the University of New Mexico
- Birmingham, Alabama: November 20, at Space One Eleven
Please visit the National Professional-Development Workshops for Artists section for more information.
Annual Conference Workshops
Five to ten workshops on job hunting, portfolio and résumé preparation, and other career-related topics are offered at the CAA Annual Conference. Check back in fall 2010 for a listing of workshops at the 2011 Centennial Conference in New York.
At the Chicago conference in February 2010, CAA presented these topics:
- The Syllabus: Mapping Out Your Semester
- Job Hunt 101: Essential Steps in Securing a Job in the Arts
- Advice for New Instructors
- Grant Writing for Artists
- ArtTable: Career Advisory Roundtable
- Staying on Track with the Tenure Track
- Marketing Yourself to Market Your Art
For a description of the above workshops, please visit the Career Services section of the Chicago conference website.
