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Writing Your Artist's Statement
- "Artists' statements." Leonardo 31.5 (1998): 475. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 3 May 2011.Several examples of statements.
- Acosta, Carrie. "How to Write an Artist Statement." Carrie Ann Acosta class website for Special Projects Digital Photography at Oakland Community College. Web. 4 December, 2009.Straight forward handout with driving questions to use for an outline.
- Bamberger , Alan. "Your Artist Statement: Explaining the Unexplainable." ArtBusiness.com website. Web. 4 December, 2009.Includes tips on what to include and avoid.
- Bitetti, Kathleen. "How to write an Artist Statement: Writing an artist statement sometimes can be harder than making the actual work." Artists Foundation website. Web. 4 December, 2009.Artists Foundation, a Boston-based organization.
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- Lesley Online TutoringMFA students may submit drafts of papers for online tutoring. Trained peer tutors review these drafts to provide advice and guidance to assist students in improving their writing and correcting errors.
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Books about Writing
Goodwin, Ariane. Writing the Artist Statement: Revealing the True Spirit of Your Work. Haverford, Pa: Infinity Pub, 2002.
This book has exercises which help you to identify ideas in your art.
Barnet, Sylvan. A Short Guide to Writing About Art. The short guide series. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson, 2008.
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