Master Class Course list and Registration for Professional Practice in the Arts.

Class Schedule, 2012 Master Classes limited to 9 participants each, due to the personal attention each student receives Registration for classes is done through the buttons below. These are the courses offered to make it a better 2012. Taught by Brainard Carey. Who is Brainard Carey? Read reviews of his new book on amazon to get another opinion on his educational value. All courses designed to lead artists and art administrators into the future of the arts for imminent survival and to plant seeds for new dreams. All courses come with personal attention to your coursework so that you get the most out of the course and can apply it to current situations. The courses can be taken at your leisure and have a suggested reading list. How to Open and Run a Gallery Brainard Carey discusses business procedures and work to be done as well as case histories of failed and successful galleries including one that he owned. Coursework includes suggested reading list and attention to the students plans, dreams and homework. Six weeks, personal attention and course work. Total cost $250.00 Class begins 10 days after you register, and comes with personal email support from the teacher, Brainard Carey. To Register, use the buy now button below How to Write about Art A survey of the current state of writing about art, and we will explore the texts of current critics and theorists and provide useful tools on incorporating better writing into your presentations and proposals. You will learn to write reviews, blog entries, catalog essays and statements. Six weeks, personal attention and course work. Total cost $250.00 Class begins 10 days after you register, and comes with personal email support from the teacher, Brainard Carey. To Register, use the buy now button below How to Start and Fund a Magazine Online publication of a magazine includes making apps for the ipad, iphone, and android devices as well as traditional print media. This course is an overview of the ways in which a magazine or zine can launch. Also detailed are methods to generate revenue for your publication through local sponsors. Six weeks, personal attention and course work. Total cost $250.00 Class begins 10 days after you register, and comes with personal email support from the teacher, Brainard Carey. To Register, use the buy now button below Fundraising for Artists and Art Administrators A very popular course for artists and art adminsitrators on how to raise funds for projects and institutions. With personal attention to your situation, this 7 week course, guides you through several methods of raising funds to suit your situation and location. Seven weeks, personal attention and course work. Total cost $250.00 Class begins 10 days after you register, and comes with personal email support from the teacher, Brainard Carey. To Register, use the buy now button below New Markets in Art Trends in markets, including new acquisition policies at musems, art fairs, and on line institutions as well as new and hard to classify mediums. Six weeks, personal attention and course work. Total cost $250.00 Class begins 10 days after you register, and comes with personal email support from the teacher, Brainard Carey. To Register, use the buy now button below Curatorial Directions in the Next Century For curators and artists interested in how the curatorial process has changed focus in the last decade. Curatorial ideas and concepts are mapping the future of exhibtions. This course creates a discussion abut ways in which that process effects history and practice. Six weeks, personal attention and course work. Total cost $250.00 Class begins 10 days after you register, and comes with personal email support from the teacher, Brainard Carey. To Register, use the buy now button below How to Collect Art A survey of current collectors and how important collections are built from the modest and small budgets to the hedge fund managers approach. Begin or improve your colection by adding focus and a strategy for museum, gallery and studio acquisitions. Six weeks, personal attention and course work. Total cost $250.00 Class begins 10 days after you register, and comes with personal email support from the teacher, Brainard Carey. To Register, use the buy now button below What is Happening in the New York Art World A look at trends in New York City. It is a New Yorkers survey of the scene in one of the most vibrant cities for contemporary art. Learn the politics and social culture of the current NY art scene. Six weeks, personal attention and course work. Total cost $250.00 Class begins 10 days after you register, and comes with personal email support from the teacher, Brainard Carey. To Register, use the buy now button below What is Significant in the International Scene, Recent Trends Looking at the international art scene and various biennials, this course explores the current state of art from a global perspective. Six weeks, personal attention and course work. Total cost $250.00 Class begins 10 days after you register, and comes with personal email support from the teacher, Brainard Carey. To Register, use the buy now button below Art Marketing and Comunication Using social media and crowd-sourcing to increase visabilty. Press releases will also be covered in this course that is aimed primarily at internet communications for artists and art institutions. Six weeks, personal attention and course work. Total cost $250.00 Class begins 10 days after you register, and comes with personal email support from the teacher, Brainard Carey. To Register, use the buy now button below --------------------------- Who Is Brainard Carey? He is an educator, author and artist. He has given lectures on professional development for artists careers. He also gives personal consultations and publishes a newsletter through his Art World Demystified program. As a professional artist, he just raised over 16K with a kickstarter project this past summer, collaborating with his wife and James Franco. He has also been in the Whitney Biennial and many other major museum and gallery exhibits as a collaborative with his wife, under the name Praxis. He has just had a new book published called Making It In The Art World which was a #1 bestseller on amazon, and it a text book for artists on buidling a professional career. What happens after you register for a course? By registering for any course, you will get information every week in a cumulative manner. At the end of the course in 6 weeks, you will have a firm understanding of the course topic. You will also get the personal support of Brainard Carey. During the 6 week course period, he will be available to you by email to personally answer questions about your course work and anything else related to it. There are a limited number of spaces in this course because each student will have the attention they deserve to make this course a useful and successful experience. You can take this from anywhere in the world, as long as you have a computer. Please note that this is not geo-specific, and we will discuss issues and topics that apply to any country in the world. The Art World Demystified Home Page Contact Brainard Carey with any questions.