This is the original one day seminar for emerging artists, designed to give practical information and advice towards a successful fine arts career. Each seminar is limited to 40 people per session. The cost is $80 per person and each seminar is six hours long. The presenter, Catriona Fraser, has given this seminar to hundreds of DC area artists, curators, teachers and other arts professionals since August of 1999. The issues covered and discussed are not based on theory, but grounded on actual experience.

The next seminar will be held on Saturday, January 30, 2010 in partnership with the Black Rock Center for the Arts in Germantown, MD. For more information and to register, visit here or call 301 528 2260.

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The seminar is designed for the emerging artist who is serious about his or her art career. Every artist will receive a resource packet including a CD of essential documents and other reference materials. Breakfast will be provided. The presenter, Catriona Fraser, is the owner and Director of the Fraser Gallery. Ms. Fraser has over 13 years experience as one of the most successful art dealers in the area and has earned an excellent reputation for supporting local emerging artists. Ms. Fraser is the Director of the Bethesda Fine Arts Festival and the founder and Director of Secondsight, an organization dedicated to the support of women photographers in the D.C Metro area. Ms. Fraser serves on the Advisory Panel for the Bethesda Arts and Entertainment District and on the Board of the Washington School of Photography. Ms. Fraser is also the Chair of the Trawick Prize, an annual competition that awards $14,000 to visual artists from D.C, Maryland and Viginia, as well as the Chair of the Bethesda Painting Awards, an annual competition that awards $14,000 to painters from D.C, Maryland and Viginia. In 2009, Ms. Fraser was elected President of the Art Dealers Association of Greater Washington.

The following issues will be covered during the seminar:

• Materials
  - Buying materials: lowering your costs
  - Presentation
• Conservation issues
  - Archival Matting and Framing
  
• Limited editions - signing and numbering
  - Prints vs. Reproduction
  - Iris Prints (Pros and Cons)
• Creating a Resume
• Building a Portfolio
• Juried Shows
  - Strategies for Getting Accepted
  - How to photograph your artwork
• Selling your art
  - How to write a press release
  - Publicity
• Galleries
  - Vanity Galleries
  - Co-Operatives
  - Commercial Galleries
  - Non-profit Art spaces
  - How to approach a gallery
  - Gallery/Artist Relationships
  - Contracts
  
• Outdoor Art Festivals
  - Resources
  - Display systems and tents
  - Best shows and ones to avoid
  - Accepting Credit cards
  
• Grants
  - DC
  - Regional
  - National
• Alternative Marketing
  

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