Kris Graves: Professional Practices for Photographers | Arts + Literature Laboratory | Madison Contemporary Arts Center

Kris Graves: Professional Practices for Photographers

Presented by the PhotoMidwest Festival 2024 and FlakPhoto Projects, photographer Kris Graves will lead an in-depth discussion on enhancing the marketing and promotional aspects of your photography and art practice on Saturday, September 28, 2024 from 9:00am to 10:30am in the third floor Education Studio. This class will cover essential topics such as crafting compelling artist statements and biographies that effectively convey your vision and work. You will learn how to build a personal website that showcases your portfolio professionally and engagingly and strategies for establishing a solid social media presence to reach a wider audience.

Additionally, the course will explore various methods for fundraising and raising awareness about your art practice. Whether seeking grants, crowdfunding, or other financial support, you will gain valuable insights into effectively communicating your work's importance and impact to potential backers. By the end of the class, you will have a comprehensive toolkit to elevate your professional practices and advance your artistic career.

 

Kris Graves (b. 1982 New York, NY) is an artist and publisher based in New York and California. Graves creates artwork that deals with societal problems and aims to use art to inform people about cultural issues. 

Using a mix of conceptual and documentary practices, Graves photographs the subtleties of societal power and its impact on the built environment. He explores how capitalism and power have shaped countries — and how that can be seen and experienced in everyday life. Graves also works to elevate the representation of people of color in the fine art canon and to create opportunities for conversation about race, representation, and urban life. He photographs to preserve memory.

Graves received his BFA in Visual Arts from S.U.N.Y. Purchase College. He has been published and exhibited globally, including at the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Getty Institute, Los Angeles; and the National Portrait Gallery in London,... Read More

with additional funds from the Endres Manufacturing Company Foundation, the Evjue Foundation, Inc., charitable arm of The Capital Times, the W. Jerome Frautschi Foundation, and the Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation.

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Arts + Literature Laboratory is located at 111 S. Livingston Street #100, Madison, Wisconsin, 53703.

Our galleries are open Tuesday through Friday 10am-5pm and Saturday noon to 5pm, and other programs take place throughout the week. Please check the events calendar and education section for details.

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