Notes from tutorial with Ben last Friday:
- Research before applying to the AOI annual. It can be pricier than what it is worth. 3X3 may be of more interest to me.
- Is it worth looking for an agent? I don't have a super keen interest to find one, or at least, don't feel them worth it just for the sake of it- unless it was an agency I have interest in. This largely comes from seeing other artists and seeing who they are represented by. Agencies mentioned: Dutch Uncle*, Heart*, CIA*, Handsome Frank, The Art Works...
- Begin to select pieces for a portfolio, begin to construct it from when the speaker from Central visits...
- Ben gave me a useful email template to send to people. I don't need to worry about the state of my portfolio, there's enough there to begin contacts.
- Postcards and business cards are nice but very throw-away-able, and art directors receive them in hundreds. Consider making something nicer, a print perhaps, that is less likely to be disposed. Something NICE
