Prerequisite(s): ARST 404. This course focuses on transitioning from academic life into professional practice as a working artist. During the class you will create/refine your portfolio & website; develop strategies for understanding and building networks; and apply to artist opportunities (grants, exhibitions, residencies, etc). Individual strategies will be explored as they relate to each student's nascent practice. Through writing assignments, you will develop your artist statement and learn appropriate language and ideas for various types of applications. Invited artists will offer their own methods and process and describe how those fit into their professional artistic life. You will research other artists’ careers and abstract them as models for potential routes into your artworld.