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Taking the Leap: Building a Career as a Visual Artist [Paperback]

Cay Lang (Author)

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Product Details

Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Chronicle Books (April 1 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0811818152
ISBN-13: 978-0811818155
Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 17.5 x 1.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 522 g

Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #501,787 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Based on artist and teacher Cay Lang's popular seminars, TAKING THE LEAP teaches artists how to succeed in today's complex and competitive art world. Offering inside information on how to show at galleries, nonprofit spaces, and museums, as well as a host of nontraditional venues, this behind-the-scenes look at the art world reveals how decisions are made and what artists can expect and how they can create their own art scene on their own terms.

About the Author

Cay Lang began teaching her Taking the Leap course in 1990. Her photographs have appeared in numerous books and magazines, and have been shown in London, Tokyo, Paris, and Toronto. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good sense, good business, May 30 2004

H. J. Lowe (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Taking the Leap: Building a Career as a Visual Artist (Paperback)

Thanks to Cay Lang, I am now selling my artwork in the triple digits. As she states in the beginning of her book,
artists would rather be making art than doing business.
This book helps you do both without sapping your creative juices. A new perspective, a simple remedy.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Advice, Feb 12 2010

E. Johnson "budjohnson.ca" (Vancouver BC Canada) - See all my reviews
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This book came refered from artist Robert Genn and is indeed a wealth of information.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Cay Lang, thank you for this program ... and the book!, July 22 2003

Barbara Bell (San Carlos, CA) - See all my reviews
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This is a fantastic book that outlines what you need to do to set up and follow through as a visual artist. Every chapter is like a checklist. You can always use it as reference material later, but the book is great whether you read it for the 1st time or 51st time. Bravo, Cay Lang!

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4.0 out of 5 stars In the beginning
Building a career as a visual artist can be a long tedious journey. This book gave encouragement and good advise. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars this book is a gem!
Cay Lang uses practical terms and FACTS to teach people how to make their way as visual artists... The book has lists of things to do, the ways to do them and the encouragement to... Read more

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