Since College of DuPage is about 40 minutes west of Chicago, our audience is different from that of the typical Chicago gallery. We’re close enough that people do come out regularly from the city for our shows, but just far enough that we’re still off many people’s radar. For much of our core audience- both students and local residents- Gahlberg Gallery and the adjacent lobby space, are the primary venue to experience contemporary art. more...

I have found that the reality of being an emerging artist differs somewhat from the intense cosmology that is often fed to and proliferated by students. While everyone knows someone-who-knows-someone who's had that "big break" right out of school, the likelihood is that you will have to do some work to get where you are going. If you have found this article, you most likely already know this.
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Tip 1: Embrace Your Inner Entrepreneur

Consider the following quote:

“Artists are by nature entrepreneurs, they’re just not called that. They have the ability to visualize something that doesn’t exist, to look at a canvas and see a painting. Entrepreneurs do that. That’s what makes them different from businesspeople. Businesspeople are essentially administrators. more...