supporting artists' professional development
Professional Practice Kit - Individual Sheets PPK Sheet 1Awards & Prizes - A Professional Checklist
A useful guide to help artists navigate their way through the opportunities and pitfalls of competitions and prizes. Includes a handy checklist of issues artists may face when entering and preparing for art awards. 2006 Revised edition - 4 pages. Price: $6.60 | PPK Sheet 2A Guideline for Preparing Grant Applications
This fact sheet tells you what you need to know before writing an application to a funding body. It is a useful guide for artists intending to apply for project and professional development assistance to Federal, State and other funding agencies. 2004 Revised Edition - 8 pages Price: $6.60 | PPK Sheet 3Photographic Documentation of Art and Craft Work  How to photograph your own work for documentation purposes and when to use the services of a professional photographer. Includes a useful equipment checklist and helpful advice on lighting to help you document your work effectively. 2004 Revised Edition - 8 pages Price: $6.60 |
PPK Sheet 4Guidelines for Managing an Artist Run Gallery  Provides essential information on establishing, setting up and managing an artist run exhibition space. It covers vital information on leasing property, management and organisational structures. 2004 Revised Edition - 4 pages Price: $6.60 | PPK Sheet 5Artists' Scales of Fees, Wages and Artwork Prices  Provides essential advice and reference data to help visual and craft artists when considering fees, wages and prices. Includes present industry fee schedules and awards as an indication of what to charge for your services. 2004 Revised Edition - 16 pages Price: $6.60 | PPK Sheet 6Becoming A Sole Trader Looks at important business requirements and how they relate to an arts practitioner who decides to operate their art or craft practice as a Sole Trader. Establishing a business approach can offer financial benefits and assist in developing a professional attitude. 2006 Edition - 10 pages Price: $6.60 |
PPK Sheet 7E-Commerce and E-Marketing  Covers online marketing and how the internet can be used as a major tool to promote your art business through the principles of e-commerce and e-marketing. 2006 Edition - 8 pages Price: $6.60 | PPK Sheet 8Occupational Health, Safety & Environmental Issues  Ways of minimising the impact of your art practice on your health, safety and the environment. Looks at potential dangers, good work practices and risk management. 2004 Revised Edition- 10 pages Price: $6.60 | PPK Sheet 9Taxation and the Visual Arts and Craft  An essential guide to help artists navigate the tax system. Being in business means that you have to deal with important tax issues. Being on top of these issues right from the start can save you time and money. 2006 Revised Edition - 10 pages Price: $6.60 |
PPK Sheet 10Visual Artists as Copyright Owners and Users  An introduction to Australian copyright law, how it relates to visual arts and craft practice, and useful advice on how to benefit the most from your copyright. 2004 Revised Edition - 12 pages Price: $6.60 | PPK Sheet 11Advocating for the Arts
 As citizens of Australia concerned about the future of the visual arts, we can have an important say in the formulation of arts policy by communicating our ideas directly to government. This fact sheet provides some basic tips on how to advocate and lobby decision makers to provide support for the visual arts. 2002 Edition - 4 pages Price: $6.60 | PPK Sheet 12Setting up a Studio
 Important points you will need to know when establishing a studio space. Includes information on local government zoning regulations, leasing contracts, health and safety, legal matters and insurance. 2004 Edition - 12 pages Price: $6.60 |
