X Gallery is pleased to announce that registration is now open for Archiving for Visual Artists: Career Documentation and Legacy Considerations.

Career documentation and preserving one’s legacy are essential components of an artist’s life and practice at all phases of your career. This in-person workshop will help you to establish or refine studio practices that take into account ongoing documentation and safe storage of artworks, and to form an archiving system that allows you to maintain intellectual and physical control of your work over time.

Instructor: Rebecca Gilbert, X Gallery
Dates: Sept 7, Sept 21, Oct 5, Oct 19, Nov 2, Nov 16
Day and Time: Wednesdays, 4-6:30pm
Ages: 18 and Up
Skill Level: All
Tuition: $450 (Optional studio visit +$90)
Class Size: 5 minimum, 8 maximum
Location: X Gallery, 815 SE Grant Street, Portland

Each session will offer guidelines, best practices, and discussion about specific areas of artwork inventory and storage, studio workflow and management, archive formation, legacy goals and planning specific to artists. Bi-weekly class times are supplemented with hands-on exercises, and an optional additional personal studio visit from the instructor to advise on considerations specific to your situation. Registration is limited to encourage meaningful discussion.

This workshop is designed for visual artists with an active practice, who are looking for structured support around the process of planning and documentation.

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This workshop is funded in part by a Make|Learn|Build grant from Regional Arts and Culture Council.