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How to write an artist statement – The Creative Independent

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Try typing something like "creative blocks", "spiral", "world", "green" or "blue" and our snail will find what you're looking for. Written by Sarah Hotchkiss with illustrations by Beena Mistry This guide is part of Becoming an artist, Finding your voice I like to think of the artist statement as the wedding toast of the art world. If you wing it, suddenly you’re on the spot in front of a crowd of expectant faces, trying to put into words a relationship (between you and your art) that you’ve always felt intuitively. We’ve all seen those toasts. They don’t go well. But if you put time and energy into crafting your message beforehand, you’ll actually add to that crowd’s understanding of the significance of this event (your art) and help them feel all the feels more deeply. I’ve been wrestling with my own artist statements for as long as I’ve been making art. And I must confess, it’s never a task I look upon with glee. This, despite the fact that I write about art for a living. But readin

Guides October 18, 2018 Written by Sarah Hotchkiss with illustrations by Beena Mistry This guide is part of Becoming an artist , Finding your voice How to write an artist statement Introduction I like to think of the artist statement as the wedding toast of the art world. If you wing it, suddenly you’re on the spot in front of a crowd of expectant faces, trying to put into words a relationship (between you and your art) that you’ve always felt intuitively. We’ve all seen those toasts. They don’t go well. But if you put time and energy into crafting your message beforehand, you’ll actually add

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