For hundreds of thousands of artists in this country, this book will stand out. Artist/author Eric Rudd tells it like it is - about real problems offering hard, practical advice. Read what one of the most important museum directors in the world says about the author:

Studio operations, gallery and museum options, new approaches and more, The Art World Dream examines artists' life and management needs from a fresh vantage point.

Every artist wants his or her painting to hang in the Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim, and the Whitney - if not soon, then sometime in the not too distant future. This would signify recognition, financial success and the artist's place in art history. How can you achieve this goal?

Whether you are just setting out on a career in art, or have been working for a few years and feel that you can't break free, this book will help you set up your life to allow the art - which you are capable of making- happen.

This book will help you undertake an artistic mission of the most serious nature, needing the utmost determination from you.

About the Author
Eric Rudd is a well known sculptor/mixed media artist. He is the creator of the Dark Ride Project, a 15,000 square-foot exhibition that includes an actual ten-minute ride on the robotic "Sensory Integrator" through "creative space." Eric Rudd founded and for ten years directed the Contemporary Artists Center, a not-for-profit artists' studio residency and exhibition facility. He has been instrumental in helping several new and alternative galleries and museums, has one of the largest studios in the country, has worked with many new industrial materials and processes, has created art during corporate and foreign residencies, and has taught, lectured and been politically active and idealistic as an artist. All these experiences and successes are shared in this book. Eric Rudd is the author of The Art Studio/Loft Manual - For Ambitious Artists and Creators.

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