Craft Your Artist Statement Workshop

Class Description

Taught by jennifer Altmann

1 day workshop, 1:00-3:00pm

This workshop will walk jewelry artists through the steps to crafting a 300- to 500-word artist statement that expresses their vision for their work. Prompts and exercises will be offered to help artists land on the right words to describe their work. The workshop will cover how to talk about inspirations, materials used, influences, concepts explored and more. We will discuss how to be succinct, what vocabulary to use — and words to stay away from— as well as how artists explain their work in a way that is accessible to everyone. Students should bring a laptop or iPad to draft their artist statements on, as well as a notebook and pen/pencil for note taking.

Craft Your Artist Statement will be taught by Jennifer Altmann, a journalist who writes about jewelry. Her work has appeared in The New York Times’ Style section, The Washington Post, Metalsmith Magazine, the Associated Press and many other outlets. Her series for Art Jewelry Forum, 'Inside the Jewelry Box,' offers a peek into the jewelry collections of artists, gallery owners, curators and collectors. Follow her on Instagram at @jenniferaltmann, where she chronicles the contemporary jewelry scene.

This class will take place on the 5th floor of Brooklyn Metal Works, please note that this spaces is only accessible via staircase.

Class size 4-20 students.

Refunds & Credit

Please email us at info@bkmetalworks.com to withdraw from class. Withdrawals from class more than 7 days prior to the start of the class will receive a full refund for the class minus a 10% processing fee. If cancellation occurs 3-6 days prior to the class, we will provide a 50% refund. Cancellations 48 hours or less receive a 25% refund. Refunds will not be provided for no-shows or same-day cancellations.

We do not refund tuition for classes that students miss due to their own circumstances. There will be no refunds once the class begins in any circumstance, nor can we transfer you to a later semester. Students enrolled in multi-session studio courses (excluding workshops and intensives) may make-up missed class sessions during open studio hours through the duration of the session.

We reserve the right to cancel or discontinue any class, in which case you may choose to receive a refund, apply the class credit towards a different course, or receive a tuition credit for future use. Tuition credits are valid for up to one year. Refunds will be issued within 30 days.