How to Make a Book: art publications from start to finish

New online course by Node Center.  How to Make a Book: Art Publications from Start to Finish

Application deadline: July 8th, 2014
Duration: From July 15th to August 5th, 2014 /

Lecturer: John Holten, co-founder of Broken Dimanche Press

Art books and catalogues are increasingly important as a site where contemporary art carries out its discourses and activities. They are integral parts of exhibitions and indeed can be considered artworks themselves in the case of artist’s books and editions. This course takes the participants through various types of publications before looking in detail at each of the key stages of producing an exhibition catalogue, from looking at funding possibilities, sample publication budgets, contracts and permissions, as well as at ways of giving a publication a life through promotion and marketing before looking at distribution and where books end up. Beautiful books are comprised of a myriad of finely tuned details all added at key moments in a book’s creation. The course outlines each stage in the exciting and challenging process of publishing.

Participation fee: 145€

Language: English

Enroll here, you will receive payment instructions after enrolling

*Online material available 24/7 during the duration of the course and 4 weekly video-conferences every Tuesday at 7pm Central European Time

Programme

Week 1: Introduction – Approaches to Publications

• Introduction: what publications can offer curators
• Self-publishing versus finding a publisher
• ISBNs
• Looking at funding
• Budgets

Week 2: Content – Types of Publications

• Deciding on content
• Contracts
• Copyright
• Permissions
• Questions related to design

Week 3: Production

• Image editing and captioning
• Fact checking, copy-editing and proofreading
• Paper types
• Offset print versus digital print
• Printing specifications and how they affect content decisions

Week 4: Marketing and Distribution

• Consignment forms
• Finding distribution
• Press releases, launch events
• Reviews

For further information, please visit http://www.nodecenter.org/how-to-art-publications/