Artists Space

Calling all artists!
Do you live in the moment but wish you could find ways to be better prepared - financially, professionally, creatively? Artists Space is proud to launch a new series of workshops and opportunities that will provide a broad range of survival skills for the practicing artist. The season begins with three workshops, and will continue through July 2004 with sessions that cover copyright issues, negotiation skills, letters of agreement and contracts, marketing, portfolio and packet preparation, fundraising and generally, how to get your foot in the seeemingly closed door of the art world. All workshops are free! (but you have to sign up in advance as places are limited.)

Christopher Apgar is a Private Advisor and Managing Director at Rockefeller Global Family Office. Prior to joining Rockefeller, Christopher was a Private Wealth Advisor, Executive Director, Portfolio Management Director, Workplace Advisor – Equity Compensation, and Lending Specialist at Morgan Stanley. Enthusiastic about the visual arts, Christopher dedicates a significant portion of his practice to the distinctive considerations of dealers, artists, galleries and others in the art community. Currently, Chris is the honorary co-chair of the Contemporary Arts Council at MoMA, and vice chair of The Camargo Foundation in the South of France. He served as the treasurer of Artists Space, treasurer of Judd Foundation, co-chair of the Contemporary Arts Council of MoMA, ex-officio trustee of the Museum of Modern Art, and President of The Brooklyn Rail, a magazine of critical perspectives on arts, politics and culture.

Jason Middlebrook (b. 1966, Jackson, MI) received his Master of Fine Arts from the San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA and his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of California at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA. He completed an Independent Study Program at The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY. Middlebrook lives and works in Hudson, NY.