Residencies, shows, and travel require forethought and planning for an artist to reach an international audience. https://clarkhulingsfund.org/finalists/lauren-frances-adams/ (Lauren Frances Adams) is a painter and mixed-media installation artist, incorporating traditional designs and decoration with contemporary Americana. Her wallpapers depict class struggle and labor movements. She also works as a Full-Time Painting Faculty member at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore and was one of our first CHF Business Accelerator Grant Recipients in 2013. Lauren lays out some of the critical issues in arranging travel for an art business.
Art that Crosses MediaCross-media work as an academic distinction vs. real world experience
Total installations and breaking the boundaries of the picture plane
Technology, mass-production, and art
The function of labor as a theme
‘Career impact of social issues as subject matter
“Those that produce the work are often the least in control of what happens to that work.”

Art that Crosses the Atlantic (The Travel Side of an Art Business)International shipping – e.g. when the gallery won’t pay
Who pays for insurance
Planning ahead financially
Visas & travel papers
Budgeting time for residencies & travel with studio time and marketing
Making art vs. managing the business
Painting vs. teaching – cynicism vs. reality
Teaching vs. the gallery system

Crossing the Hurdle of Grants & FundingWhy writing grants is essential – formalizing your project definition
Where CHF’s grant has been pivotal
The end goal of a grant project – e.g. being polished

LastlyFor more information on Lauren Francis Adams, visit http://lfadams.com/ (lfadams.com)