Despite our playful double entendre, the business of securing commissions requires taking proposals and contracts seriously. Large-scale artist https://clarkhulingsfund.org/finalists/molly-dilworth/ (Molly Dilworth) explains the challenges of both producing such works and operating the professional side of the business for scale. Molly’s geometrically inspired site-specific installations across the United States highlight invisible structures and hidden motivations. Her insights on a range of topics from proposals to contracts are crucial:
Creating Large-Scale WorksMaking big paintings to be seen by Google Earth
Special challenges of large-scale work
Dealing with outdoor work and site control (e.g. timing, weather, and location)
Technology and remote art creation [see also a https://clarkhulingsfund.org/the-enviable-lifestyle-of-the-working-artist-carolyn-edlund/ (previous broadcast)]
Using under-appreciated spaces, everyday spaces, accessible spaces

Operating the Business for ScaleRFPs, proposals, and the business of finding commissions
Contracts and when you get paid
Ensuring clients pay vs. getting burned
Contingencies and budgeting for materials, mishaps, and take-home pay
Getting a lawyer
Responsibility for maintenance and limits of liability
Contracts as a conversation
Dealing with damage and insuring the work

LastlyMolly Dilworth is currently a fellow in the first year of the Tulsa Artist Fellowship and. on April 23rd, will unveil her sculptural commission for a new Denver Light Rail station at 40th and Airport.
For more information on Molly, visit http://mollydilworth.com/ (mollydilworth.com)