$50.00
I accept one-on-one advising and consulting clients at $50/hour for a variety of topics. I require 2-weeks lead time to ensure I am able to give your project the attention it deserves (I do not accept rush orders). Please email me to discuss before you purchase – ellen@ellenmueller.com
Description
Job searching and interview prep
-
- Editing job application documents (CVs, cover letters, teaching philosophies, research/artist statements, diversity statements, sample syllabi)
- Job talks / Teaching demos – development and test-runs
Professional practices
-
- Goal setting
- Grant applications
- Networking strategy
- Writing exhibition proposals
- Residency applications
Strategically navigating academia
-
- Planning your research and teaching to get the most out of both
- Academic conferences (applying to panels, chairing panels, networking)
Authoring textbooks
-
- Ideation
- Creating a table of contents
- Writing the first 1-3 chapters
- Finding potential publishers
- Writing a book proposal
- Self-publishing
Collective practices (versus individual practices) for building your art career
-
- Creating and maintaining artist collectives
- Critique groups
- Organizing conferences and workshops
- Independent publishing (zines, artist books, etc.)
Teaching
-
- Course planning (Backward Design)
- Open-source websites and creative commons licensing for your materials
- Adapting to the online environment (accessibility and interactivity)
and more…
A little bit about my background:
Currently, I am the Director of the MFA Program in Visual Studies at Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Over the past 10 years, I have been a member of the faculty at UMass Dartmouth, West Virginia Wesleyan College, and Colorado State University-Pueblo. I completed my MFA in studio art at University of South Florida in 2011, and I completed a BA in Theatre and Art, and a BS in Design Technology from Bemidji State University.
Additionally, I recently published Elements and Principles of 4D Art and Design with Oxford University Press (2016), Remixing and Drawing: Sources, Influences, Styles with Routledge Focus (2018), and Some Social Practice via Creative Commons (2020). I also founded the CAA Conversations Podcast in 2017.
I’ve attended 18 residencies, and received 20+ grants. I’ve presented at 20+ conferences. I’ve organized 4 conferences (both in-person and online, both regional and national). I’ve been advising and mentoring for over a decade.
Contact: Ellen@EllenMueller.com