Workshop Schedule

Session One
    •    The Art
    •    Life-drawing in art
   
•    Who “should” model
    •    Models’ rights
    •    Modeling
and career
    •    Art modeling vs. fashion modeling
    •   
Artist-model relationships

    •    The Business
    •    Resume preparation
    •    Business cards
    •    Photo “Model Release”, Part 2

Session Two
    •    The Art
    •    Length of sessions
    •    Holding poses
    •    Types of poses
    •    Practicing poses, Part 1
    •    Exercises

    •    The Business
    •    Portfolio preparation
    •    Getting assignments
    •    The Interview
    •    Photo “Model Release”, Part 2

Session Three
    •    The Art
    •    Furniture and props
    •    Clothes and accessories
    •    Group poses
    •    Practicing poses, Part 2

    •    The Business
    •    Some don’ts
    •    Financial records
    •    Contracts
    •    Model and artist evaluations

Session Four
    •    The Art
    •    “Models for modeling”, books, magazines, TV shows
    •    Dealing with the unexpected
    •    Social contracts
    •    Practicing poses, Part 3

    •    The Business
    •    Forming a group (or joining one)
    •    Practicing together
    •    Professional advancement
    •    Course evaluation

Session Five (in three to six months)
The Art and the Business
    •    Pros and cons on the modeling experience
    •    Pose demonstrations
    •    Discussion of newly-discovered source materials
    •    Resume and portfolio updates
    •    Suggestions for Workshop improvement
    •    Next steps, if applicable