We developed this handbook for artists anywhere on the journey – whether you are just beginning to think about extending your artistic practice to working with community, or whether you’ve been immersed in community and want to deepen your practice. You might work within your “own” communities, or you might be a guest in another community. Or you might just be starting to think about how your creative practice could impact the people and places you love.

This handbook is a 106-page practical manual for individual artists who would like to begin or deepen this kind of artistic practice – work in and work with community. The stories, tools, and wisdom shared here were gathered from artists and creative practitioners who regularly do this work across the country, including Springboard staff Jun-Li Wang, Michele Anderson, and Peter Haakon Thompson.

At Springboard for the Arts, we believe that more is more. We make and share tools designed to benefit as many artists as possible. By freely sharing our work and creating connections among artists and communities, we work to make substantial, system-wide change. That's why we make toolkits for our programs, and share them freely as downloadable PDFs.

But we also know how a tangible object, creatively designed, can spark inspiration and aid learning. So we are delighted to offer hard copies of the Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists curriculum and the Handbook for Artists Working in Community for sale!

These workbooks are perfect for individual study, ready to be marked up and annotated, or as a textbook in a classroom or workshop setting. Both books are full-color and spiral bound, with illustration and design by Cori Nakamura Lin. The Handbook for Artists Working in Community was initially released in August 2020, and the Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists curriculum was released in an updated and expanded edition in October 2020.

Priced individually at $45 a piece. Select the "pack of five" option below to purchase at the bulk rate.

SHIPPING
Domestic shipping is covered in the base price, and sales tax is calculated and charged at checkout. Ships from our St. Paul office.

TAX-EXEMPT PURCHASES
Unfortunately, we can't use our online store to make sales to tax-exempt organizations. If you're purchasing on behalf of an organization with a tax-exempt number, please email [email protected] with a tax-exemption certificate issued by the appropriate state agency, along with your billing and shipping information, and we'll send you an invoice for the purchase.

INTERNATIONAL ORDERS
If you're interested in purchasing a copy outside the U.S., or placing a bulk order (more than 5 copies), please contact us directly at [email protected] to pay by invoice. Shipping for international and bulk orders is calculated by weight, and included in your invoice. Bulk orders are sent via USPS Media Mail, unless otherwise requested. International orders are sent via USPS/Canada Post, or UPS.