Sarah Borris (2021) ‘A Talk by Sarah Borris’ [Online Lecture]. Unit 5: Professional practice. Chelsea College of Arts. 7/ 10.
www.sarahboris.com @sarahboris_ldn
Book: Studio Culture – how different practices run their studio
Advice
- Be clear why you want a job.
- Good to prepare something custom for a specific job.
- Everyone these days has good portfolios. So you always need to go the extra mile.
- When you work for a studio, you work under the studio’s name. Often you are not allowed to contact the clients from the previous studio. So you need to create your own outside network.
- Build a network of friends, collaborators and clients.
Work
Write down words that define yourself and practice
Question I asked
What things can we do while we are at university to prepare ourselves to work in the professional world?
Try to find out where you want to work, in house, studio, freelance, combination of disciplines marketing, art.
University is the beginning of something that can evolve. Never feel you are stuck in one thing. Never let someone tell you that you are not good at something. Don’t let anyone bring you down. What someone says does not define you.
Try to think about the business aspect. Set up on your own and think about fees and contract templates. You are better equipped
Fees and negotiating contracts. Get it out of the way straight away.
Inspiration comes from everywhere
(even the bins)
Sarah Borris (2021) ‘A Talk by Sarah Borris’ [Online Lecture]. Unit 5: Professional practice. Chelsea College of Arts. 7/ 10.
I can relate to Sarah Borris when she said ‘I’m shy but I like talking to people and meeting people.’ She gave the advice ‘You need to get out there.’