Artist Publishing Practicum
March 22-23, 2025


What is the Artist Publishing Practicum?


A crash course on pathways to book publishing—designed for visual artists and open to all—organized by your friends at Louis Place. Visit the registration page for accessibility requests, mutual aid resources, and more.




Schedule

All programs hosted virtually with live open captions

All times ET



Saturday, March 22    1-5:30pm ET


1pmKameelah Janan Rasheed: Publishing is ours!
A keynote.  

On researching, writing and publishing for lifelong learners.

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Kameelah Janan Rasheed
artist, educator, learner, author, publisher

2pmArtist publishing 101: 
Choose your own adventure

A comprehensive introduction to publishing vocabulary, timelines, and frameworks—for beginners.

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Rachel Valinsky
artistic director, Wendy’s Subway; editor, Center for Art Research and Alliances (CARA) 

Steffani Jemison
artist, writer


3:30pmArt book publishing 
Learn how to get an “art book”—the kind you see in museum bookshops—made and distributed.  

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Karen Kelly
publisher and editor, Dancing Foxes Press


4:30pmTraditional literary publishing for artists and iconoclasts 

Seeking a publisher:  the big 5, independent presses, academic presses, and how to get an agent.

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Erika Stevens
literary agent, Salky Literary Management. Former editorial director, Coffee House Press.


Sunday, March 23    1-5:30pm ET


1pmMindy Seu: 
Publishing in community! 
A keynote.

Books as tools for building community: approaches to performance and public programs, compensation, and citation.

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Mindy Seu
Author, Cyberfeminism Index; designer, educator

2pmBook design and production
Timelines, budgeting, printers, and other logistical considerations. The edges of the possible—within the limits of the practical.

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Elizabeth Karp-Evans
Publisher and designer, Pacific


3:30pmImprovisational jazz as publishing method

Urgency as a springboard for action—through books. A lecture and workshop on micro-publishing.

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Yusuf Hassan
Founder, BlackMass Publishing


4:30pmResources for writers

Resources (books, organizational tools, websites, and more) to help you write and edit your book. 

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Steffani Jemison, Naima Lowe, and Quincy Flowers
Coordinators, at Louis Place


Programs at Louis Place in 2024-2025 are made possible in part through the sponsorship of The Field, with funding from Wagner Foundation.  Email
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