Artist Publishing Practicum
March 22-23, 2025
Video archive

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.

Read about each workshop and view individual videos below. Or, visit our YouTube channel to watch them all!

Saturday, March 22 1-5:30pm ET

On researching, writing and publishing for lifelong learners.

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

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

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

Steffani Jemison
artist, writer

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

Karen Kelly
publisher and editor, Dancing Foxes Press

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

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

Sunday, March 23 1-5:30pm ET

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

Mindy Seu
Author, Cyberfeminism Index; designer, educator

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

Elizabeth Karp-Evans
Publisher and designer, Pacific

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

Yusuf Hassan
Founder, BlackMass Publishing

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

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

Artist Publishing Practicum March 22-23, 2025 Video archive

What is the Artist Publishing Practicum?

Saturday, March 22 1-5:30pm ET

Sunday, March 23 1-5:30pm ET

Artist Publishing Practicum
March 22-23, 2025
Video archive