– SYRACUSE, NY May 26, 2010

Everson to Host Talk by Renowned Artist & Author Jackie Battenfield
Co-sponsored by The Sam and Adele Golden Foundation for the Arts

The Everson Museum of Art announces that it will host a talk titled "Making an Artist's Life Work," by artist and author Jackie Battenfield on Friday, June 4, 2010 at 7 p.m. in the Everson's Hosmer Auditorium. The talk is free and open to the public, and will be immediately followed by a book signing.

Battenfield's 90 minute talk will discuss the fundamental skills artists need to develop and sustain a professional life with an overview of Battenfield's widely acclaimed book, "The Artist's Guide: How to Make a Living Doing What You Love." It will cover tips on how to plan, promote, fund, organize, and build community and includes time to address audience questions.

"We are delighted to offer this resource to area artists," said Steven Kern, Everson executive director. "Battenfield's experience and skills will benefit all who attend. We're grateful to have been able to partner with The Sam and Adele Golden Foundation for the Arts and Golden Artist Colors, Inc. to present this program."

Jackie Battenfield is an artist known for her luminously colored paintings and prints of natural forces. . Battenfield received an MFA from Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts (1978). For the last twenty years, she has made a living from her art and is a popular motivational speaker on the challenges of sustaining a successful career in the visual arts. She is the recipient of a Pollock-Krasner Award (1991) and the Warren Tanner Award (1996). Jackie founded The Rotunda Gallery in Brooklyn, New York and worked there from 1981 to 1989 creating a dynamic arts organization. For sixteen years she directed the postgraduate seminars for The Artist in the Marketplace Program (AIM) at the Bronx Museum of the Arts. Currently, she teaches professional practice in the graduate program at Columbia University and for the Creative Capital Foundation. Through these programs she has mentored over three thousand artists. Battenfield is author of The Artist's Guide: How to Make a Living Doing What You Love, Da Capo Press, 2009. The book is now in its fourth printing and will be translated and published in South Korea next year. For more information: www.artistcareerguide.com .

For more information, visit www.everson.org or call (315) 474-6064. The Everson is also on Facebook, www.facebook.com/EversonMuseumOfArt , and Twitter, http://twitter.com/SKernEverson .

ABOUT THE EVERSON
The Everson Museum of Art, whose roots extend to 1897, is internationally recognized for its extensive and significant collection of ceramics, its pioneering art video collection and its distinctive structural design by the noted architect I.M. Pei. As the first museum devoted to collecting American art, the Everson uses this focus to make possible direct encounters with all art through its collections, exhibitions, scholarship, and educational programs. In addition to exhibitions, the Everson presents a monthly Contemporary Film Series, regular Artists Open events and a wide variety of art education programs for adults and children.

The operation of the Everson Museum of Art is made possible with funding from the Dorothy and Marshall M. Reisman Foundation, County of Onondaga, the Central New York Community Foundation, and the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

The Everson is open to the public Tuesday – Friday and Sunday Noon – 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. For more information please visit www.everson.org .

About Golden Artist Colors, Inc.

Located in its 100,000-square-foot facility in rural Columbus, N.Y., GOLDEN's 147 employees are committed to producing materials that encourage exploration of form and concept, while assuring archival integrity. GOLDEN takes pride in the fact that its Custom Lab is the only facility of its kind, dedicated to designing products to the specifications of individual artists. Developing paints to meet exacting criteria is the specialty of GOLDEN's custom operations. As a natural progression from its initiatives in the fine arts market, GOLDEN established Paintworks, the commercial paint and coatings division of Golden Artist Colors, Inc. It provides commercial and OEM clients with paint making technology, toll manufacturing and integrated solutions. GOLDEN Paintworks can design a full solution to a coatings project based on its expertise designing, manufacturing, marketing and selling high performance paints and coatings. The company also assists customers with complex production, packaging and regulatory issues. The company is not only committed to its customers and local community, but to its employee owners as well. In April 2010, GOLDEN employees became the majority owners of the company and in 2008, the company became a 100% Tobacco Free Campus for staff and visitors. For more information about Golden Artist Colors, Inc. and its comprehensive product offering, call 1-800-959-6543 or visit the company's Web site at www.goldenpaints.com