In this professional development talk for [c]CC Art School, Jim will share his experience of working with Museum collections and offer advice on how to take this next step in your career. Join us on Tuesday, 13 January at 5:30pm UK-time. Tickets are on sale now in our [cloud] Shop for £15!

Working with museum collections begins by taking stock of your practice. It is a nuanced step that requires self-reflection and an understanding of what curators are looking for in acquiring new artists into a collection. This talk will touch on these aspects and delve into what it takes to succeed.

Printmaker and book artist Jim Butler will talk about his work and why it has been acquired by leading public collections in the UK, Europe and the USA. He will look at how and where to find the right curators and at building ongoing relationships with them. The talk will cover researching institutions’ acquisitions policies and how to use them to position specific works. It will also cover the frustrations of dealing with institutional budgets, bureaucracy and rejection.

Jim was born in Dublin and now lives in Cambridge. He lectures at Cambridge School of Art, Anglia Ruskin University. 
His practice is centred around printmaking, hand-printed artist’s books, collage and drawing. His work has been exhibited widely in galleries in the UK, Europe, Mexico and the USA. His artist’s books are held in numerous leading public collections worldwide including The Tate, The British Library, The Fitzwilliam Museum, The National Gallery of Ireland, Meermano Museum and the Yale Center for British Art. His screenprinted book Blackrock Sequence won the 2018 AOI World Illustration Award for best professional book and is currently on display in the Treasures Gallery of the British Library (opposite the Magna Carta).