This course examines the relationship between making and writing in contemporary art. We will read; dissect; and discuss a spectrum of recent texts by artists; critics; and literary authors. In addition to these class conversations; students will be asked to regularly write short exercises and engage in weekly critiques. Over the span of the semester; students will improve their writing and produce a finished professional text in the form of a critical essay or artist proposal. This is a course that is geared to upper-division and graduate-level students and encourages enrollment from across all media and disciplines; including craft practices and performing arts.