1. Art Worlds and Social Types
By Howard S. Becker

2. Art Worlds Result of coordinated activities
Coordination of activities are in reference to a body of conventional understandings
Do not define art first
Mutual appreciation and social value

3. Types of Artists Integrated Professions Mavericks Naïve Artists
Folk Artists

4. Integrated Professionals
Every cooperating person has been trained
Large and responsive audience
Fully prepared and capable of producing the art work
Stays within respectable boundaries

5. Maverick Artists Have found conventional art world too constraining
Do not remove all conventions from their art
Force recognition and adoption of their practices from the conventional art world
Demands more work from the audience

7. Naïve Artists No connection with art world at all
Created forms and genres because they never acquired training or habits of professional artists
Made without reference to contemporary conventions

9. Folk Artists No real art community exists Not acknowledged as art
Well integrated
Conventions of their art are well known and easily made
Basis of collective action

11. Conclusion People can be oriented to any kind of social world
Four types of artists mirrors society at large
The art world is constantly changing

12. Critique Can artists be so easily organized? (Ex. The Shaggs)
Double-crosses his definitions (Ex. Folk artists)