Where is the Art ?

There are a lot of artists who make a lot of art but
where is it ?

Why can't I find everyones art ?

Surely the point of art is to expose it to as many people
as possible ?

And to get as much exposure as possible ?

Why isn't everyones art accessible instantly ?

I guess either they don't know how to promote their work

or maybe they only show their art in a limited circle

or a click

Whats the point in creating art if no one can view it ?

Whats the point in creating art if only 15 or 20 people you
already know are viewing it ?

You know what they are going to say...

So, the lesson today is...

let everyone see your art

don't get stuck in a click

and send your art to lots of different places..

because if you only send to one gallery
and the gallery closes

where is your art reputation then ?

its gone with the gallery..

thats another lesson

spread your art around

:DDD

well,

get out there

:D

Arts Blogging

It is always a good idea to blog about your art

and to let people know what you are up to.

The great thing about blogs is that you can let

people see what you are doing, and not

necessarily the big events, but also the little

nitty-gritty step by step things that make up

an artists life.  It is good for people to see

the reactions of other artists to different

techniques and styles. Your readers can

learn from you and maybe even help you.

:D

Workshop and Classes Oversaturation

Its a great idea to hold a workshop now and again
and it is free publicity when its done right.

So, contact your local arts organization or college and
ask to do a workshop / class.
But, don't do workshops ALL the time.

If you do workshops all the time, then all of your
efforts will go into promoting your classes
and your class notes and your class posters,
and are you producing any art  ?

Dont let the classes and workshops take control
or you will become known as that guy who
runs the classes, instead of that artist who has
lots of exhibitions and gets his work published
on a regular basis.

Also, there is the risk that people will only see
your promotional material for your classes and not
your work.

If you are constantly promoting your classes
people will get tired of reading the same old thing
and stop reading articles about you.

They will just see your name or picture and say
"oh .. here we go again" and switch off
and you might not even be talking about classes
you might be trying to promote your latest book or
exhibition, but due to oversaturation.. it gets ignored

Beware the workshop.

Talking about Art

Who do you talk to about art ?
Where do you go to promote your art ?

You can always depend on local newspapers and
freesheets to promote your art event
they always have the email and their arts editor listed,
but, when your art goes international,
who do you call ?
who do you talk to ?

You cant really depend on local publications
to promote an event thats international, this
is beyond their scope. Local publications are for
Local events and they usually stick to this rule
pretty strictly.

At this stage you have to find either a National or
International publication to promote your work
and if your work is on an International stage, then
you have to find a publication that has an international
audience to suit.

Look before you Submit

When you are thinking of submitting work to a gallery
it is a good idea to check out the type of work they
have on exhibit to see if they are similar to the
work that you do.

For example : there is no point in submitting your
state of the art digital 24st century masterpiece
to a gallery that only shows traditional pieces
in oil paint of nudes and country cottages.

Also, if you are still unsure of the gallery
you can also check out the different staff members
profiles on their gallery website and sometimes
these will have a link to their facebook and
as we all know facebook can be a real eye opener.

Once I was thinking of submitting to a gallery
but, I wasn't sure whether my work was of interest
to them, so, I decided to do some research and
found the gallerys facebook page AND the page
of the Visual Arts Officer.

Now, to say that my tastes were different to those
of the visual arts officer is an understatement.
Looking at their taste in music and "Likes" on their page
its was obvious I would never get into that gallery.

Some people might use the term polar opposites, but
our tastes would be on opposite sides of the universe
or indeed in different universes eg me in universe 11 and
them in universe 1 ( if you're into string theory )

If I submitted work to this gallery
they would not have understood what they were looking at.

So, it helps to do a little research and it will save
you a lot of time and you won't be getting fustrated with
people who just don't understand or don't want to understand
your work.

So, try to find a nice friendly gallery THAT WANTS WHAT
YOU HAVE TO OFFER. This should help you get
exhibited a lot easier and quicker.

Facebook Timeline

Quick,  switch over to facebook timeline..

you get to upload a huge picture to your

profile..

and thats good publicity for your art..

:D

Facebook Blocking Pointlessness

Why it's pointless to block someone on facebook.

If someone is annoying you, blocking them on facebook
won't help.

Because, even though they can't see you when they are logged in,
they CAN see you when you are logged out.

Also when you block someone on facebook, they can't see
you, but also you can't see them.

So, its probably better to adjust your privacy settings if you
want to escape from someone. Or just unfriend them.

Another problem with blocking people is, that if you block
a lot of people you don't like then, somewhere there is a
list of people who you don't like or who don't like you.

Do you really want that type of list to exist ?

Its best just to turn all your privacy settings off and delete or
report any annoying posts as they happen.

:D