Evidently, Ms. Katie Couric (of late the first female solo news anchor on television), delivered her debut broadcast live from the Burning Man festival.
In the late 1980s, BURNING MAN was among the clients of Visual Art Access. We assisted them in obtaining an exhibition of their very interesting conceptual art at Capp Street Project in San Francisco.
> WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON
For reasons of their (or someone's) own the NEW YORKER magazine dated September 18, 2006 saw fit to devote pages 42-67 (we're talkin' 25 pages here people!) solely to an article, by David Remnick, about our former President, entitled "The Wanderer: Bill Clinton's quest to save the world, reclaim his legacy - and elect his wife."
Bear in mind, please... if an artist wishes to have one 1" ad in that magazine, the cost will be something like $2000 (plus design fees etc.) per insertion.
I did manage to find two art quotes worth mentioning:
Page 44
"I saw some of Clinton's aides slouched in their seats in the rear of the plane, their eyes shut, their mouths agape like murder victims in a Weegee photograph."
Page 47
"... Podesta said. 'It didn't seem, to the extent I saw him, that he was talking to the paintings in his house, but it was an understandable letdown.' "
> OPTIMAX DESIGN (From the Department of "Nice Try," extreme optimism and naivete)
"Dear fellow artist or craftsperson:
I would like to invite you to be part of a mentoring program sponsored
by www.optimaxdesign.com.
This site currently features an Artist Gallery and a Resource Center to
promote fine artists and craftspeople in Missouri. But I would like to
take that concept further.
Many of my graphics and giclee print clients are educators in our
community. Frequently I have heard from them the comment that there were very few
resources for their students to find artists who demonstrate their
processes so that they could be exposed to the different artistic mediums and
techniques…to take their own work further.
www.optimaxdesign.com would like to sponsor a location where students
and aspiring artists can go to get inspiration and to learn about how
working artists have gone about creating their "masterpieces".
My invitation to you is to privide a small visual demonstration of your
artwork in photo and narative text. Although I don't consider my
artwork to be the best out there in Missouri, I decided to start with my own as an
example (
www.optimaxdesign.com/workinprogress.html). I will add a few more in the other mediums I work in, however, I did not want this to be just about me or just what I have done.
I am creating a new section that will branch off of the Resource Center
section for these demonstrations.
What you will get back:
If you decide that you want to participate, I will provide you with a
page in my Artist Gallery section for at least 1 year FREE. (HREF="http://www.optimaxdesign.com/artistlisting.html">Artist Gallery). There I will provide you with links to your own site, or you can add onto it in the future
to make it a showplace for your artwork as many have done in this section of the
site.
You will also get a link from your page to your demonstration. I will
send out press releases to pertinent online sites and also to Missouri press
sources.The site is receiving over 10,000 hits per month (and growing), so it
will be good exposure for your work. There have been viewers from as many as 18
countries (and hopefully that will also grow!) An average of 43% of the
visitors to www.optimaxdesign.com follow the links to other sites!
The Fine Print:
I will begin with the first that reply. I will retain the right to
decline sub-standard workmanship or objectionable subject-form. I will not be
responsible for percieved harm in any way. Any medium: pottery, glass,
paintings of any kind, woodworking, (etc.) are acceptable - As long as it is some sort of recognized art-form. No plagiarized material or copyright violations
allowed. I will not be liable for any infringement and that will be the sole
responsibility of the artist submitting material. All artwork is © the artist and
that is stated on each page as protection.
I would like to maintain a balance, so I will only accept a limited
number in some mediums. Additional artists in those mediums will be put on a
waiting list and added in the near future.
These demo's will remain up on the site for at least 6 months.
To be part of this new project:
Please send me at least 4 photos of a project or painting in it's
progression from start to finish (see below email instructions). Explain your
inspiration (and show it if you can) and provide just a few notes on each stage of
the project you are showing.
See:
www.optimaxdesign.com/workinprogress.html for the example I spoke
of above. It does not have to be superb photography - just clear. (I scanned mine at
different stages to show progression - if you have 2D artwork small enough to fit
on a standard scanner, that would be great!). If it's a 3D process, close-ups would be required. A completed project will be required in at least 4 stages of
process.
I take no commission from the artists in the Artist Gallery, and I also
do not process transactions at this time for them. If I am emailed, I
direct the request to the artist themselves. Check out some of the artist pages in
the Artist Gallery for
examples.
Submission:
Email medium to low resolution jpg's of work and text for demonstration
to:
optimaxart@aol.com. I will respond soon to tell you what format to send final
photos to be placed online.
Deadline to submit: As I would like to begin this project as soon as
possible, Please respond before November 15th, 2006.
Please feel free to browse the
Gallery while you are there and see some of the outstanding artwork Missouri has to offer the community. This area is constantly growing, so there are new works added continually.
Also visit the HREF="http://www.optimaxdesign.com/resource.html">Resource Center
area for FREE DOWNLOADS of articles on marketing artwork. New articles are added
frequently, so check back often for new information. Or visit the HREF="http://www.optimaxdesign.com/dcsmithgraphics.html">
Graphic Services area to find out about OptiMax Design Graphics, Large Format
Scanning and Giclee Printing.OptiMax also welcomes the opportunity to share links with other art related sites.
(If these links do not work on your system, just go to:
www.optimaxdesign.com
. Links to these areas are on the welcome page.)
I sincerely thank you for your time and hope to hear from you soon.
Denise C. Smith,
OptiMax Design LC/Fine Art by D.C. Smith"
