Artists
Step-by-step Creativity
I’ve been collecting a lot of material to post and these are some great step-by-step guides on the process for creating various kinds of art. I’m all about the creative process these days and learning a lot about starting a new product-line business and how the creative endeavor can drive a viable, sell-able good. Therein, I’ll mention this blogger, She Dreams in Grids, for I too have been looking for ways to “reuse” and rethink about my art. I like the way she describes her process from the artist’s perspective. Things that are old can appear new when viewed in a different way but how do you get to that…
Opportunities & Art Contests
Here are a few creative opportunities for all artists out there. Listed by deadline: 1. Write a Musical Ode to Your Pet Deadline, Friday, September 19. Sponsored by the Washington Post. Prize $100 if selected. Contest Rules. 2. Washington, DC Fotoweek Event & Contest Hoping to establish itself as the nation’s premiere photography festival, this inaugural event of Fotoweek DC will feature an exhibition in the heart of Georgetown, awards ceremony and gala at the National Geographic Society’s Headquarters. Fotoweek DC will run from November 15-22. Deadline to enter: September 22, 2008. For more information about this exciting event, visit: www.fotoweekdc.org. Offering professional, amateur and student awards up to $37,000…
Art in Advertising & Fingerprints
I had been looking for information regarding the Library of Congress ads that I had seen way back in May, wrapped around the pillars in the DC Metro, and I finally found it on their blog. Who knew they’d be so “with it!” I thought this was a clever use of art in advertising and a great advertising campaign. Evidently the Washington Post thought so too and wrote about it back in April, in which the Library received much deserved, “earned” media attention. What a bonus. I must have been out of town and missed reading that article, but the ads are still up because I bet they are still…
