March 2006  |   Volume 3  |  Issue 3

artspan.com
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edited by Denise Glover

Artspan News
New Associate Memberships


We have launched our new Artspan Associate memberships. Associate memberships will allow individuals with their own sites, not Artspan template sites, to have 4 of their images (the same number as Basic members) show in the Artspan search functions and to also have an image appear in the Directory. We will also be changing the Basic memberships so that basic members have an image show in the member Directories.

Pricing for the Associate Memberships is $8.95 per month (10% off if annual payment) for Associate membership if they choose to have Artspan also host their site. And for those Associate members who choose to keep their current host, the cost will be $35 a year. The $25 set up fee does apply.

We would very much appreciate your help in getting the word out, and our referral policy remains the same for these memberships. Refer a member and get a free month.

New Site Design, Directories and Forum


After six months of development, the new site design is finally done. It's in testing mode. You can see the new homepage here http://artists.artspanstage.com/newsite_combined/ . Seems this process takes longer each time we do it. There were four main factors that went into the design: 1) it had to be an attractive design, 2) it had to clearly show what Artspan was about, 3) it needed to be easy to navigate and, last but not least, 4) it had to be optimized for search engines.

A big change will be the addition of a number of new directories. Currently, we have only an A-Z Directory. The new directories will be: Artists, Artisans, Photographers, by Medium and by Region. Regarding the artists, artisans, etc directories, you can appear in more than one.

We also will be taking down the old Forum and putting up a new and improved Forum that should drive more traffic to Artspan and raise its visibility. We will let you know more on that and will ask to please participate in at least one of the threads to help get it going. We will also be looking for moderators for each of the threads….the old Forum saw a lot of spamming

Let Us Know…


Please let us know if you have a significant event happening in your professional life. We will post it here in the newsletter. Shows, articles in newspapers, magazines or online, awards-we want to share your good news! Also don't forget to post in the Artspan Calendar.
Member News


Robert Nye http:// www.robnyepaintings.com has been invited by the Mill Valley Art Commission in Mill Valley, CA to mount a solo exhibit of his Extractionist™ Paintings during the month of April 2006. Mill Valley is a very upscale community with an extensive and longstanding commitment to the arts. The exhibition will be held in the City Council Chambers of the Mill Valley City Hall located at 26 Corte Madera Avenue in Mill Valley, California. An opening night Artist's Reception will be held from 6-8 pm on Tuesday, April 4th. The exhibit will include 14 of Robert's original paintings completed between 2002 and 2005.

Sterett-Gittings Kelsey http://kelseysculpture.artspan.com is inviting one and all to Opening Reception for A Life-sized Bronze Sculpture titled: "Balanchine's-Dancer-Elise-Gillet-Boyce-Kelsey" on Thursday, May 4 2006 from 5 to 8 PM.12 East Putnam Avenue Greenwich, Connecticut. RSVP: 203-862-9900

Liz Ghitta Segall http:// www.lizsegall.artspan.com solo exhibit "Spring Wishes" at the Winter Park Library, April 1 through April 29, 2006. 460 E. New England Avenue, Winter Park, Florida 32789

Group Show "TEXTURES" at the Rosetta Stone Gallery, April 5 through April 22, 2006. 14151 U.S. Highway One, Juno Beach, Florida 33408. Opening Reception with Artists Wednesday April 5th 5:30-8pm

On View in April -ART IN PUBLIC PLACES- Palm Beach Gardens City Hall March 29 through May 5, 2006. 10500 Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Opening Reception with Artists Thursday March 29th 6-8pm

Visitors to Artspan

Traffic in February: 56,461 unique visitors (visitors counted once only), 100,923 total visitors, 2.7mm page views and 3.9mm hits. This does not include visitors going directly to member sites. That number is much higher.

Featured Members

John Fischer
Digital Art

After decades of exploring sculpture, drawing, painting, installations and special events there was an irresistible challenge to explore digital art, hence the birth of "Electronic Paintings". Digital technology facilitates the numerous stages each painting goes through in a universe that is "more immediately responsive to the actions of the mind

Harriet van Schaik
Photography

Over the years she has become more convinced about the logic behind every scene. In nature everything seems functional; functionality defines the shape. In society it seems that culture is foremost defined by the climate and location of the country. This fact appeals greatly to Harriet and it's this logic she mainly tries to capture in her photographs

 

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