25 + Years Making Art on Vashon An exhibition to include the best (and oldest) of the best! Open to any visual or performing artist who has lived and worked on Vashon for 25 or more years, this show is a tribute to YOU. You are the artists who grew the arts on the Island, paved the way for new artists to emerge and continue to delight and enrich the senses of the Island community through music and visual art.
Change Your Point of View, Change Your Art w/ Peter Serko Peter Serko will discuss and demonstrate how changing one's point of view helped transform his work as a photographer.
Renowned fine artists Joan Wortis and Don Cole will talk about "the intersections our lives and work have had, what turns us on and what moves us. We find that shared experiences, visual and cultural, impact us both and then are abstracted and processed differently."
Valerie Willson will be hosting a VIVA Salon at the O Space on Sept 26th. at 7:00. The discussion will be focused on Showing at Art Fairs: How to Make Your Living as an Artist. How do you find information about shows? What kind of materials do you need to apply? What are the costs? What kind of money could you earn? will be some of the information covered. Come for an exciting evening of exchange of ideas and information. For more information contact Valerie at: valeriewillson@comcast.net
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VIVA New Artist Salon A salon for new artists, artists new to Vashon, artists who are new to VIVA or the Art Studio Tour Join us for lively conversation, good company and light snacks October 11, 2018 at Gather, The Heart of Art on Vashon Island Topics of conversation may include, but are not limited to: Introduction to VIVA Opportunity to socialize with other artists Opportunity to meet others who create art/craft in the same genre How can VIVA support the new artist? Possible mentoring/buddy program as a way to introduce new artists to established artists in the community Implement ongoing socialization programs such as quarterly genre meetings with demos Publicize national recognition, artist acheivements Recognize multi-faceted nature of artist/crafters in VIVA by focusing on: *Marketing and sales - support in getting work into shopping venues *Competitions, exhibits and galleries Strawberry Festival - Focus on expansion of Art On The Green Hosted by: Jeff Good - Watercolor Artist -http://jefflgoodart.com/ Stephanie Marotta - S.Marotta Pottery, Unique Pottery to Enjoy Every Day -https://www.facebook.com/SMarottaPottery/
Documenting Your Artwork ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP: Quality documentation is essential to creating a strong portfolio to be used in submissions, on your website and social media, and for archival purposes. In this workshop, photographer Michelle Bates will lead you step-by-step through the process of creating high-quality documentation of your work. You’ll learn about camera settings, lenses, lighting, backgrounds, editing digital files, and other technical and aesthetic aspects to capture the ideal image. *This workshop is open to artists of all career stages who’d like to learn about documenting their own work. TOPICS COVERED: - Terminology - Camera types and settings - Lenses - Lighting & backgrounds - Photo-editing software - Editing digital files TAKEAWAYS: - Knowledge of how to document your work and how to work with professional photographers - What buyers, curators, gallerists, juries, & selection committees look for in your documentation ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: Michelle Bates has been a photographer since 1991, doing fine art photography and teaching, documenting theater and events, doing studio promotional and portrait photography, and photographing artwork for artists. Bates is the author of “Plastic Cameras: Toying with Creativity” about low-tech cameras, and has given talks and workshops all over the country and exhibited her work internationally. For more information contact Michelle: michelle@michellebates.net Workshop Registration Form