Learning How to Use Social Media

I started blogging as a student who wanted to reach past the halls of learning (for me it was Kwantlen University Polytechnic). I needed to know beyond my small personal circle about art making and I found wonderful people who are generous in giving me feedback and encouragement and sharing their experiences through their art, writing and life. 

Having graduated I still need that greater circle but I also want to develop my art practice including looking for opportunities to share my art through exhibits and hopefully sell my art. So to that end I've been researching social media. I came across this resource about Best Times to Post on Social Media  from http://www.fannit.com/ via Lori McNee at her site Fine Art Tips

Hope this is useful to some of you trying to make sense of how to use social media. 

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SHORT Video: Doris Salcedo: Istanbul

SHORT: Doris Salcedo: Istanbul

I follow Artist 21. It is a way I can explore the process of art making while I discover in me what it is that I want to say and how I want to say it. On the one hand art can be playful, gentle, in another it can strike to the core of human existence. It is frightening sometimes to reveal innermost questions that have the most personal meaning. Doris Salcedo's work succeeds in connecting the personal with the larger narrative that crosses boundaries of time and place. To view this interview click on the above link.

Simon Schama's Power of Art: Van Gogh documentary

Found this site that lists free courses online. This one, Van Gogh, is originally a part of BBC Series (link here) "Power of Art".  You can buy the series Simon Schama's Power of Art at Amazon. Thought I'd share it with you.

Have a great week everyone!

I updated the link to a youtube site which is working (for the moment).