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Artist R.L. Gibson

Category: Art Organization

ART OPP: Yosemite

Snow Plant image from YosemiteExplorer.com
Snow Plant image from YosemiteExplorer.com

Have you ever been to Yosemite? 

Or, do you have work that was inspired by Yosemite?  Then check out this call for Yosemite Renaissance 31.  It is an open media Call for Entries for work inspired by its namesake.

If you’ve never been to Yosemite, but are motivated to enter anyway, good news… There are MANY public domain images of Yosemite available for inspiration, including the NPS Archives.  Please note, I am NOT encouraging you to use someone’s work that has NOT been released to public domain for your images.  Respect copyrights folks, please.

I am working on a piece featuring a snow plant, a common flower spike found in the area that often blooms through the snow just before the Spring melt.  Gorgeous, but complicated, not unlike the area.

Stay tuned to see the final image!

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BEFORE: The Dark Slide

How excited am I?

My decks have arrived.  Special thanks goes out to Zumiez (Sevierville, TN) & Headquarters Skateshop (Knoxville, TN) for hooking me up with decks for my new project for The Dark Slide sponsored by the Dubuque Area Arts Collective. (continues below)

Skate Decks for The Dark Slide project by Artist R.L. Gibson sponsored by Dubuque Area Arts Collective!

The next step is to get them sanded, primed & gesso’d for illustration transfers.  I kind of hate to sand them down because they already look pretty rad even in their current state.  But, I just gotta.  In addition to being a great art project for me, it is also a benefit for a new skatepark in Dubuque, Iowa.

Stay tuned for updates on
The Dark Slide project!

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Site Consults.

Learn more about getting a Website Consultation from RL Gibson from the Arts and Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville! How do YOU look?

I am thrilled to be back for another round of Professional Development Seminars over the next few months at The Emporium Center on behalf of the Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville (KAA).  As a regular juror and artist consultant, I see A LOT of artists’ websites.  Most of them are adequate, but only about 10% of them truly represent artists the way they want to be perceived by jurors, gallerists & buyers.  It is my hope that some of you will take advantage of “Website Consultations for Individual Artists” on November 18, 2015.  Here’s what KAA has to say about it…

“The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present a professional development opportunity for artists and other creative people at the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville.  How is your website doing?  Consider this the artist’s version of a parent/teacher conference and get helpful feedback and suggestions for improving your website. Book a consultation and review with R.L. Gibson, artist & Editor of artandartdeadlines.com, a quirky, art-themed site offering FREE resources to artists.  She will analyze your website in advance, compile a written analysis and then meet with you individually at a scheduled time on November 18, 2015.

Fees are on a sliding scale: $25 (15-minutes), $45 (30 minutes) & $85 (60 minutes*). The length of time scheduled will determine the length & detail of the written report and depth of detail in the suggested improvements. *Full hour consultations may offer the opportunity to make on-the-spot changes.  Written reports are only available if your spot is reserved by November 9th.  To reserve your spot today or for more information, please contact Suzanne at 865-523-7543 or sc@knoxalliance.com.”

Please visit the
Arts & Culture Alliance site
for add’l information!

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PRICING your ART.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP

My art community is international, but mostly online.  However, most creatives I know really need the company and consult of other creatives on occasion.  The Knoxville Arts & Culture Alliance provides that almost-local community for me. (continues below)

Pricing Your Art WORKSHOP at the Knoxville Arts & Culture Alliance!
Pricing Your Art WORKSHOP at the Knoxville Arts & Culture Alliance with Artist R.L. Gibson!

I am proud to be able to provide occasional instruction as a part of their on-going Professional Development Seminar series.  On May 13th, I enjoyed the company of artists from sculptors & painters to photographers & musicians for a workshop on “How to Price your Art.”  This crowd kept me on my toes, and I think we all learned a little something.

Thanks again to the Arts & Culture Alliance of Knoxville!

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