Success and the Unconnected Artist
For those of us who live immersed in the digital world, which certainly includes you as an Absolute Arts blog reader, it is most likely nearly incomprehensible how a modern day artist, or businessperson of any sort, could not be partially, if not fully, connected in the social marketing world. Truly, these days most would think how can anyone serious about getting ahead not be wholly represented on “The Social Marketing Grid” with a Facebook page, Twitter and Linkedin accounts et cetera
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Success and the Unconnected Artist
Cape Cod has long attracted artists who paint landscapes on site, known by the French phrase, en plein air. It started with The Cape Cod School of Art in Provincetown (sometimes mis-called “the school of light” by locals) established by Charles Hawthorne in 1899 and taken over by Henry Hensche in 1935. It was the first art school in the United States to concentrate on painting outside Go here to see the original: Painting the Cape: Since 20th century artists drawn to the unique light (The Falmouth Bulletin)
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Painting the Cape: Since 20th century artists drawn to the unique light (The Falmouth Bulletin)
Jump to the full entry & travel map Chernihiv, Ukraine (Please come back for photos–this is my last entry on my blog while on the trip…..Lots of pictures coming very soon!) In the morning I put the Avast antivirus program on Dr. P’s computer. We also looked at some things on my Website. I explained some about my Travel Blog. But, what Vasyl and Natalia enjoyed most was the Peine 50th anniversary photos. They really enjoyed seeing that along with Cathy McClure who they immediately recognized and photos of my son Michael. Breakfast. I really didn’t want any except for coffee
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Intense day with Chernobyl Children at – Chernihiv, Ukraine
While I should be focused on writing the paper I am presenting at the Arts in Society conference in Venice in exactly two weeks, I am continually side-tracked by what is becoming an all consuming concern of how does a relatively new small gallery survive in the new economy? I have watched three other galleries close in my east side neighbourhood over the past few months: Ninette Gyorody’s Studio Nine Gallery on Queen St East, Svava Juliusson’s LIST Gallery on the Danforth, and a gallery on Pape at Danforth
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Art Galleries in the New Economy
Fisk University’s exultant press release , summarizing yesterday’s 19-page decision by the Tennessee Court of Appeals that keeps alive the university’s hope to monetize its Stieglitz Collection, misleadingly suggests that the proposed collection-sharing arrangement with Alice Walton ’s Crystal Bridges Museum is nearly a done deal: Fisk University announced today that the Tennessee Court of Appeals had ruled in its favor and had reversed a decision of the Davidson County Chancery Court, w Here is the original post: Fisk-Walton News Flash: Appeals Court Decision Puts Collection-Sharing Deal Back in Play
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Jump to the full entry & travel map Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa We slept in today since there was no plan due to the inclement weather. The 2 big attractions in Cape Town are Robben Island and going to the top of Table Mountain. Robben Island is their version of Alcatraz. It is an island off the coast of Cape Town that includes, among other things, a prison that housed Nelson Mandela and other political prisoners in the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Table Mountain is the flat mountain behind Cape Town which produces excellent views of the city. The plan was to do these as soon as the weather permitted and then plan the rest of the trip afterward. Surprisingly the weather was a little cloudy, but no rain. So we wanted to have a quick breakfast and see if we could go to either of the activities. There were a couple of areas to have breakfast at the hotel. Our air/hotel package came with free breakfast, so we asked which restaurant this was for, and found out it was in The Atlantic restaurant (the biggest restaurant in the hotel). We are seated shortly after walking in we noticed perhaps the largest breakfast buffet in the city. This thing rivaled what they produce in Vegas. There was a whole table of just fruits, another of salads, one for cereals. Then once you turned the corner, there was another long table of hot items and finally one more corner turned for breads, oysters, sushi, cheese, and whatever else you could think of (Amy took pictures of almost all the tables which you can see above if you show all thumbnails). There was a made to order hot breakfast on top of this. (In case you can’t tell, I go into a lot of detail about food. Guess the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree). We ask the waitress whether this is the Sunday brunch, or the every day breakfast. She tells us it is just the typical breakfast buffet, and if we really want to see something special we should come back for lunchtime for the Sunday Jazz Buffet
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Let me see – Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Jump to the full entry & travel map Parral, Maule, Chile Sometimes when I travel the architecture, smells and sounds of a new city remind me of home. When I am homesick I just imagine that I am back at home and I am just on another side of town that is unfamiliar. In Chile not even my imagination can be fooled by the things I see, hear, and experience. Today I will point out some things that I have noticed that distinguishes Chile from my home in the Chicagoland area. First we will start with our house. It is what we would call a ranch style house. Most homes here have a black iron gate with a small garden in front. Apparently that is a Crime is an ugly sneaky little monster that have found his way to this small part of the world. The gates are high and help keep the out Thieves (Ladrónes – pronounced La-drone-ace).
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Things You Don’t See in the States – Parral, Maule, Chile
Jump to the full entry & travel map Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa After hearing from JB and Lindsey how fantastic the breakfast was at the Majeka House, Amy and I made sure that we woke up in time to enjoy it today. Got a wake up call for 8:00 in order to change and make it down to breakfast by 9:00. The spread was very extensive. There was a cold buffet with fruits, breads, cheeses, and fish. I loaded up on the first trip. Then, while we were eating, a waiter came around to ask what sort of hot breakfast we wanted. Since I developed a food hangover from dinner the night before, I just stuck with the cold breakfast. Amy enjoyed the standard South African hot breakfast which included eggs (any way), sausage, bacon, grilled tomato, grilled mushrooms, and toast. Similar breakfast to what we got at the airport in Jo’burg, and as we would find out, same across the rest of our stay in the country. After breakfast, we all jumped into the car and headed to Spier . Amy was excited to go to this winery because they had a cheetah outreach program on the grounds. As we entered the cheetah compound, we first had to pay 2 rand each to go in. Then we came to another area with a cash register. You can pay 90 rand to pet an adult cheetah, or 180 rand to visit a baby cheetah, which we are told includes holding one. The second I heard that, I knew we were about to spend double to see the baby cheetahs (Amy is so predictable). So Amy, JB, and I all pay our 180 rand while Lindsey took pictures from outside the cage (never found out whether she was cheap or scurred). We start to enter the area, but first get directed on all of the rules. The trainer tells us the cheetahs are 8 months old, both male (brothers), and are still a little aggressive. We enter and boy are we suckers. Eight month old cheetahs look almost full grown, and there is definitely no way for us to pick them up and hold them. Not to mention it starts to rain at this point, and the cheetahs are quite restless in the rain. The trainer makes us stay behind him at all times as the cheetahs start to circle us (good thing I signed that waiver so Spier wasn’t responsible if I got mauled). The rain finally subsided and the cheetahs lied down long enough for us to pet them and take some pictures. After that the trainer asked us if we were done, he couldn’t get us out of there fast enough.
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Screwed by Ginja – Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Jump to the full entry & travel map Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States While Mom & I got ready for the day, Dad walked up to the drive-in (actually BC Restaurant, not a drive-in anymore) and brought us each a huge homemade caramel roll. Delicious!! One of the big topics around town in the past year or so has been the Bauman family’s Hawktree Dairy on the outskirts of town. This is the first dairy farm in Iowa, and one of only four in the US, to use robotic milkers. The cows walk into the stall on their own and while they leisurely eat the feed that is mixed specifically for them, a robot cleans the udder, attaches the cups and milks the cow. The computer system measures and monitors each cow’s milk output. When milking is done, one gate opens for the cow to exit while another gate opens for the next cow waiting in line. We were very fortunate that the local vet was there when we dropped in, so we got the grand tour. Very impressive operation! Next on our to-do list was to check out the wind turbines which was another hot topic of local coffee shop talk. The wind turbine farms in this area, put up by Florida Power & Light, take advantage of the state’s flat land and transmission lines. Iowa is ranked 3rd in the nation in production of wind power with more turbines being constructed. I lost count of how many semis loaded with turbine blades I passed on the road. One of my parents’ farms missed getting a turbine erected by just a few hundred feet. The towers are impressive and look like quiet giants marching across the farmland. Lunchtime took us to Wubben’s Bar & Grill located in downtown Woden. Try to find the restaurant’s ingenious advertising in the photo. Great food and awesome entertainment was provided by Bruce the owner
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Dairy Cows, Windmills And Race Cars! – Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States
Jump to the full entry & travel map Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa After a 4 hour nap, I was woken by the breakfast bell. We had the choice of eggs or pancakes. Unfortunately Lindsey and I made the incorrect choice of pancakes. There were 3 small pancakes stacked, then cut in half. They also tasted as they just came out of the microwave instead of the griddle. It’s not that my expectations were high, but it has been about 11 hours since we last ate, or maybe I was mad at myself since the eggs were a big hit with everyone else. The meal also came with a croissant, some fruit, and a juice box. After breakfast, I took a peak at the satellite map and noticed we were over land. It was still dark at this time, but it was exciting to know we were that much closer to stepping foot in Africa. After a funny episode of Two and a Half Men , where the half man goes to his first boy-girl party, I noticed the sun was coming out. We were about an hour away from Jo’burg at this point and the excitement was really building. Amy moved back to the seat next to me from her sleeper sofa and we prepared for landing.
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Cheapest wine on earth – Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
Jump to the full entry & travel map San Francisco, California, United States Time flies… It’s been almost a month, it was great, trying to record the itineraries while still fresh… First, the flight I T I N E R A R Y : 5/22: SFO – LON Found a pretty good deal with AA from SFO – LON , return from BCN – SFO , one short stop in JFK
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Time flies… – San Francisco, California, United States
Jump to the full entry & travel map Cusco, Peru To start, it should be noted that I am now exactly one month behind my blog and it is today the glorious twelfth in (not as sunny as lisbellaw) brazil but in the interests of artistic license, I have just arrived in Cusco, Peru. We were on the road for 13 hours, playing the cards and drinking the beers, so upon arrival it was straight out for an Indian and then for the first of many visits to Paddy Flaherty’s Pub, the highest irish owned pub in the whole of the world. Quite a few cocktails were consumed as we coincided our one of many visits during happy hour.
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kissing cusquians – Cusco, Peru
Frank Brangwyn carpet design 1930 Frank Brangwyn is probably better known as a fine artist, but throughout his career he was drawn towards the decorative arts, as well as his own fine art work. He produced design work in stained glass, furniture, glass, metal, ceramic, jewellery, tapestry and carpet, as well as designing interiors and exhibition spaces and producing a number of murals
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Frank Brangwyn and the Decorative Arts
Two weeks ago I had my annual physical with my family doctor . She asked me all kinds of questions about my family’s medical history (all things considered, pretty good), my activity level (very good), bad habits (the occasional adult beverage- no big deal, non-smoker, very good!), and my dietary choices …this is where things get sticky. Tests revealed that my blood pressure was perfection and my cholesterol levels were totally normal
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Osteoporosis and Calcium
Jump to the full entry & travel map Hue, Vietnam Tuesday 14th July: Hue We woke to a quiet, hot, sunny and very humid morning. I went to the gym for a while and then caught up with the boys at the pool. We basically hung around the hotel swimming and reading all morning. This was not hard to do; with sunshine and views over the river and of the beautiful old colonial building that was our hotel. We were preserving ourselves for the guided tour we were taking later in the afternoon. It’s not the heat that is so draining, although that is significant at around 35 C, but more so the humidity. It is debilitating. Our guide collected us at 2pm.
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Full day in Hue – Hue, Vietnam
Jump to the full entry & travel map Beijing, China Hey everyone! So it seems like the longer I am here, the more random encounters with Chinese students and people I have. This week has been stressful because today we had a big oral and tomorrow we have our first final in the morning. Then finally we get a “long” weekend – our weekend normally starts on Fridays at 3 but this week it will be thursday at 11 woohoo lol.
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Conversing with the Curious Chinese – Beijing, China
Jump to the full entry & travel map Colon, Cebu City, Philippines Cebu, the first city I’ve ever seen in the Visayas, always surprises me with something new — an avant-garde bridge, a luxurious mall, a swanky hotel or what have you — whenever certain occasions lead me to visit this boom town; all of them impressive testaments to the progress sweeping the metropolis that reinforce its reputation as the undisputed Queen City of the South. That’s why I still look forward to the next visit even if I’ve been there for countless times during the last ten years
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Caught Up With Cebu’s Glorious Past – Colon, Cebu City, Philippines
Since opening my gallery just over two years ago I have noticed a curious thing. Whenever there is some sort of art event ( Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition , Riverdale Art Walk , Queen West Art Crawl , Nuit Blanche , Canadian Art Gallery Hop , etc.) happening in Toronto, the gallery is DEAD! This past weekend was no exception. I remember noticing a similar pattern while I was the Director of the Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art / OneWest Art Centre in Colorado.
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Art Fairs, Festivals & Biennials
Guest Post by Lucy Zimmerman If you are in the market for an unusual ring, have an idea for something different and spectacular but don’t know where to start – read on to find out why going the custom way may be right for you. Image: istockphoto 1: Use “old” to make “new”. Did you inherit an engagement ring from your grandmother or a diamond wedding band from another woman in your family?
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Reasons to Customize Your Engagement Ring
Growth Driven by Technology Focused on Customer Retention, Analytics and On-Demand Solutions Worldwide CRM market revenue totalled $9.15 billion in 2008, a 12.5 percent increase from 2007 revenue of $8.13 billion, according to Gartner Inc. Analysts said that market growth was driven by enterprise investments in technologies focused on customer retention, analytics and on-demand solutions. “Despite financial market volatility, the worldwide CRM market enjoyed its fifth consecutive year of double-digit growth as businesses continued to invest in solutions across all sub segments,” said Sharon Mertz, research director at Gartner.
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Gartner Says Worldwide CRM Market Grew 12.5 Percent in 2008