Keeping You Informed

May 14th, 2008 Daryle Dickens

Hello Art Palaver Reader,

As you may have noticed the posts have slowed down a bit as of late. It is about time I told you about that. I’ve been working hard under the hood of Art Palaver and also ZAF622. It is taking more time and effort than I expected. I hope in the end though both endeavors are better.

First let us talk about Art Palaver. Art Palaver grew out of my ZAF622 Project which is a webzine dedicated to the artists and art of Fort Collins Colorado. And I have kept the primary focus of Art Palaver on Fort Collins and art close to home. Based on my audience I have decided to change the focus of Art Palaver.

This blog will no longer be focused solely on Fort Collins Colorado. Art Palaver will now be taking aim at what it means to be an artist living in the 21st Century. How does an artist do what they do living in the Internet Age? How does new technology and social trends effect artists? How can artists use these new tools for self promotion and career growth? How can artists connect and learn from other artists these days? Questions like these will be asked from here on out in the posts of Art Palaver.

My goal is in the very title of this blog. I want to have a discussion about art. I want to build a community of artists around this site. I want to connect people. I want to help artists. That is the bottom line.

But I am not abandoning my beloved Fort Collins. ZAF622 will be the place that I continue my focus on the art in the community I live in. That site is undergoing a complete rebuild as well. The mission for ZAF622 is the same though, to meet artists and tell their story.

Thank you everyone who has supported Art Palaver and ZAF622. It is very much appreciated. And very much needed.

I’ll see you in the future,

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Art Palaver Did Not Win A Webby

May 7th, 2008 Daryle Dickens

The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet. Established in 1996 during the Web’s infancy, the Webbys are presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a 550-member body of leading Web experts, business figures, luminaries, visionaries and creative celebrities.

The Webby Awards presents two honors in every category — The Webby Award and The People’s Voice Award — in each of its four entry types: Websites, Interactive Advertising, Online Film & Video and Mobile. Members of The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences select the nominees for both awards in each category, as well as the winners of the Webby Awards. However, you, the online community, determine the winners of The People’s Voice by voting for the nominated work that you believe to be the best in each category. Each year, the People’s Voice Awards garners hundreds of thousands of votes from the Web community all over the world.

The Webby awards are like the Academy Awards for the internet. They have been around for 12 years now, which is ancient in the life of the internet. There are nearly 70 categories. Including Art, Automotive, Bill Paying, Politics, Podcasts, Radio, and even Personal Websites just to name a few. The sites that win theses awards should be the best of the internet. Let’s take a look at some.

That is just a small sample. The rest can be found here. What do you think artists? Is your web site worthy of a Webby? Is it a worthy goal? If your interested in marketing yourself via the internet I think it is a worthy goal. All the sites that are Webby Nominees are good places to go when researching what people look for in a website. What features and content get people to visit your website and more importantly what gets them coming back for more?

Maybe next season Art Palaver can find itself being nominated for a Webby. If that is to be the case I have a lot of work do and a tough journey ahead of me. Want to join me?

Live to Create,

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A Candidate That Inspires Creativity

May 2nd, 2008 Daryle Dickens

I’ve heard it said that Hillary is a PC and Obama is a Mac. And it does seem that the creative community has embraced Obama. Doing a Google search for "Obama art" yields about 2,380,000 results. Doing a Google search for "Hillary art" and Google asks you if you meant "hillaryart." Crude research for sure but it shows what is happening out there.

And to be fair I did a search for "McCain art." That yielded zero results relating to anything artistic in the realm of the candidate McCain. Near the top of the results page was a story though about how he voted for the Helms Amendment. Some of you may remember that one. It limits government funding to art that is deemed offensive.

So is Obama the artists choice? Or just the internet artist choice?

What do you think?

On that note I’ll leave you with this fun little video:

Have a good weekend,

www.zaf622.com

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May 1st Is RSS Awareness Day

May 1st, 2008 Daryle Dickens

At least according to RSSday.org. And I think it is a worthy cause. RSS is a great tool that can help you manage all that information out there. Google Reader is my preferred way to manage my RSS feeds.

Do you RSS?

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Lines Of Words For You To Click

April 17th, 2008 Daryle Dickens

1. New work for the always stunning Summit Studios.

2. Comic strips suck these days. Make your own.

3. For a well dressed knight on the town.

4. This is just one great find on a site filled with great art.

5. Sometimes staying in character means breaking the law.

And now for the often overlooked number six…

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Thanks again to Beet Street for sponsoring another Palaver post.

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The Shiny Squirrel

April 14th, 2008 Daryle Dickens

Ever heard of www.theshinysquirrel.com? Me either. Until this morning. Got an email from artist Chris Gregori telling of prints he has on the site. You remember Chris don’t you? He is the www.postdue.com guy. (Not to be confused with www.postsecret.com)

This is what The Shiny Squirrel has to say about itself:

The Shiny Squirrel is a platform for emerging artists and designers that features exclusive limited edition and/ or one a kind pieces. It seeks to showcase the growing market of young talent that need a voice and forum to display and sell their work.

The Shiny Squirrel merges a diverse field of fine and applied artists through its Online Gallery and Designer showcase. The website’s monthly shows will allow individual artists and designers the opportunity to create a cohesive statement about their work and their place in the art or fashion communities.

Pretty cool don’t ya think? If you know any emerging artists and or designers you should let them know about www.theshinysquirrel.com. And if you want to see Chris’s work you can find it right here.

That is all I got for today.

Until next time,

www.zaf622.com

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Amazing Awesome Internet Finds

April 10th, 2008 Daryle Dickens

Here we are again living in another Thursday. A snowing April Thursday. I am not too happy about it. But I know a week from today it will be just a memory. On to this weeks amazing awesome internet finds…

1. If you need a machine to play with your dog why do you have a dog?

2. Ya, you think you know what a tall bike is. This IS a tall bike.

3. A presidential candidate that has an art store?

4. A land I never want to find myself in.

5. When they get done making my helper clone I am putting this on his "to-do" list.

Save the best for last…

6. If I still had a land line I would pawn your car stereo to get one of these.

Don’t be afraid to send me links if you find something you would like featured. Even if it is your own art.

Live to create,

www.zaf622.com

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Art And Stuff Found Around The Web

April 3rd, 2008 Daryle Dickens

1. Because good desktop wallpaper is hard to find.

2. Who wants to try with me?

3. All you need are 1000 of them.

4. Do this now, because you don’t know what you have until it’s gone. (Cinderella taught me that.)

5. Pretty pictures of people and their pets.

And now for number six…

6. A sit down with Stan "The Man" Lee.

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This post is sponsored by:

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Art Palaver’s Web Finds

March 27th, 2008 Daryle Dickens

Decided I needed a more original and better title than "Art Round-Up." Not sure if "Web Finds" is any better but it works this week. On to the discoveries…

1. The Rocky Mountain Chronicle thinks your face could use a little work.

2. There is a big gap between #1 and #2.

3. Maybe this is why it is so hard to be a writer in the art world.

4. No wonder the war continues. Half a percent is not very much.

5. I did this. It works. I have extras if you need one.

And for the bonus link…

6. Watch a comic being built on a blog.

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Thank you Beet Street for sponsoring this post!

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Art Round-Up

March 20th, 2008 Daryle Dickens

Here we are folks once again at the post of random links. Which one is your favorite?

1. Take this site for a spin.

2. Modern Living.

3. The ideal pancreas.

4. Jim Henson sans Muppets.

5. Stuff most people in Fort Collins like.

And lastly we have Luigi Parker…

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