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 [...] Read more »
Planning Culture In Fort Collins
The City of Fort Collins Cultural Services has released a “Cultural Plan.” A 30 page document stating what they hope to do in Fort Collins. This is the vision statement: To identify Fort Collins as a uniquely creative community and destination for the arts, culture, and science that enriches the lives of our citizens and [...] Read more »
A Candidate That Inspires Creativity
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 [...] Read more »
May 1st Is RSS Awareness Day
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? Read more »
Links Links And More Links
1. Can you carve within the lines? 2. Creepy creepy creepy. 3. What’s old is new again. 4. A perfect fold every time. 5. A place you will never find the work of Darren Mahuron. (His stuff is here.) Can’t forget about number… 6. Who ever wants to sit down and argue about this list [...] Read more »
WATER | A Photo Essay By Laura Brent
Received this post card in the mail the other day: So I had to check out her website at www.laurabrent.com. And it looks like Laura has been working hard. Her site has plenty of work to explore. I really like the stuff she has under her “current project” page. But the best part will be [...] Read more »
Orphan Works Bill: Is The Sky Really Falling?
The visual arts community is currently buzzing about the Orphan Works Bill that was brought before the House by Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA] and the Senate by Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]. If you have not heard you may be wondering what "Orphan Works" are. The U.S. Copyright office states that orphaned works are copyrighted works [...] Read more »
This American Life In A Theater Near You
I have to give a lot of credit to Ira Glass and This American Life for inspiring me to create ZAF622.com and ArtPalaver.com. I’ve been listening to the NPR radio show for years and I would jump at the chance to be an unpaid intern for the show. What I am trying to tell you [...] Read more »
Thanks Rocky Mountain Chronicle
Just a quick post to thank Josh Johnson and The Rocky Mountain Chronicle for his recent article on ZAF622.com and ArtPalaver.com. Josh did a great job and it is an honor to be featured in the Chronicle. You can read the article by clicking here. I am still on the road exploring parts of Northern [...] Read more »
Art Palaver On The Road: Taos New Mexico
I am writing this post in the solarium of the Mabel Dodge Luhan House in Taos New Mexico. The solarium is a square glass walled room that sits atop this historic property. The stairs up to this room are steep, narrow, and have very little headroom. To get to the stairway we have to pass [...] Read more »
Tonight Is Casual Friday With Articulate City
Ever want to "kick the tires" of Articulate City? Casual Friday is your chance. This dispatch came from Articulate City’s HQ: Just a quick reminder that tonight is Articulate City’s “Casual Friday” (third Friday of each month). That’s where we get together to have cocktails and chit-chat, and generally have a good time together. No [...] Read more »