We received this press release at Carolina Arts with a personal request in the form of – “just sending more food for thought for your blog!”. I think that might be a shot at me for pointing out that the Arts Council of Beaufort County was calling for supporters to help make them a Top 25 Art Destination in a magazine’s poll.
We don’t usually include info about classes or workshops in our paper or electronic media, but since I will have posted one about one in Greensboro, NC, by the time this comes up and the “fairness factor” kicks in, I’m including this, but don’t send any others. You hear that folks – don’t send us info about classes and workshops – we’re not including them. Why is that? There are too many – several every day – many never take place, and I think they are something these groups should promote in paid advertising.
By the way – all the dates mentioned are for 2010. That’s a hint to all you press release writers. This info is going to be in cyberspace for some time and there is nothing more disappointing than finding something good on the internet and later finding out the info is several years old. The year is just as important as the month and day in a date.
Here’s their info:
Social Media & Networking Online: How to blog, facebook, tweet, flickr, etsy, and why.
Tuesday, April 6th, 1-3pm @ ARTworks, with Ian Leslie, digital sherpa and director of marketing for the Lowcountry Economic Network, and Jessica Lebos, pro blogger and culture yenta. This $10 ARTsbiz session is an in-person discussion of the keywords, tags, tips, techniques and precautions that artists need to know to establish themselves online and populate the digital art scene representing Beaufort County.
Disaster Preparedness: Artists, what’s your continuity plan?
Monday, April 12, 1-3pm, @ ARTworks with Todd Ferguson, director of the Beaufort County Emergency Management Division, Kim Keats, SC Craft Fellow and phoenix risen from the ashes, and Grace Cordial, evacuator extraordinaire and director of the Beaufort District Collection for the Beaufort County Library. This $10 ARTsbiz session will provide information to artists about hurricanes, fault lines, local and national resources such as the Craft Emergency Emergency Relief Fund, while focusing on the measures most critical to resilient arts careers.
Shopping Locally & Artfully: the many unexpected benefits of art-collection for Beaufort County’s creative class.
Tuesday, April 27th, 1-3pm @ ARTworks with Martha Ahrens, curator, exhibit designer, collector, and the recipient of the arts council’s 2009 Town of Hilton Head Mayor’s Award for the Arts. This $10 ARTsbiz session is for artists and collectors of all levels and artforms: How to start and build a collection in the Lowcountry; Why artists should collect too; The history of artists bartering with each other, and which artists now are interested in a TBA barter event in Beaufort County.
ARTworks is the home of the Arts Council of Beaufort County, in Beaufort Town Center, Beaufort. For further info call Lisa Annelouise Rentz at 843/379-2787 or visit (www.beaufortcountyarts.com).
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