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Basics:
Each member page will contain contact information (city, state,
hyperlinked email and website URL, phone, fax), a short biography/artist's
statement and four large format images of work along with image
information (title, height, width, date and price if desired).
I'd also like to have a photo of the artist (you) - optional.
I will charge a fee for the page of $70 but you can whittle that
down to $40 - see below. I will be setting up a slideshow or other
way to search for members pages from the main FiberArtists.org
site. This is a one time fee for what is essentially a "static"
page. Changes to this page (itinerary, images, new contact information,
etc) will be handled individually, meaning if many changes are
being made I will have to charge extra for them, say, $15 to scan,
manipulate and change an image. I'd suggest listing shows you
regularly do rather than quickly out-of-date future shows. Text
changes (new bio, shows, etc) are free unless you choose to update
quite frequently. Your URL (web address) to your page will be
like this: FiberArtists.org/Gallery/your_name/. These pages will
all be based on the same layout with some color preferences -
if you want to design your own page, it may be time for your own
website! Websites make so much sense for artists that you should
definitely look into it.
You may choose from two color schemes - drop shadows for irregular edges (most fiber is) are an extra $10. Here are the sample pages.
Take notes!
A note about images on the web:
I have a good slide scanner to do this with and should have few
problems translating the images to the Web but be aware that there
are these variables: monitors, color depth, platform (PC, Mac),
ambient light and simply how people have adjusted there own monitors.
A bit of flexibility is called for. I will certainly attempt to
make corrections if the images turn out way off but that should
be rare. If you still have your monitor set for 256 colors and
640x480 resolution...well, nothing will look terrific!
Updates
Updates to text on your page are free. Updating with new images follow a similar cost structure - four emailed images, titled correctly, are about $30.
What you need to send:
- Page color scheme and image format desired. Sample pages. (Opens new window.)
- 4 slides or prints (8"x10" maximum) of your
work - designate one of these images to be ALSO used as the
"thumbnail" image. The thumbnail will be fairly small
so pick a not-so-subtle image. You may want to number them in
the order they will appear on the page from top to bottom. Make
sure I know which end is up! Also include title, measurement
in inches, materials and/or technique, and (optional) copyright
date. Attaching images to email or sending a CD will save you $30! Images should be at least 800 pixels - ZAPP images are fine!
- Bio/artist statement with gallery/exhibition
lists (try to keep it under 300 words). I would suggest a list
of "Selected Shows/Exhibits" rather than an itinerary that would
need to be updated all the time. You can actually have the statement
any length but it starts to look a little unwieldy.
- Contact information. Tell me if you wish
to publish your street address and/or phone number. PO Box
is good. Email and website URL, of course.
- Please try to email me the text rather
than having to type it myself! MS Word is OK...prefer plain
text, though. It would be even easier to copy/paste the text
right into your email message. Otherwise I can scan in a text
copy of your information - please don't use a fancy font and
not all caps. The plainer, the better. $10.00 extra for scanning and converting text.
- Does your photographer require credit when
images are published? If so, include their name also.
- Would you want a “©” (copyright)
next to or even right on your image? Let me know, along with
copyright date if you wish.
- SASE for return of slides. I will keep them
until you are satisfied with the images online.
- $70.00. Remember - if you send images
via email or CD, deduct $30 (deduct only $20 if images need a drop shadow applied.)
- Please don't send a dozen images and ask me to decide what to use - this is your work. Please don't send extraneous files like shopping cart stuff, CD autorun files that start to play some slideshow, etc - just the facts. Try to send simple text - I don't have the newest versions of Microsoft Publisher, Word etc. Simply save your publisher or Word documents as a "plain text file" or something similar. (i.e. MyBio.doc - saved as MyBio.txt)
Susan Levi-Goerlich
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