Additional Information on CLICK! Weekend for WY Visual Artists

"CLICK! is what happens when artists reconnect with colleagues and get inspired by new ideas"

CLICK! A Weekend for Wyoming Artists
March 30 - April 1, 2012
Sublette County Library, Pinedale, Wyoming
Registration fees and application info coming soon

Schedule:
Friday, March 30
6 pm Welcome reception and art exhibit by Pipeline Art Project, open to public
7:30 pm "20/20" slide presentations by Wyoming artists, hosted by UW Art Museum (artists must sign up prior). Open to public.

Saturday, March 31
Full day of presentations on developing art career opportunities by art writers, curators, and artists from Wyoming and elsewhere.
Evening banquet at Rendezvous Pointe: Awards ceremony for 2012 Wyoming Arts Council Visual Arts Fellowship Winners.

Sunday, April 1
Morning at Hampton Inn meeting rooms:
Individual artist portfolio reviews with fellowship jurors (artists must sign up prior)

Reduced lodging rates for attendees. Call the Hampton Inn: 307-367-7155 and ask for the CLICK conference block.

For more information: sue@suesommers.com, or the Wyoming Arts Council: 307-733-5234 or www.wyomingartscouncil.org

Sponsored by the Wyoming Arts Council, Pipeline Art Project, UW Art Museum, Pinedale Fine Arts Council, the Wyoming Cultural Trust, Wyoming Women's Business Center and Works of Wyoming, and the Sublette County Library.

Two PowerPoint Workshops to be Held in November

Have you wanted to present at a 20:20 event but have questions about how to use PowerPoint? PowerPoint is a crucial element to 20:20, allowing for the fast pace and a quick transition between presenters. As more artists and arts organizations move from slides to digital images and programs like PowerPoint, questions about how to transition to the computer program are common. Other issues that frequently come up are how to organize information, add images, and edit the presentation.

The Art Museum has learned that Works of Wyoming (WoW) and the Wyoming Women's Business College (WWBC) will be holding two workshops in November to address these PowerPoint issues. Both workshops, one on Nov. 4 and one on Nov. 5, will be conducted by Chuck Egnaczak. Visit the WWBC calendar for details on the Nov. 4 workshop, or visit the WoW website to contact someone about the Nov. 5 event.

The Art Museum encourages artists, educators, and organizations to take advantage of these workshops, hopefully leading to greater participation in 20:20!

Art Workshop for UW Students next Friday

Art museum chief preparator Sterling Smith (left) and preparator David Jones (right), shown here installing Charles Parsons' sculpture on Prexy's Pasture last summer, will host a matting, framing and art preparing workshop for UW students next Friday.

With the annual Juried University of Wyoming Student Art Exhibition just a few short months away, UW Art Museum chief preparator, Sterling Smith, and preparator, David Jones, will host a workshop on Friday, November 6th at 10am in the Fine Arts Building for all interested UW students. Smith and Jones will demonstrate the proper way for matting and framing artwork and how to best prepare 2D and 3D art for exhibition.

The annual exhibition, which is open to all UW students at the undergraduate, graduate and post-baccalaureate level, aims to give aspiring artists a professional experience working with both a juror and a museum. Students are expected to submit artwork that is professionally prepared and ready to install. This workshop will provide tips and pointers on how to do that, and the UW preparators are ready to answer any questions about how to best prepare and present your artwork!

For more information, call the museum at 307-766-6622.