Artists initiative: Steemit Festival. (We might not make it there, our Artwork can)
Greetings Fellow Artists
As you may have heard of steemfest is the first conference that is taking place at Amsterdam next month. A lot of great personalities will attend but I know that a lot won't make it there, like my self and many others artists I admire. That's a shame mostly because Arts is the number one thread trending on steemit since day 1.
The good thing here is that we don't have to attend to present there, our Artwork can make it there either that be as physical products or by digital copies as a mean to decorate the Steemfest conference room with original and creative work, that we have produce for steemit at this short period of time we are working and publishing for our beloved platform.
This post is a call out to every artist to consider this option to support the steem fest with some of our own material. Photography and traditional painting must attend at steemfest we are the 50% of what steemit is really about at the moment.
I want this to be the initiative for a collaboration for the first Steemit Exhibition and steemfest seems ideal for that to happen. I am just proposing the idea, I do not want to lead this movement, collaborating and organizing artists can be something very frustrating, and I don't think I can represent you all in that matter. But we do have a month till the steemfest happens that is more than enough to take the idea and materialize it to something that has never happened before in the history of Arts.
Let's decentralize Arts starting 11-11-2016 it is long overdue. We can lead the way for thousands of people to follow.
If you like the idea re-steem it upvote it and share it.
I am not that productive but I have two completed artworks to support that project. I know and I have seen way more productive and talented people here at steemit than my self that really should have a presence in steemfest beyond my self as an example
@opheliafu @fairytaillife @necromarinist @kalynart @kimal73 and so many others. We can for sure make the fest a more colorful event than it is going to be other wise. Lets make this a thing.
here is what I can contribute for now and I will try to get one more painting done till then.
So if someone from those that organize the steemfest event reads this and find it as original and as creative as I do please help to make this happen.
Sincerely yours
It would be awesome to have a dedicated room at the conference with art from steemians !!!
Beautiful, and I like the way you think! I'll get your word to roelandp..
Thank you. Appreciated. It would be a shame for Arts thread not having an active presence there.
Cool, I like the idea. Resteemed!
appreciated
@skapaneas, i wish I could go to steemfest. I love your art.
I hope that we can send some artworks to decorate the conference. It is a great opportunity to display the real power of steemit as a platform.
I've sent artwork to conferences before, and been to conferences with them. This is not a simple proposition. Is there someone actually attending the conference that will be handling the art? It could be overwhelming to a novice. I hope they have help. In the meantime we may want to figure out a way to insert ourselves into these events wherever they are. If you live near a place where these events are happening and want to run an exhibit, start by contacting the organizers and see if they are open to such an idea. Also it might also be a good idea to track someone down with some practical experience to avoid any unnecessary unpleasantness.
Unfortunate I am at Athens and I don't see me making it at the steem fest. I know of the risks when you are handling art, this is the main reason I propose high res copies if possible just as a decorative for the conference room. You are right and those are legit concerns.
For sure even if we consider as a choice the print of replicas the price can be anything from 30-40 euros per 40*60 prints. This might discurage them but I think shiping them for the fest and back would be about the same price (depending their sizes). A4 pages would be the most economic size either to print or post to the fest but that would be a very poor exhibition, If it is not going to look professional we are better of doing it anyway.
As to inserting ourselves in the event we can't all afford the trip to Amsterdam unfortunately @fairytellife is going to attend as of I am aware not sure if she is giving a speach of any sort though. Maybe we could collaborate to send some Art representatives I am not really sure if that would be of any benefit for Steemit. But our Artwork to attend that will benefit the most in my humble opinion. Thanks for expressing your concerns, there are a lot of aspects to be considered I too wouldn't want my work to be mistreated or mishandled by inexperienced people. That goes without saying.
At some point a Steemit Exhibition would be a very interesting event and something I would look forward to.
p.s I like your work a lot. especially your comics :D
By "insert ourselves" I just mean that we as a community are proactive in pursuing these opportunities, and sponsoring local curation of these events.
I can't afford to go to SteemFest, but would be happy to send a painting for display at the event.
That said, perhaps an easy way to make art happen at SteemFest would be for someone to take responsibility for bringing a high quality projector and projecting a continuous slideshow of works submitted by Steemit artists in some prime location?
Good idea actually! Upvoted :-) When will the event take place exactly? Thx and keep posting