[FAC] Sierra Art Trails Application Workshop - Friday March 27

[Jon Bock]

Sierra Art Trails Application Workshop - Friday March 27

Sierra Art Trails will be offering a series of workshops in 2009 related to
exhibiting, promoting, and presenting your artwork.
 
Our first workshop will be offered by Carol Kovach and David Hoffman, and
covers all aspects of the Sierra Art Trails application process, from
filling out the application forms to preparing your images for the jury
process.
 
The workshop is scheduled for 6:30 PM, Friday March 27th at Yosemite Bank.
If you would like to attend Please email Carol to confirm.
 
Carol Kovach kovach at sti.net
 
The workshop will cover:
 
SIERRA Art Trails 2009 

APPLICATION Workshop 

INSTRUCTOR - CAROL KOVACH

 

Friday, March 27 - 6:30 to 8:30 PM

 Yosemite Bank conference room, oakhurst

 

1.      Downloading, filling out, printing and saving PDF entry form

2.      Creating a folder to save entry documents and photos

3.      Naming conventions for documents and photos

4.      Saving photos to a specific folder

5.      Tips for taking a good photograph of art work

	a.	Size of photos 
	b.	Lighting 
	c.	Backgrounds 
	d.	Angles 
	e.	Using (or not using) flash

6.      Downloading and saving photos

7.      Editing photos with basic software (cropping, brightness)

8.      Printing photos: 

	a.	transferring photos to a card or thumb drive to take to a
photo printer 
	b.	printing on a home printer - essential settings

Bring own laptop or use one of Carol's.  

Bring a thumb drive or CD with photos on it for practice.

 

The Submission Deadline  for SAT 2009 is April 15, 2009

CLICK HERE for submission guidelines
<http://www.sierraarttrails.org/submission_guidelines.htm> 

CLICK HERE to download application
<http://www.sierraarttrails.org/application/application2009.pdf> 

 

Come Join Us!  Sierra Art Trails is the most anticipated art event in the
Yosemite Foothills.  Applications are on their way to the artists on our
mailing list, and are also available at Stellar Gallery and Williams Gallery
West in Oakhurst.