“CEASE THIS ENDING FOG”
A Lecture by ARTFACTS.NET founder Marek Claasson
11 May 2012 (4-6PM)
US Embassy Berlin
USArtBerlin Members only
RSVP Required
MAREK CLAASSON is the founder of www.artfacts.net, one of the leading portals on contemporary art. With a background in Business Administration and many years experience working with various galleries and software companies, Marek has been actively producing database enhanced websites for the art world since 1995. He has won many prizes for his internet activities and in 1998 was nominated as one of Europe’s foremost multimedia entrepreneurs by the EU Commission. In 2004 Marek developed the “Artist Ranking” tool which allows you to see and measure different artists productivity and success in the art world side by side.
For more info please visit the members forum.
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Note: A New Members Page with new works should be live next week.
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Location : Oranienstraße 25, 1.Stk., 10999 Berlin-Kreuzberg
A roundtable discussion and lecture/presentation from three cultural facilitators
- Annette Rupp, Executive Director of Villa Aurora Forum Berlin
- Valerie Smith, Director of Exhibition, Film, New Media, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin
- Kathy Rae Huffman, Independent curator, writer, and lecturer.
- Diana McCarty Moderator, reBoot.fm radio
This is a special OPEN event (in english) and we invite you and your colleagues
ART SURVIVAL: How to Navigate the Art World as an Independent Artist
Photo: Curators Intl
Glenn Phillips, Principal Project Specialist/ Consulting Curator Department of Architecture and Contemporary Art, Getty Research Institute of L.A.
Thursday 15 March, 2012
Martin Gropius Bau Berlin
2PM (14:00 o’clock)
USArt Berlin January 2012 Stammtisch!
Tuesday, January 31st
PFEIFFERS Cafe [in back room]
Oranienstrasse 17
[U8 - Kottbusser Tor]
8pm
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Members studio visit Sunday!
Date is set for February 26th, Sunday, 14:00
at the ECC-Atelierhaus
Neumagener Straße 21-29
13088 Berlin
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Partnership with NYFA
Announcing a new partnership between USArtBerlin and the New York Foundation for the Arts.
Both organizations seek to help artists in different ways, the mission of the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is to empower artists at critical stages in their creative lives.
Please visit their site if you are unfamiliar with them! We look forward to further collaboration!
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Announcing: USArtBerlin’s January 2012 Stammtisch!
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USArtBerlin Website is Live! Already this month we have had 5,981 visitors!
This new website is integrated with a secure social networking forum for USArtBerlin Members
to collaborate, network, and find support in a host of areas.The site has been carefully designed to allow users to work freely without worries of it showing up on google results. Due to today’s digital issues of anonymity, and on-line profiles only items posted in forums marked public will be visible to search engines. Don’t forget to introduce yourself on the forum!
This site was created by M3Designs which specializes in CMS websites for creatives.
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2012 USArt Berlin Cards are now available for each member!
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USARTBERLIN FORUM IS NOW ONLINE !
Ever worry about all those things posted online that are searchable?
Well, we have created an Online Forum that is completely private with exception
of a few sections for USArtBerlin members to post their services such as
lessons and workshops to the Berlin public.
The On-Line Forum includes information about:
- Events and exhibitions (public)
- Grants, competitions and opportunities
- Visual art (Artist Forum : 2 & 3-D, i.e. Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Sculpture, Installation, Photo, Digital/Technology, Sound-Art, Video & Film)
- Curatorial praxis
- Performance art and theatre
- Music and composition
- Written and spoken word
- Dance and choreography
- Bartering* services within USArtBerlin network (*No €)
- Lessons and services offers (public)
- Berlin spaces available / searching (Ateliers, Work-desks, Apartments, Shares…)
- Visa, Immigration, and practical info about living in Berlin
- German/English tandems or groups (public)
